1971 Chevelle project (The Awakening)

[CruizinKev]

nice progress!

[1971CHEVELLE]

Hi here´s update and step forward after setback in engine purchase.when I lost the ls1/ls6 corvette engine I bought do to the owner stop paying his loan on the car.
This week I got a another engine but the money from first engine is most likely lost forever
And Hers is the new one
The block is L92/Ls3 6.2 LITER aluminum. 4.065 BORE with 823 heads and intake from 08 CORVETTE



More info when it arrive here in Iceland

[Motown 454]

Nice engine.

[CruizinKev]

yeah sweet!

[icebird84]

this mean I will need to get Darton Sleeves and make my Ls1 to 401 and TT to keep up with you Bro

looking forward to see it

[1971CHEVELLE]

this mean I will need to get Darton Sleeves and make my Ls1 to 401 and TT to keep up with you Bro

looking forward to see it

hi bro

Big is good but bigger is better

[1971CHEVELLE]

Ok here is my part of this venture

GTO Interior and body, dash WIRE HARNESS

some parts will be easy some not

the big problem is red

and blue

need new color for my Chevelle

[ChevelleNV]

I'm very curious to see how the interior part of this goes, I have been considering using GTO front and rear seats in my project (72 CHevelle) as well

[1971CHEVELLE]

I will keep posting...the colour the blue is not cool with red interior
so I need new colour for the chevelle help

[injcted]

The interor will look awsome in the car

[lt1chevelle]

wouldent it be cheaper just to have the red redone rather then paint the car a different color??

[TT302Z28]

We put GTO seats in a 70 Chevelle we build a couple of years ago. The fronts sit pretty high my buddy and I are both 6'3"). the back seat can be cut down to fit. The seat back will be really high but enough off the bottom and it fits nice.

We had another shop dye leather to match and removed the GTO logo from the seats. In the end it would have been cheaper to buy after market seats for the fronts.

They are beautiful though!

[BA.]

Great project mate, you're putting an arse-load of work into her! Shouuld be fantastic when done!

[1971CHEVELLE]

wouldent it be cheaper just to have the red redone rather then paint the car a different color??

no extra cost....car has not been painted yet and I heaved bout the paint yet
only problem is I and photo shop don't work together.

[93Polo]

Wayne has done the GTO seat swap. You may want to ask him about modifying the front seats to sit lower. I know that he did some fabrication.

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=25530
https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...&highlight=gto

I am 6'2" and loved the way I sat in Wayne's 70 Chevelle.

[1badchevelle]

here is a picture of my mock up. I will post up more pics over on my build as I will start working on the interior again soon.



Pics of other members who have made the swap

[1971CHEVELLE]

Wayne has done the GTO seat swap. You may want to ask him about modifying the front seats to sit lower. I know that he did some fabrication.

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=25530
https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...&highlight=gto

I am 6'2" and loved the way I sat in Wayne's 70 Chevelle.

So Wayne cane you send my some pitchers

[SimplyKC]

Pearl White with the red interior would look nice.

[1971CHEVELLE]

Pearl White with the red interior would look nice.

Chevelle does look good in Pearl White with the red interior but there is one 1970 Chevelle project here so 2 Pearl White Chevelle in small places so for the moments it is out
but thanks

[Bob's68]

Im loving the build yeah your build thread is how i found out about matts classic bowties