Well, now the cat is fully out of the bag on this one with the SEMA launch, we can dive into some of the details that make up the 'MaliciouSS' Chevelle!
While in the body shop, we were able to hammer down on the final designs for many of the one-off components for the build.
Design for gauges and housing for the new, shortened instrument cluster:
The new cluster was to incorporate machined bezels with matching indexes which line up with the physical gauges and 4 machined knobs surrounding which would now house the switches for headlights, wipers, ignition and roof opening.
Final front end 3d work up for the headlight assembly look and grille. The full array of machinable front end parts and pieces come from this model.
Machined headlight plates mount behind the front opening and house the fully adjustable high and low beams and the l.e.d. 'eyebrows'
Since these have a bit of weight to them, we decided to pocket the rear. They will also be getting pocketed on the front side to pick up a grille pattern which will further reduce weight. We ended up cutting the weight by about 6lbs!
We also began machining the main grille surround and insert bars.
Some more MaliciouSS build pics! (apologies if this jumps around a little, there was a lot going on simultaneously)
Having planned on the car being a silver/pewter/gray color for the entire build, we did (for the 2nd time this SEMA) a pretty big 180 on the color. With the level of bodywork and detail on the car, we all agreed it should really be black. It would highlight the extensive mods to the front and rear, while working well with the interior grays/charcoals. Just overall a sharp, clean look.
Chassis assembly with our billet a-arms and spindles:
With the front sheetmetal now being assembled, we could final fit the headlight bezels and template for the grille mesh pattern behind the grille to be machined on the headlight plates and get cut for the 'mesh' part of the grille. This was tricky as the pattern had to continue from the open grille and pick up perfectly on the plates without the pattern having a seam or break.
I absolutely love the rear, very concept car like. Front I am still getting use to. I saw it at SEMA, and quality was incredible as with all your other builds.
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