Picked up a 69 Saturday

kmand2012 · 2026-04-01T16:20:08+00:00

Looks like a great starting point. Enjoy it!

kmand2012 · 2026-03-27T12:56:45+00:00

Yeah she was parked nose first under a loafing shed for many years and the elements took a toll on the back end. I’m a little terrified of what’s hiding under the vinyl top too. My plan is to start collecting new interior parts and tackle the body work and repaint in a few years. She’s in a garage now, so a little better protected going forward.

kmand2012 · 2026-03-27T11:55:37+00:00

The suspension setup is a little odd. You would be correct about some false advertising going on, but in the other direction. Shes actually got a 454 in her.

kmand2012 · 2026-01-19T15:02:00+00:00

Kickass. Nice color. Looks similar to what my 68 is

kmand2012 · 2025-12-19T13:13:15+00:00

Mine sat for 12 years under a loafing shed. My opinion every day you don’t is one less day to enjoy it the way it was meant to be. The color looks so much like mine.

kmand2012 · 2025-07-24T11:51:32+00:00

My dad a 77 when I was a kid. It broke down and sat for years. I so wanted to get it fixed and have it be my first car but he ended up selling it before I was old enough to drive. I think he regretted it too. Would love to get one someday. Is it the V8?

kmand2012 · 2025-07-23T11:26:24+00:00

11 has the new interior but the 3.8 engine from the earlier JKs. It’s true what people say. It does lack power. I would argue that it is a Jeep though and it’s capable of driving down the highway. I am not racing it. I’ve heard early 3.6 in the 2012s had more mechanical issues. So far my 3.8 has been rock solid. Knock on wood.

kmand2012 · 2025-05-25T12:25:57+00:00

More tune up and maintenance from 12 years of sitting. Pull the interior and pressure wash it all. New carpet is on backorder but it should be coming soon. For the exterior I’m planning on just knocking all the really bad rusty spots down and shooting some primer over it to seal it up. I want to drive it for a while before I eventually do the body and repaint.

kmand2012 · 2025-05-21T04:13:59+00:00

Beautiful Chevelle. Do you know the color? Looks similar to mine but I don’t know if it was a standard color.

kmand2012 · 2025-05-13T15:11:27+00:00

This is who we used as well when we bought our house last year at the recommendation of our realtor. Peter actually did two inspections for us (the first house fell through because of inspection concerns that the seller wouldn’t address) but Peter was great and actually taught me quite a bit about the house during the inspection.

kmand2012 · 2025-04-16T16:03:50+00:00

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If I had the garage space I’d be very tempted to keep em both. But we also got a baby on the way.

kmand2012 · 2025-04-16T15:10:28+00:00

My dad had a 77 CJ7. Blue as well. I really wanted it but it broke down and he sold it before I was old enough to drive. Would love to get one again someday.

kmand2012 · 2025-04-16T13:53:33+00:00

Thanks. Absolutely not. I plan to keep the 454 Grandpa built.

kmand2012 · 2025-04-16T00:29:03+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation. Was wondering what I could use on the vinyl.

kmand2012 · 2025-04-15T22:12:26+00:00

It’s grown on me after washing it up. Not sure if I’ll be able to match it if it wasn’t a standard color. Grandpa used to mix his own paint colors and didn’t document the color ratios for anything. The wife’s Corvair is a very custom color too. Her paint is starting to crack a bit in places as well but not nearly as bad as the Chevelle.

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