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**65chevelle update**
still dont have a good project name for the car lol o well at least i got some progress done on the car.
i have finally found out what color i will paint the car and the color is Dark Cloisonne its a dark blue which is good i didnt want a blue like my dad has on his 69 chevelle.i got the engine wiring back from lt1wiring and iam "trying" to install it i still have several sensors to buy for the motor still befor i can start it. i think i figured out what iam going to do about the cooling. after talking to Scott Mueller. i have bought both the expansion tank and power steering tank from Canton racing products.i still have body work to do on the car nothing big at all just some final finishing glaze to get it nice and straight.for the interior iam working on the wiring the guy that had the car befor me liked to splice into alot of wires for somereason but all the wiring is pretty much done. i have painted the dash orion silver and just set the dash in there to see how it looked,iam going to try and make a center concel out of fiberglass witch will hold one of painless wiring troggle switch boreds and my gagues,i will also be ordering a ididit steering colum once i pay my credit card off:scared: .i plan on ordering the new seats wed from Hunsaker.i also got all the fule lines ran and the tank installed and finally finished the rear coilovers. iam trying to have this thing done for the nov goodguys show here in pleasentan but u know how that gose.also installed the new poly body mount bushing http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0408.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0406.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0402.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0401.jpg [ |
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0403.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...eeringtanl.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...nsiontanks.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/newseats.jpg heres what the car will look like (going to use diff rims tho and smaller cowl thats a 6 i have a 4) http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...opofmy65-1.jpg |
looks good so far , i hate dead lines for shows,seems like there is always something.dash looks great.
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well lets see its been a month or so and i have a litle update. i got the door/fender jams all painted this week i will be doing the jams on the car and the truck jam(not a bad job for painting them in back "red neck paint shop". as when it is going to be painted i have no clue $ is tight right now, when your only 18 u dont make the big bucks lol but iam hoping maybe end of nov? also just bought some lt1 aluminum heads that are ported and polished iam also buying the gm 847 cam with roller rockers new roller lifters and push rods so iam hoping the car will make some good power now:fingersx: well here are some pics i took and a pic of the car now enjoy
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well its been awhile sence i have updates this and iam bored so here i go.
as for the motor it is all back together the heads are loyd ellit stage 2 with a gm847 cam crane gold series 1.6 rr,ewp,racetronix 37ln injectors and a bunch of other little goodies as for the body it is still the same i need to primer it in the next week or so but i did smooth the firewall. suspention is all done just ordered the front qa1 coilovers, and i also got my rims from intro they are the retros 17-8 interior is almost done have my seats and a firebird center consle. iam debating weather i should get the interior all together after paint or befor sence i already have the jams painted. iam trying to have the car done by the end of next month but i dont know ill have to see! http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0559.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0560.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0561.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0586.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/000_0587.jpg |
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got the front lowered
still needs to go up about a 1in or 1 1/2 so it dose not run but it looks good
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Looks good! I wish I was at that stage.
I think a '65 would look go with a custom filler panel instead of a front bumper. :unibrow: |
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