HPI Customs 1970 Chevelle "Roadwarrior"
 

So here is one of our Chevelle projects that is underway at HPI. It has taken a bit of time to get back at it after the move to our new shop, and we are getting back into this one! Kind of a pro touring style Chevelle with a big block and carb, bit of a break from all the totally modern drivelines! We have a bunch of cool ideas into this Chevelle though, so make sure you keep your eye on it at check out all the pages!

Lets try this, a teaser shot of what will come later in the posts!

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So this car started as a totally rusted hulk, which we ended up getting rid of for a slightly less rusted hulk! The body had three quarter panels on ONE side! They patched the original, stiched on a piece of quarter skin, then when that rusted they glued on another skin overtop. I peeled it apart easily. And the rockers were sculpted from tape, tinfoil, and filler.

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Dude!?!??! You're kidding me right??? After these months of silence from you, you finally return and only give us a couple posts?!?!?! Totally uncool.

I was going into withdrawal....

You start posting more pics of your builds or else! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Sorry man,

I will post more tonight when I get home I promise!!! It has been tough as we have been just clearing up a bunch of small stuff and trying desperately to finish the new shop in between. You will notice all the pictures I will post leading up to this week are dark, because our lighting still wasnt finished. I have it scheduled to be done for wednesday, so after that the pics will get better!!

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Just to show you what we deal with on a daily basis, really rusty cars! Damn winters:mad:

Thats one way to let off some steam! We sold a Dynacorn body to another customer to replace his 1970 chevelle, so we got his old body to start with because it was in a bit better shape!

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We did a floor, trunk, bracing, wheel tubs, quarters, rockers, door skins and repairs, and some custom work including a really trick firewall with a cowl induction style setup for our custom air cleaner.

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Here is what was the start to our 68-72 A body frame bracing kit! This was the first design.

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