worked the rest of Sat and all Sunday.....the thing is coming down.....this is where Im at now......the inside of the rocker just SKINS the outside of the frame rail like it was made for it......
I left a one inch lip on the outer edge of the floor and I'll weld that lip directly to the frame rail.....the bottom of the rocker has to come down even with the bottom of the framerail then the lip will touch so the body has to come down about another 4" from here....
I'll cut the fener lips out, section the fender as required then re attach the fender lip for a "stock" appearence....I did that on my other Chevelle (notice I dont say "Velle" I hate that!!!!") and it looked great...something was different in the stance but with the stock lips still in place it was hard to tell...
Thread: Chevelle Nascar Project
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03-09-2010 02:20 PM
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03-09-2010 02:26 PM
trunk fits amazing.....
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03-09-2010 02:35 PM
Was going to go with the race car dash but it turns out I will be able to retain the stock dash.....this will be a little more original looking but in the big picture keep that VIN in place in the stock location by the left front A pillar.....
I'll have to cut out the rest of the glove box surround to get the body down but if I make the cuts underneath where the dash pad sits it will cover the welds......however youll probably just see that crossbrace when you open the glove box LOL.....I'll make a custom cluster with Autometer gauges.....removed the race car dash....good triangulation up up front eh!Last edited by pullmytrigger; 03-09-2010 at 02:47 PM.
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03-09-2010 02:43 PM
Firewall...its hard to see the the stock Chevelle firewall is about 4" farther forward than the race cars.....the top line of the shaded area is the bottom of the wiper well which I desperately want to keep along with the orig wiper motor mount.....the shaded area will be cut out
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03-09-2010 02:52 PM
my buddies all want me to put the roof flaps on.....I could as the mounts on the top of the roll cage are still there.....what do you guys think????......with them in the roof would leak though.....Id have to come up with something....
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03-09-2010 03:05 PM
Are you putting all of the glass back in? I would skip the roof flaps especially if they are going to leak everytime you wash the car or if you get stuck in the rain with it.
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03-09-2010 03:47 PM
Very cool!!!! I like it!!!
Great idea on the body lift, I might have to steal that idea If I can ever get back to my Puzzle
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03-09-2010 05:17 PM
cosmic ,,,where is the rat ??
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03-10-2010 10:21 AM
Oh yeah Im putting all the glass back in.....possibly a Lexan rear window.....I was looking last night the roof flaps are doable.....Im on the fence with it but leaning towards yes.....the only thing they might be a little over the top if you got pulled over by a Cop.....
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03-20-2010 04:21 PM
I got bigger fish to fry than the roof flaps right now.....the firewall in the race car (along with the engine) is about 4 to 6" further back in the frame than the stock Chevelle althoug the wheelbases are within an inch....so had to lose the stock wiper mount which is a drag but a street rod guy who came over said you could easily adapt a more compact street rod wiper motor to the stock wiper arm assy......
debating what to do with the front fender mounts.....keep the stock mounts and remove the structure below which would be the ez way (because its already there) and insure a pefect fender fit every time or remove all that (unessesay) structure and build a bracket that connects to the race car tubing beside it....havnt done anything just been letting it digest for the last week........I think I'll try and keep the stock mounts and reinforce underneath.....
body still needs to come down another 4"......will have to reove the last bit of the stock wheel wells.....by the time Im done the top of the race car wheel tubs will hit the bottom of the rear package shelf....I'll get at all that tomorrow
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04-24-2010 07:12 PM
some up dates.....been working hard to get the body down on the frame ..... I'll have to do a little trimming and this and that but this is basically it so I rolled it out for some pics.....
with the oval track set up in the car the left side wheelbase is 1.5 " shorter than the right side so the LF fender wouldnt fit.....the next order of bidness will be taking it to Peter Gibbon's race shop (20 mi away) and have him put a roadrace set up in the front of the car .....he will probably leave the RF (right front) alone and make the LF mirror it....
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04-27-2010 02:38 PM
Very cool, early/mid seventies short track style..
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04-28-2010 07:22 PM
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04-30-2010 01:48 AM
Here I am! Can't send PMs from my blackbeery. Car looks AWESOME!
I'm picking up a little project tomorrow. I'll post when I get it.
Haven't been on line much because work has been nuts. Glad you sent me the message or I might have missed this. Freaking love it!
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05-03-2010 11:00 AM
Right on. Just sent you a PM with my info. Looking forward to catching up when you're out here.
"Little project" turned out to be "big project" so I left it where I found it. So it goes!
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