Just ran across this website searching for more Pro Touring website. Lots of good reading to be done here.
I was always a car guy stuck in a motorcyclist body. I finally said forget it and bought the #2 car on list of cars to own. A Chevelle. I really wanted a '65 - '67 but I think this '69 will do just fine.
I purchased my '69 Chevelle Malibu about a month agbo site unseen from Ebay. Woops. I took the selles word for everything and didnt ask any questions. So I ended up with a Malibu that used to be blue inside and out but was quickly made to be black inside (with a terrible spray job) and candy apple red outside. The things I keep running across make me think "Why would someone ever do that" or "Why wouldnt they have taken the time to pull these off before painting". But I take the good from the bad for instance - the car is actually very solid with the exception of the rear of the trunk pan and the core support (the truck was actually sealed and smoother with silicone and then painted over - WTF really?).
So I just pick away at the small things while still driving and having fun with the car. Eventually when I have a enough picture Im going to start a build thread. My plan now is to get the interior squared away then start on the suspension. Once thats all done - it'll be LS swap. Then some day I'll restore the body. SHould make for the longest build thread ever with a lot of laughs along the way (some from previous owners WTFs, some from me doing something stupid).
One thing is for sure - it takes serious self restraint to keep from calling into to work so I can stay home and work on the car. Here's some pics (thought I would include a couple WTFs for laughs right away).
Why is there a camaro wheel on my column?
What once was blue and then was black is now blue again with a little degreaser
And now for the WTF moment of the day - I was taking some friends for a ride when I noticed it was unusally hot in the car. So I reached down to the floor to feel HOT air coming through the carpet seam. Like blow dryer hot. So I pulled the carpet up a couple days later to find this hack job (less the silicone and marine epoxy). The "patch panel" had pulled all of the self tappers out and was letting HOT air come up through. So I bought bigger self tappers, some marine grade epoxy, and a tube of trusty silicone and made a semi permanent (at least until it happens again or I can afford the body off resto) fix to it. I also covered the smaller hole with a 7mil plastic sheet held down by seam sealer. Now no more heat!
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
New guy from Traverse City - First Muscle Car
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