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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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This is my chevelle I just finihed a ground up frame off restoration including all body panels and trunk floor w/braces and 1/2 of the inside floors. BCCC Du Pont Paint. New 2000 LS6 block Ported and polshed heads Big cam LS6 Intake Ported TB Aeromotive A1100 fuel system and AL fuel rails, Headers dule stainless Magnaflow with X pipe. Built 4L60E and 3200 Stall 4:11 gears. Man It has been fun driving it around town. Now its time to relax for a few months.....
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 08:00 PM
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Nice Work
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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That looks very nice. Great job, now this is good motivation for me to get my Monza swap done.

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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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man that bitch looks BADASS!!!! nice job...I bet you are loving a classic with o/d.
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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It looks good, but they are never truely done....
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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Looks great! Any more pics on that intake design? Are you running a MAF or speed density?

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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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Maf on the intake and I havent finished it yet. I needed to get a filter on for the woodward dream cruse here in Detroit and was a little rushed the last month. I will fine tune the last few things in the next little bit. then I will take some shots. My plan is to make a ram air box and put the filter under the rad. Classics are cool Glad this is LS powered with OD or gas would be a lot worse. It has been nice to have a forum to chat on this stuff. Thanks for the comments!!!
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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Beautiful!!

What are the orgins of the car? Was it a true SS, sbc or bbc?

any under car shots of the exhaust/drivetrain?
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Nice car, now get some different wheels.

I happen to have a lead on some 71-72 SS wheels and various other part from a 72 SS. A pharmacist at the hospital where my g/f is an RN sold his.
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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Nice house!!
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 10:44 AM
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Wheels will come over winter I think I will go with TTD's. I thought the house was nice too.. now if I just wouldn't of spent so much on the car I could have the house. LOL

Tha chevelle is not real it is a clone. It was a all numbers matching car that I got from a freind at work. He owned it sence 1974 and never modified it. I kept all the drive line and parts to restore it back to stock if needed. My gole was to clone a ss and make a hibird too. used 6 cyl springs for the front and frame stiffeners in the back. strainge but needed. it rides great and is not hard sprung at all.
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 10:46 AM
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Well done!
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 10:46 AM
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Nice. Man that motor looks tiny sitting in that huge engine bay. LOL

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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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Yeah im lovn that cross from old- w/new parts. Beautiful car man.
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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Now that is a Muscle car for all times, Make me need get off this form and to work on putting my 69 back together.
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Thanks the 69 will be sweet!!! You will love it!! just got in from my wifes first drive in it and holy S***!!! She is a nut. tought her to breake tourqe today. Man I am not sure if she will let me drive again. LOL Needs tires real bad. Not because they aren't wide but because she wouldn't stop spinning them. Guess now she knows why I went out to work on it for the last 4 years. Guess it is a good thing the tires are small. this is not the best break in for it but she had a lot of fun. Ill try to tame it down, for a while.
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TTD will look awesome, good choice. excellent taste
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 01:11 AM
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Congrats on a great conversion! That engine bay does swallow up that LS6 nicely!

What cam are you running?

Very nice car that you can take on long road trips thanks to EFI and overdrive!
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 03:08 AM
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wow thats nice
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looks good. and I think this 6 month project is a pain lol
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