Chevelle chassis is going back together

[camcojb]

Things are starting to roll now. The chassis is almost completed. Got to get a longer driveshaft as the LS2 is about 1.5" further forward than the old small block with the ATS mounts.. But the passenger head is very close to the firewall, so it could not have gone further rearward.

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[camcojb]

stuck the engine in. This gives you a good idea of the clearance from the Nelson turbo headers; lots of room for the downpipes.

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[Tom.A]

Looks awsome!:hail:

[EFI]

Very Nice!!!



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- Dan

[Autokraft]

Looks nice Jody:thumbsup:

[the camtender]

WOW! and a automatic too! :thumbsup:

[the camtender]

WOW! and a automatic too! :thumbsup:

[4mm]

Looks great. I love the detail, looks very clean and simple (if you can say that about a TT car) :thumbsup:

Personally, I will always go auto on a forced induction car, especially when its a large car.

[TonyG]

awesome.. just wish i could get started on mine..lol

[Rybar]

Looks pretty sick Jody :hail: And it doesn't even have a body on it yet! :D

[Sales@Dutchboys]

WOW! Details Details! :hail:

Looks great Jody.


Paul

[XcYZ]

Dude, that's pure pornography right there. :hail:

More pics please. Much more. :lateral:

[awr68]

Looks great! How many more days?? :)

[zbugger]

Meh.... It looks alright.:_paranoid

[TravisB]

Looks killer.....how did are clips work? Did you have enough?

[Ummgawa]

As my first football coach used to say(in 1967):

"Great Gooney GOOGOO, man"

I have no idea what it meant, but he only ever said it if he was impressed.


That is sweet(great gooney googoo, jody).

[Flash68]

That thing is going to be sweet, Jody....

[7TSS]

That looks so sweet.:hail:

If you don't mind my asking, what kind of outer tie rods are you running?

[rubadub]

Very nice indeed.:thumbsup:

Rob

[novanutcase]

WOW!!!! Hope you have a tire sponsorship because your going to spend a LOAD on tires with that beast!:hail:

John

[race-rodz]

did i miss the update on the wheel change?

i think you and rupp are trying to start a new trend of taking a finished car and changing almost everything:rofl:

[Steve Chryssos]

Looks perfect Jody. Congrats.

[Bowtieracing]

Those rear tires are massive!!! What tire is it ? Looks "fast":cool:

[camcojb]

That looks so sweet.:hail:

If you don't mind my asking, what kind of outer tie rods are you running?

Those are from Baer. Thanks.

Jody

[camcojb]

Those rear tires are massive!!! What tire is it ? Looks "fast":cool:


315/35-17 Yokohamas.

[camcojb]

did i miss the update on the wheel change?

i think you and rupp are trying to start a new trend of taking a finished car and changing almost everything:rofl:

actually the original wheels was something I did not like so was going for a vintage look. However, I am likely going with a second set of modern wheels now. :willy:

Jody

[jimhamptons]

Sweet!

[comp-spec]

very nice

[jy211]

looks like a piece of art...:thumbsup: .

Frame powdercoated or painted?

[camcojb]

looks like a piece of art...:thumbsup: .

Frame powdercoated or painted?

everything suspension and frame-wise is powdercoated.

Jody

[V8TV]

Jody -

The chassis looks awesome. Very nice work. Can I please have a ride when it's finished? :thumbsup:

- KO

[Musclerodz]

Very cool Jody. Can't wait to see the final reincarnation.

Mike

[Jr]

Jody,
I can't wait to see the finished porduct in Vegas! Beautiful car. What are your plans for the brake system?

[awr68]

I call shot gun for the Friday night blast down The Strip!! :unibrow:

[onebad68]

What year is this chevelle again?

[Musclerodz]

What year is this chevelle again?'65, originally built by Stielow and called "Malitude".

Mike

[PASD U]

Wasn't Malitude a '64? Look at the nose.

[TOM NELSON]

Haven't seen it yet looks great.The fit worked out better than i thought .The cars going to be killer

[camcojb]

Jody -

The chassis looks awesome. Very nice work. Can I please have a ride when it's finished? :thumbsup:

- KO
you got it Kevin! :thumbsup:

Jody

[camcojb]

What year is this chevelle again?


it is a 64 Chevelle.

Jody

[4mm]

Again, props for the killer job being done. Considering all that has been done to it, it can hardly be called the one "Stielow" built. ;)

[lil427z]

jody, the old girl looks real good:thumbsup: .
rick k:woot: :woot: :woot:

[rwhite692]

Jody it's looking really nice, you must be getting stoked!! (When are we going to see some shots of the body??)

[camcojb]

thanks guys. I'll have more pics as they are available.

Jody

[Steve1968LS2]

Looking good... I like the few subtle changes you made to Malitude ;)

Gonna be a killer ride when done, did you ever make that call about the wheels?

[Steve1968LS2]

i think you and rupp are trying to start a new trend of taking a finished car and changing almost everything:rofl:


Who me? Hey, I kept the wheels (with just offset changes).. and I kept the steering column.. and the.. hmm... most of the sheet metal?

[kwhizz]

Can't get past the Engine shot..........Wow!!........Great Package Jody!! Gonna make for a great Photo next year on top of the Parking Garage at Beale Street................Way Cool...........:thumbsup:

Ken

[camcojb]

Can't get past the Engine shot..........Wow!!........Great Package Jody!! Gonna make for a great Photo next year on top of the Parking Garage at Beale Street................Way Cool...........:thumbsup:

Ken

thanks Ken, I can't wait. Which car are you taking next year?

Jody

[camcojb]

Looking good... I like the few subtle changes you made to Malitude ;)

Gonna be a killer ride when done, did you ever make that call about the wheels?

thanks Steve. I will be making that call next week.

Jody

[Ricochet]

Flat our AWESOME Jody!! No surprise coming from you..I think I may have to make a roadtrip to chk it out in person, cause I know the pics aren't doing it any justice!!

[kwhizz]

thanks Ken, I can't wait. Which car are you taking next year?

Jody


Probably the Yellow 66 Chevelle......But...?????

Ken

I can taste those Ribs already..........

[ScotI]

I loved the car the first go around but this is even better. More 'plain-jane' factory looking w/some suspension tweaks & drivetrain mods.

I remember during the build of the car that the rear frame clip was narrowed several inches (2" each side?). Did the rear end stay the same dimensions as factory or is that a shorter custom rear sway bar?

My car is the late model version (79 Malibu) & it even has a similar tan/peanut shell color.

[camcojb]

I loved the car the first go around but this is even better. More 'plain-jane' factory looking w/some suspension tweaks & drivetrain mods.

I remember during the build of the car that the rear frame clip was narrowed several inches (2" each side?). Did the rear end stay the same dimensions as factory or is that a shorter custom rear sway bar?

My car is the late model version (79 Malibu) & it even has a similar tan/peanut shell color.

rear end is narrowed and the sway bar was also narrowed to fit.

Jody

[gearheads78]

perfection:hail: ...anyone got a cigarette

[Jims78elky]

Jody,

Looks amazing! Like all your incredible car projects.

BTW I love your driveway..like mine it looks very "roomy" :P


looking forward to seeing that body back on! :thumbsup:



:hail:


-Jim

[camcojb]

Jody,

Looks amazing! Like all your incredible car projects.

BTW I love your driveway..like mine it looks very "roomy" :P


looking forward to seeing that body back on! :thumbsup:



:hail:


-Jim

thanks Jim. Yeah, it's 22000 s.f. of concrete out there, and a neighbor and I poured half of it ourselves. Lot of work, but much nicer than the dirt/gravel we had.

Jody

[Bill Howell]

thanks Jim. Yeah, it's 22000 s.f. of concrete out there, and a neighbor and I poured half of it ourselves. Lot of work, but much nicer than the dirt/gravel we had.

Jody

Did this require a retention pond for all the rain water runoff?:lol:

Car looks great. Looking forward to seeing it at SEMA but REALLY forward to seeing it on Beale St. (Ribs were great this past weekend there) :thumbsup:

[R67Chevelle]

Jodi,

frame looks awesome. I want to either buy an aftermarket chassis for my 67 or improve the existing chassis. What are you doing to improve the frame on your 65 to make it more rigid. I am really courious to know. Maybe your experience can save me 20k.... Thanks.

Blessings,

[InMotionJosh]

What transmission is that?

[syborg tt]

Looks really good. Can't wait to see it with all of the exhaust on it.

[camcojb]

Jodi,

frame looks awesome. I want to either buy an aftermarket chassis for my 67 or improve the existing chassis. What are you doing to improve the frame on your 65 to make it more rigid. I am really courious to know. Maybe your experience can save me 20k.... Thanks.

Blessings,


since the car was built by Mark Stielow who is a suspension engineer, other than powdercoating the pieces I pretty much left it as he had it. I did add braces to the upper control arm points on the frame, and many guys box in the frame for added rigidity. There is a welded in rollbar which ties the body up some which also helps in the overall package.

Jody

[camcojb]

What transmission is that?

that is a 4L80E trans. I added a paddle shifter from http://www.twistmachine.com/

Jody

[camcojb]

Looks really good. Can't wait to see it with all of the exhaust on it.

thanks Marty.

Jody

[Nine Ball]

That engine looks killer! I'm not a carbon fiber expert, but do you know if they will take the heat put off by those headers? Maybe some heat shields on the backside of the headers would be nice.

Tony

[camcojb]

That engine looks killer! I'm not a carbon fiber expert, but do you know if they will take the heat put off by those headers? Maybe some heat shields on the backside of the headers would be nice.

Tony

Thanks Tony. That is a question I had, and Jon has a newer resin out for the covers that takes higher heat and I will be swapping to them. I had also planned a heat shield or wrapping the pipes in that area also.

Jody

[rich-allen]

Jody,
your fabrication and attention to detail is first class all the way brother :hail:

[camcojb]

Jody,
your fabrication and attention to detail is first class all the way brother :hail:

thanks Rich, much appreciated.

Jody

[dave96dcm]

thanks Jim. Yeah, it's 22000 s.f. of concrete out there, and a neighbor and I poured half of it ourselves. Lot of work, but much nicer than the dirt/gravel we had.

Jody
When are you having a auto-x in your driveway?

[NovaBlue71]

Looks great Jody,

Are you still trying to make SEMA?


Joe

[camcojb]

Looks great Jody,

Are you still trying to make SEMA?


Joe

no SEMA for the Chevelle. Trying to make Power Tour 08 which may be trouble enough! :D

Jody

[NovaBlue71]

Yea, I thought Paul told me that you might not be going. The power tour should be a blast. I really love how the hole car is coming together. :)


Joe

[camcojb]

Yea, I thought Paul told me that you might not be going. The power tour should be a blast. I really love how the hole car is coming together. :)


Joe

thanks Joe, much appreciated.

Jody

[deuce_454]

wow, nice shot of the engine... but you will need to add some heat shielding for the upper controll arms or the bushings will get roasted!!