Recent content by mabeauchamp

No relation at all. Just someone with the same last name. I currently trying to decide on a paint color for my 62. If it was a 61, I would certainly be going with a #73 paint scheme. Thanks to all for the info.

Sure would be an interesting tribute car or nostalgic racer to build. Was it running a 409? By the looks of the badging on the hood, 360 hp would fit.

Does anyone know the story on this car?

Well I was able to get everything buttoned up today, and the splash guard worked like a champ. The car is even running better. Thanks again Aubrey and Blueswede. Mark

Aubrey tried to warn me about a year ago, but I'm hard headed and had to learn the hard way. :doh I'm finally at the point where I'm putting some miles on my engine and oil was blowing out of the grommet like it wasn't there. Pulled the offy intake off and attempted to make a splash guard...

Update: July 07 Hi All. It's been awhile. Life got in the way but I've been making some slow progress. Here are a couple of things I had to learn the hardway. (I remember reading about the first two in previous threads.) There's a reason the General put a splash shield on the bottom of...

I haven't posted much lately but can't resist; I do enjoy threads such as this one. Please keep it up. :stooges :argue:

Who’s the best and who’s the worst? Well, the results are in; some were expected and some were not. Thank you to everyone who participated. I have posted the results at the following URLs. http://home.earthlink.net/~mabeauchamp/58-65_Impala_Survey/Survey_Part_Suppliers.ppt (2 mb in...

Just an update. Thanks to all for the support. I received roughly 29 total responses so far in ~24 hrs, 11 from www.348-409.com and 18 from www.chevytalk.org. All entries appear legitmate based on initial analysis of the replies. I should be able to pull some usable info from this data...

Which part suppliers are good and which ones are not? It took me a while to work out the kinks. Thanks to Bobs409, TomK, and Cabriolet409 for the help dialing this thing in. The survey can be found at http://home.earthlink.net/~mabeauchamp/58-65_Impala_Survey/survey.htm. Just check...

Thanks. I still like the "experimental" explanation the best. :) I plan to use it the next time some one asks.

Jim, I was under the impression that all 63-65 409 passenger blocks carried the X. Am I mistaken? Mark

Thanks to all, I am just about ready to go prime time with this thing. I really think the vendors, and subsequently all of us, will benefit from this info. TomK, Cabriolet409, and Bobs409, I dropped each of you a PM on the subject. I owe you a beverage of your choice (if I ever get my 62 on...

TomK and Bob, Thank you for the help. It will be interesting to see how the final numbers turn out. I received approval on idea. The next thing is to develop a concise and usable survey that folks can comment on. I hope the number of responses will help weed out bias and the end result...

All, I apologize if this is not appropriate. Bob, Please remove at once if I overstep my bounds. I was one who went right from high school into the military. After getting out, I found myself being capped on the proverbial promotion ceiling in my profession without a degree. As a result...