65 CHEVELLE Pro-touring!!

i will add this!! it is suppose to be kind-of a quick build, a fill in build between the full race chevelle and my prostreet duster, but i always seem to have a hard time making something simple so i will have to wait and see where this one leads me!! i started by fitting the wheels and lowering the front as well cutting the rearend all apart and narrowing it some!! i dremeled out the wheel wells to give me a little more clearance for the 23's in the rear and now need to fill the holes!!! i havent decided on the engine yet, as far as going fuel injected or just an updated bigblock with a single dominator carb!! in these pics i have a resin outlaw hood on it, but i am going to take this off and graft in the cowl hood from the 69 nova!!! the outlaw hood will go on my 65 full race chevelle!! i think i might open the trunk to show a fuel cell and battery and a nitrious bottle, which will mean i will need to cut the stock fuel tank out!! see what i mean?? when i get going i get out of hand!! lol!! well here is some pics!!

Nice start!!

thanks Paul!! here is the finalized ride height and the cowl hood i will be using!!

Nice - looks good with those wheels.

thanks bryce got the engine block and main parts in primer should have color on the engine in the next few days!!

Wow! I love them both, but I cant wait to see the Pro-Street version complete,

Wow i love both of them cant wait for the finished pics

thanks dwayne, tryin to plug away at them!! well i think i decided on colors!! looks like a silver frost for main body color and then a metallic gunmetal grey for the ss stripes the bumpers and the spokes in the wheels!! and then i will carry that color scheme into the engine compartment!! here is the block and tranny with the silver frost and the valve covers, oil pan, waterpump with the gunmetal!! and the heads are just straight aluminium!!!

here is a quick test fit of the engine and headers before i begin detail work on it!!

Sweet looking powerplant!!

well, no turning back on this one now!!! got the trunk lid cut and the fuel tank cut out to make room for the fuel cell and cut out the battery and mount from the inner fender to locate it in the trunk as well!!

Man oh man - do you have time for anything else?

well today i got the 69 nova cowl grafted to the kits hood and primmed!! i also got the trunk jambs built and hinged and got the body in its first primmer!! there's alot left on the chassis, thats next!!!

That's coming up a treat!!

been sick since last friday and i am just now feelin well enough to mess with some plastic!!! so i built the mini-tubbs over the rear wheels and tomorrow i will do the fuel cell and new trunk floor!!!

i am finally feeling better and getting some work in on this chevelle!!! fuel cell and floor finished and ready for primmer!! where the battery was in the front wheel well is cut out and rebuilt to be located in the trunk!!!

ok got the inner fender well sanded and ready for first primmer!! got the rear panel glued in to see where i need to build the trunk around that!! also got the stock raditor cut from the core support and a aluminium 4 core built!! i also stripped the chrome and reformed the rear bumper, to be a bit more sleek!!!

that rear bar looks much neater than stock! coming along great.

Nice work in the boot, neatly done.

thanks guys, its appreciated!! a little progres so far today, and hope to have more by the end of the day!! i got the floor flocked still dryin in the pics.. fixed some sink marks in the sides of the seats and i am tossin around the idea of carbon fibering the upper dash pad and the package tray between the rear seat and the back window!!!

Nice. Not sure if carbon fibre would suit the style of this build though.

well i got the seats mudded and reprimmed and got the floor flocked and the first of 3 colors going on the interior!! this is the lightest grey of the three!! also got the headers chrommed, and the intake painted aluminium!!! where the dark grey is i am thinking of putting carbon fiber decals on, not sure yet what do you guys think???

Kane wrote:Not sure if carbon fibre would suit the style of this build though.

Nice work so far, very cool project.

yep, no CF guys!!


Ok, the 3rd color is on and all that is left for the interior is alot of detail painting, the photo-etched parts to be added and i think a small 4 to 6 point roll bar!!