Come here to see the latest upgrades and improvements to the 348-409.com website.
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What's New?
Come here to see the latest upgrades and improvements to the 348-409.com website. |
A new page is added with specifications and codes for the 1955-70 Chevrolet wheels.
1955-70 Chevrolet wheel chart
A new brochure is added to the literature library. This one is for the 1964 Chevy Station wagon lineup.
Literature library
22 new junkyard photo's have been added; (1) 55, (1) 57, (3) 58, (5) 59, (3) 60, (3) 61, (1) 62, (2) 63, (1) 64, (1) 65 and (1) 67.
Junkyard photo page
A new section for wrecked cars, trucks & buses was added to the misc photo page. 16 photo's of wrecked cars have been added.
Misc. photo page
4 new photos were added to the 348-409 reference page.
348-409 reference photo page
Some information was added to the bottom of 1958 & 1959 flashback pages.
1958-65 Flashback index
Google checkout has been added as a payment option for purchasing our 348-409.com products or for website donations. This will be most welcomed by those of you who dislike using Paypal. If you would like to donate to this site, to to the Donation page or if you would like to check out the cool 348-409.com merchandise, go to: 348-409.com products
A new Style has been added to the forum. This one is called Crimson Tide. To try it out, scroll all the way to the bottom of the forum and select Crimson Tide from the drop down box on the left.
Due to contant spamming of the guestbook, I've decided to remove it. It's been getting very little entries for some time now so it's not worth the bother fighting the spambots any longer.
While it's had a long down time, the Review post section is now back in working order. A great place to rate products that are there or to add a product you have experience with.
Review post
Main page gets redesigned. A new theme and a new navigation bar has been added. Home Page.
Events page gets redesigned. Many more selections are added. Be sure to submit any automotive events you know of! Automotive Events
Junkyard pics. Have we got 'em! 57 new pics have been added this time around. Check these out in the junkyard photo area: Junkyard Photo's
The literature library gets 5 new articles added. New to this page is an article for the 1958 station wagons, the big three for 1959, a 1959 Chevy w/348 road test, testing the '65 Ford, Chevrolet & Plymouth and a road test for the 1969 Chevrolet Caprice w/427. Check all of these out here: Literature library (just look for “new” icons)
Misc. Photo area is updated with 18 new pics. Misc. Photo's (just look for "new" icons)
Lastly, a new game has been added. This is an “arrange” game. Give it a try when you have some free time Arrange game.
The misc. photo area is updated with 13 new pics. Just look for the "new" icons. Misc Photo's.
The junkyard photo area is updated with 24 new pics. Just click on the BOLD numbers to view the latest pics. Junkyard Photo's.
The 348-409 info exchange forum was upgraded to the lastest version yesterday. There are quite a few new features such as; thread tagging, adding a prefix to a new thread title, light box for viewing attachments, photo albums built into the forum both private or public, social groups, customizable profile pages and more. 348-409 info exchange forum
Be sure to check out our official line of 348-409.com products! Coffee mugs, oval decals and dealer type decals are ready to purchase. 348-409.com products
We now have a new 2008 wall calendar available. This high quality calendar features 12 of our members cars. Special thanks to Dick MacKenzie for undertaking this project. To learn more, Click here.
New Identifying a 348-409 car chart is here. This chart lists various parts that 348 & 409 equipped cars would have and is a useful tool to help identify original W powered cars. See it here:
15 new sales ads were added to the Sales ad section. (1) for 1958, (2) for 1959, (2) for 1960, (1) for 1961 and (9) for 1962.
25 new photo's were added to the Junk yard photo page section.
5 new entries to the Literature Library section including;
Watch for official 348-409.com coffee mugs and decals coming soon!
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348-409.com gets some recongnition in the December 2006 issue of Hemmings Motor news magazine. (page 97) or click thumbnail to the right.
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A new “car movie” section is added to the Product Reviews area
(look at the bottom for the new section) I started by listing 5 of my favorites to get things started. Feel free to cast your vote and your opinions on these movies or add a movie you've seen!
1958-65 6 cylinder and small block V-8 suffix codes were added.
6's & small V-8 suffix codes
39 new photo's were added to the Junk yard photo page section.
A new Product Reviews section is added. This new area will feature photos, descriptions, ratings and opinions about automotive parts & products submitted by our visitors. Anyone that is registered on our forum will be automatically registered for this new area. Each member will be able to upload photos of any automotive part, product, tool or literature that they have had experience with. Perhaps something you really liked and want to share with others or more importantly, something you found defective or poor quality and want to warn others about! Once an item is submitted, others members may give their rating and offer their experiences on it.
8 new tips were added to the Tips/Tricks section. Just click the various tabs and look for the “new” icons.
A new booklet is added to the
Literature Library. This time, we have scans of a 21 page 1959 Delco Remy electrical booklet that I found at a swap meet. Just look for the "New" icon.
A new chart is added for 1958-65 Chevrolet production numbers. This new chart has a more detailed breakdown of numbers. See the new chart here.
A new 6's & small V8's section is added to the site. This time I've added a torque specs chart for the small block Chevy but I will be adding many more pages of information devoted to the 1958-65 Chevrolet 6 cylinder and small V8's in the future. See the new chart here.
4 new sales ads for 1960 were added.
10 new sales ads for 1961 were added.
3 new sales ads for 1962 were added.
8 new sales ads for 1963 were added.
2 new sales ads for 1964 were added.
3 new sales ads for 1965 were added.
40 new Promotional pictures were added to the
Misc. photo page.
3 new brochures were added to the Literature Library. The full size 1959 Chevrolet brochure, full size 1964 brochure and the full lineup for 1966 including all models. Also added was a 1965 full size Chevrolet custom features pamphlet.
Many new part numbers and reference pics were added to the
1958-65 Part number page.
11 new sales ads for 1958 were added.
5 new sales ads for 1959 were added.
3 new sales ads for 1960 were added.
1 new sales ads for 1963 were added.
3 new sales ads for 1965 were added.
17 assorted new pictures were added to the
Misc. photo page.
An article on Turnpike safety featuring a 1958 station wagon is added to the Literature Library. An article about the making of a TV commercial for the 1966 Impala was also added.
A new “introduce yourself” forum has been added to our message board. This is a great place for newbies to say hello and to say a few words about themselves and their prized Chevy’s. Existing members are also encouraged to post a bit about themselves. A great way to get to know each other and brag about yourself and your projects! Please use your forum username as the title of the new thread you post. This will help avoid repetitive title names such as; newbie, new guy, new member, etc.
5 new smilies have been added to the forum. We just can't get enough of these little guys!
The
Literature library
gets 5 new additions. The first is the 1960 Chevrolet full size Chevy brochure.
In addition, four new articles have been added pertaining to the new car lineup of 1962. I scanned these from a 1961 issue of Science and Mechanics magazine entitled, “New Cars '62”. The first of these articles discusses and compares all of GM's new car lineup. The second discusses and compares the low price car line for '62 which includes all makes/models, the Biscayne being one of them. The third article is for the sports type cars lineup of '62 such as the Impala SS. The last article is for the station wagons and special vehicle line of 1962.
(7) new ads for 1961 and (1) new ad for 1963 have been added to the
sales ads section
5 new tips have been added to the Tips/Tricks. 2 are in engine and 3 in detailing.
Our 348-409.com business card has been added to the
downloads page. Now you can print out our business cards right from your own computer!
Many new part numbers and 9 new reference pictures have been added to the
1958-65 Part numbers page.
9 new pics have been added to the
348-409 Photo reference page.
21 new pics have been added to the misc page. Post cards, dragsters, airport limo's, a little of everything! See these
here.
41 new junkyard photos have been added. See them
here.
A road test on a 1963 Chevrolet Impala 4 door 195hp 283 has been added. This one is from the July 1963 issue of Mechanix Illustrated. See it
here. Be sure to check out all of our past road test articles by going to the Literature library section: Click here
A new page showing some weights of the 348, 409 and 427 engines is here. More will be added as they are recieved. See it
here.
2 new tools have been added to the 348-409.com Toolbox. The first is a Social Security number converter. This converts the first 3 digits of any U.S. Social security card into the state it applies too. The second is a U.S. zipcode converter. It converts any 5 digit U.S. zipcode into the state it is located in. See both of these new tools by going
here. Look in the bottom 2 drawers of the upper tool box.
New chatrooms have been added. For those that like to chat, your sure to like the new setup. It's loaded with many great features. See it at:
348-409.com Flash Chat
A script has been added to the forum pages that shows if anyone is in our new chatrooms and who they are. Check there often and if you see someone you know, pop in and have a friendly chat!
A new section, "Buy/Sell" has been added to the
Tips/Tricks page.
12 new tips have been added to the
Tips/Tricks page. (7) in Buy/Sell, (2) in Interior, (2) in Body/Chassis and (1) in Engine.
The 1958-65 Chevrolet Parts page has had many new numbers added. You'll now find numbers for: roof, grill, tailgates, trunk lids, fan blades and fuel tanks.
The 1964 Sales ads page gets 3 new ads.
The 1965 Sales ads page gets 4 new ads.
The What's New page is created! Now you won't miss out on any important changes around here! All new updates will be listed here and what date they were added. Check here anytime to see the latest.
The Junkyard Photo Page has been updated with 10 new pics. This section will be added to often. Send us some of your junkyard finds and we'll post 'em.
The Tips/Tricks page has been redesigned for easier navigation.
8 new tips have been added to the
Tips/Tricks page.
A tips/tricks submit form has been added to the Tips/Tricks page. This will make sharing those great tips and tricks with us easier than ever. Send yours in today!
A link submit form has been added to the links page. This will make exchanging links alot easier.
The Home page link, Site map link and Chatroom link on the forums will now open in a new window when clicked on. This will be useful when retrieving information from the main part of the site while replying to a question on the forum by allowing both windows to be open. It can also be useful if you would like to have the chatrooms open while looking at the forum or the main site.
The 1958-65 Chevrolet Parts page get a quick jump menu box for easier viewing. This page also had many new numbers/pictures added to it.
The 348-409 Interchange page has just been added. This page lists various small and big block Chevrolet engine parts that will interchange with the 348 or 409.