1965 Chevelle 300 post project

[KWKRAG9]

Well, don't know where to start. The newest project in the family is a 1965 Chevelle 300 that we got from my father when he lost his battle with cancer a few weeks ago. Mom gave me the car and told me to finish the car the way dad would have wanted it, so me and my son are going to work on this over the next few years as money will allow. It is really a cool car. It is a 300 with 39k original miles on it. We bought it for him from Pennsylvania for his 60th birthday in 2004. It is a total plain jane car with radio delete, rubber floor mats and I don't think it has seatbelts or back-up lights. We have the original rims with centercaps and the original hood. The plan will be to put a newer LS style motor in it and keep the stock look outside. Maybe some suspension upgrades with seats from a newer car. I would love to have the original rims widened. We'll see what we will be able to afford.

[Tom Welch]

This will make an excellent sleeper. Sorry to hear how you came by the car, it will be a real good project.

[sixfivepost]

Cool project, but I'm biased! :-) Not too many 65 Post Chevelles around here. Check out my build. Sorry to hear about your dad.

Dan

Project High School Sweetheart: 1965 Chevelle 300 Post aka "POSTAL"

https://www.pro-touring.com/showthread.php?82862-Project-High-School-Sweetheart-%28the-build-of-a-1965-Chevelle-300-2dr-post-quot-POSTAL-quot-%29

[KWKRAG9]

Dan, after reading your post it makes me jealous that I won't have the funds to make mine half as nice as yours. Keep up the good work.
It looks that a local is going to get me a great deal on a LS-2 with a automatic trans for the car. Thanks Josh.
I think I will leave the column shift but find a set of buckets. Dad had a old pair of tuck-and-rolled buckets for the car, but they are not correct and would probably be more useful for someone to use them the way they are.
I think disc brakes is going to be a must. Probably be shopping for a 12bolt.
Here we go.......

[sixfivepost]

Dan, after reading your post it makes me jealous that I won't have the funds to make mine half as nice as yours. Keep up the good work.
It looks that a local is going to get me a great deal on a LS-2 with a automatic trans for the car. Thanks Josh.
I think I will leave the column shift but find a set of buckets. Dad had a old pair of tuck-and-rolled buckets for the car, but they are not correct and would probably be more useful for someone to use them the way they are.
I think disc brakes is going to be a must. Probably be shopping for a 12bolt.
Here we go.......

Nah, no need to be jealous! This thing spiraled out of control and I've spent most of the $$ on the body, but actually, would have rather spent the $$ on the drive train. I had to sell my two custom Triumph motorcycles to help fund this fiasco. I'm down to one toy and it's nowhere even close to being complete yet. Honestly, if it weren't for the emotional connection of owning this car for so long, the best thing to do is to just buy a car that's completed already and benefit from somebody else's budget blowout! I'll never get even half of what I have into this thing if I ever need to sell it. I'm sure you're connected to your car as well, so selling probably isn't an option.

You're going to have an LS2!! I'll probably end up with a rather mundane, old school, GMPP crate motor and my rebuilt Muncie. I'm not going to do much with the interior, probably just a clean up and then put it back in the car as is. It has wear, but at least I won't have to worry too much about it. I wish I would have planned for an LS conversion!! I'll be the jealous one! :-)

Since you'll have a modern, LS engine, discs are a must! You don't need to break the bank either. I'm using the Ground Up (ss396.com) disc brake kit. They're not huge, but you get drilled and slotted rotors at no extra charge. The kit comes with a booster, master cylinder, rotors, calipers, bearings, etc, etc.

For the rear end, I'm using a 2" narrowed Moser 9". It is a bolt in kit and was a better deal than the 12 bolt and is brand new. Mine has the disc brakes already installed, but you can get it with drums as well.

Good luck and I'll keep an eye out for updates to your build!

[chumscustoms]

gotta love the sedan, keep us posted

[sixfivepost]

We couldn't find full quarters for the sedan, so we went with coupe quarters and modified them to fit. I'm not sure, but it looks like my new coupe quarters wheel openings look a bit more streamlined. Could just be an optical illusion though.