Ok, I love the idea of making up a frame at your leisure for the body. If you have the room then its all about having fun and being able to take your time on the frame. Put the parts you want on there, no rush, yer still driving the car. I really like it.
Greg brought up a very valid point too. Once you have put all yer sweat and blood (and cash) into the new frame you will separate the old frame and start looking at the underside of the body. You WILL want to put some effort into it too. No way you will want to put the road driven car ontop of the new frame without doing a full refinishing.
But really, that may be some time from now. Take your time on the new frame, do some research, do it exactly how you want to. I like your idea alot. Gives you some breathing room. Yer not pressed into getting it done NOW. Smart choice.
Oh, my input? Dont limit your wheel size to a 10" wheel. The chevelles can take (looks wise) a wide wheel, its a biggish car. IMO, I would shoot for a 12" wheel and build it for that. And if you decide to go with a 10" wheel nuthing lost. Really hard to scale up, easy to scale down. Think big, build big and then you have adjustability. JR
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