RPM Hot Rods 72 Chevelle to Debut at Columbus Goodguys.
 

As always things have been crazy around the shop. We just had finished up the 29 Model A that won HROTY at Indy and are working on getting a few cars done for Columbus Goodguys.. Here are pics of a 72 Chevelle we are building for Pittsburgh Steeler Kendall Simmons. As you can see in the pics the car needed extensive metal work, basically all panels were replaced with new Goodmark steel including a entire roof transplant.. The body rests on a Art Morrison chassis with full ART suspension and Wilwood brakes. We know how much you guys like pics so sit back and enjoy..The pics will show the car from the start through full mock up and assembly. Multiple posts to follow.

Here are pics of the floors, inner firewall area, setting the engine in place and the headers as they were being built. Plus as a bonus a sneak peak of the dash.. :thumbsup:

Well I couldn't hold on on you... Here are pics of the dash being modded to hold the radio/navi unit, vintage air controls and a/c vents. I know your diggin the steering wheel! :unibrow: Here are also pics of the car on the ground with the new sheet metal hung and body work underway..

Here are more pics on the car on the ground with the sheet metal hung and some pics of the custom fabbed grill. The front and rear bumpers have also have been extensively modded. You will see more of that in the pics following this post.

As promised more pics of the front and rear bumpers.

Beautiful!

Lookin' good Curt. Nice work!

We cut the hood all apart to put our own touch on it.. We had the hood pins/locks machined and they work on the same concept and the gas caps that you push down and twist then they pop up so you can unscrew them. As you can see countless hours were spent making the hood what we had envisioned.

:thumbsup: ......very cool

Here are some undercarriage shots. Here you can see the exhaust, and all of the underbelly pans coming together..

Next stop on our little journey will take us under the hood :D As you can see every panel fabbed by the guys in the shop.. Here are pics of the inner fenders, firewall, rad support and wheel wells.

Here are more pics under the hood, fan shroud and wheel wells.

But wait.... Theres more... :P

We also reworked the front of the rain gutters for a cleaner smoother look..

Here are some pics from inside the trunk and under the trunk lid then a pic of the car after final mock up, ready to come apart and go to paint and power coat..

Now the fun part.. back from paint and powder coat and going together once and for all..

WOW guys!!! That is some seriously AWESOME work.
Keep us posted please, and keep up the great work!!:wow: :cheers:

More pics back from paint and going together....

Here are a few shots of the interior coming together.

And now for the money shots... :woot:
If you want to see more your just gonna have to come to Columbus... Any questions fire away... This concludes our tour of the Chevelle.. I hope you enjoyed the ride.. :lol:

you were holding out on us.

This is real nice.:cheering:

Oh and Just keep in mind if you have something bad to say about the car when you see it in person... Look around first... At 6-3 315 lbs Kendall's no Joke.. :lol:

Usually I am not a big fan of radically custom body work changes on Chevelles but I love everything you guys have done on this one!! I can't wait to see this one in person next weekend. :thumbsup:

I'll be looking for this one at the Columbus Show!!!!


--Eric

Incredible :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :cheers:

What else are you holding us out on????????


--Eric

awesome work

X2...everything about it is cool,love all the detail work on the hood and bumpers.

AWESOME!:hail: :cheers: :woot:

Well.... Actually there is that other car that might be making the trip.... :thumbsup:

VERY NICE!!
I have a question about the gauges. I did not see a tachometer in there. Am I wrong?
Again, awesome work guys.:wow: :cheers:

The tach is in the bottom center of the speedo.. Its not really big but thats what rev limiters are for!!

absolutely amazing! You guys have some serious metal working skills!
Beautifuly done!

Nice work, just curious, what is drive height on this car or the chevelle?

It will roll all the way down. Ride height is about 3 inches higher than it sits in the pictures and will lift about 6.5 or 7 inches all the way around maxed out.

Thanks for responding!..... How about status on the Mustang (convertible) Fastback?


--Eric

Sorry but we can't talk about that car till March.. Stay tuned.. :D

You are soooooo mean!

See you in Columbus. Our (Rodger Lee / Ironworks) road-trip to Columbus starts this coming Sunday.


--Eric

Wow!!

Looks amazing!!

Tyler

Sorry my man! ;) Is the Nova making the trip??? Safe travels! See you there!

A Nova will be making the trip....... just not MY Nova. John's 66 will be there in the Optima Booth.


--Eric