SSick 65

[65chevelle''ss'']

Oh yeah, your car is "SSick" for sure!! Im glad we all could help.

I'm hoping it will be "SSick" when it's done!!! Thanks for all the compliments so far guys....even though there isn't a whole lot to look at right now

[65chevelle''ss'']

Had the wheels out of the garage today 'cus I'm having the tires mounted up on them here shortly. Took some shots



***That's plastic wrap around the lip.... How they were shipped***

[70TWO NOVA]

Very nice wheel chioce, what did you say the sizes were?

[65chevelle''ss'']

Thanks... They are 18x8.5 and 20x10 (305 25 20).

[70TWO NOVA]

SICK!! Its gonna look wicked!

[muthstryker]

when you get the tires mounted up can you post some pics with the wheels and tires under the car?? wanting to see what it looks like.


us young guys have to keep the sport alive, its up to us to show the younger crowd whats up. i myself being 18 (i win). i have some great things coming soon hopefully

[65chevelle''ss'']

when you get the tires mounted up can you post some pics with the wheels and tires under the car?? wanting to see what it looks like.


us young guys have to keep the sport alive, its up to us to show the younger crowd whats up. i myself being 18 (i win). i have some great things coming soon hopefully

O ya, I intend to keep the pics coming for sure! When I have anything new I will post it up.

[65chevelle''ss'']

Here's a few from yesterday...





Coming along... Coming along
Travis

[65chevelle''ss'']

You can see the shaved handles and locks here. Looks good IMO, makes it clean... Can you make out the shaved drip rails???? I will have to post up some better pics if anyones interested...?

[Rantheman]

looking good i stayed with the 8.8 12 bolt and narrowed it myself 2" per side I am very happy with the results

[Blitz]

It's all brushed -n- stuff! Can't wait. I know you saw that '64 on the homepage! Oops, wrong forum homepage. I'm stupid, hahaha.

[65chevelle''ss'']

It's all brushed -n- stuff! Can't wait. I know you saw that '64 on the homepage! Oops, wrong forum homepage. I'm stupid, hahaha.

What homepage? What '64? Send me a link already!!!!

[Blitz]

Sorry about that, left the house right after posting. Just got back from a lil rendevous, but of course I had to stop in and check in on any progress made before taking my butt to sleep. Hahaha. Sad isn't it? Anyway...here is the '64 I was talking about.


http://www.lateral-g.net/members/skelton/

[65chevelle''ss'']

Oh yes, I have seen that car... Very, very nice ride!!! Mine is soooo far from being anything even close to that right now.....but hopefully someday ;)

[twosaturns]

love seeing these '65s take shape! my 1st car was a '65, back in '87, bought it for $275! only had 1st gear in the powerglide, then put a muncie in, everything else that wasn't rusted away was stock, even the 4 wheel non-power drums! trunk was rusted out, wheel lips gone, rear window surround all rusted out... no I don't miss it, would have taken a bundle to sort out, so I bought my brothers '70 nova instead.
still love the lines on the '65, I'll be watching the build!

[Blitz]

Oh yes, I have seen that car... Very, very nice ride!!! Mine is soooo far from being anything even close to that right now.....but hopefully someday ;)

You're closer than I am.

[TurboLark]

I like the shaved rails and handles.
I have shaved the rails on my 65 Skylark, but I will need to figure something else out for the handles. I plan to run the car at the drags and they require a way to get into the car from the outside. Gotta find some sort of flush mount handles from another car to graft in.

[65chevelle''ss'']

love seeing these '65s take shape! my 1st car was a '65, back in '87, bought it for $275! only had 1st gear in the powerglide, then put a muncie in, everything else that wasn't rusted away was stock, even the 4 wheel non-power drums! trunk was rusted out, wheel lips gone, rear window surround all rusted out... no I don't miss it, would have taken a bundle to sort out, so I bought my brothers '70 nova instead.
still love the lines on the '65, I'll be watching the build!

LOL, I know that story all to well

My first car was also a '65. Holes in the floor boards and trunk pans, the quarter panel lips were gone, the electrical system was an absolute mess, etc etc. BUT I wouldn't take that experience back for a second.. It wasn't nice by any means but it had character, that's all that mattered to me at the time I couldn't afford much so I would much rather be driving around in that piece rather then spending the same amount of money on something else.
(which would probably be a Chevette )

[65chevelle''ss'']

Turbolark: Just wanted to give you this information in case you were interested.
My little brother has always been into the "import" scene and he built a little VW GTI a few years ago and shaved the handles and locks. He ended up grafting in some handles that I wanna say came out of a Audi S4...? Really clean lookin, flush mounted handles.

If your interested in seeing some pics just let me know and I will try and get ahold of him so he can email me some pics with the exact year/make/model car they came out of????

[twosaturns]

audi A4/S4 handles are popular on Vws, keepin it all german and that...
don't get me wrong, the 1st car is ALWAYS memorable; I raced a mid 80s 4th gen vette when I still had the 'glide in, I had him all through his 1st and 2nd gear, and I only had 1st! once he hit 3rd, he was gone.
I had all kinds of plans w/ that car, even bought the camaro spindles and rotors, had the H-O racing catalog all marked up, ready to go.
the 1st gen chevelle/malibus are a great size, if I did one again I'd like a post model chevelle 300. I like the '67 post model too.