Well my friends, you saw it here first. My Chevelle. Finished.

[Kris Horton]

Hey folks, at long last after every trial and hardship imaginable, the Chevelle lives and breathes!

It has been a long journey with a lot of setbacks and problems. Plenty of blood, sweat, and tears have gone into it, as with any personal project. But just over a year into our frame-off build that started and ended in our 3 car garage, it's finished. Well, it's complete. :) It'll never be finished, finished.

In fact, next step will be a trip back to the body shop. The car is going to SEMA again this year, but this time, the body will be perfect and we will be able to drive it in. As some of you know, the body work done on the car was sub-par and the paint has some flaws, so we will be getting the body and paint straightened out over the summer.

But for now, me and my dad are able to stand back from it and say "there she is. Done."

I'll be giving a better account of how it runs and drives soon, but we are still tuning it a little bit and making sure there are no bugs. But I can say this, it sounds amazing and from the little we've seen, will have plenty of power. My dad lit the tires by just blipping the throttle...so it should be fun!

Anyway, enough talk, here are the pics!

http://www.carsbykris.com/Chevelle_Small/DSCF0376.JPG

http://www.carsbykris.com/Chevelle_Small/DSCF0372.JPG

http://www.carsbykris.com/Chevelle_Small/DSCF0381.JPG

And the rest can be seen here (even the not-so-great pics:)

http://www.carsbykris.com/Chevelle_Small/

Enjoy!

Kris

[spaztikatik]

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCEEEEEEEEEEE




oh i am so tearing apart my front clip tomorrow with the drive from that pic



amazing car. simply amazing. :thumbsup:

[Musclerodz]

That's awesome Kris. Glad to see it on the road. Now, before you get that paint fixed, make sure to give it a good thrashing before the paint is perfect!

Mike

[907rs]

Looks great Kris! :D Glad to hear things are finally going well on the project. It's been a long journey.

[zbugger]

I'm still drooling.......

[rockdogz]

Looks great Kris!! :eek: :thumbsup:

[Kris Horton]

I really hope this car will boost the popularity of the underappreciated 71 and 72 models. The 70 is still the most popular and will always stand as the poster child for the Chevelle name, but I think that this will make people see the 71 as a car that can look really great too.

Kris

[radrambler]

kris

i bet it feels good to have the chevelle driveable and get to enjoy...
i cant wait to be able to get into the rambler and drive


IM HAPPPY FOR YA :thumbsup:

RADRAMBLER

[Darkclaw13]

Very nice.

-Chris

[jannes_z-28]

Congrats Kris,

It is alway a pleasure to take the car out for the first time, all those dark hours really pays off.

Enjoy it and have fun, that's why we do this.

Good Work!

Jan

[camcojb]

Looks awesome Kris! You'll love that ProCharger! :morepower

Jody

[RussMS]

Looks Great Kris! :thumbsup:

[XcYZ]

As promised, Kris. :thumbsup:

http://www.Lateral-g.net/Horton (http://www.lateral-g.net/horton/)

[Payton King]

I know you are happy to have it on the road. The car looks great and I love the paint scheme.

[Ummgawa]

Wow Kris, that is the sweetest 71-72 Chevelle I have ever seen. Thumbs all the way up man :thumbsup:

[67Sally]

Nice Kris. :thumbsup:

[Stuart Adams]

Very nice Kris. :thumbsup:

[jonny51]

Good job Kris,must feel good to get it "done". :thumbsup:

[JohnM69SS]

Congratulations Kris!

What an impressive achievement.

:hail:

[tndude]

Ditto :thumbsup:

[nvawgn]

:willy:

[ryans67deuce]

Looks amazing, Kris!! Congrats on getting it done.

Ryan

[USAZR1]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Rybar]

Car looks awesome!! Nice job! :thumbsup:

[MaxHarvard]

ACK!

I tried to post your car on my site and everyone is blasting it :( :( :(

It cant be true!!

http://www.ageoflegends.com/~antirice/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=16776#16776

[Ricochet]

Congrats Kris!! Been a long road I know!! Glad to see it finally done. Looks great!!

[XcYZ]

ACK!

I tried to post your car on my site and everyone is blasting it :( :( :(

It cant be true!!

http://www.ageoflegends.com/~antirice/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=16776#16776

Wow, some bright people over there. :rolleyes:

One of the coolest details is that Kris designed those wheels. The thrash he put in to make it to SEMA was epic. People that can only pick it apart based on the paint and wheels aren't car guys, they have no idea what it takes to build a car like that.

[Steve1968LS2]

Wow, some bright people over there. :rolleyes:

Kris designed those wheels, too. The thrash he put in to make it to SEMA was epic.

Yea.. a bunch of "me toos" that never dare to try anything new because that would be "rice"..

Narrow minded people that think every car needs to be built for what THEY want..

Anyways.. looking good!! Has it been shot for a mag yet???

p.s. I want a motor shot of that crate 350 with dress up items.. :unibrow:

[907rs]

Wow, some bright people over there. :rolleyes:

One of the coolest details is that Kris designed those wheels. The thrash he put in to make it to SEMA was epic. People that can only pick it apart based on the paint and wheels aren't car guys, they have no idea what it takes to build a car like that.

I agree 100%, those guys don't have a clue!! :rolleyes: You gotta love all the "fugly" comments though. :lolhit:

[Kris Horton]

I just registered over there. Lets see what they have to say when I post there...

Kris

[Kris Horton]

Okay, I made my post. Hope that at least opens some people's eyes, but seems most of the people there are kind of like-minded...which in their case isn't a very good thing. To each their own. I wasn't trying to make them like it, just understand that it's not a trailer queen or all show and no go.

Kris

[BC69]

Awesome results Kris...when I saw the SEMA pics I thought it was done! But that is awesome.
I tend to lurk alot of Anti-rice.com, I would be really intimidated to post anything...reactions can be catasrophic(sp?). Seems that once you made you post they all retreated or made good comments.

Tim

[MaxHarvard]

Okay, I made my post. Hope that at least opens some people's eyes, but seems most of the people there are kind of like-minded...which in their case isn't a very good thing. To each their own. I wasn't trying to make them like it, just understand that it's not a trailer queen or all show and no go.

Kris

thanks Kris, although it is my site i cant go around telling people how to think, i hope you open some eyes.

[Y-TRY]

You're than man, Kris. The car looks great. I had been trying to imagine how you could possibly do the paint as cool as your rendering, but you pulled it off brilliantly. Congrats!

-ny

[61Bubbletop]

Looks Great, Nice work! :thumbsup:

[zbugger]

HA HA HA!!!! That was funny!!!! Thanks Max, I really needed a laugh today. Great first post Kris. Proof that people don't think before they speak. And I doubt the posers that bashed it will be replying anytime soon. Foolish children. Now where's my twisty straw? :willy:

[MaxHarvard]

HA HA HA!!!! That was funny!!!! Thanks Max, I really needed a laugh today. Great first post Kris. Proof that people don't think before they speak. And I doubt the posers that bashed it will be replying anytime soon. Foolish children. Now where's my twisty straw? :willy:


I'll tell you where it is if you get me one too, and a pixie stick :D

[awr68]

Looks great Kris...give us a update after you put a few miles on her!!!

[Blown353]

Looking great Kris, but I beg to differ on your thread title... it's never "finished." :D

At least you're down to minor changes and futzing around. :P

[XcYZ]

How about an engine shot? :yes:

http://www.lateral-g.net/horton/DSCF0402.jpg

[69rs]

Kris, great job! :thumbsup: On the car and on the post(s) to that other forum. :clap:

[Steve1968LS2]

Kris's car hangs on my wall here at Primedialand.. I dig the color combo.. :D

[JohnM69SS]

Kris,
Congratulations on the car. I went over and read your posts. Good for you. I was also happy to see you welcome REAL criticism or opinions once you silenced the useless commentators.

I have to admit that this time last year, my eyes were only open to 100% stock restorations when it came a preference for classic muscle cars. Since then, I have come to embrace the PT theme and REALLY appreciate the effort that it takes to create a PT car.

I use the word "create" because it is just that. If I think about it, even though it did take some hard work to get my car where it is now (about 85% complete), the decision making path was easy. The final product was known from the beginning. The design and performace was already dictated. In reality, I took documentation on what my car was from the day it rolled off the assembly line and returned it to that condition.

I'm in my mid 30's and I remember back in "my day", typically you bought a cheap used muscle car, swapped the intake, carb, cam and lifters, put wider tires on the back and replaced the AM radio with something that would scramble the stock 6x9's in the package tray.. and thats about where it all ended.

I have spent some time reading posts on this board and educating myself, and have come to respect and admire the effort that is involved in all of your project(s). It is an art. I have also come to realize that pro-touring is the best thing to happen to the muscle car genre in a long time. Going with the pro touring method breathes new life and interest into the classics to say the least.

Anyway, sorry for the soap box....


John

[jonny51]

I'm in my mid 30's and I remember back in "my day", typically you bought a cheap used muscle car, swapped the intake, carb, cam and lifters, put wider tires on the back and replaced the AM radio with something that would scramble the stock 6x9's in the package tray.. and thats about where it all ended.





Don't forget the centerline auto drags, if you could afford them. lol

[ProTouring442]

Hey Kris,

I think your car rocks! Don't worry about the negative comments. As my gradnfather used to say, "there is just no arguing with stupid people."

Of course some of it isn't to "my" taste. I didn't build your car! You did, and you should be proud! Especially since you got to build it with your Dad. My dad is 62, and we are still working together on car projects. The last one was his '56 vert, the current one is my ,72 442. I know that years from now, I will remember these days together. I wouldn't trade this time with my dad for a billion dollars. Rellish it guy, your dad won't be here forever!

Oh, I shaved my door handles and trunk lock too... and I think it looks awsome! Here are a few shots of my Dad's '56 and my '72, they aren't to everyones taste either! Keep on buildin' 'em your way dude!

[LT1Powered85Z]

Looks good, Kris.:thumbsup:

Eric