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Thread: 1970 Chevelle ground up build.
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08-23-2022 #1
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1970 Chevelle ground up build.
Purchased a barely running 1970 Chevelle a few months ago .I'm in the process of restoring from the frame up. Will post progress as I go.
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08-23-2022 #2
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Smooth firewall..
Filled in holes and welded in 14 gauge smooth firewall panel. Skimcoated and rough block sanding.
08-23-2022 #3
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Smooth firewall cont..Fabbed and cerakoted custom clutch master cylinder fluid res
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Made driver side panel to smooth out firewall. Custom fabricated clutch master cylinder fluid reservoir. Mounted on studs welded from inside.
08-23-2022 #4
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Fluid tanks.
Fabbed up mirror image supercharger coolant reservoir and power steering tanks. TIG WELDED, internally baffled. Cerakoted with carbon grey and black.
3 liter capacity.
08-23-2022 #5
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Cerakote
Disassembled, media blasted and Cerakoted various parts. Used Cerakote "E series" in Carbon grey and Blackout.
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Looks like you have some fab skills. I love the kerakote. Thats going to look sharp. Whats the rest of the car look like?
08-24-2022 #7
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Awesome looking project. Love the Cerakote work!
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08-24-2022 #8
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Thanks, I'll post additional pictures as I go along. The car is currently in pieces.
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Frame boxing and strengthening.
Installed a Hellwig FX frame boxing kit. Added some gussets In a few spots to add rigidity. Repairs some crappy oil pan and header clearancing done by the PO.
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Rebuild door hinges.
Built custom bearing bronze door hinge bushings. Slightly oversized and much larger shoulder to better support the weight of the door. Zero play. Media blasted and cerakoted hinges and hardware.
08-28-2022 #11
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Thank you for posting, its great to see how a real pro tackles a car build, gives guys like me something to strive for.
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08-28-2022 #12
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Nice work with the chassis bracing!
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That looks excellent! The tanks look great, and nice CeraKote looks amazing. I'm going back to see if you posted your process for the CeraKote. I love this thread.
Wayne
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08-31-2022 #14
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Frame primed and painted.
Frame came back from sandblasted. Blew out media and wiped frame down with acetone. Sprayed 2 coats of PPG VP2050 dtm epoxy primer. Sanded down with 400 and followed up with Axalta Imron 2.1 in gloss black . Temp was perfect 85 degrees with 30 percent humidity.
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Completed bushings and pins. Blasted and coated hinge bodies and pins. Cut out recess on pins for e clips. Smooth action with zero play. Will make setting the gaps much easier .
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Nice work! looks like those bushings will make a difference on the door hinges.
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