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Green70
06-06-2009, 07:29 AM
well ive owned her for 10 years and with little money and alot of D.I.Y. and help from family and friends im pretty excited because its getting so close...... though they never are truly done. Heres some pics starting from when i bought it till now.

how i bought her except for the wheels
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IMG1-1.jpg
the tear down
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/chevelle1-1.jpg
replaced both quarters, wheelhouses, rear deck panel and rear body panel
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IM000868-1.jpg
mounted on the rotiserie my dad built himself, we had to change the frame after finding bad rust then found some bad floor braces and body mount areas
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IM000896-1.jpg
the 468 bigblock being built by my pops
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/Copyofengine4-1.jpg
motor all finished
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IM002887-1.jpg
12 bolt rear eaton posi 3:42 and LS1 disks
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/CopyofIM002606-1.jpg
back on the new frame, full global west suspension, 17s, motor & trans in, all body panels test fit
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/IM003960-1.jpg
after more body work and my girlfriend paint the centerlines a satin charcoal grey
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/DSCN2474-1.jpg
now blown apart again getting cut in by my girl
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/022-1.jpg
unmasked waiting for the doors and fenders before i can put her together again for the final paint
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/001-1.jpg
the pictures do the color and paint work no justice it is the orginal color of green mist metallic with a custom green pearl overtop


if we ever get sun again :banghead: hopefully i can get some better pics or we'll have to wait till shes fully painted which i can only hope is soon!

thanks for checkin out my project and ill add more pics as i go.

andrewb70
06-06-2009, 07:37 AM
Nice work!

Andrew

Gordz32
06-06-2009, 07:41 AM
looking good!

1badchevelle
06-06-2009, 07:55 AM
Nice. Good progress. What are you doing for suspension? Did the ls brake set up bolt in?

68/CamaroFL
06-06-2009, 07:59 AM
Nice Project coming along nicely! :twothumbs

1971CHEVELLE
06-06-2009, 12:09 PM
nice project looking good keep us posted

Damn True
06-06-2009, 12:50 PM
Wow...first photo of the centerlines and I'm thinking "oh...tragic" with them painted they look fantastic.

Excellent low-buck transformation.

hechtrod
06-06-2009, 08:22 PM
Wow! I really dig these stories and the pics. So much work involved in building a car. Keep the info coming. What tranny? Did you mention that? I like the wheels Thanks for posting!

nitrovette
06-07-2009, 04:15 AM
Great project,surprised you went back to mist green again.alot of people dont like it .My 70 chevelle ss396 is mist green and havent decided if going back to it or cortez silver when im done.I like the mist green and yours looks like its coming out great.

oldzzy
06-07-2009, 04:41 PM
nice work, keep it up!

Boyd
06-07-2009, 05:19 PM
Nice project....by the way, your girlfriend is a painter?!? Lucky!!!!!

Green70
08-02-2009, 03:31 PM
sorry its been a while ran into a few minor setbacks to answer some quick questions

1badchevelle: it has a full global west front and rear setup with QA1 coilovers up front and QA1 adjustable shocks out back/ the LS brakes werent to bad i dont fully remember but i knnow we had to shim the calipers out to center over the rotors and i still havent messed with hooking up e-brake cables yet.

hechtrod: its a fully built turbo 400 for now, till my money tree starts growing leaves again then im looking 6spd.

nitrovette: thanks man i love the green mist, what most made me want to go back to it was that so many people told me they hated it...... but i think i might change some minds with the slight twist we put on it.

Boyd: yes she is a painter, and yes i am lucky! thank you.

thanks for the rest of the comments guys. now for some pics

Green70
08-02-2009, 03:32 PM
Finally painted after owning her for 10 years, Green mist metallic with a custom green pearl overtop

prep'd and ready to go
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/028-1.jpg
girlfriend laying down the green mist metallic base coat
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/038-1.jpg
all finished sitting outside the shop this morning
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/013-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/015-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/016-1.jpg
unloading her back at my house
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/019-1.jpg

the pearl doesnt show much because we have no sun once again, hopefully i can get some sunny pics soon. Next step is wet sand and buff then get her reasembled (thank god for factory assembly manuals). hope you enjoy the pics, im off to the garage for a beer and stare at the 'velle.

nitrovette
08-02-2009, 05:56 PM
wow that came out great i love the color,she did an incredible job on the paint.cant wait to see it done.

protouring70
08-02-2009, 06:03 PM
Sweet car!!! She does an excellent job!!!

Hopefully you can bring it to the autocrosses in the future!!

350SS
08-02-2009, 06:15 PM
Awesome car :cheers:

wish my girl new how to paint like that :)

gto406
08-02-2009, 06:38 PM
Looks really nice - lucky guy - your girlfriend can actually help you work on the car 8^)

1badchevelle
08-02-2009, 06:41 PM
dam your girl can sure lay some paint.

tones2SS
08-03-2009, 03:30 PM
Very nice!!!
I'm still drooling over the BBC pic!!! lol

Draginutz
08-03-2009, 04:50 PM
I like it!!!

WS6
08-03-2009, 04:50 PM
Glad you stayed with the green. It looks great. The centerlines look great too with just that color change.

FirstGenZq8
08-03-2009, 04:57 PM
marry her.

looks awesome!

Green70
08-04-2009, 04:41 PM
thanks guys, Brandi is very happy you guys are impressed with her paint skillz, she was a bit nervous since it was only her 2nd overall paintjob but i think it looks fantastic! i think my dad almost fell over when he saw it lol

I do plan on hitting an autoX track some day after i get $ to swap out the old crusty bald GSC's for something stickier, maybe drag radials? since it will smoke the goodyears in 2nd gear with a medium throttle hit (yes i do drive it up my street sometimes hehe)

slightly better pic of the pearl but not great cuz still no bright sun
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/0191-1.jpg
pictures just dont do the color justice.



Tony

nitrovette
08-05-2009, 02:10 AM
That pic shows the pearl better.Just realized your in jersey too i go to whiting area sometimes,hopefully get to see it sometime when its finished.

orbit
08-05-2009, 06:02 AM
Any full car shots after you wet sanded and buffed?

jilge71
08-05-2009, 07:49 PM
man looking good!!!

alowerlevel
08-20-2009, 03:11 AM
:poke: C'mon Ant wheres the rest of the pics of your slo-touring car? :lmao::lmao::lmao:

neki67
08-20-2009, 04:25 AM
Hey paint is done, time for a new GF. Perhaps one that can do upholstery?:angel:



Well that's not very nice of me to say, right?! Kudos to your lady and to you for doing such a nice job together! Man, that looks absolutely killer.

Green70
08-23-2009, 02:19 PM
Hey paint is done, time for a new GF. Perhaps one that can do upholstery?:angel:



Well that's not very nice of me to say, right?! Kudos to your lady and to you for doing such a nice job together! Man, that looks absolutely killer.
:lol: i thought the same thing, no j/k (now to make sure she doesnt see this post)

some updated pics
the back end is all together, some of the front is together but the grille isnt painted yet cuz im slacking on making it look nice first. the dash is in and i installed the carpet today.

smoked out the marker lights for a cleaner look
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/005-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/0091-1.jpg
the interior as of now seat covers are temporary as is the tach ziptied to the column :rolleyes: someday i plan to get some real gauges inplace of the sweep speedo but hey it all works for now.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/0131-1.jpg
showing the back about 99% finished
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/035-1.jpg
the front as of now
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/030-1.jpg
chillin in the garage with the rest of our toys, behind the bikes is brandi's '85 Z28 pro touring project that will be our main focus in a month or so when my chevelle is done im sure ill have a thread here soon.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/029-1.jpg

icebird84
08-23-2009, 02:22 PM
looks nice

Green70
08-23-2009, 02:32 PM
:poke: C'mon Ant wheres the rest of the pics of your slo-touring car? :lmao::lmao::lmao:hah! slow? at least it aint a 8ton 73 with an earth churning 107 hp :slap:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/IMG_0736-1.jpg
no seriously though we can race :smoke: but uh you gotta come tune my carb first

alowerlevel
08-23-2009, 04:27 PM
hah! slow? at least it aint a 8ton 73 with an earth churning 107 hp :slap:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/08/IMG_0736-1.jpg
no seriously though we can race :smoke: but uh you gotta come tune my carb first

At least it doesent look like someone :barf: 'd on my car :lmao:.... and get it right asshat, its only weighs 4 tons and its got 115 hp not 107 :enguard:. Ill race you in the '67 before I tune your carb though:1st: Ill give you a call this week and see if I cant get up there this weekend.

alowerlevel
08-23-2009, 04:57 PM
And out of all the pics I have of the '73 you gotta use that one????

01somta
08-23-2009, 05:09 PM
I love the color!!

tones2SS
08-23-2009, 06:17 PM
Pretty cool '73!
What are your plans for that bad boy?

TPI Monte SS
08-23-2009, 08:19 PM
Man, that's a great looking '70 Chevelle, I love the green!! And the Centerlines look evil with the dark gray centers, very nice touch. Nice to see another member from Jersey on board!

Green70
09-03-2009, 11:21 AM
alowerlevel: yea i had to cuz im surprised that trailer didnt collapse beneath it lol

01somta: thanks, more support for green mist!

tones2SS: he should slam it on some 335/30/18s cuz it has massive wheelwells it would make an awesome protouring car but what do i know im the younger brother. i think he wants to make it a street/strip car.

TPI Monte SS: thanks man, I love your monte that thing is clean! we'll have to meet up some day.

Green70
09-03-2009, 11:33 AM
well ive been working hard on the car but my wifey has me doing alot of house projects lately. The main thing was to install some plastic inner fenders from "the parts place" supposedly the "best" of the plastic inners made.

they look nice out of the box
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/010-1.jpg

underside
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/016-1.jpg

top side notice i painted the lower portion of the fenders black instead of green like original for a cleaner more subtle engine bay.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/0132-1.jpg

well it took nearly 2-3 hrs a piece! to install these bitches and make them look/fit like they should :hammer:
Tools needed to install reads: :here!: 1/2" socket and rachet, drill and bits, a die grinder with reamer attachment (lord knows they barely got a single hole in the right place) alot of curse words, and a 30 pack of beer. not to mention i had to drill holes for the battery tray and the holes where the marker light wires run through.

me and my great ideas of running the lighter inner fenders :banghead:

alowerlevel
09-04-2009, 08:15 AM
Looks like your makin some progress there Ant. WTF are the 2 silver circle things in the wheelwell in the 2nd pic? Oh and BTW 335/30/18's are way too short for the '73 Im thinkin 315/35/20's or I just found out that Michelin has 335/30/20's :hail: . But the damned things are almost $500 each :eek: One of these weekends I will get up there and give you a hand, plus I still have the hard drive and other crap I gotta give you.

Brandon Miller
09-04-2009, 09:34 AM
First you said gf then wifey....So did you get married?

LMDGUY
09-04-2009, 11:37 AM
That color is awsome.. paint looks great! you have a good woman

KnightMare
09-04-2009, 10:18 PM
Paint job looks killer and the color looks great

Green70
09-05-2009, 02:47 PM
thanks for the compliments on the car and girl, sometimes i call her "wifey" "ol lady" ya know not married yet......... guess i gotta do that soon.

Just finished putting the front end together and got the hood back on so the body is done except for some minor adjusting, a bit of trim, and the front and back glass. I should have some pics up pretty soon.

Green70
09-05-2009, 03:12 PM
the pics

just finished
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/036-1.jpg

drivers side
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/039-1.jpg

up close grille shot, i removed the trim and painted it black. I think it looks alot meaner without the trim.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/042-1.jpg

pass. side. Ignore the wet sanded spot there was some solvent pop brandi was making sure wet sanding would take care of or if she'd have to repaint the spot.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/044-1.jpg

just another pretty shot from the front.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/045-1.jpg


Ill have to get more pics cuz my dumbass left the car idle when i took those so the flapper door on the hood was closed.

Green70
09-05-2009, 03:39 PM
well i dont have a damn clue how to post a video here but ill try my best here with a video of my "road test"

http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bluebolt06/my%20videos/?action=view&current=046.flv


ya i dunno that link should work i cant make it show up in my post so....... sorry the burnout was kinda lame but that was about 125 ft worth, i took it easy on her ya know dont wanna beat on it just yet lol

and yea the nieghbors came out like WTF is he doing? :6gears: :wasntme: no matter they like me anyhow cuz they all want me to work on their cars :rolleyes:

FirstGenZq8
09-05-2009, 08:49 PM
dang, it looks really nice. put your center caps on and take more pics!

6'9"Witha69
09-05-2009, 09:57 PM
Looks great.

tommycomfort
09-06-2009, 05:07 PM
Glad you kept the green, it has always been one of my favorite colors.

Motown 454
09-06-2009, 08:42 PM
It looks good and sounds nice too.

IndyNova
09-07-2009, 10:01 AM
were gonna need a better burn out..lol car looks great, makes me want to go work on mine now.

Green70
09-07-2009, 12:29 PM
yea i forgot the center caps cuz i got a lil excited but im thinkin i may smooth out the inside there and have brandi paint em again cuz i think the center caps are a bit goofy lookin.

it does sound good but loud! all it has are some hooker header mufflers on there right now, you can see em hangin it the one pic.

A nice burnout will be in order to send off the dryrotted GSC's when i get my new tires.

since i had 2 of my fun rides out yesterday figured i take a pic.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/0101-1.jpg

Steven's 72
01-17-2010, 02:27 PM
Hey Tony, I love the green just wondering how the Chevelle is coming along?

626alex15
01-17-2010, 04:40 PM
looks awsome

alowerlevel
01-17-2010, 05:20 PM
Since it looks like my brother isnt gonna update his own thread Ill do it for him :poke:. He put his new exhaust on over the holidays, 3" x-pipe to Spintech pro-street mufflers, to 3" tailpipes. Heres 2 quick vids of it.
http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bluebolt06/my%20videos/?action=view&current=007.flv

http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bluebolt06/my%20videos/?action=view&current=006-1.flv

Steven's 72
01-18-2010, 03:20 AM
Looks and sounds great, I own a 72 Velle. What shade of green is that?

alowerlevel
01-18-2010, 10:34 AM
Looks and sounds great, I own a 72 Velle. What shade of green is that?


it is the orginal color of green mist metallic with a custom green pearl overtop
...

CruizinKev
01-19-2010, 07:59 AM
very nice! sounds good :twothumbs

19,69camaro
01-19-2010, 09:31 AM
I love the color. Cant wait to see it all together!

Jeffrotech
01-19-2010, 01:34 PM
x8 for liking the color!

Anyone with a green Chevelle usually changes that - but yours looks great!

BTW - the gf seems like a keeper - she's in to cars AND she can shoot paint?!

Green70
01-24-2010, 01:34 PM
Since it looks like my brother isnt gonna update his own thread Ill do it for him :poke:.

thanks bro and thanks for the compliments guys the chevelle is 90% "done" for now just some small stuff left before i take her out and do some real driving in the spring i do have an H.I.D. headlight kit and a full glowshift gauge setup brandi got me for christmas that id like to get installed by then. Lately ive been workin on getting the body work done on my gf's '85 z28 so i havent had much computer time, but i think she caught the 'pro touring' bug so i think ill be starting a thread and looking around for some done up 3rd gens for ideas.

DYNODANNY
02-05-2010, 04:59 PM
Man your chevelles color looks bitchen, nice car, I bet you can;t wait to run that on an autocross.

Green70
10-27-2010, 02:01 PM
been almost a year but life has been busy. she is finished for now (you guys all know how that is) been out cruisin all summer and also had to finish the girlfriends z28 so ive ignored the computer, but whatever heres some pics

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/10/0011-2.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/10/0061-4.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/10/0151-1.jpg
my chevelle and brandi's z28 at a local cruise night.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/10/Photo0398-1.jpg

couple vids of the death of the old tires
http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bluebolt06/my%20videos/?action=view&current=039.mp4
http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bluebolt06/my%20videos/?action=view&current=042.mp4

67 ls1 vert
10-27-2010, 02:49 PM
Wow Tony, is that the same Camaro that was in the garage? Looks great!
I like the garage burnout by the way. LOL Looks like the garage was on fire to your neighbors I bet.

Motown 454
10-27-2010, 03:18 PM
It looks great.

Green70
10-27-2010, 03:20 PM
Wow Tony, is that the same Camaro that was in the garage? Looks great!
I like the garage burnout by the way. LOL Looks like the garage was on fire to your neighbors I bet.
Yup, thanks! thats the same camaro just after some body work and and a slick paint job she laid down herself!

HEHE the burnouts got a bit out of control, the garage was filled with smoke for hours after! at the end of the one vid you can hear the nieghbors daughter yell "somebody call the fire dept!" lol fourtunatlly they love me, a few were even cheering me on.

sr73bu
10-27-2010, 05:53 PM
sweet chevelle! I'm 10 minutes from Browns mills... shoot me a pm if you ever want to meet up at a cruise or show... good luck with the car!

-Sean

alowerlevel
10-28-2010, 12:23 AM
Holy crap Ant, your still alive? Brandi's car looks great, yours looks like *****, lol. I gotta try to get up there again soon, maybe take the cars out for a ride one day. :6gears: :6gears:

AZ99C5
11-12-2010, 10:56 AM
Beautiful job! My first car when I was 17 was a perfect Light Mist Green Metallic '70 Chevelle SS396. It was also a rare care, because it was unusually optioned. For example, it had Factory Air, Power Steering, Power Disc Brakes, Automatic with Column Shift and a BENCH SEAT! Since this was the standard Chevelle seat style, it came in a type of "cloth" material rarely seen in an SS. Most Super Sports that year were ordered with vinyl-covered bucket seats and the center console. The seats and full Vinyl Roof (another option) were "Dark Forest Green". Also, the car was NOT ordered with the "Cowl Induction" option, so it came with the basic "domed" SS hood, but no "Rally Stripes", "Cowl Induction" lettering, or cowl "flapper" door. When I bought the car in 1974, it had only 15,000 miles on it and I paid a mere $1,500 for it! OMG!! Although yours is not an SS, it is probably as close as I'll ever get to seeing a car like mine again. (I also owned and restored a NUMBERS-MATCHING '70 LS5 SS454/4-speed in the mid '80's. It was exactly like the car in all the Chevrolet Chevelle SS brochures in 1970 - Cranberry Red with Cowl Hood & Black SS Stripes....)

THE TECH
02-20-2011, 11:04 AM
Very clean car. Would make me think twice now about using that color if I were ever to paint mine again.

Hayden.m
08-18-2011, 11:20 PM
I love that color

alowerlevel
02-26-2012, 02:39 PM
:poke: C'mon Ant update this with some of the new pics or Ill come up there and do it for you :wedgie:.

sr73bu
02-26-2012, 03:26 PM
Love the color of this car.... You should bring it out to RTTS in April at NJ Motorsports Park.

-Sean