Since Photobucket kinda messed up my
original Chevelle 2.0 thread, I decided to just start fresh with a new one. So here goes Chevelle 2.0 again, AKA, The Blue Car.
The plan is to make this version a more dedicated track car along with some autox. The first step is to update the chassis and I decided to build my own (more or less) because my budget doesn't allow an aftermarket chassis.
This has been going on for some time so there will be an overload of pictures with or without comments just to get caught up.
As a side note, this is the first chassis I’ve built. You may see some things that don’t make sense to you or it may seem like I’m doing things the hard way, and I probably am! I’m learning as I go and ask for help when I need it.
This is the donor '66 chassis I started with:
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The first thing I did was to strip it down to the bare frame.
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Next I got it sandblasted.
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Then I sprayed some primer on the areas that I was going to keep.
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Once I got the frame mounted on the frame table, I installed all of the suspension from my car on to the new frame. That way I could locate the front and rear axle center lines. Once I cut the front and rear sections off the frame, I needed to know where to put the new stuff.
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Speaking of new stuff, back when I worked at Ridetech, I bought a front clip from Scott Mock that uses C5 components.
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With the suspension mounted I was able to locate the front axle center line. To ensure I put the new spindles in the same place, I made a pair of stands that I could bolt to the hubs and table to keep things from moving around.
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After I felt confident about the center line, I placed the new front clip on the frame to get an idea of where I needed to cut.
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Instead of cutting off too much, I chose to be a little more cautious. I cut the main cross member off…
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And then I followed that up with more precision cuts.
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