Chaos - 1970 Chevelle at GAP Racing

[GAP Industries]

Chaos is a 1970 Chevelle that was spread out between multiple shops before we got the call to get the project and take over. We had the original frame and started boxing it and modifying it for another shop that sent it to us. The motor was at another place and the body.......... well it was at a body shop that told the customer it was ready for paint. After picking the shell up, I decided to have it blasted because what we could see did not look very good. Now that we have the car, here is the run down :

1970 Chevelle :
Street Rod Garage Custom Chassis with Independent Rear Suspension and Air Ride
454 cubic inch LSX built by Late Model Engines
Nelson Mirror image 72mm turbos
4L80 built by Century Transmission
Forgeline VX3C Concave wheels. 19x8.5 20x15
Baer 14" Brakes
Custom Paint by Painthouse
Custom Interior by Recovery Room
Plus much, much more.....
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/GAP_70Chevelle_HiRes_zps09b10707.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/GAP_70Chevelle_HiRes_zps09b10707.jpg.html)

[GAP Industries]

Here is the shell we picked up from the so called "body shop"
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1161_zpsc6e9ba5c.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1161_zpsc6e9ba5c.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1165_zps50154680.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1165_zps50154680.jpg.html)
This was a sure sign that the car had not been blasted like the previous shop told the customer
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1163_zpse3dc7d0f.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1163_zpse3dc7d0f.jpg.html)
Looks like they just mudded over the old rocker holes instead of welding them up
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1162_zpsa08fcd0e.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1162_zpsa08fcd0e.jpg.html)

[GAP Industries]

Back from the blaster with a lot of surprises
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1245_zpsac499dc5.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1245_zpsac499dc5.jpg.html)
The door gap as nice when we shipped it out. The blaster said he took out over an inch of filler used to make the gap so nice.
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1246_zpsd5a3342b.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1246_zpsd5a3342b.jpg.html)
rags stuffed in the door and bondo over it. Nice touch
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1248_zpsde98d4e9.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1248_zpsde98d4e9.jpg.html)
Some quality metal repair
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1250_zps46e7374c.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1250_zps46e7374c.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1251_zpsd85074e5.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1251_zpsd85074e5.jpg.html)
They said the floors were perfect !!!!
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1264_zpsbf7c45f4.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1264_zpsbf7c45f4.jpg.html)

[GAP Industries]

Custom Chassis by SRG
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/81F980AE-379B-4793-AB94-486056AF0F45_zpsjhxwfccr.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/81F980AE-379B-4793-AB94-486056AF0F45_zpsjhxwfccr.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/86A315B5-711D-47BA-BBC2-5C028650620C_zpsw2exqayx.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/86A315B5-711D-47BA-BBC2-5C028650620C_zpsw2exqayx.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/F56FF711-A961-4982-B432-81D5EF51ED44_zpsdnm2rnqk.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/F56FF711-A961-4982-B432-81D5EF51ED44_zpsdnm2rnqk.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/37720412-1AAA-4B09-B36E-C82B8FAEEA03_zps7an7ldgj.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/37720412-1AAA-4B09-B36E-C82B8FAEEA03_zps7an7ldgj.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/C672AC96-7F0D-41AE-8E2E-EC9F640266A5_zps2t9e8zyq.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/C672AC96-7F0D-41AE-8E2E-EC9F640266A5_zps2t9e8zyq.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/64E839C7-8A36-4B1E-89BD-31B35966A7FF_zpsx8pvpa0b.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/64E839C7-8A36-4B1E-89BD-31B35966A7FF_zpsx8pvpa0b.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/B000F267-790B-41D7-933E-55DA5BD1CF4B_zpsg7fnbxxu.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/B000F267-790B-41D7-933E-55DA5BD1CF4B_zpsg7fnbxxu.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/0D93AF8C-155A-440E-A5ED-6E978C52D403_zpsjsknevtu.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/0D93AF8C-155A-440E-A5ED-6E978C52D403_zpsjsknevtu.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/6D0A8083-296B-4CD5-8BD4-B752051B0930_zpswls4tn3r.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/6D0A8083-296B-4CD5-8BD4-B752051B0930_zpswls4tn3r.jpg.html)
They got it to sit really low
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/2BB27604-F493-4F24-8329-5929B490FBD9_zpss8m5r8xv.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/2BB27604-F493-4F24-8329-5929B490FBD9_zpss8m5r8xv.jpg.html)

[dropped72ss]

This thing is going to be bad a**

[meenaggie]

Wow! GAP, PaintHouse and Recovery Room is an all star team. I am sure this one will turn out very nicely.

[GAP Industries]

Wow! GAP, PaintHouse and Recovery Room is an all star team. I am sure this one will turn out very nicely.

Thank you sir. We are really excited about this car too

[WSSix]

Cool car and a good yet different color choice. Very nice!

[Che70velle]

Oh yeah, here we go! I'll be following this one. This car should turn out very nice!

[will69camaro]

This is the project that probably excites me most at your shop. Even above mine! This car will be amazing.

William

[cozmo76]

Will be watching this one! chassis looks RAD!!

[tones2SS]

http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1246_zpsd5a3342b.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1246_zpsd5a3342b.jpg.html)
rags stuffed in the door and bondo over it. Nice touch
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1248_zpsde98d4e9.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/IMG_1248_zpsde98d4e9.jpg.html)


Stuff like this pisses me off. Now why would a "body shop" doing shoddy work like that? Totally inexcusable.
At least that car is in good hands now. Keep us posted.

[RECOVERY ROOM]

I really like that color a lot, Looking forward to this one also

[GAP Industries]

Stuff like this pisses me off. Now why would a "body shop" doing shoddy work like that? Totally inexcusable.
At least that car is in good hands now. Keep us posted.

It happens. Just surprised by how much they charged. They even put the quarter panel on wrong and it will have to be cut off and fixed

I really like that color a lot, Looking forward to this one also

Me too. This is going to be a cool one. Randy already has a name for the color. We have been playing with colors for a while on this one

[windycitychev]

sweet Chevelle keep the pics coming even though I follow you on FB

[214Chevy]

I've been waiting on y'all to start the build thread on this one. Another sweet chassis from Chris and the boys at SRG. I agree...that color is so sick.

[GAP Industries]

It is time to see how this body fits the chassis.
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/9D1FA861-04C7-4AD3-93B1-39F221D34DB6_zpsppog2so4.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/9D1FA861-04C7-4AD3-93B1-39F221D34DB6_zpsppog2so4.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/4151BFD8-1A76-4145-80F1-CA16A434B1B0_zpszn2i5nkt.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/4151BFD8-1A76-4145-80F1-CA16A434B1B0_zpszn2i5nkt.jpg.html)
Cut out a "little" section. It will be getting a new floor and trunk, but this will allow us to trim it outside the car to know exactly where the cuts need to be made.
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/E837032E-1089-4791-AE65-A94A9CCCA58A_zpslm7xy6fk.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/E837032E-1089-4791-AE65-A94A9CCCA58A_zpslm7xy6fk.jpg.html)

[GAP Industries]

It fits like a glove !!!
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/8EF87EE8-877F-44B9-9825-8C3B41DCC0A8_zpszxjeaumh.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/8EF87EE8-877F-44B9-9825-8C3B41DCC0A8_zpszxjeaumh.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/6707DBCD-3794-4E95-882E-40B077DEC87B_zpsm1gcityf.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/6707DBCD-3794-4E95-882E-40B077DEC87B_zpsm1gcityf.jpg.html)
Borrowed some wheels from Meenaggie just to get it into place
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/BF62F05E-FAAD-4F39-9DF0-349EBCE39FEE_zpsjqk4nrdc.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/BF62F05E-FAAD-4F39-9DF0-349EBCE39FEE_zpsjqk4nrdc.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/1C6E39B0-D737-46B8-A3A9-07A38FC97D6E_zpswxvhp6uk.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/1C6E39B0-D737-46B8-A3A9-07A38FC97D6E_zpswxvhp6uk.jpg.html)
Added the front sheetmetal so we could really see how low this thing is
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/8568FAA8-F5F2-42CB-BDEC-98C86EB50FA7_zps88ndsxze.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/8568FAA8-F5F2-42CB-BDEC-98C86EB50FA7_zps88ndsxze.jpg.html)
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o677/GAPracing113/Chaos%20Chevelle/B20AD739-F5D5-4878-ADB0-AEF8844F987D_zps1daxjg3e.jpg (http://s1337.photobucket.com/user/GAPracing113/media/Chaos%20Chevelle/B20AD739-F5D5-4878-ADB0-AEF8844F987D_zps1daxjg3e.jpg.html)
Still waiting on Body bushings so we can bolt it down correctly. We also ordered two doors, a fender, a new trunk lid. All the pieces are going to be sent over to Painthouse along with the car. Randy is going to line everything up 100% and put it all in etching primer. Then it will come back to our shop so we can start all the custom stuff including body mods, new floor, and tubs. Also going to be mocking up the tires so we can get the wheels ordered.

[meenaggie]

That huge hole in the back is screaming for the 15 inch wide wheels you have planned . . . Actually making the 11 inch wide wheels look a bit narrow which is hard to believe. Looks like the rear suspension was set up for tons of wheel clearance.

[GAP Industries]

That huge hole in the back is screaming for the 15 inch wide wheels you have planned . . . Actually making the 11 inch wide wheels look a bit narrow which is hard to believe. Looks like the rear suspension was set up for tons of wheel clearance.

When we started planning the build, our goal was a 20x15. The guys over at SRG did an amazing job on the chassis.

[tones2SS]

That huge hole in the back is screaming for the 15 inch wide wheels you have planned . . . Actually making the 11 inch wide wheels look a bit narrow which is hard to believe. Looks like the rear suspension was set up for tons of wheel clearance.

I agree.
Looking good Tim!

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Awesome project, more more!

[Che70velle]

How is this project coming along?

[214Chevy]

Any updates on this one?? I'm partial to this build not only because it's a Chevelle, but the color on the rendering was the original color of my car...brown. Almost makes me wanna go back to the original stock color.

[HEEP]

Hmmm, how did I miss this one? Yes, and update or five would be great.