1964 Chevelle
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1972 Chevelle1970 Chevelle Trivia
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All 1970 Chevelles have vented gas caps.
The 13437 300 Deluxe nameplate of 1967-1969 was replaced with the nameplate
'Standard' for 1970 (the 13427 coupe body style was discontinued in
the U.S.)
A new 'luxury' series, the Monte Carlo, was introduced. The Monte Carlo
carried the VIN series of '138' but with a new body style designation
of '57.' While a convertible version was contemplated, it never materialized
although numerous body shops would convert the sport coupe to a convertible
using standard 1970 Malibu convertible pieces. The Monte Carlo was sequenced
with other Chevelles meaning a Monte Carlo with a sequence of 123456
could easily be followed by a Malibu sport coupe with the sequence of
123457.
Whether you consider the Monte Carlo a Chevelle or not, you're not alone. Neither many in the normal Chevelle camp nor the Monte Carlo camp can seem to agree.
1970 was the first year that NO oil pressure gauge was used with the
Special Instrumentation option. Rather, a warning lamp even with the
Special Instrumentation option and the warning lamp was located in the
face of the tachometer. See my
1970 Malibu SS page for more on the special Instrumentation option.
Hood & Deck stripes (hood only on El Caminos) were an option on
ANY Malibu sport coupe, convertible, and El Camino under RPO D88. The
car did NOT have to SS-optioned to order them. The Hood & Deck Stripes
were ONLY standard with the RPO ZL2 hood option; the stripes were part
of the ZL2 option along with hood pins. By request, and approval from
the Fleet & Special Order option, the stripes could be 'deleted'
from the ZL2 option. Not having them on any Z25 (SS 396) or Z15 (SS
454) optioned Malibu and no ZL2 did not mean they were 'deleted,' just
not ordered.
The RPO L78 396/375hp engine was discontinued by early December with
the release of the LS6 454/450hp engine although orders for L78 Chevelles
already in the pipeline were allowed to be built so there are a few
L78 engines sold later than LS6 engines.
There are four 1111437 LS6 distributor dates; 9H14 (1969, August
14), 9M10 (1969, December 10),
9L11 (1969, December 11), and 0C10
(1970, March 10).
Even though the 396 cid engine now displaced 402 cubic inches and with
the Z25 SS Equipment option it was still marketed as a 396 engine. The
base 396 engine now was the L34 350hp version as the 325hp version was
discontinued. A second 402 cid engine under RPO LS3 rated at 330hp was
available in any non-SS optioned Chevelle and was dubbed a 400-4 Turbo
Jet, not to be confused with a special 2-barrel version of the small
block engine dubbed the 400-2 Turbo Fire that was only available in
the Monte Carlo and full size Chevrolets under RPO LF6.
| Chevelle Standard Hub Cap | Optional Wheel Cover RPO P02 | Chevelle Optional Wheel Cover RPO P01 |
 Click image for large view |
 1970-71 Optional P02 Wheel Cover |
 1970 Optional P01 Wheel Cover |
| Monte Carlo Standard Wheel Cover | 1970-71 Rally Wheel RPO ZJ7 | 1970 SS Wheel |
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 Click image for 1970 SS Wheel |
Front Wheel Alignment |
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| Camber | 0° to P1° |
| Caster | |
| All SS 396 and sedan pickup | N1° to 0° |
| All others | N1½° to N½° |
| Toe (total) | 1/8 in to 1/4 in toe-in |
| Steering Axis Inclination | 7-3/4° to 8-3/4° |
Tires, Regular Production |
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| E78-14 | I6 except station wagons & sedan pickup |
| F78-14 | V8 except SS & sedan pickup except SS |
| F70-14 | SS except sedan pickup |
| G70-14 | Sedan pickup SS |
| G78-14 | Station wagon |
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