Project WidowMaker - The Chevelle Build Thread

[41565 chevelle]

Tim,
Looks good buddy. Now I am going to have to find the time and throw mine in here.....

Looks great, if you are in town this holiday I'll give you a fly-by!

[The WidowMaker]

how about a ride? jk... ive been trying to get a ride in one of our 2 new $21 million 412's, but they just blew a tranny in the first and the second is down for its pm. that leaves us the 2 vietnam era single engine beasts. plus they always bring up the budget with the enormous fuel costs.

oh, and you need to get your project posted on here. you can still keep that rendering a secret, but we would all love to see the work youre doing.

Tim

[The WidowMaker]

not much to update. i finished the trans mount last week, but with the threat of fires and rain (go figure) here in socal, i picked up a few ots. good thing is they pay for the parts. bad thing is the car doesnt get worked on. i get home on monday and hopefully will be able to post some pics.

also, ballistic fab sent me my tracking number, so i should get the rest of the front sway bar done when the end links show up. i'll pull off the lca's and get the mounts welded up. pics to come!

Tim

[The WidowMaker]

here are a couple of pictures of the trans crossmember. as i said before, i built a drop out center section thats about 3/4" wider than the trans on either side. since im doing a custom exhaust, i'll place here are a couple of pictures of the trans crossmember. as i said before, i built a drop out center section thats about 3/4" wider than the trans on either side. since im doing a custom exhaust, i'll place the X far enough back that i wont have to drop the exhaust or struggle with the crossmember when i need to get the tranny out. hopefully that wont happen, but it will make it easier if it does.
the crossmember is about 1/4" from the floor since i wanted to make sure that my 220 lbs wont make the floor touch it.

also, the side pieces are just tacked in since i will remove them to notch them for the exhaust and do some final welding. i plan on welding a strap on each side to thicken the tabs that the bolts go though. i had to cut more away than i thought, so it will be cheap insurance.
do you like my spacers? it needed WAY shorter bolts than i thought......