[Berg]

Here's some pictures of the 454 before it went in. The intake might be changed in the future but it'll work for now. I think it may stay like that until I put a better engine in it. I have been looking for a 396/402 that is period correct and will eventually swap it in. I wish I had more time to work on stuff and take pictures. It takes forever for me to get them posted on line. Sorry for the delay on the project, but it did come with a disclaimer that it would be the slowest build! While I was at it I decided to clean up the dash a little. The dash pad itself has seen better days but the carrier is very clean. I'm thinking about polishing the original lens to see if I can take the yellowing/scratches out but I may just end up buying a new one. I also changed the decklid with one from a 69 Chevelle. I just hit the edges quick with some sandpaper and primer, hit again quick and shot it with a shadow gray spray can to see how it came out. It had some bare metal spots that I didn't want to get any worse so it is more Preservation than anything. I did notice the emblems are different from 69 to the 70-72 Chevelles. I'm leaving the earlier emblem for now. I cleaned out the trunk area a little more and I'm going to hit it with the wire wheels on the drill to get all the heavy spots clean. Anything left over will get sand blasted and the rot cut out.