Again, props for the killer job being done. Considering all that has been done to it, it can hardly be called the one "Stielow" built. ;)

jody, the old girl looks real good:thumbsup: .
rick k:woot: :woot: :woot:

Jody it's looking really nice, you must be getting stoked!! (When are we going to see some shots of the body??)

thanks guys. I'll have more pics as they are available.

Jody

Looking good... I like the few subtle changes you made to Malitude ;)

Gonna be a killer ride when done, did you ever make that call about the wheels?

Who me? Hey, I kept the wheels (with just offset changes).. and I kept the steering column.. and the.. hmm... most of the sheet metal?

Can't get past the Engine shot..........Wow!!........Great Package Jody!! Gonna make for a great Photo next year on top of the Parking Garage at Beale Street................Way Cool...........:thumbsup:

Ken

thanks Ken, I can't wait. Which car are you taking next year?

Jody

thanks Steve. I will be making that call next week.

Jody

Flat our AWESOME Jody!! No surprise coming from you..I think I may have to make a roadtrip to chk it out in person, cause I know the pics aren't doing it any justice!!

Probably the Yellow 66 Chevelle......But...?????

Ken

I can taste those Ribs already..........

Rear Suspension Question
 

I loved the car the first go around but this is even better. More 'plain-jane' factory looking w/some suspension tweaks & drivetrain mods.

I remember during the build of the car that the rear frame clip was narrowed several inches (2" each side?). Did the rear end stay the same dimensions as factory or is that a shorter custom rear sway bar?

My car is the late model version (79 Malibu) & it even has a similar tan/peanut shell color.

rear end is narrowed and the sway bar was also narrowed to fit.

Jody

perfection:hail: ...anyone got a cigarette

Jody,

Looks amazing! Like all your incredible car projects.

BTW I love your driveway..like mine it looks very "roomy" :P


looking forward to seeing that body back on! :thumbsup:



:hail:


-Jim

thanks Jim. Yeah, it's 22000 s.f. of concrete out there, and a neighbor and I poured half of it ourselves. Lot of work, but much nicer than the dirt/gravel we had.

Jody

Did this require a retention pond for all the rain water runoff?:lol:

Car looks great. Looking forward to seeing it at SEMA but REALLY forward to seeing it on Beale St. (Ribs were great this past weekend there) :thumbsup:

Jodi,

frame looks awesome. I want to either buy an aftermarket chassis for my 67 or improve the existing chassis. What are you doing to improve the frame on your 65 to make it more rigid. I am really courious to know. Maybe your experience can save me 20k.... Thanks.

Blessings,

What transmission is that?

Looks really good. Can't wait to see it with all of the exhaust on it.

since the car was built by Mark Stielow who is a suspension engineer, other than powdercoating the pieces I pretty much left it as he had it. I did add braces to the upper control arm points on the frame, and many guys box in the frame for added rigidity. There is a welded in rollbar which ties the body up some which also helps in the overall package.

Jody

that is a 4L80E trans. I added a paddle shifter from http://www.twistmachine.com/

Jody

thanks Marty.

Jody

That engine looks killer! I'm not a carbon fiber expert, but do you know if they will take the heat put off by those headers? Maybe some heat shields on the backside of the headers would be nice.

Tony

Thanks Tony. That is a question I had, and Jon has a newer resin out for the covers that takes higher heat and I will be swapping to them. I had also planned a heat shield or wrapping the pipes in that area also.

Jody

Jody,
your fabrication and attention to detail is first class all the way brother :hail:

thanks Rich, much appreciated.

Jody

When are you having a auto-x in your driveway?

Looks great Jody,

Are you still trying to make SEMA?


Joe

no SEMA for the Chevelle. Trying to make Power Tour 08 which may be trouble enough! :D

Jody

Yea, I thought Paul told me that you might not be going. The power tour should be a blast. I really love how the hole car is coming together. :)


Joe

thanks Joe, much appreciated.

Jody

wow, nice shot of the engine... but you will need to add some heat shielding for the upper controll arms or the bushings will get roasted!!