My Chevelle Is Getting A Makeover!!

[CreepinDeth]

Originally Posted by 509Chevelle

A few more after test fitting the shifter handle and welding up the shifter ring.

Hey Marcus,

I'm just curious about how they made that shifter center section ??
Did they fab it up to a specific template or sizing like that for a reason??
I've seen other guys do a squared hump on the center tunnel.

I'm just askin cuz I gotta do my 442's T56 install and I have to do tunnel mods as well.
BTW you live in pretty damn nice neighborhood judging by the other houses.

- Ace

[tmadden]

Originally Posted by 509Chevelle

Well guys, here's a quick update. Here are some pics of my baby on it's way to the shop to get it's transplant. The teardown has already begun. With the motor out I decided to go ahead and shave the firewall. Also, if you noticed I have Baers 6-piston, 15" Extreme kit on the front. While I'm at it, I'm going to go ahead and put the same 6-piston, 15" Extreme kit on the rear and put a 9" in place of the 12 bolt. I'll keep ya'll updated as I go along.

Hey who's doing your work? I would love to see your car. What part of Dallas are you in?

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by CreepinDeth

Hey Marcus,

I'm just curious about how they made that shifter center section ??
Did they fab it up to a specific template or sizing like that for a reason??
I've seen other guys do a squared hump on the center tunnel.

I'm just askin cuz I gotta do my 442's T56 install and I have to do tunnel mods as well.
BTW you live in pretty damn nice neighborhood judging by the other houses.

- Ace

Ace, they asked me if liked squared or round. No specific reason really. I just thought just like you said, most people do squared so I thought I would try round to go with the whole driveline theme you know. I mean, the tranny is sort of round, as well as the driveshaft is round, so why not contour the floor the same as the driveline, huh? As far as tunneling it as far back as I did, I did that for space of the driveshaft because with the four-corner coilovers my car is lower than normal ride height so that allowed me more space for the driveshaft to travel up & down while hitting bumps and stuff when driving. Otherwise it was too cloor to the floorboard. As far as the neighborhood goes, I like it. It's kind of outside of the city limits which is more quiet and serene.

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by tmadden

Hey who's doing your work? I would love to see your car. What part of Dallas are you in?

Jim @ Killer Ridez does my work. He's a great guy and really knows his stuff. I also have '68 C10 swb at his shop that he is working on for me too. I live in the far east part of Mequite. Where are you? Here are a few shots of the C10 he's doing for me. It will have front & rear Corvette suspension, Dana 44 IRS and shockwaves on all for corners with a 6.0 LS & T56 Magnum as well. Build thread will start sometime next year although I'm working on it now little by little. These pics are of the stock crossmember removed and the Corvette crossmember being fabbed & fitted

[214Chevy]

A small update guys and the little brown delivery truck dropped my Currie 9" rear end off too. My shop guy is just finishing up the fire wall and a little setback on the tranny tunnel. After I posted some pics of the tranny tunnel getting fabbed up, fellow boardmember GregWeld made a good point that I overlooked. I forgot to make a provision to access the tranny shifter. Therefore, the shop had to go back and make a way to access the shifter for future service. Otherwise, I would have had to drop the tranny just to access the shifter. Thanks GregWeld for bringing that to my attention.

[214Chevy]

Pics of the new rear end. Out with the 12-bolt and in with the 9". It is a Currie 9" with Torino housing ends and 31 spline axles. I'm ordering an aluminum center section from Strange. It should be here next week along with the rear 15" Baer brakes. I'm debating if I should paint the rear end to where it matches my paint code exactly or powdercoat it to the closest color of blue to my paint I can find. Powdercoating will be more study and resistant to chips and certain oils.

[tones2SS]

Very cool. Nice transformation. Should be killer when complete.
Keep us posted please.

[214Chevy]

Alright guys, I'm not gonna be up and running as soon as I thought. I have decided to powdercoat my frame. I mean, hey, since the rear end was already out and the motor and front clip was off, all was left was the front suspension and four body mounts were left to take off. So why not, huh? The frame was powdercoated black about 7 years ago and I thought I would freshen it up and change the color to graphite grey. Also, some parts showed up yesterday too. But, as they say, "What can go wrong, will go wrong." I got my Strange center section in and upon taking it out the box to admire it's beauty I noticed the pinion yoke bent and chipped as if it had been dropped. I immediately called the company and took some pics of it and emailed it to them. They said they will mail me out a yoke overnight, ASAP. My Baer 15" brakes showed up too. I know, I know, I don't need 15" rotors on the rear. I figured since I had 15" on the front, I might as well show off and put 15" on the rear. LOL!!

[214Chevy]

Pics of my parts and the damaged pinion yoke.

[tones2SS]

She's coming along very nicely. Good call on the powder coating the frame.
That sucks about the yoke, at least they are going to send out another one ASAP. Keep us posted.