68 Chevelle Extreme Redo

[Ls1velle]

Ok so here's a quick history of the car as it sits now. 68 Chevelle with Hotchkis suspension front and rear. Boyd 18x10 295-45-18 rear 17x9 245-45-17 front. 2000 LS1 4L60E trans.

And here's where we're heading. AES 390 Twin Turbo 4L80 trans. Shooting for 1000 whp. Comp Engineering back half ladder bar with Moser Fab9. Dropping the body 3 inchs and welding the frame to the body. 24x15 385-35-24 rear. 18x10 265-35-18 front.

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[Later-A-body]

I have to ask how you plan to actually fit a 24" wheel on the car?

[HELLCAMINO]

Yeah, I'm not diggin that 24" tire at all:jawdrop:

[alocker]

Cool build but are you sure you want to stagger a 24" rear with an 18" front?

[Schwartz Performance]

Hope you're putting some big brakes on that beast! :)

-Dale

[Ls1velle]

What does rim size have to do with anything? It's the tire size that matters. There's a ton of pro street cars running 36 inch tall tire. As for the staggered rim size. The reason for that is I drive the car everyday and 20s or 22s don't offer enought side wall without going to big on the diameter. Not sure what brakes ill be running, most likely 13s all around.

[85coupe50]

SHould be interesting to see you build... A friend of mine has a 68 Chevelle we have yet to start on.

[andrewb70]

Let's not discuss fitment and esthetic issues for a minute.

Why would you run a tire that has tread wear of 420? You might as well run a tire made out of a hockey puck.

If you ever hope to hook up the kind of power that you are going to be making, I would suggest running the Mickey Thompson Drag Radial II. It is available in a 345/35-18, which is a 14" wide and 27.5" tall tire. It will give you plenty of sidewall, awesome grip, it will fit easier, and look a lot better.

Andrew

[mikes2nd]

as luke skywalker once said...

"THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"....

Well not really but damn near it.

24's are nuts

Drove me batty with 20*11.5...

[Ls1velle]

The whole point of the project is to think outside the box. Its not about whats easy, ill leave that to the followers. Im not here looking for opinions on what i should do with MY car just showing what can be done with a little imagination.

[Ls1velle]

Heres a quick update. Floors are rough cut out as is the frame. Ordered 48 feet of 2x3 .125 to start the frame. Raceline Jaded 5s 24x15 are ordered.

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[Ls1velle]

The body drop ended up at 4 inches. Got the frame rails made and installed. Rocker height will be 4.5 front and 6.5 rear.

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[Slammd-Gto]

While this isn't the route I will be taking I'm always curious to see something different! I Picture it looking like the collectable hotrods with the enormous blowers sticking out and ridiculous rear wheels, which I have a few :) Good luck and I'm definitely subscribing.

[Ls1velle]

Got my rims today. Wanted something different so we did a raw unfinished centre with polished tub. Huge thanks to Val at Raceline.

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[Slammd-Gto]

Wow! Awesome.

[yumyumchoppers]

not very pro touring but i love it. Do what you want. It is your car. i love the wheels and the tuck.

[yellow1098Greg]

Amazing!

[Ls1velle]

Got the tires mounted today, took a while but got them balanced. Now I can start the back half and narrow the diff.

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[Ls1velle]

heres a few new pics of the rear frame section and 4 link.

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[Ls1velle]

Got the tubs in and the floors started. The rear suspension is pretty much done just a bit more welding.
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[agoristmike]

That is impressive! You putting a roll cage in there? Given that you're welding the frame to the body, I imagine this is meant to be primarily a track car, yes?

[Ls1velle]

100% street car 0 track time. No plan for a cage as insurance company's won't touch the car. I'll see how it handles the power and go from there.

[HotRod47]

Wow !!

[chet]

Wow that is a wicked wheel! Silly question how do you change a rear tire? Is there enough room to get one out of the tubs?

[Ls1velle]

Its a bit of a process for sure, it takes about an hour of screwing around and having 2 people helps.

[Lowered907]

Need more updates

[Ls1velle]

I'd love to be able to do more updates but kids and work take up most of my time. I only get a few hours a week at best to work on the cars. I'm currently hanging the turbos, so maybe tonight I'll get a few new pics.

[PhillipM]

Its a bit of a process for sure, it takes about an hour of screwing around and having 2 people helps.

Oh man!!!!! I have mine off the time. That would suck. Anyways, I think your work looks really well thought out. Nice job.

[RMMiller]

Got the tires mounted today, took a while but got them balanced. Now I can start the back half and narrow the diff.

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So my first thought on the tire size was similar to others but I knew once they were on the car it would look way different than my brain was imagining. Beside the car...no way but on the car it works, kind of like the guy on here building the 30's pickup with big wheels.

[Ls1velle]

Ok so here's the question of the day. Under the hood or in your face. Take into consideration there is nothing stealth about this car.

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[andrewb70]

I would just have them sticking out of the hood even further. Why stop at having them half way out of the hood?

Andrew

[RodZZilla]

Under hood. Less drag.

[Ls1velle]

Decided on sticking through a little. I don't really have a choice as the turbo exit will run into the tubs.
Heres approximately where they will live mabey a bit lower.
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Also picked up my Holley Dominator EFI setup. This stuff looks amazing.
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[coachtek]

this is amazing! very original...subscribed!

[dropped72ss]

Sorry, But why all the horsepower if you can't use it???

[aps63]

Go with what makes you happy.

[Ls1velle]

Why won't I be able to use it, there's tons of 1000hp street cars. Have you ever heard of Nelson Racing, he builds 1000-2000hp street cars all the time.

[Bad Brad]

I'm digging it! I really enjoy seeing different styles of builds. That's what keeps this hobby refreshing.

[Ls1velle]

Got home today and found this on my doorstep. Huge thanks to the guys at Speed By Spectre!!!!

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[Ls1velle]

Really needed a garage cleanup so i pulled the cars out for a few pics.

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[Pro-Buick]

Your car would have looked good in the new Mad Max movie....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akX3Is3qBpw

It would have made a nice Pro-street with the adequate wheels/tyres combo !

[Buryingthesun]

Really needed a garage cleanup so i pulled the cars out for a few pics.

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OMG those poor quarter panels

[130fe]

How much rear suspension travel will you have? Just curious if it is a street driven car and you hit a bump I the road, will the tire contact the tub? Wondering how "streetable" it will be.

[Ls1velle]

It will see only street use. This will be my daily driver in the summer and plan on doing Powertour 2016.
It has over 3 inches in the pic. I'll adjust the coil overs to get around 5 inches, so I should be good.

[spec134]

WOW!!!! Definitely impressed. Seems like a well thought out plan.

[shortrack]

Haha thats crazy! Although I can relate to thinking outside the box

[HomeBuilt]

Really needed a garage cleanup so i pulled the cars out for a few pics.

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that looks pretty wicked! Almost reminds me of the cars in death race with guns shooting out the front!

[chevelletiger]

Cool.one question,what are you going to
Use to keep the axle centered?panhard bar,watts ect. I like the look of the rears like one of the diecast cars i have,as its been said f@#k what other people say,its your car to do as you want,paint the b#%ch pink!shes yours!!

[Ls1velle]

Its got a panhard bar in it now, was going watts but changed for the ease of install. As for the paint no pink i already have to pink cars it will stay as is with a few coats of clear.

Got a bit more sheetmetal work done this week. I had to find a spot for a third seat.
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[TheParker]

This thing is killer! Any Updates?

[Josh@Ridetech]

Really needed a garage cleanup so i pulled the cars out for a few pics.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/10/C192A78B90CE42BFBFE2ACA51F7B67CC_zps57i9-1.jpg (http://s1328.photobucket.com/user/ls1velle2/media/C192A78B-90CE-42BF-BFE2-ACA51F7B67CC_zps57i9vehh.jpg.html)

I was really interested about how the car was going to look. After seeing this, I'm very impressed. Good job!

[Ls1velle]

Hopefully get some updates over the weekend. Been trying to get the Mustang finished up for LS Fest so i havent been on the Chevelle much. Trans crossmember and floors are the goal for saturday. I have all the wiring ready to go. Its booked in for mid November for that and bring it back home in the spring for finishing touches and turn the key.

[Ls1velle]

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[Ls1velle]

Trans mount is done and floors are going in.
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[Ls1velle]

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