1963 Fairlane at the Roadster Shop

[RS-Chris]

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

Mike and Tone, I agree with you guys 100%. I was going to wild on my Chevelle and decided not to for that reason. Motor, wheels, brakes, frame etc. are all modern, but leave the body and stuff alone. I was going to cut the hood up with custom vents and stuff and decided to just leave it stock.

Oh, and I cant wait to see those wheels. Talk about 3 piece wheels...those are 5 piece wheels. RS just raised the bar once again.

Thanks! I agree on the comments about the direction for these types of build. I think many owners out there are finding a nice balance for these cars. The vehicles we see getting this treatment are usually ones where the styling has really stood the test of time and are now becoming appreciated for what they are. The owners would rather let the factory styling speak for itself and bring the internals up to modern performance and handling levels to compliment the outside.

[56pickup]

Just killer! Looking great guys! Cant wait to see this one done!

[skatinjay27]

wow!!!!
humor me please, how many hours are into those headers?

[RS-Chris]

Originally Posted by skatinjay27

wow!!!!
humor me please, how many hours are into those headers?

All of them.



j/k...about 40-60hrs

[tones2SS]

Wow, outstanding work.

[Tincup]

Those headers look like something out of an alien movie, awesome job.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

snaking is right, my guess would be a coral snake.

Question for you chris. I have been playing with stainless tubing myself, what do you use to cut the tubing at multiple angles?

[RS-Chris]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

snaking is right, my guess would be a coral snake.

Question for you chris. I have been playing with stainless tubing myself, what do you use to cut the tubing at multiple angles?

Missed this one!
We normally use either a cold saw or bandsaw.

[RS-Chris]

Time for a few pic updates!

The Corinthian White is on:




Along with the protective liner sprayed out on the underside and inners:

[RS-Chris]

We also created a panel to hold two vents and the AC controller within the factory opening in the dash.









And the chassis assembly begins!