Rusty the 1970 Chevelle

[Ackattack]

After several years of discussions with the boss (aka wife), I finally got a chevelle. I had joined a facebook group for chevelle's a while ago, and in the beginning of March, someone posted a link to a craigslist ad for a chevelle for sale in upstate NY. So I called the guy, talked to him a few times, and made the deal. Then I had to arrange shipping....what a nightmare. After 5 weeks of trying to get it picked up, I finally succeeded.

A few days later the car arrived.

Here's what I got. A 1970 Chevelle Malibu, straight 6, turbo 350, power brakes, power steering, white interior, and lots of rust! Hence the name Rusty.



From this angle it doesn't look too bad.

And it does have a complete engine:


But there is A LOT of rust:





So my son and I rolled it into the shop, removed the seats and the new floor pans it came with and did some vacuuming/cleaning.

Yesterday (Day 1) we began the teardown: