Paint it or leave it? 71 Chevelle...
09-26-2011, 11:47 PM
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It's gonna be my 19th birthday present to myself lol..
They looked pretty good on my other cars, a chevelle is a bigger body though so I am not sure how they will look on it. They stuck out way too much on my 02 SS though..
You bet
.. Thinking a twin turbo 6.0... 
I did have the awesome idea of yanking the ls1/auto out of my 98 WS6 though. I've done the LQ4 swap twice already, first time took 8 months and was a failure, second time around took a week of part time work and it runs fine. I can knock it down quick now.
Here's a video of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=338WLEwFW-k
They looked pretty good on my other cars, a chevelle is a bigger body though so I am not sure how they will look on it. They stuck out way too much on my 02 SS though..
You bet
.. Thinking a twin turbo 6.0... I did have the awesome idea of yanking the ls1/auto out of my 98 WS6 though. I've done the LQ4 swap twice already, first time took 8 months and was a failure, second time around took a week of part time work and it runs fine. I can knock it down quick now. Here's a video of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=338WLEwFW-k
09-27-2011, 05:53 AM
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I wouldn't worry about the paint unless it has rust under it for right now. Instead, I would be more worried about changing out that horrible dash and steering column.
09-27-2011, 09:26 AM
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+1, interior sucks. Paint and body looks good, but I don't like the color. If you are going to pull it apart and re-spray everything, go for it. If you are going to half *** it then leave it that color so it's consistent.
09-27-2011, 10:17 AM
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It's like a purplish dark red, didn't like it at first but it's really growing on me. Keep it or change it to black? It was originally that bright Acapulco blue though. My 18 inch Rushforths are going on it. I just don't want to paint it and then have overspray and **** everywhere like usual. Curious what you guys think of it, it's going to be a daily driver.
Exactly what is THAT interior out of. Some may like it as a mixture of modern with old school, but personally, I would go to an SS dash/seats and have a complete SS clone.
09-27-2011, 11:33 AM
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Keep the paint, keep the interior (for now) and do the 6.0 swap. New paint won't pay for itself when you sell & most buyers may want to repaint THEIR favorite color anyway. The interior swap is kinda cool, but all a matter of individual taste. I've seen the GTO swap into a 69 Firebird on here that rocks, but some would not like that either. Did it get a new wiring harness with that interior? Does it have A/C? You may have to go to a Vintage Air unit, so you can remove factory airbox to make room for that turbo.
09-27-2011, 01:42 PM
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paint and body looks good. if it is indeed that would be last of my worries. my first would be to change out interior. a classic either original interior or if custom, one of a kind one but definitely definitely (i did say that twice not an import one). i like them custom wheels you want to put on. looked on camaro, t/a and will look nicer on the chevelle because i believe it has wider wheelwells allowing a better fit. a modded 6.0 would need to be in that chevelle and n/a would do for me. after everything and last, i would strip completely and repaint black with silver stripes for 2 reasons. 1 is i have seen one with 18 in grey torque thrusts and it looked beautiful. 2 the silver stripes will go great with them silver wheels. lots of potential there in that classic. personally, i like the 70-73 camaro in the pics.....good luck.....keep us all posted.
09-27-2011, 01:47 PM
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My 72 is black with white stripes, vinyl top, and chip foose wheels. I love the looks of it and I see more red, blue, or tan chevelles than black with white stripes. If you like it now, leave it. You can always paint it later.
