64 Chevelle Convertible at the Roadster Shop

[Roadster Shop]

Originally Posted by jsr69

I have a dumb question because I can't tell from the pictures, are the fender wells, close out panels, etc. in the engine compartment aluminum or steel?

Everything under the hood is aluminum on this build.

[Roadster Shop]

Thanks to everyone else for the responses. Here is a little further work on the dash.

Tim wanted to keep the original shape of the dash, but narrow up the gauge area. We also wanted to get rid of a lot of the clutter in the rest of the original dash.

To start, we narrowed up the original gauge cluster portion of the dash to figure out the size that we wanted for the opening.


Then cut everything apart and re-shapped the dash, smoothed the lower portion, and added in a 69 Camaro glove box door to flow better with the new dash shape.


All metal finished and smooth



We will come back and machine a new gauge bezel to fit the narrowed opening.

[SS MPSTR]

The multitude of tweaks and fixes on this car are just superb. Great job!

[TimMc]

Wow the change to the doors is the way the factory should have done it. Great build guys.

[preston]

Looks good.

I know this particular build is a convertible, but often see you and other builders smoothing out the cowls and getting rid of fresh air. I also see most of the Vintage Air A/C setups that don't use OEM design only pull interior air. It has been my experience that while that is great for hot days when you need maximum cooling and drying, having no fresh air into the cabin makes it kind of stale and also makes defrost more difficult (although of course you have the A/C helping). Is this a bit of a sacrifice for looks or is it a total non-issue to have no fresh air source for the interior when you have A/C ?

[hersheys69z]

The ipad will be out dated by the time the car is done.
Just saying that's apple for you

[65 347]

WOW!!

[andreb]

Just amazing! Every tweak and mod compliments the next.

[RS-Chris]

Picking up where we left off, attention turned to the way the glass will be mounted and the side vents. For a cleaner, contemporary look, we will be eliminating the vent function and installing a fixed side piece.











With the new quarters going on, the new sheetmetal created a lot of 'compatibility' issues with the roof and top mechanism, part of which meant new handmade trim and sheetmetal massaging in the surrounding area.







Note the rounded corners on the decklid also...

[NOPANTS68]

That rim around the top's edges is just killer. It really finishes off that border and the swept lines and curves match the quarter's radii. Really nice job guys. wow