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StreetChevelle
02-16-2012, 09:19 PM
Me and my dad are redoing a 1972 Chevelle malibu for me when I turn 16, almost 15 and have been looking for a muscle car forever and finally found a 72 Chevelle in a field by my house for $400. It had been sitting there since 1985. We got it then stripped it down and we have got the trunk floor, bumper support, inner wheel housings, trunk drop-offs, and the floor pans and are waiting for the quarter panels. It is going to be red with black rally stripes, black interior with red stitching to match the paint. A 1970 front end, with a 454, and a four or five speed. Here are some pictures:

http://s898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/?action=view&current=257812_215071391846555_100000310860410_707 605_7448915_o.jpg#!oZZ17QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs8 98.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fac183%2FReconRider12 %2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D257812_21507139184 6555_100000310860410_707605_7448915_o.jpg

shadowgray396
02-16-2012, 09:29 PM
That looks like a big project ahead of you. I think I would check out that frame first since it looks like it might be bent. You need a straight frame before you start to hanging any body panels. Also if you go with 70 front end then you will have to redo the wiring harness on it for the front since 70 is 2 headlights and not 1.

SS Shaun
02-16-2012, 11:11 PM
man that is going to be one hell of a project! post lots of pictures!!

StreetChevelle
02-21-2012, 07:25 PM
Yeah, we saw the bent frame and we got it fixed, it looked worse then it was. I'll try to post as many pictures as I can, I want to be able to look back and say, "I built that" and show it.

Bdubya
02-21-2012, 09:07 PM
Big project, hopefully you can save her!

StreetChevelle
02-21-2012, 09:17 PM
Oh, I forgot to put in the original post that we think it was my aunts car when it was new and after that gave it to my dads mom (My grandma) and we don't know what happened to it but it was a 350, bench seat, with saddle interior, and brown exterior. I kinda thought it was funny that it has less miles then my moms 3yr old car, hers has 110,000 and mine has 96,000.

69chevelless
02-21-2012, 09:58 PM
Do you know what original colors this one is? You can tell by the cowl tag and maybe it is your grandmas car.

calif454
02-22-2012, 01:00 AM
That is going to be more than one hell of a project! It will be great to see the pictures as this rebuild progresses. Nothing better than to see new life given to what was once a great car!

StreetChevelle
02-22-2012, 08:13 PM
Yeah 69chevelless, we know what colors this one was and it was the same colors.

fleming23
02-22-2012, 08:18 PM
Best of luck to you! Just take it one step at a time and you'll be amazed how fast things come together.

grandsport
02-22-2012, 08:28 PM
Wow,good luck! Are you really going to get that dun in a year?

StreetChevelle
02-22-2012, 08:53 PM
Thanks, yeah it is coming along a lot fast then I thought it was going to, we just got the quarter panels in today and are gonna start putting the back of the car together either this weekend or next weekend.
Yeah we should have it done in a year, well, the end of next summer is when our "deadline" is. We really don't have that much body work because it is basically all new metal, only thing original is gonna be the driver door, glass, air conditioner, rear bumper support (I think it is part of it, it connects to the bumper support), roof, and the dash. That is basically all the external stuff that is gonna be original.

314Chevelle
03-04-2012, 06:06 PM
Good luck to you on your project. It'll be 1 heck of a rebuild but all Chevelles that can be saved deserve it

StreetChevelle
04-02-2012, 10:18 PM
Well, we got all the parts we need for the rear end so we can take it off the frame but we still got to weld it in, I will try to get some pictures tomorrow.

shadowgray396
04-02-2012, 10:36 PM
Love to see some pictures

StreetChevelle
04-03-2012, 11:37 PM
http://s898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/
Here are some more of the pictures, try to upload the rest of them tomorrow, my interent went down half way through the upload and dont know how to upload them off my phone.

Ms Grumpy
04-04-2012, 08:20 PM
You can post pics here. Make your own albums in your profile. I will walk you thru it. I couldn't get your link to work for me.

SS Shaun
04-05-2012, 09:54 AM
let me help some
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/258351_215071555179872_100000310860410_707608_4849 069_o.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/258383_215071451846549_100000310860410_707606_5917 664_o.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/240053_215071525179875_100000310860410_707607_1899 430_o.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/242708_215071675179860_100000310860410_707610_6470 776_o.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/257812_215071391846555_100000310860410_707605_7448 915_o.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/242930_215071701846524_100000310860410_707611_1960 908_o.jpg

SS Shaun
04-05-2012, 09:55 AM
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/IMAG0074.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/IMAG0075.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/IMAG0076.jpg

SS Shaun
04-05-2012, 09:55 AM
good work so far man! keep it up!

StreetChevelle
04-05-2012, 10:22 AM
Thanks, Its coming together pretty fast and fairly easily for how much of it is missing and needs replaced on it

flash
04-05-2012, 11:03 AM
Wow ,Dont know how I missed this thread but youve already accomplished a lot. Keep the pics coming .

Ms Grumpy
04-05-2012, 07:25 PM
Great pics. Looks like you have done a lot of work. And you can't go wrong with a black car, grandsport will agree with me too.

StreetChevelle
05-30-2012, 09:24 PM
Haven't posted on here in a while. Been doing other things lately but we got the trunk floor, wheelhouses, floor. rear bumper supports, and most of the quarter panels are welded in and fitted up straight. Haven't got any pictures lately but next time I go out there I will try and get some of what we have done.

Ms Grumpy
05-30-2012, 09:50 PM
Please do post some more pics. I am glad that things are going good.

StreetChevelle
05-30-2012, 10:18 PM
Yeah, we haven't hit any speed bumps and everything is going great. I'll try and get some pictures up tomorrow.

StreetChevelle
06-14-2012, 10:26 AM
Just ordered the hood and front fenders!

shadowgray396
06-14-2012, 10:38 AM
Yeah, we haven't hit any speed bumps and everything is going great. I'll try and get some pictures up tomorrow.

Don't jinx yourself. Seems like I hit nothing but speed bumps along the way on my build. Glad to hear all is going well.

Ms Grumpy
06-15-2012, 10:01 PM
Speed bumps are mandatory when you are doing a build. I think something would be seriously wrong if everything went to smooth. So look forward to the speed bumps.

StreetChevelle
06-25-2012, 10:58 PM
Got a frame with all new bushings, disk brakes, big block springs, and new shocks. We got the car off the frame and the new frame sandblasted and primed waiting for us to finish up the body work so we can put the frame back under it. And we just hit a speed bump, we were measuring everything before welding it in solid and the back bumper panel was a quarter inch off so we had to take it back off and re-adjust it all and weld it back on.

Ms Grumpy
06-25-2012, 11:05 PM
I think we need to change your name to speed bump. :)

SS Shaun
06-26-2012, 08:20 AM
ouch! good luck with it man

StreetChevelle
07-07-2012, 10:42 PM
Well, it turns out it wasn't my aunt's car. We were working on the floor and some papers fell out of the roof and it showed maintenance work and it was owned by somebody else at the same time my aunt had her Chevelle.

StreetChevelle
07-08-2012, 02:43 PM
We got the frame, right side upper and lower A-arms, Power steering pump, rear end, and front springs and shocks painted. Here are some pictures. Tell me what you think of the color combo.
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/IMAG0114.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/IMAG0115.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/IMAG0118.jpg
http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac183/ReconRider12/IMAG0116.jpg

SS Shaun
07-08-2012, 02:48 PM
is this going to be an issue as far as ownership?

StreetChevelle
07-08-2012, 05:25 PM
Between me and my dad?

SS Shaun
07-09-2012, 08:46 AM
i thought you said it wasn't your aunts car so i was wondering if you was going to have an issue with ownership due to that

StreetChevelle
07-09-2012, 05:34 PM
Oh. We had thought it was hers because hers was the exact same and it was a weird combination of colors and options. It isn't going to cause any problems with ownership.

StreetChevelle
07-20-2012, 02:21 PM
Got a bunch of parts off craigslist. Heres all the stuff we got
2 pass. doors- keeping one
Trunk Lid- keeping
4 wheelwell chrome pieces- keeping
vinyl top chrome- selling
350 air fliter cover- selling
engine fan- may keep
headrests and brand new covers- keeping
interior knobs- junk
sun visors- keeping
rocker panel chrome- selling
sill panels- keeping
windshield pillar panels- keeping
we got everything for $250 and there's probably more I am forgetting about.

shadowgray396
07-20-2012, 02:58 PM
Looks like a nice score.

StreetChevelle
07-20-2012, 09:58 PM
Yeah, it was. I forgot about them but there were four hubcaps in there and we looked at how much those were new and they were $260 dollars a piece and these are pretty much brand new. One has a little scratch in it other then that they were perfect.

StreetChevelle
07-27-2012, 09:23 PM
Going to pick up a 454 tomorrow. It's a 78 out of a RV. Anybody know what heads it would have on it?

carpoor
07-27-2012, 10:00 PM
236 Casting peanut ports. Junk, find a set of early heads, (65' - 70') with 100cc or smaller chambers. Use steel head shims, and it will bump the compression up a lot. Plus the larger ports flow more. It's a budget upgrade, and a proven combo. With a matched cam and intake/carb + headers, it's an easy 12 second combination. A member on Team Chevelle did the exact build in his 70' El Camino, it ran 12.70's in a 4000lb truck. (kettbo is his user name)

StreetChevelle
07-27-2012, 10:28 PM
Oh, I was kinda hoping it had the 781 or 049s on it. How much do the different heads usually cost.

carpoor
07-28-2012, 05:16 PM
Pop a valve cover and check before taking my word for the gospel. But, the engine in my father's 72' was pulled from a 79' GMC 1 ton truck. It has the crappy peanut port heads on it. It runs ok, but could be a lot better with a head swap. I have a set of 66' oval ports set aside that I wanted to swap onto his car. (98cc) But, he has decided that he wants me to make it more factory for him. So, it will be getting a tweaked version of a stock LS5 cam. A set of 72' 241 casting heads (113cc), factory low-rise cast iron intake, exhaust manifolds, and the original Quadrajet carburetor.

Currently is has a cheap knock off aluminum intake, similar to an edelbrock performer rpm. A small cam, headers, and a holley 750 DP.

StreetChevelle
07-28-2012, 11:07 PM
We did pop off the valve covers, it has the 781's in it and we could not believe how clean it was. The engine has never been taken apart. It had no oil on the inside of the manifolds. The inside of the heads had no grunge or sludge build up at all. It had the quadrajet carburetor on it and the low rise intake on it. We're gonna be putting a cam, hydraulic but undecided which one, intake, probably edelbrock performer rpm, carburetor is gonna be the Proform 900cfm off my dads car, Headers, we got some on trade and I think there 1.75 but not sure.

carpoor
07-29-2012, 07:19 AM
Good break on the heads, but it still has dished pistons. That = low compression. Run a short duration camshaft with a decent amount of lift. It will increase the DCR and make more power than a large by huge cam with lots of overlap.

StreetChevelle
07-29-2012, 09:12 PM
Yeah, I knew it had low compression, around 8:1 I think. Thanks for the advice on the cam.