The Bad Apple Chevelle

[Travis B]

here are some build pics......

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[ViperBlue68]

is it me or are there NO pics?! :pics2: :pics2:

[Bill Howell]

Bad apple, like the name,lol!
Bad apples are brown though, how about green apple. bitter apple, tart apple bad ass apple,,, how bout I shut up....

[Travis B]

Bad apple, like the name,lol!
Bad apples are brown though, how about green apple. bitter apple, tart apple bad ass apple,,, how bout I shut up....


Bill you never came up with anything better...lol the name is still in priliminary stages if anyone can come up with something I am open to suggestions

[Travis B]

is it me or are there NO pics?! :pics2: :pics2:


Sorry got a little ahead of myself they are there now

[Bill Howell]

G-candy

[Bill Howell]

Apple Twist

[Travis B]

Apple Twist

NOt bad keep in mind the other names we talked about which were

Toxic
Toxic Shock
Ruckus

anyone else

[Bill Howell]

Toxic Apple, Slammed Ruckus

[Travis B]

Toxic Apple, Slammed Ruckus


So much for that writers block you had earlier lol

[GBodyGMachine]

Looks great man, Keep up the good work.

JEff

[Bill Howell]

Just ate supper, it must be the sugar rush.lol

[Steve Chryssos]

Very cool project. And I like Bad Apple. I see an apple with angry eyes, sharp teeth and a smirk.

[Bill Howell]

You could always put a blower on it and call it Apple Whine.

[Travis B]

You could always put a blower on it and call it Apple Whine.


Actually we are looking into a nice little intercooled procharger set-up right now just waiting on a return phone call.....

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Sour Apple :dunno:

[79_GBody]

Green Machine! :thankyou:

[formula]

granny smith?

[F70t/a]

What color green will the ride be? Sweet project by the way :cool:

[MrQuick]

looks sweet Travis. can't wait to see more. Apple sauce

[rocketman]

lets pro street it,i will build you motor as big as mine.and call it toxic meltdown.oh scrap the blower and spray it.any boy can blow it,it takes a man to spray it.i love nos.

[colt zantop]

very nice so far..keep us updated!

[zbugger]

Mmmmm..... Pork chops and apple sauce..... I need food.

[zbugger]

Oh yeah, great work so far. It's gonna kick ass when done.

[CAMAROBOY69]

Looks great so far Travis. I really like the green in your render. What will be the official green color when finished? Bad apple seems to fit well with everything else going on around lately.

[Travis B]

Thanks for the compliments guys

F70 t/a It will either be Hot hues Sour modouri Green or that color with a little extra mixing not sure yet

Rocketman were not pro-streeting it and if you have extra 710in BBC sitting around I'll sure take it lol

Adam-Yes I hope to match Jasons color in the drawing I think it looks about right for the car! THe name is kinda funny since we've had all this talk about bad apples lately lol but I like the name I think it will work

[ProTeal55]

I like the " Sour Apple " idea.
Could always go and call it the Jolly Rancher :)

[4OfaKind]

How about:

Sweet & Sour

Bad Taste

Sour Note

Sweet Tart :yum:

:idea:

[rocketman]

buddy if i had a spare 710.i would be bring it down.looks good.how about
sour velle

[J2speedandcustom]

looks good Travis! I like the Bad Apple name it's fitting.

[MuscleRodz]

Looks like it will be a wild ride.

Mike

[Ralph LoGrasso]

I like the " Sour Apple " idea.
Could always go and call it the Jolly Rancher :)

Wicked Apple

Toxic Apple

Lethal Apple

Apple Core

Malicapple (Malicious + Apple)

The sour apple is kinda fitting because the color is similar to green apples, which are sometimes referred to as a sour apple.

[strangler]

Some of you guys get too cought up with this name thing.



I really like your idea for the motor mounts. Looks good.

[Travis B]

I really like your idea for the motor mounts. Looks good.

thanks....

[Torbjorn]

Great!! Love to see another early A-body beeing buildt.
Seems to bee a very nice one as well.
Se that you had to cut out a little bit more metal than I.
how wide are your rear weels?

Torbjorn

[XTRMEASURES]

i like Toxic Apple

[TonyL]

Or you could drop the whole apple thing, its neon green, you could go with

NeonMEAN

[Jim Nilsen]

What about just calling it "Big Apple" I don't think anyone in NY would mind and who would care anyway if you stole it from them, they should be proud!!!!

Jim Nilsen

[Travis B]

Great!! Love to see another early A-body beeing buildt.
Seems to bee a very nice one as well.
Se that you had to cut out a little bit more metal than I.
how wide are your rear weels?

Torbjorn


20x10 4in bs
295/40R20

[Travis B]

updates....

as you can see I changed the front suspension around a little.....lol the lower shockwave mount is adjustable which will let me run slightly different air pressures at a given ride height(3.5in)

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[wiedemab]

Lookin' good. That thing is going to sit awesome aired down. It looks like it should almost lay the frame!

What did you do for control arms up front? Are you running stock style rear suspension or custom?

Love the pics!


Brandon

[1sick65]

Looks good....Glad to see that you cut everything you could to ensure that you are lower than me.:bsjerk: LOL!!!!!!!!! It will be a wicked car when it's finished. By the way, I love the peach carb...wonder where that came from:headbang:

[Travis B]

Lookin' good. That thing is going to sit awesome aired down. It looks like it should almost lay the frame!

What did you do for control arms up front? Are you running stock style rear suspension or custom?

Love the pics!


Brandon


yes it should lay frame from front to back....those are ari ride tech control arms...rear suspension will be a 3 link

[Travis B]

Looks good....Glad to see that you cut everything you could to ensure that you are lower than me.:bsjerk: LOL!!!!!!!!! It will be a wicked car when it's finished. By the way, I love the peach carb...wonder where that came from:headbang:


yup your right....lol the peace carb is sweet!

[1970cuda]

please!

[796spdbu]

I like the frame table you have your car on.I take it that the frame is only tack welded to the table.How do you get the car back off the table,I know that it is only there for the mock up of the suspension and other factors of the build and then you will take it back apart for paint and reassembly.I guess that is when you call upsome buds and ice down a few cases of frosty beverages?cant wait to see it done it is pretty damn sweet for being so bad!!!

[Travis B]

I like the frame table you have your car on.I take it that the frame is only tack welded to the table.How do you get the car back off the table,I know that it is only there for the mock up of the suspension and other factors of the build and then you will take it back apart for paint and reassembly.I guess that is when you call upsome buds and ice down a few cases of frosty beverages?cant wait to see it done it is pretty damn sweet for being so bad!!!

the table will have castors soon (the other 3 we have have them) and we have a lift in the shop so we will roll it over under the lift and let it down. I can't wait to get it down on the ground and see where it sits...I have a pretty good idea but??? Oh and we have been known to ice down the frosty beverages anyway?

[Travis B]

please!

what would you like pics of? I have started mocking the firewall so I will have pics of it in a few days!

[wiedemab]

Did you build the frame table or buy it. Just curious if it was worth the time and effort to build or more feasible to just buy one.

Hopefully my next project will be built in a similar manner to what you are doing. By that I mean on a table. My Dad manages a body shop for a living - We had discussed using a Frame Rack for this. They have adjustable clamps for the rocker pinch welds.

I guess I'm just trying to get some insight into your thought process when building a car on a table, since I've not been down this road as of yet.

Do you level the table and use it for a reference? or just use it for fixturing the body.

I guess there is a question in here somewhere. Any comments thoughts are welcome.

Brandon

[Travis B]

I have a friend that has a friend kinda thing......he runs the biggest dumpster building place in the area so getting thick steel is no problem for us! We gave him the measurements that we wanted the table to be, he put it in the computer and the peices were cut out with a laser and then assembled and welded on there machined dumpster building table...lol so they are real close in demension but i'm sure not perfect. I centered and leveled the frame on the table I use the table to measure off of but I am not doing any critical front suspension measurments or anything like that! IMO a fram table/bodyshop style is you best bet if you have access to one for an extended period of time. Although I like the price of mine.....FREEEEBIE


Did you build the frame table or buy it. Just curious if it was worth the time and effort to build or more feasible to just buy one.

Hopefully my next project will be built in a similar manner to what you are doing. By that I mean on a table. My Dad manages a body shop for a living - We had discussed using a Frame Rack for this. They have adjustable clamps for the rocker pinch welds.

I guess I'm just trying to get some insight into your thought process when building a car on a table, since I've not been down this road as of yet.

Do you level the table and use it for a reference? or just use it for fixturing the body.

I guess there is a question in here somewhere. Any comments thoughts are welcome.

Brandon

[wiedemab]

Yep, you can't beat that price! Now that you mentioned it, what are you going to use to measure your critical suspension dimensions? Did you modify the location of the upper control arm mounts in the front, or just replace the stock mounts with a stronger and better looking piece?

Side Note: Access to a set of wheels the same size you are going to run to set your car up is a nice option too!

Brandon

[Travis B]

Yep, you can't beat that price! Now that you mentioned it, what are you going to use to measure your critical suspension dimensions? Did you modify the location of the upper control arm mounts in the front, or just replace the stock mounts with a stronger and better looking piece?

Side Note: Access to a set of wheels the same size you are going to run to set your car up is a nice option too!

Brandon

I didn't change the upper control arm location it is right back to factory specs except it is made of 3/8 plate now instead of a stamped bracket! ya we have more wheels out here than we know what to with they are all various sizes and widths. like I said the table is real close so fabbing the rear suspension points shouldn't be a problem either.

[1970cuda]

enjoying the build, just want to see more of it. i have a 64 ss also and want to see what can be done

[Travis B]

enjoying the build, just want to see more of it. i have a 64 ss also and want to see what can be done


oh ok no problem