my 69 chevelle build

[Berg]

I got some info that may help you out. You can lightly wet sand the graphics with 1000 grit, then step to 1500 or 2000 grit. At that point it will feel like you are rubbing the car with a wet piece of paper. Then you can compound the whole car and throw a coat or 2 of wax on it. If you wet sand the entire car it'll bring back some of the paint shine. You'd be impressed how it will come back with some patience. Just stay away from edges and sharp body lines so you don't sand and/or burn through the paint. I've saved a few paint jobs for under $100. Masking while doing this makes a big difference too. It keeps the compound out of the little spots you can't really get into with the trim and moldings. The little round valve you showed a picture of is the Hold-off valve that was used exclusive to 1969-1970 GM cars. It looks like the previous owner gave you the front brake lines and master/booster combo for an almost complete power brake conversion. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me! I see the car has a manual steering box but the engine came with a power steering pump. Are you going to convert it or are you going to stick with the manual steering? The good news is you could always convert down the road. My car was used as a track car at one point of its life too so I know where you are coming from My trunk floor has a big hole cut in it from the fuel cell that was mounted in the trunk and a bunch of smaller holes for the fuel pumps and battery box and cables. I removed all the non-original stuff already. Looks like a pretty solid car overall! Nice ride!