70 LSxChevelle Build

[LSxChevelle]

Well I have the car now...unless I catch a deal soon on a more solid car. Picked this car up for $1,000. Original A/C car with power front disc, buckets, auto console and the owner swapped a 12 bolt in unknowingly (to fix his broke 10 bolt). Car is rough.... Will need both quarters, trunk filler panel, rear tail panel, all new front. I bought a title with parts!

Short term plan:
Fix rust and get body in black primer with new bumpers to look 'good'
Swap in 6.0L with LS3 heads, intake, and healthy bump stick

Long term:

Drivetrain/suspension-
Rebuild/stroke 6.0L (forged low comp)
Positive atmospheric pressure via Kenne Bell 3.6?? (considering other options including TT)
T56 or Tremac 6060
Art Morrison GT-Sport chassis
Kore3 C6 Z06 front brake kit for C6 hub
Kore3 C6 Z06 rear brake kit w/ parking brake for 9"

Appearance/Interior-
Anvil carbon hood (painted with some revealed)
Black or body colored bumpers
Carbon diffuser
Carbon front lip
Shaved drip rails
5th Gen Camaro seats? Front/Rear
SS Dash wrapped w/ matching fabric
Autometer gauges and built in touchscreen (linked to car pc and audio system)

Jason
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[AutomaticWeapon]

I don't know, bro... you might want to pass that project on to someone else... IF you can.

Just sayin'

Mike

[ChevelleNV]

I don't know, bro... you might want to pass that project on to someone else... IF you can.

Just sayin'

Mike

I second that...

[LSxChevelle]

Been having a hard time finding a project under 6k...

[brans72]

Been there and doing it right now what your planning. I hate to tell you unless you got some money set aside and lots of time/skills I would strip car for certain parts to sell and move on. I bought SS Chevelle looked a little better then yours but once I got it home and apart then blasted I honestly paid way to much. I know if I would of bought a malibu I would probably be riding down road by now. But if you wanna learn alot,got a place for it and for it to be blown apart and good bit of cash then I say go for it! I did and still working on it ( but others things come up in life right now) I have learned alot and had some best of tmes with 2 friends working on it.Brandon

[Bullockracing]

Well, I still regret selling my rustbucket '72 Cutlass S, so I say keep it and go for it. Get the pieces repaired one at a time - it will be a challenge, but not impossible.

[NJSPEEDER]

It is certainly an ambitious undertaking but if it is what you have then go for it. Blow it apart and reassess the situation once you have the full perspective of what needs to be done. If it looks like what you are interested in taking on go for it, if it is more than you honestly feel you can handle then you part it out and probably get more than you paid for it back. Hell, the 12bolt alone will net you 300-500 back pretty easy depending what's in it.

Good luck

-Tim

[jgpclone]

gl it sure looks like u have some work to do ,sure will look kick ass when ur done

[brans72]

the seats and console will bring decent $ to!

[esenior]

Unless you are planning on doing all of your own body work (and know what you are doing), you might consider putting that title on a replacement Dynacorn (http://www.justsheetmetal.com/classic_body_CH70.asp)body. Definately not a $6k car, but at least you won't have to deal with replacing rusty panels on the main shell.

[craigs73]

Been there and doing it right now what your planning. I hate to tell you unless you got some money set aside and lots of time/skills I would strip car for certain parts to sell and move on. I bought SS Chevelle looked a little better then yours but once I got it home and apart then blasted I honestly paid way to much. I know if I would of bought a malibu I would probably be riding down road by now. But if you wanna learn alot,got a place for it and for it to be blown apart and good bit of cash then I say go for it! I did and still working on it ( but others things come up in life right now) I have learned alot and had some best of tmes with 2 friends working on it.Brandon


agree 100% go for it if you have time and place to do it....... by the way where you live someone here might be able to help you find one

[LSxChevelle]

Well I have a good body guy coming to check it out. I may even tack the qtrs myself. Ialready plan on building a custon trunk pan regardless of rust and do some wheel tub mods to fit a 335's in the ass.

Total seperate not, I just bought a LS3 intake w/ rail and 42lb Z06 injectors for $250. I also forgot I had a set of truck manifolds so I may even start with a DIY single turbo.

[LSxChevelle]

So the local guy I bought the intake from just put his TR6060 trans up for sale w/ the wild clutch capable to 1595tq! Damn...I need my $$ for body work!

[craigs73]

yeah thats a delmia ..... if its a good deal buy trans cause you may not come across another good deal. the body guy will always b there :) but if its not a deal then save your money for the body ;)

[chuckd71]

It's probably going to cost more in the long run to fix that than to buy one already in decent shape, but best of luck to you. At least if you start with this you don't have to worry about messing anything up and you can do what you want to it. Sounds like a lot of transmission.

[gmachala404]

I ran into the same thing when searching for my car. I just did not want to deal with a lot of body work and all the cars with decent bodywork (even Malibus) were over
10K. I just been searching off and on for about 10 years found one SS clone about 5 years ago for 13K that had a nice body but a lot of body work of unknown quality and I could see rust bubbling up under the paint behind the rear wheels and across the lower rocker panels. So I passed. Decided to just focus on finding any rust free two door Malibu didn't care about color or engine or interior just rust free straight body and I was budgeting 18K for it. Still took a while but I found a very nice Malibu. Was a green 6 cyl Malibu that was converted to an SS in the early 90s. Paint was amazing compared to what I have seen before. Behind the doors was all clear no rust behind any of the panels. I checked everywhere. Removed the vents in the door sill and looked into the rear quarters and just light surface rust. I was amazed. I wanted it bad. It had **** for motor and trans and an OK interior but a hacked up dash and console. Asking price was 21K. The body work did it for me I paid the guy 21 for it. The exterior is just flawlessly beautiful floor pans same way nice painted. The paint job is pushing 20 years old and still looks incredible so I know the paint will hold up as it will always be kept in a garage. I fixed up the interior last year (SS dash, Z06 seats, Morris seat belts, carpet, panels etc) interior looks nice now. Now I can focus on the drive train, suspension, brakes and wheels, all the fun stuff. Sorry for rambling but if I were you I'd part that out and start with something a little farther along.

[LSxChevelle]

Well I took the back window out and knocked out the bondo and see the the inner qtrs are junk as well. All parts are up for sale and will move on to another soon. Hoping to find something quickly!

[craigs73]

Where u live lsx my cousin was selling a chevelle. ..... A while back he might still have it or maybe not it was less than 10k for it and was solid as far as i know

[LSxChevelle]

Where u live lsx my cousin was selling a chevelle. ..... A while back he might still have it or maybe not it was less than 10k for it and was solid as far as i know

Seattle area...

[craigs73]

Oh i live in ohio that wont work still not sure if he has it i asked my other cousin he didnt even know it was for sale lol

[gmachala404]

Dang sorry to hear that Lsx. You must be feeling kind of sick right now. Hang in there keep plugging away something will come together.

[LSxChevelle]

It is what it is...I was hesitant on buying until I offered $1k seeing that I could at least get that much back in parts. Hell I had 70 shell that was literally a chassis and body w/o wheels and the Flinstone mod on the floor and sold that for $300.

Selling:
12 bolt (70 date code)
Buckets (complet and functional)
Console w/ linkage
Stereo dash pad
Power disc setup
TH350
Solid doors (extra set)
A/C stuff (all controls, ducting, and air box)

Should do ok...

Jason

[LSxChevelle]

May also look for a 71/72 and swap nose.

[craigs73]

found these on craigslist searching for a car some decent cars :)

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/2547435117.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/2567362190.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2564301492.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2567468768.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/2574534618.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2556364658.html

[LSxChevelle]

Trying to work a deal with my uncle... He's a auto wholesaler and picked up a 70 with no rust but light damage on bottom of pass fender, pass rocker, and bottom corner of driver door. He paid $3700, sold 327 for $650, put in a free 454 he had and wants $10K... He is having the body stuff fixed so maybe I will do the $10K.

[craigs73]

any pics of that car :) we like pics did you see the links i posted

[LSxChevelle]

Gotta grab a pic tonight. Drive out the other night. 454 out of a suburban with a small can so nothing special.

[LSxChevelle]

May have found a deal on a LS3 with light scoring on one cylinder. As long as it can be fixed with a light bore (.005") I would stroke it.

[LSxChevelle]

So chevelle has found a new home... I paid $1,000 + $116 licensing and what not. Sold body/frame for $800 and $300 for the 12 bolt including 10 bolt in exchange. Have the seats and console sold for $650 and still have stereo dash pad and qj carb. So not bad...

Still tempted to buy this LS3 as it is a short block with big cam, intake, fuel rails, and injectors for $1,250.

[craigs73]

sounds like you came out smelling like a rose :) even made some money on the car you cant beat that..... any luck with the deal on uncles velle

[LSxChevelle]

Having a hard pulling the trigger. He wants more dollar than I believe it's worth.

Probably will buy a Geo Metro or Saab that I can flip for a little profit.

[craigs73]

u ever look at the chevelles i posted earlier

[LSxChevelle]

I did...some I have been too busy to go see (some a good distance) Had already looked at 2 of them and found bad cancer. I check craigslist once a day...lol

[craigs73]

haha me to and i cant even afford to bye anything lol

[orbit]

I too seem to have the same problem when I go out to buy a new "old" car... Frikkin rust bucket. And I am willing to spend a bit more for a clean body... Ehh anyway, keep looking! It will come.

[Nick.V70]

So chevelle has found a new home... I paid $1,000 + $116 licensing and what not. Sold body/frame for $800 and $300 for the 12 bolt including 10 bolt in exchange. Have the seats and console sold for $650 and still have stereo dash pad and qj carb. So not bad...

Still tempted to buy this LS3 as it is a short block with big cam, intake, fuel rails, and injectors for $1,250.


I did...some I have been too busy to go see (some a good distance) Had already looked at 2 of them and found bad cancer. I check craigslist once a day...lol

Well atleast you didn't get too deep before you had more to loss. I am happy to see you pulled out of it pretty well.


Seattle area...


You may have to drive south but I have seen rollers in northern Ca. that look pretty solid. If anything spending alittle more than planed up front will save you tons of stress and not make you spend money, being in control of what you spend where is great....opening up a can of worms sucks as you have seen already.

Do you have a budget you are trying to stay in? You just need a roller so I would think a budget of $2500-$4000 should get you in a good area of a start depending on how much a roller you find has on it.

Good luck man, sorry to hear about the bad start but it looks like you are turning things around.

[LSxChevelle]

Around $5k is budget... I'll check out the north california area.

[Nick.V70]

I haven't looked beyond Northern Ca. closer to you but I know I have watched a handful of '70s north or Sac. that should be in your budget and a great starter car. If you are willing to drive and haul one home I am sure there are plenty of forum members in areas that see this pop up that if you get a couple you would like to get scouted out before you drive a long ways you could get help. I don't know what others think but from the sounds of your project ahead I think your budget of $5k for a car to start with is pretty good.

[LSxChevelle]

Well car is delivered to new home and man the chick that bought it is hot! Had a tri-5 Art Morison chassis in the shop and a low 10 sec street driven GTO. Well best wishes to them...

[craigs73]

cool now just to find another one in better shape :)

[craigs73]

look at this 68
http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/2594035671.html

heres my cousins car i told you about earlier he re-listed it
http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/2580190833.html

now this car is a good running car if you could reach a lil out your budget this would be the one...