1966 Chevelle - LS3, RideTech, Best of Show

[enzo]

I am a lurker by nature. I have been lurking around this site and occasionally posting for some time now. I have always thought of keeping everything close to the vest with my build, but quite frankly, the guys at Best of Show are doing such a RAD job that I had to post some update pics. Right now the car is at Elegance Auto Interior as they try to wrap things up (pun intended) and I hope to be driving this thing no later than January 1 2013, which happens to be my birthday.

Having owned 2 first gen Camaros, a 3rd gen and a 4th gen - The Chevelle was not my first choice. But after starting a family and realizing the need for a midsized car and a back seat, I quickly gravitated towards this body style. I bought it in December of 2008 from the original owners family. I drove it home from LA to San Diego - it was all original except for the target master 350 in place of the 327. It is an original Malibu with a gauge pack and knee knocker tach. After various planning stages and concept deliberations, I set off on this rebuild in May of 2009. My wife and I decided to grow our family after it's purchase and went from one son to three... hence the delay. However, I finally convinced her to let me finish the car this year - so I got a vasectomy and dropped the car off at Best of Show a week later!

I added a few pics of the build as it progressed from a very dry but original clunker to what I have today. Like I said, the countdown is on and we are at the home stretch. Enjoy!