'66 PT Chevelle

[796spdbu]

Beautiful car! The powdercoating looks great, not to over over powering. Beautiful!

[Yelcamino]

Beautiful car! The powdercoating looks great, not to over over powering. Beautiful!

Thanks!

[dropit69]

please bring this one to RTTH ..its my fav year and looks killer..great job on the car..

[69TAPoser]

I agree. Awesome looking car!

Phil

[Yelcamino]

please bring this one to RTTH ..its my fav year and looks killer..great job on the car..

Thanks dude! My plan is to bring this one to RTTH, however, there are still some things I need to do such as align the front end, bleed the brakes again (maybe one time more after that), get some decent seats ($$), and road test it (a lot). Oh yeah, I also need to get insurance and register it! I'm trying, I really am!

[tellyv]

your car looks sweet, were building one and cant find any good front or back window trim, do you want to sell yours? thanks telly

[Yelcamino]

your car looks sweet, were building one and cant find any good front or back window trim, do you want to sell yours? thanks telly

Are you asking if I wan to sell my car or the window trim?

The car is always for sale for the right price, the window trim however, isn't because I need it for the car.

[tellyv]

[quote=Yelcamino]Are you asking if I wan to sell my car or the window trim?

window trim, I thought I read that you were'nt putting your trim back on, thought maybe you were flush fitting your glass. thanks anyway.

[keffe1]

Today was a good day, I was finally able to back the Chevelle out of the garage under its own power! I washed it for the first time since I got a year ago this month. I hope you enjoy the pics...

what size wheels

[Yelcamino]

what size wheels

Wheels:
Front – 18 x 8.5 (5.2” back space)
Rear – 19 x 10 (5.5” back space)

Tires:
Front – 255/40-18
Rear – 295/35-19

[gearbanger]

Did you mini tub the car? I have a 67 GTO that I shoehorned 18x9.5 (traditional lip) wheels under the back and had to modifiy the outer wheelhouse to let the tires tuck up under all the way. I am thinking of mini tubbing the inner but you have to scallop the frame as well to get any additional clearance.

Also, how does that front do? Mine has 17x8 with 5" backspace and they run the fender at full lock when I back up. Strange, I know, but I just wondered if you had any issues.

[41565 chevelle]

Hey gerarbanger....I am doing a mini tub kit out of a set of steel wheel tubs for the rear on my 65 Chevelle. You would be amazed how much room you get by tossing the old tubs. I don't have the exact number just yet since I am in the middle of it, but rough estimate with a tape from narrowest portion of the frame to the quarter is almost 13". I will let you know this week what the total depth will be once they are welded in. I am shooting for 20x10's in the back.

[41565 chevelle]

Not to hijack the thread.....Gorgeous Chevelle!!!

[gearbanger]

You will be able to do the 20x 10's but it will be a backspacing game. I think the 65's have less room that the 66 and 67s do from what I have heard. Where I had the critical point was at the top front point ( if you are looking at the driver side tire it would be at about the 10 o'clock position) on each rear tire where the wheelwell lip starts to roll back down and in. That is where the most careful clearancing and measuring had to occur.

I have no rubbing issues in the back though. Only thing that rub in the back is if I have two people in the back and hit a hard bump, I can get driveshaft interference in the rearmost part of the driveshaft tunnel. My car is about as low as you can go though.

[Yelcamino]

The '66 and '67 Chevelle/El Camino have a lot more room than the '64 and '65 body. The only thing I did to clear the rear wheels and tires on both cars was to trim and roll the lips on the outer fenders. With the proper backspacing there's plenty of room on both sides to fit a 10" wheel.

[Yelcamino]

Not to hijack the thread.....Gorgeous Chevelle!!!

Thanks!

[Yelcamino]

Not too much to update other than getting my new Sparco Torino II seats last week. I also got a bunch of interior parts; I should be fairly busy for the next week or so.

[Mike Holleman]

Nice seats Herb. I've been sitting on my Corbeaus on the shop floor lately just to get my butt used to them.
Mike

[Yelcamino]

It's not much but I got the driver side seat mounted. It fits pretty good and I'm confident my new seats will do a great job holding me and my passenger in place!

[Motown 454]

Hi Yelcamino I love both your cars I have a soft spot for 66 Chevelle's I had one for my first car. It looked like it was in a demolishion derby but could it go lol . Those wheels look awesome on your car and the stance is perfect . I can't wait to see more updates. Very nice work.
Wayne