SSick 65

[TurboLark]

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????

Thanks for the info, I will look into it. I'm so far away from that point, so dont worry about pictures.
Thanks again.
Phil

[65chevelle''ss'']

Ok, no problem buddy....

[65chevelle''ss'']

So I want to stay a little ahead of the game here so I'm thinking about what's next for the project in the near future...?

I'm thinking about doing a "wing window delete" on my car. I saw this done in a Nova awhile back and I thought it looked really clean.
Having the body all shaved like it is, I was thinking it might give it that little extra "custom" look.

What do you guys think? Is it more trouble then it's worth?

[Blitz]

I don't know about the trouble BUT I was thinking that same thing. Always have really. (The only reason I like the '68 Camaro over the '67.) Everytime I see the Chevelle though I think, if only somebody would get rid of those vent windows. Ya never know, if you develop a kit, you may be a future vendor and be earn some cash. It's at MINIMUM worth seriously looking into.

[65chevelle''ss'']

I don't know about the trouble BUT I was thinking that same thing. Always have really. (The only reason I like the '68 Camaro over the '67.) Everytime I see the Chevelle though I think, if only somebody would get rid of those vent windows. Ya never know, if you develop a kit, you may be a future vendor and be earn some cash. It's at MINIMUM worth seriously looking into.

It would definitely be cool to develop a wing window delete kit for the 64-65 Chevelle's but I just don't know if there would be a huge demand for them???? These cars aren't nearly as popular as the 67-69 camaro's, the later year Chevelles, etc.... If the demand was there it would definitely be worth it!!! How hard could it be...????

[CamaroAJ]

It would definitely be cool to develop a wing window delete kit for the 64-65 Chevelle's but I just don't know if there would be a huge demand for them???? These cars aren't nearly as popular as the 67-69 camaro's, the later year Chevelles, etc.... If the demand was there it would definitely be worth it!!! How hard could it be...????

just tell everyone on the east coast its the new big thing on the west coast. and as for the west coast tell them Foose did it. i really have nothing positive to say i was just doing a little re: ing

[65chevelle''ss'']

just tell everyone on the east coast its the new big thing on the west coast. and as for the west coast tell them Foose did it. i really have nothing positive to say i was just doing a little re: ing

Hahahaha!!!! That is hilarious AJ!
........but

[CamaroAJ]

Hahahaha!!!! That is hilarious AJ!
........but

[65chevelle''ss'']

I like your idea though.... All I gotta do is come up with a design, photoshop Foose standing next to it and then just sit back and watch the money roll in LOL

[CamaroAJ]

I like your idea though.... All I gotta do is come up with a design, photoshop Foose standing next to it and then just sit back and watch the money roll in LOL

maybe i did have something positive to add after all haha

[65chevelle''ss'']

Some new pics of the rearend from today.. Got the axle tubes all welded up and now were working on the upper control arm mounts. Everything is just tacked in right now as you can see.......

[Blitz]

I was looking at a couple Chevelles and...well...was kinda rethinking that idea. That front glass would look Looong. Hmmm. We need a photoshop artist. The window is hideous to me, but not sure if the glass would look funny being that long. Again...photoshop artist...help.

[Rantheman]

are you going to reinforce the upper mounts.

[65chevelle''ss'']

Blitz: I know what you mean about the size of that window, it is a pretty big opening.....but I'm still gonna move forward with the idea and see what I can come up with.. If it turns into a huge headache then I will just run the wings.

Like you said, let's get a photochop of it and see what it'll look like!!! Anyone?

Rantheman: Yes, we will definitely be reinforcing the upper mounts. Like I said, those mounts are just tacked into place where they are supposed to sit using the center line of the rearend. Once we get it where we want it we will weld the reinforcements. That pic was taken in the early stages of being in the fixture, still lots to do on it. I will keep the pics coming as we make progress...

[twosaturns]

Blitz: I know what you mean about the size of that window, it is a pretty big opening.....but I'm still gonna move forward with the idea and see what I can come up with.. If it turns into a huge headache then I will just run the wings.

Like you said, let's get a photochop of it and see what it'll look like!!! Anyone?

car craft ran a picture of a '65 on the cover in the late '80s sometime, w/ some stupid title, like 'best street machine ever'... it was blue, and had ALL the side windows out, the window channels were smoothed over too. if you could find that picture, it will give you some idea. all I recall thinking was, doesn't it rain in his world?
in my '65 and my '70 nova, I really liked the practicality of the wing, that's just me.

[65chevelle''ss'']

car craft ran a picture of a '65 on the cover in the late '80s sometime, w/ some stupid title, like 'best street machine ever'... it was blue, and had ALL the side windows out, the window channels were smoothed over too. if you could find that picture, it will give you some idea. all I recall thinking was, doesn't it rain in his world?
in my '65 and my '70 nova, I really liked the practicality of the wing, that's just me.

That's a pretty good memory Saturn! I can't remember what happened yesterday I will look into finding that car although I'm really not sure where to even start....?
As far as the wing windows are concerned, I've never actually used them on any of my cars. They were always just something that was there but never touched. To me I'd rather just roll the window down a bit if I want air. I'm really not against the idea of running them, it was just an idea to delete them is all..

[twosaturns]

I'm just a vast storehouse of useless information. If I was able to get too my old mags, I would pull it out, but they are buried in my attic right now.
on another forum, someone was complaining about how, on some new cars, driving w/ the windows down causes a 'buffering' sound, really loud. what I always liked about my nova was you could still carry on a conversation w/ the windows down, and I would always turn the wing window to direct air into the car. the lower vent w/ the pull handle was cool too.
old cars are just cooler than new cars.

[derekf]

I actually prefer the vent windows. Not that anyone asked.

[CamaroAJ]

I can't remember what happened yesterday

maybe thats why i never got your credit card number like you told me you would PM me

[65chevelle''ss'']

I'm really in the middle with the whole vent window thing. I would like to see them out to compare but the original look is alright as well. I will probably just end up running the vents because it will end up being alot of work with no guarantees I'll even like the outcome, you know? Who knows.... I got time still before I need to come up with the decision on that one Thanks for the input guys!!
Travis