Chevelle 2.0

[Yelcamino]

A while back I came across a set of Jake’s Rod Shop C6 tubular arms being sold by Jon (Jtomas801) here on Lateral-G. The price was right and I liked the way the lower arm was designed for a coil over vs the factory arm which requires a weak (IMO) trunnion to mount a coil over.

10059 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

10060 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

10061 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

Here’s the Jake’s Rod Shop arms mounted along with the new Ridetech Track 1 C7 hubs.

10063 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

Now things are starting to get fun! Just to help me visualize things, I put my P-Ayr mock-up engine in place. In this position, it’s about 12” rearward of the stock location. The plan is to get the engine behind the front axle centerline.

10062 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

10064 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

For the most part the front suspension is all in place. I did a quick check of the alignment and I have 5* of caster on both sides, -1.5* of camber on one side and -1.4* of camber on the other. Not too bad as a starting point.

10065 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

10066 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

It’s finally starting to look like a real chassis!

10067 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

Now you’re all up to date. I still have a few little things I need to get done on the frame but the next big step is test fitting the body. Due to the rear suspension, I’m going to have to cut out some sections of the rear seat area and trunk floor. Before I can do that, I have to get the interior stripped. To get myself motivated, I took the rear wheels off the Z06 and put them on the frame to see how some big meats would fit…

10072 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

10073 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

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10075 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

10070 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

10071 by Yelcamino, on Flickr

The Z06 rear wheels are obviously too wide for the front and they have too much backspace. However, they actually turn quite a bit so that tells me 11” wheels (with the proper backspacing) and 315s will fit! They fit great out back but again, due to the offset, they actually narrow the rear track width by 2".

[GregWeld]

Well played Sir!!!


Smart choice going with the de-coupled 3 link !! While I haven't driven a car with that setup - my new race car (Sutton Track Warrior) will have that. I'm hoping for some major mechanical grip.

[waynieZ]

Impressive work Herb, nice job.

[Yukon Cornelius]

Think you'll have to notch your front crossmember for the pulleys/balancer?

[Yelcamino]

Originally Posted by Yukon Cornelius

Think you'll have to notch your front crossmember for the pulleys/balancer?

Most likely no. The engine is sitting lower than it will when it's actually in place.

[WSSix]

nice work, Herb. Glad to see you're still making progress on the build. Love the Chevelle. As I said in the other thread, it's just got a great mean look to it. Good luck!

[Yelcamino]

Originally Posted by WSSix

nice work, Herb. Glad to see you're still making progress on the build. Love the Chevelle. As I said in the other thread, it's just got a great mean look to it. Good luck!

Thanks Trey! Progress has been and still is slow but if I keep at it, eventually, it'll be done!

[Yelcamino]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Impressive work Herb, nice job.

Thanks Wayne!

[Yelcamino]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Well played Sir!!!


Smart choice going with the de-coupled 3 link !! While I haven't driven a car with that setup - my new race car (Sutton Track Warrior) will have that. I'm hoping for some major mechanical grip.

Thanks Greg! I didn't get the de-coupled 3 link, just the offset 3 link. IIRC, Ron said I could always upgrade to the de-coupled version down the road.