1970 Chevelle going for broke!
02-13-2017, 09:44 AM
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it has been a long time since I was able to get back on the chevelle chassis . now trying to get back to the game plan attempting to get a 315 tire in the front as well making a ride height at 4.5" is a way harder then is sounded like in my head!
02-24-2017, 02:25 PM
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oh how this last couple of weeks has been painful! attempting to get the frame section welded back on and this proved to be a way bigger job then I thought it was going to be just because of the angles twist and turns of the transition. and getting everything sqare,level,and moved up it finally is coming into shape now.
02-24-2017, 10:10 PM
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Made some progress or anti progress depending on how you look at it.?. A lot of chopping and hacking to get some weight. lol. these little trasition pieces turned out to be a big pain in the azz taped,curved,tapered with elevation changes too! I have no idea how to even go about drawing this in cad. so carboard and band saw it was. I used some welding wire to simulate the curves then formed it with cardboard .
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03-01-2017, 03:22 AM
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2 steps forward, 5 steps back. LOL
03-01-2017, 07:10 AM
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I think you're seriously missing the point...he didn't build it to save money or to get it done in a rush. It's an art. An expression of fabrication skill. For many people the enjoyment of their car comes from time spent in the shop more than it does from time on the road or time at the track.
03-01-2017, 07:33 AM
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I think you're seriously missing the point...he didn't build it to save money or to get it done in a rush. It's an art. An expression of fabrication skill. For many people the enjoyment of their car comes from time spent in the shop more than it does from time on the road or time at the track.
Outstanding fab work to the OP
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03-01-2017, 07:44 AM
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I didn't miss the point at all. There's no question he's building an outstanding car and has the skill set to do it. It's not a question of that. My question comes from time/value perspective. A lot of us here have amazing talents and desires to build cool things, and at some point the time value proposition comes into play. I can build kitchen tables, but it makes more sense to have someone else build it so I can concentrate on more important things.
03-01-2017, 11:19 AM
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I think you're seriously missing the point...he didn't build it to save money or to get it done in a rush. It's an art. An expression of fabrication skill. For many people the enjoyment of their car comes from time spent in the shop more than it does from time on the road or time at the track.
03-01-2017, 06:14 PM
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seems like a familiar thing in my world !
hindsight No doubt just not in my budget. However I could have done that working some side jobs rather than torture my self like this! I used to think a custom chassis for over 15,000 that's nuts ! I now have a different view!
my project has definitely taken a few change of plans along the way no doubt. I do agree there is a lot of personal satisfaction with building it yourself and learning new skills along the way. And I do love a great deal of challenges. This one has definitely been quite a challenge indeed! Stay tuned for more.
thanks for the interest and this project has taken quite a few twists and turns and now the ideas are locked in my head it is time to just do what I should have done along time ago. Let's go nuts and jump out of the box and make something awesome.! Would I do it like this again? Not a chance!
I think you're seriously missing the point...he didn't build it to save money or to get it done in a rush. It's an art. An expression of fabrication skill. For many people the enjoyment of their car comes from time spent in the shop more than it does from time on the road or time at the track.
I didn't miss the point at all. There's no question he's building an outstanding car and has the skill set to do it. It's not a question of that. My question comes from time/value perspective. A lot of us here have amazing talents and desires to build cool things, and at some point the time value proposition comes into play. I can build kitchen tables, but it makes more sense to have someone else build it so I can concentrate on more important things.
03-01-2017, 10:31 PM
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Just wanted to clear some things up about the build and some of my reasoning for building the chassis this way. My original intent was to take this rust free Chevelle and use some bolt on mods to get the car done fast and make it handle well and comfortable to drive every way. The more I researched and started looking at every other Chevelle out there I noticed that these cars are built like a 4x4 truck and the best ones I could find examples of and like the stance of were on air ride and the way that looked great were all laid out and the front crossmember was either on the ground or close to it. Then after competing in the street car challenge at carcraft and street machine nationals with my 63 Belair I signed up for Ron Suttons suspension and race work shop and disused my Chevelle build with Ron he schooled me on so many levels and the importance of getting the suspension to work as a team and the way that I had already done so many things were not going to work great together. I reall did not want to cut the floors up because they were perfect needing nothing but a scuff and paint so I tried in every way shap and form to get everything under the factory floor and still retain the back seat and make it hook and handle well doing so. Until one day I just gave up on the idea of retaining the factory floors and just make the frame the way I wanted to in the first place and just jump out of the box and make a Chevelle as low as I want it to be and Not conform to the restrictions of making it fit the factory floor and firewall . Would I ever do it like this again ? That would be a big NO! I am learning a ton unfortunately a lot of the learning has been how not to do it! But I have always subscribed to the therory of if your afraid on doing something for fear of failing you have already failed dumbass! I have no fear of failing I am super good at it really! My biggest hurdle is apparently am trying to build a super car on a low blue collar budget building everything myself! Looking at my shop everyone has the idea that I am Ritchie and I could just go buy the things to make it happen. This could not be further from the truth. I can barely afford this at all! So please be patient with this build and I am going to learn new skills and will share my success and my failures with everyone and hope the this will help others with there builds and dreams! Please follow this build and see if I can make one baddest Chevelle done in garage on a Blue collar budget. Only time will tell how this is going to end! Eric
03-02-2017, 11:19 AM
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Just do it cuz you can. LOL
03-02-2017, 05:43 PM
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I think you're seriously missing the point...he didn't build it to save money or to get it done in a rush. It's an art. An expression of fabrication skill. For many people the enjoyment of their car comes from time spent in the shop more than it does from time on the road or time at the track.
