Hello everyone thought I would start a diary of my next build, I have never done this before so it will make me want to document the process. I picked up the car about 3 months ago and it has been sitting in the garage since then. I recievied the GM documentation on the the car iand it is a real SS with a 4 bbl 283, powerglide, only a few options on the car, but a power top is one of them. It is a canadian car and one of about 480 of this model. Last night I slowly started the diassembly on the car, will post pics as I can. I will be pulling the boday off the fram and starch from scratch. The frame has been repaired so I am looking for one of those, if anyone can help out with that please let me know. Here are a few pics from the day I picked it up. The one big thing I have been trying to reasearch is the side molding, it has the ss and malibu moldings, all the research I have done say it should be one or thye other. The fellow I bought the car from swears when he was young he had one that was new with both sets of molding on the car, I would appreciate any imut on this.
I'll be checking in on your progress ... I'm kind of partial to '64s.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Looks like you have some muscle (or a couple hit men) to help out with your build by seeing the 2 guys in the background of the first picture . Cant wait to see the thread come together or should i say come apart
Nice cars, definately one of my favorites. About the body side moldings, it would have came with one or the other and not both (if it had your build sheet would have showed that). As far as the rest of the car the only other discrepencys I see is wrong SS hub cap and possibly wrong side view mirror but hard to tell, but all super easy to rectify Nice car and nice find, looks like you'll be having some fun this winter. Look forward to the progress reports, Cheers Dave.
So its a canadian car? the GM docs show L77, 220 HP. cool
No, they never ever in a million years had both sets of trim, if the car is a real SS it has upper trim only, somebody added the center stuff for sure, it is base malibu trim.
Interesting car. i have 220 HP 64 wagon and i had a 64 beaumont with the L77 as well. both canadian
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
Quick question guys, the engine number on the build sheet is that supposed to match the number on the block? Old owner was told it was number matching but I see a different number on the passenger side under the head. I don't think it's the original block.
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1968 firebird (my first car)
1981 Firebird TA convertible(40k original km)
1985 V8Fiero
1964 Chevelle Malibu SS convertible
Quick question guys, the engine number on the build sheet is that supposed to match the number on the block? Old owner was told it was number matching but I see a different number on the passenger side under the head. I don't think it's the original block.
I don't want to freak you out but, I don't think it's an original block either or maybe there is a "goof up" on your GM document. My '64's numbers match (both engine pad & doc.). On your GM document it says: Engine Number - 834514306
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Quick question guys, the engine number on the build sheet is that supposed to match the number on the block? Old owner was told it was number matching but I see a different number on the passenger side under the head. I don't think it's the original block.
I don't want to freak you out but, I don't think it's an original block either or maybe there is a "goof up" on your GM document. My '64's numbers match (both engine pad & doc.). On your GM document it says: Engine Number - 834514306
That's what I think as well, it will make it easier putting in the blown 327 I have sitting around.
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1968 firebird (my first car)
1981 Firebird TA convertible(40k original km)
1985 V8Fiero
1964 Chevelle Malibu SS convertible
... it will make it easier putting in the blown 327 I have sitting around.
Haaa! A blown 327 sitting around. Another member found a 396 in the corner of their garage...
Life's not so bad!
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"So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think... The good outnumber you, and we always will." Patton Oswalt
here are some pics of the recent work on my car, I have included a pic of the block I can not see any casting marks as to what year it is, am I missing something here? Got a new frame last week from a 65 el camino, now just need to shorten it and we are off to the races. gas tank exhaust and and a few more windows need to come out and then the car is ready to be blasted.
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1968 firebird (my first car)
1981 Firebird TA convertible(40k original km)
1985 V8Fiero
1964 Chevelle Malibu SS convertible
That car's "innards" are looking pretty clean! Good stuff!
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
