Collateral Damage- My 70 Chevelle site build
 

To begin, I want to thank those of you who donated towards this build. I cannot tell you how much it meant to me, and the donations were the reason I was able to get started on this build. I also want to thank Charley for bringing me this car, to motivate me to work on a project of my own. He's a great friend.

This car has been decades in the making, going all the way back to high school in the early 70's. A friend of the family had ordered a 71 El Camino SS brand new with an optional custom color from Chevy. This was back in the day when you could do this. The color was a Cadillac special order called Nutmeg Firemist metallic. He went out of town for a couple weeks and left the car with me to drive. Cowl hood with black stripes, Cragar mags, black tonneau cover, I was in heaven. I've never forgotten that car and the rare color combo, and always wanted to do one for myself. I've added a pic below of the color on a Yenko Nova.

The plan will use a SPEC chassis from Roadster Shop, an LS forced induction build from Texas Speed, Magnum T56 from American Powertrain and as many parts as our supporting vendors can supply, and make this an official Lateral-G build. You can see the list of sponsoring vendors in my signature, please show your support. I'm working on getting pics of the parts as they arrive.

Today I finally got the car on the lift and will be stripping it down to see where I am. It's going to need a lot of sheet metal "love", but I'll let my painter Jim determine the extent. Hopefully he's in a good mood... :ohsnap:I see little rust, but almost every panel has been damaged in the past. Here's a few pics of the car as planned in my head.

Looking forward to the build!

Andrew

Been waiting for this build a long time Jody. Excited to see this get started and I know the journey for you will be a great one. 2020 could sure use some more positive things happening, and I’m glad your starting this now.

I'm looking forward to seeing this start, I can't wait for more. Thanks for the trip down memory lane My father bought a new 70 Chevy Malibu goldwith a white vinyl top but with a white interior. It was what I learned to drive in. God I don't know how he didn't kill me with what I put him through with cars. lol
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Yeah...what Scott said!!

This is going to be great. Best of luck with the build, Jody. And, thanks to everyone that's supporting the build.

What's the plan for the engine? I assume this is what you are putting a Holley Dominator into?

Andrew

427 cid LS, PRC heads, TSP intake, with a single Precision T7675 turbo. Not a max effort build, just something that will make good street power and be a lot of fun to drive.

That's gonna be really nice Jody. Can't wait to see this one come together.

from meager beginnings grow mighty oaks!

Working on getting some pics of the tear down. The engine from Texas Speed showed up yesterday, and I had to mock up a couple pieces to get an idea of what it was going to look like.

"Just right!"
 

You're pics are the perfect size btw!

Looking forward to this build Jody. Been following your builds for years haha.

The 427 matched with the 7675 is going to be a light switch. Instant spool. We did one on a 5.3 and its a riot on 20psi.

Hope you're right because that's the plan. :drive::geezer:

Intake looks tall Jody... do you foresee any hood clearance issues?

I was just thinking the same thing....

Oh boy, do I know the feeling!! Please don't mention hood clearance issues. It's been a nightmare for me. :bang::bang::faint::faint:

Awesome

We'll find out, the pic makes it look taller than it is. Should clear with a cowl hood, but may require inner structure trimming or an aftermarket hood that doesn't have any. If I can't make it fit I'll sell it and go another way.

Why not DBW?

Andrew

To get a good looking dbw throttle body is $700-$800, Holley sponsored this one. I've had mechanical tb's on turbos and blowers without a single issue.

What's the diameter?

Andrew

It's a 92mm. The intake can accept a 102mm but since it's under boost instead of sucking through it like a roots I kept it smaller to keep the intake plumbing easier to deal with.

A 92mm should be ok. I start to worry when I see smaller engine with the big 102mm TBs, especially when using a manual transmission. The 102s flow a lot of air at low throttle input and it becomes hard to drive from a stop. I have a customer who had exactly that issue and now that he has a stock 90mm DBW, he is much happier.

Andrew

Son of a B**ch he is finally working on it....................

Just wait until Jim see's it lol.

Weren't any dents in it when I gave it to you.......

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So happy you are starting to crank on this Jody. :Tomcat:

What is the compression on the engine and how much psi you planning on throwing at it?

9.7:1, and maybe 14-15 psi max. Should live a long time.

:hairpullout::hairpullout::ohsnap::hairpullout:gue ss it’s time for...ROADTRIP!!...next weekend Jody?

That's up to you, I know you're busy. I got a lot of the front end off today, I'll have the engine/trans out this week, and the interior stripped. Mainly need you to determine what you can fix and what sheetmetal parts I'll need.

Pulled the front end off today. Next up is the engine and trans. Good news, no rust issues so far, and both fenders look usable to me. Lots of original clamps and pieces that a restorer may want.

Took a break for lunch and then decided to go ahead and pull the engine and trans. Should have some nicer pics this week of the chassis going together if my parts arrive.

I see the chassis peeking out in the pic over to the left. :secret::wow:

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:popcorn that poor door, needs lots of love, a lot of late nite, garage door shut, Barry White playin 🎶 lights down low.........sorry got carried away 😂

Oops on the popcorn,wrong button.

Power estimate? HP? Torque?

yes ...all of them lol