1970 Chevelle Convertible - Project

DM - I thought the same thing

maybe I will ask a moderator to move it

 

yes 9" ford

 

I filed the report

with a request to have the thread moved

stand by

 

Thanks GT

this seems perfectly placed

 

so just a few details about where the car is

it's been a journey

I bought it sight unseen out of Illinois

shipped it to Southern Cal and it sat in the alley behind my shop for a few months

I decided to sell it - posted it here and on e-bay and had a fair amount of interest and if someone had paid me 20 I probably would have sold it

but I asked an old friend who is a Shelby and corvette guy in upstate NY (were I am from and we own a house there) - I asked him if he knew of a guy - some magical guy in my head - who would be a one man band - who could restore the car all by himself - mechanical - welding - body/paint - and preferably at his home

my friend said "I have that exact guy" - he ended up living 2 miles from my house in NY

I spoke with him on the phone a few times and I shipped the car to him this summer - I then met him at the very end of the summer when I went back to NY

lovely guy - and incredibly knowledgeable - he actually has a 70 Chevelle hard top in his stable that he has owned for 30 years

so we have stayed in touch through his process - he updates me with pics and we discuss the pieces he is ordering

and we have decided that my shop in Socal is gonna do the LS3 install here - so when he finishes the paint he will ship the car back to name and I will do the motor/trans and interior here with my people

so stand by for pics and updates

 

it's getting there

this is Astro Blue

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thanks for the interest guys - I am gonna post some hot off the presses shots as my man has done a lot of paint work ...

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sorry for the repeat pics in there - but that's ASTRO BLUE

the factory color

I believe it had a black top and black interior from the factory

but as this is a custom ... I am painting my own rainbow here

I love white lemans stripes - and a white top and of course a white interior

I will see this car in person in a week - my guess is that I ship it back to cali sometime in February

I could be driving this thing in the spring ...

I really almost sold it -

 

update

I just spent time in NY

It was so so so so so cold

happy to be back in rainy LA

but here is where the Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login 70 project is ...

 

these pictures are not great - I was freezing

but my NY guy is done with his portion of the project

he did an am amazing job

chassis - suspension - body - paint -

I will ship it (enclosed trailer) back to southern cal

where it will get an LS3 with an auto trans (700)

and it's interior - glass - wheels/tires

chrome / stainless etc

it should back in LA by the end of January

I think I could be driving this car before Memorial Day ...(I have a few other projects happening right now ...but hopefully I can get some energy on it )

cheers

 

update

the car is back in Southern California at our shop

these are not great pics but it's kinda cool to scroll back to see where the car started and now it's gone 3000 miles - to NY - as a bucket of junk

and has now come 3000 miles back to CALI - and it's really nice

I LOVE this color - I know I keep saying it - but I do

and even tho I am customizing the motor and trans and the interior (slightly)

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sorry for double posting those pics - and editing was confusing so I will leave it

and the chassis above the Chevelle us actually my 1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe

the Vet is very close to being fully assembled - restoring that car to NCRS judging standards as best I can - the goal is a regional top flight award

I mention that so that y'all don't believe me to just be a mercenary customizer - I do really believe in faithful restorations

I will post the 63 vet inn this thread when it's coming together

cheers

I might go drive my Dino now just to stay in good standing with the F Chat gang

 

BJK - truer words my friend

I have a guy who polishes and straightens and fixes all the bright work on my builds

I surely have put all of his kids through med school at this point

 

so here's what had happened...

I got back focused on my 63 vet split window restoration to NCRS standard

But at the same time - the 59 Vet was giving me hell - that car

(and I am truly glad it's gone)

gave me fits - I just had back luck - nothing went right - the guys who built the chassis - (we usually build our own...)

they took forever plus forever

I ultimately lost my **** on them and they wrote me check for 2k as an apology

but it just dragged on

then a very big collector who had a shop near mine tragically died - and my partner / builder who was employed by him was suddenly really busy trying to help the estate of this man and it put my world on hold

all to say - I am now gonna try to get serious about the Chevelle and finish

it has the block in it - and most of the trim

I have the seats and all of the interior pieces

but I can't lie - I am a few months away - maybe sooner if I focus up

let me get some current pics of the Chevelle

and maybe the 63 split too

do I have another project too ? I can't remember - I may go to my shop tomorrow

this thread is helping me get focused

I have mostly been nursing my bruised ego after the bloodbath in Arizona

 

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