1973 Chevelle Laguna PT build (aka Bad Buzz)

[sr73bu]

Hi Guys! I've been posting on a few other forums for a awhile and have no idea why i'm finally getting around to post on here now... i'm a long time lurker...lol

I've been working on my 73 Chevelle for the past 15 years (i'll be 30 in Feb.) but made the transition to Pro Touring about 3 years ago after I finished my degree in Industrial Design and settled in a house/garage of my own.

Before/during College I worked at a collision/hot rod shop... With help from my friends, I've done all of the work in my garage including the bodywork, but not the paint.

The car is pretty basic and will undergo further mods as the years go by, but this is what its currently set up with:

-SBC 350, comp 286 Magnum cam, World products Sportsman 2 heads, holley 650dp, no name headers and side exit exhaust-(my current project)
-t56 6 speed from a 06 gto/Hurst shifter
- 4.10 posi rear
- Hotchkis Rear Upper (adj.)/Lower CA's
-Poly bushings throughout
-AGR 12:1 steering box w/ matching pump
-Helwig sway bars
-lowering springs/ kyb shocks
-Wildwood 13" slotted rotors with 6 piston calipers/ rear drums (lol)
- Forgeline zx3r's 17x9.5 front w/ Nitto 285/40/17 and 17x11 rear w/Nitto 315/35/17

The car is pretty basic, but its fun to drive, here is what it looks like currently:









on the road coarse at NJMP







Fresh out of paint



During the re-build





Bad Buzz circa 2001- 2009 (before I torn it apart)



I'll post a few updates soon, as i'm currently working on a side exit exhaust and have a few other plans for the winter.... I'll also post a few links to my feature on Bangshift.com and Big Muscle (video)...

Enjoy!.. awesome forum BTW!

-Sean

[coolwelder62]

Wow!!! Very cool.I love these body style's.

[Eleanor's Nemesis]

very, very cool car. In 1985 I bought a '73 Chevelle Laguna 454. The car was a heap-literally couldnt haul anything in the trunk, or what was left of the trunk,lol. I thought the interior of those cars was neat-captains chairs and everything.
Congrats on building something different!

[InfernalVortex]

Is this your car? I loved it when I saw it on youtube...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gaewg3RepU

That IS your car right? Looks like you finally got rid of the the heavy Soft 8's. I've been thinking about running a set of 17x9 soft 8s myself just so I can get a nice, wide 17 inch autocrss wheel for cheap, but the weight scares me off. Did you notice a big difference?

Either way, LOVE the car. It's got an awesome design philosophy and style.

[waynieZ]

Welcome to Lat-g The car came out great. Nice work.

[214Chevy]

Wow!! I always wondered what an 73 Chevelle would look like all fixed up. Nice!!

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by sr73bu

on the road coarse at NJMP








During the re-build





-Sean

Nice to see something different. Looks really good in action.

I'm loving the under hood treatment.

[Steve Chryssos]

Originally Posted by sr73bu

on the road coarse at NJMP







Fresh out of paint



During the re-build





Bad Buzz circa 2001- 2009 (before I torn it apart)


-Sean

I'm quoting you just so that we can see the pictures again. Very cool car!

[legend]

great car man

where did you study Industrial Design? and do you work as a designer now?

I'm a UK designer and lecturer in ID so I'm always interested how things are elsewhere

[sr73bu]

Thanks Again Guys!

Originally Posted by legend

great car man

where did you study Industrial Design? and do you work as a designer now?

I'm a UK designer and lecturer in ID so I'm always interested how things are elsewhere

Hi Legend... I studied at Kean University here in NJ... I've worked for Ingersol Rand, a few food packaging design firms as a conceptual contractor and i've been with a Corrugated display company for the past 5 years designing Point of Purchase displays aka cardboard displays..lol.. I do enjoy this field as I get to sketch, present new concepts and engineer displays from various materials. How do you like lecturering? I've recently been asked to teach a sketching class at a school in Philly a few nights a week and may consider it... if i can find time..lol

-Sean