1966_L78
01-02-2010, 02:19 AM
Here's a picture of my '70... Still needs quite a bit of work, but the hard stuff is done ( I hope)...
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/Chevelle_resized1.jpg
I have had more than 15 Chevelles (and Elcos), but EVERY one has been a '66, until I nought this '70 to play with... Now I am actually starting to like the '70 more...
Its got a Motown 427 small block, TH400 trans and an Alston Fab9 rearend. Nice solid California car. Some might say I "neutered" the car when I swapped on an 800 cfm Edelbrock carb for the Double pumper, and a Summit $89 HEI for the mallory race setup, but it still runs low 12's EXACTLY the way i drive it around town; 17" drag radials, lowered suspension, a mixture of 89 and 91 octane pump gas, and functional factory A/C...
It was supposed to be a "temporary" budget cruiser, something to play with while I rebuilt my '66. But its become the primary focus of my attention (and money)... more "handling" pieces going in real soon...
Here's a picture of my '66 SS L78 hardtop... I bought this in January 1985, and it quit running in October 1985... Many Chevelles have come and gone, but this one just stays here... SOMEDAY I'll actually do something to it...
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/66_SS_project.JPG
To see what it SHOULD look like, just take a look at Seb's :cool:
Ahhh, its only a matter of time...
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/Chevelle_resized1.jpg
I have had more than 15 Chevelles (and Elcos), but EVERY one has been a '66, until I nought this '70 to play with... Now I am actually starting to like the '70 more...
Its got a Motown 427 small block, TH400 trans and an Alston Fab9 rearend. Nice solid California car. Some might say I "neutered" the car when I swapped on an 800 cfm Edelbrock carb for the Double pumper, and a Summit $89 HEI for the mallory race setup, but it still runs low 12's EXACTLY the way i drive it around town; 17" drag radials, lowered suspension, a mixture of 89 and 91 octane pump gas, and functional factory A/C...
It was supposed to be a "temporary" budget cruiser, something to play with while I rebuilt my '66. But its become the primary focus of my attention (and money)... more "handling" pieces going in real soon...
Here's a picture of my '66 SS L78 hardtop... I bought this in January 1985, and it quit running in October 1985... Many Chevelles have come and gone, but this one just stays here... SOMEDAY I'll actually do something to it...
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/66_SS_project.JPG
To see what it SHOULD look like, just take a look at Seb's :cool:
Ahhh, its only a matter of time...