kleners
02-20-2012, 07:50 AM
It is time to start my Build thread. I am still waiting on my spot in the shop to start cutting. But the teardown is almost complete.
Here is the car almost 10 years ago when the motor died and was parked.
I am a second owner of this 69 SS 396 Chevelle. Car has right at 102k miles. 0 Rust, Was almost all numbers matching before i blew a piston out the side of the very modified 396. .60over hitting about 575Hp 482Tq with custom heads and large solid lifter cam. During its runs I ripped the shock mount off the rear axle and snapped my trans mount from the custom built TH400.
While a shop was pulling the motor and assessing the damage they rolled my car behind the shop under a tree and ruined the car. So i sealed it and put it in storage to be rebuild at a later time.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/5.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/8.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/7.jpg
This is the concept that we are shooting for.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle%20concept/chevellef.png
So far everything is being stripped and all the parts not being used are being sold to be put back in the car pot.
After a few months of manual scraping and sanding finding all the hidden cancer the car sits like this. (Look at those window tags!!)
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/IMG_1593.jpg
And the interior. No rust. that is lighting issue and brown glued down insulation we will be sandblasting soon.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/IMG_1594.jpg
The Rear not so lucky
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/l.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/2.jpg
Goals.
Backhalf car with Chris Alston's 3x2 Rear frame.
Full frame strengthening.
Competition engineering 4-link coil-over rear.
Moser Fab9 or 12Bolt.
Coy's C-5 wheels Machined lip Gunmetal centers.
Rear 20x14 with 29x15.00r20 M/T Sportsman S/R
Front 18x9.5 with 28X10.00R18LT M/T Sportsman S/R
Front Global West or Ridetech Coil-over setup.
Willwood Disk brakes on 4 corners and converted to manual Master Cylinder.
Start with 454 BBC Carb and T56 Magnum Trans Hyd clutch.
Harwood 4" Fiberglass Cowl hood.
Modified Factory Plastic front inner wheelwheels
Custom undercar gastank.
Exhaust dumped before axle.
Vintage Air AC.
Custom Dash with new gauges.
Rolled and smoothed firewall.
Wiper motor moved under finder.
Full interior.
White Vinyl top
Aurora Blue paint job
More to come soon.
Here is the car almost 10 years ago when the motor died and was parked.
I am a second owner of this 69 SS 396 Chevelle. Car has right at 102k miles. 0 Rust, Was almost all numbers matching before i blew a piston out the side of the very modified 396. .60over hitting about 575Hp 482Tq with custom heads and large solid lifter cam. During its runs I ripped the shock mount off the rear axle and snapped my trans mount from the custom built TH400.
While a shop was pulling the motor and assessing the damage they rolled my car behind the shop under a tree and ruined the car. So i sealed it and put it in storage to be rebuild at a later time.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/5.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/8.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/7.jpg
This is the concept that we are shooting for.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle%20concept/chevellef.png
So far everything is being stripped and all the parts not being used are being sold to be put back in the car pot.
After a few months of manual scraping and sanding finding all the hidden cancer the car sits like this. (Look at those window tags!!)
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/IMG_1593.jpg
And the interior. No rust. that is lighting issue and brown glued down insulation we will be sandblasting soon.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/IMG_1594.jpg
The Rear not so lucky
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/l.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/kleners/chevelle/2.jpg
Goals.
Backhalf car with Chris Alston's 3x2 Rear frame.
Full frame strengthening.
Competition engineering 4-link coil-over rear.
Moser Fab9 or 12Bolt.
Coy's C-5 wheels Machined lip Gunmetal centers.
Rear 20x14 with 29x15.00r20 M/T Sportsman S/R
Front 18x9.5 with 28X10.00R18LT M/T Sportsman S/R
Front Global West or Ridetech Coil-over setup.
Willwood Disk brakes on 4 corners and converted to manual Master Cylinder.
Start with 454 BBC Carb and T56 Magnum Trans Hyd clutch.
Harwood 4" Fiberglass Cowl hood.
Modified Factory Plastic front inner wheelwheels
Custom undercar gastank.
Exhaust dumped before axle.
Vintage Air AC.
Custom Dash with new gauges.
Rolled and smoothed firewall.
Wiper motor moved under finder.
Full interior.
White Vinyl top
Aurora Blue paint job
More to come soon.