Project WidowMaker - The Chevelle Build Thread

[jake72ss]

Also I forgot to ask, what part number will that column be?
Thanks

[The WidowMaker]

just a couple updates. the trunk floor is now finished and only needs some paint and dynamat to be complete. the floor was raised a total of 3 3/4" and gives me a ton more ground clearance. i still need to attach the rear bumper and work out the fill tube, but i made sure not to raise it high enough to cause an issue.

this is the before pic



the after pic



this shows the amount of room between the tank and the watts. if you are running the fays2 kit, you will have plenty of room with this tank. although i raised it, i didnt move the tank back any. it would sit in the same spot if i had the stock floor. hector is making some new straps that are a little longer for my mounts.



this shows how the trunk floor was done. almost all the seams are full welded. the only ones that didnt get a solid bead were the filler panels on the sides. the bottom will be ground smooth before getting a bed liner product, but the top will be covered with upholstery





this is how i mounted the battery. the sheetmetal is reinforced so the bolts dont pull it up. the top bar was just a piece of aluminum and i routed the edges so they are now rounded over. once the bolts are tightened (i dont have them tightened here), the battery doesnt move at all.

[The WidowMaker]

i mocked up the tires for the last time today and got my measurements to send off to jon. i spent a lot of time making sure the tire was square and centered, and double checked my measurements with a little device i made up. he originally just wanted to know the measurement to the tightest spot and that would have been simple with the old ride height and set of tires since it was just in the middle of the quarter lip. but with the new ride height, and because tires dont have square edges between the sidewall and tread, and the tighest spots were at this radius, it was much easier to just mock the tire up.

so with all that said, i plan to give him the exact spot i want the outside of the tire, and im confident he can take that and figure out where that would place the wheel.

here is a pic of how it will sit



now i just need to decide what i want to do about a style. they will either be the livewires or rated x's, and they will have a dark satin grey center and brushed outer. ive also narrowed the car down to either the prowler orange (with a little more red tint added) with the same dark satin gray stripe, or the whole car in dark gray with a black satin stripe.

more to come later.

Tim

[The WidowMaker]

Also I forgot to ask, what part number will that column be?

ill have to check. the upper portion of my column does not appear stock (because i didnt want it to), so that was something they were still working on. they should have a number by now though.

The mount issue has always confused me about the Ididit columns, as if they are not expensive enough and then you have to buy a kit to install it.

thats the best part about installing this column; you only need a lower firewall mount, and they want you to use the one that works with the collapsible column. its something like 30 bucks. the upper mount is just your stock mount, and they will have the tabs welded on in the correct place so you dont have to use an adapter like on the flaming river stuff.

ill have pics of the lower mount next week when i get around to welding it in.

[The WidowMaker]

Is there floor pan bracing weleded to the the underside? Do you have any pics looking up from underneath without the tank??? I would like to see how everything fits together...

one page back, post 118 has all the good stuff that i think youre looking for. let me know if you need any more specific pics.

[MCMLXIX]

The only thing I dont get/see is how the frame fits next to the trunk floor and drop offs....

[Roadbuster]

Looks great Tim! I really like that tire mock up shot. This car is going to have a great stance! Keep up the good work!
Jon