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ironworks 05-02-2014 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jy211 (Post 548668)
one piece door glass for the '55....

We have discussed that but with the major body mods on this car we want the car to still look fairly stock even though we sectioned that car. We think the wing windows will help carry the vibe we are looking for.

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Originally Posted by HWY Nova (Post 548669)
Looking forward to seeing more on this build!!!!


--Eric

This one will be bad with a 1000hp chevrolet crate engine.

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Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 548670)
Who is doing your concept renderings now?


Eric Black

We don't do alot of the renderings but we are trying to dial in the look of the One Off wheels that Evod is doing. This is just a prelim drawing.

FETorino 05-02-2014 12:23 PM

The car looks great. 20 mpg on the hwy and a 12.5 at the dragstrip makes for one hell of a Pt car.:thumbsup:

It looks like you guys ran Clockwise at Street of willow. What kind of times did the car run on that course?

ironworks 05-02-2014 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FETorino (Post 548676)
The car looks great. 20 mpg on the hwy and a 12.5 at the dragstrip makes for one hell of a Pt car.:thumbsup:

It looks like you guys ran Clockwise at Street of willow. What kind of times did the car run on that course?

Thanks Rob

They did not tell us and had some funk way they were calculating the track times. I think they obviously want to keep some of the results.

The professional shoe said the car was a lot more capable on the track then the seat was for keeping him in it. But he said the car turned in alot better then any muscle car he had ever driven did.

Whatever all at that means.

The guys From Hot Rod thought I might be bringing the vinyl top and fender trim back into style.

tones2SS 05-02-2014 06:01 PM

I've said it before and I'll say it again.
I LOVE that Chevelle. :thumbsup:

blacktop 05-02-2014 08:21 PM

Like I Said to you the other night- I see this car everywhere insta,Facebook,even when I sleep!!! And now here.... Lol This is the direction I'm going with my 70 minus vinyl top.Love this car,the color inside n out and the stance well it's just best I've seen on a Chevelle.

fleetus macmullitz 05-03-2014 09:10 AM

Whackin' a section out of that '55 should get you some extra mpg's.

lol


http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...chev_100_4.jpg

groovyjay 05-04-2014 12:41 AM

That Chevelle is the nicest I've ever seen, I wouldn't change a thing on it.

Can't wait to see what you guys do with the 55.

coolwelder62 05-04-2014 08:57 AM

Rodger congrat's on building a Perfect Pro-Touring car. It look's awesome,like GM design it.And it drive's & performs like a new corvette.1st.Class build.:trophy-1302:

TimeWarpF100 05-04-2014 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ironworks (Post 548667)
On Thursday we did not have to be to Fontana until 12 noon so I got some much needed sleep and got some work done before driving the car south thru LA Fontana to run it down the strip. I knew the car would do pretty well at this event since it had the 2nd highest horsepower rating.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...417_134939.jpg

The car wound up running a best pass of 3 at a 12.50 at 115 mph. The Super Snake with 850 hp only managed a 12.00. Every other car was in the 13's. I did not change the tire pressure and after the passes I got back in the car and drove it home. Knocking down 20mpg.

Man I love this car. Its so much fun to drive and gets so much attention. Thank you to Fairway Chevrolet for letting us work on a 2nd car for you and we are excited about the progress going on the 3rd.

Here is a sneak peak at what we currently have going.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...chev_100_4.jpg


#SLEEPER

Awesome Chevelle!

Love the '55, really looking forward to seeing the build!

ironworks 05-05-2014 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by groovyjay (Post 548879)
That Chevelle is the nicest I've ever seen, I wouldn't change a thing on it.

Can't wait to see what you guys do with the 55.

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Originally Posted by coolwelder62 (Post 548892)
Rodger congrat's on building a Perfect Pro-Touring car. It look's awesome,like GM design it.And it drive's & performs like a new corvette.1st.Class build.:trophy-1302:

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Originally Posted by TimeWarpF100 (Post 548893)
Awesome Chevelle!

Love the '55, really looking forward to seeing the build!

Thanks guys. This project was fun in the fact that really could not change anything on the outside of the project. Just the stance and interior. So we put a ton of effort into the stance to make it killer. The 19" front wheel is 295mm wide and turns nearly lock to lock without interference. At the last 1/8 inch of turn it rubs the sway bar but nothing else. But the work it took to get that 19" front wheel at this height was a ton. But I really think that is what makes this car look so good. The car looks to be alot lower then it actually is. Which is what sets it apart from some many of the others.

Everyone always wants to know whose a arm package we installed and you tell them we took our prototype version of the 68-72 chevelle chassis and did lot more work to hid the frame and suck it up closer to the body and the modified the body accordingly for the look we wanted and the built a bunch of trick stuff to make it cool.

Thanks again guys. But these cool cars are not really a result of us but the customers who allow us to go as far as we went with this car for these results. The bills have to be paid before anything cool can be built.

Fairway Chevrolet in Las Vegas is a great place to buy cars or crate engines.


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