Thread: Hot Rod Chevy Pro Street! Pics

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Sounds real nice. Love the videos even better than pictures!

Originally Posted by rspears

George,
I just went back and scanned through your whole build log and you're nailing the details, man! The chebbie is going to be a fantastic ride, and it's soooo nice to say, "Oh that's just something I fabbed up from scratch...." when somebody asks about a special feature. You're going to have a blast at your first cruise in, just talking to everyone that's going to be crowding around the car. Thanks for continuing to post the great pictures.

Thanks Roger and to the rest of you guys aswell for the great motivation and compilments, helps when you think you think at times what the hell and i building or doing this for you probably will never even see it! lol

But i want to finish the car the way i want it and with a great deal of detail and subtle features.

Friends are all on my asking whens its getting painted and im to the point now where i dont want to 90% the car and rush the differance between 1st place and 3rd are the details in the finishing so yeh should be fun at shows ecs. trying to explain allllll the crazy subtle changes but cant wait! gaonna be fun.
And if you like videos heres one last one i made just for the hell of it.
Later George
026-2.mp4 video by Fleetline48 - Photobucket

There ya go George!!! When all is said and done, the most important 3 things on any build are fit, finish, and detail!!!!

A few more random pics of fabrication!


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By profleetline at 2011-11-22

As I watched your video and you panned the passenger side door something jumped out at me that is likely more trouble than it's worth, but I think it would look really cool if the back top corner of the door were rounded on the same radius as the window opening. The bigger job would be rounding the body jamb area to match as opposed to having a "tab" filling the gap. Like I said, it's probably not worth the effort - the square corner just kind of jumped out at me surrounded by flowing curves.

Lol that's funny you mentioned that I was considering it awhile back after I finished smoothing up the jams though alot of custom guys do that to there rides does look sweet.

Originally Posted by Pro fleetline

Lol that's funny you mentioned that I was considering it awhile back after I finished smoothing up the jams though alot of custom guys do that to there rides does look sweet.

Yeah, I think the Barris Brothers used the rounded corners a lot. It looks really good as it is - just an idea....

A few updates!
Trunk in primer also the trunk jam area smoothed and blocked the jams and mount areas.
Note the trunk lip i removed that wraps around the trunk skin i removed and smoothed up aswell.


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I see your alt. is or looks like it is mounted to the frame. Won't that effect the belt tension
when the engine is reved??

Dittos I saw that and was about ask the same. The way the MSD is mounted is a good one loads of air circulation.

Originally Posted by Pro fleetline

A few updates!
Trunk in primer also the trunk jam area smoothed and blocked the jams and mount areas.
Note the trunk lip i removed that wraps around the trunk skin i removed and smoothed up aswell.

The deck lid looks great.
How did you remove the lip on the inside?

Hey guys sorry been slacking keeping up on photos here lol
Thanks for all the good ?'s

The alternator is solid mounted to the frame and so is my engine via solid motor mounts
So no moving of engine when it does it moves with the frame ive always like a solid motor mounted engine cars seem to react a lil quicker at the hit of the throttle with out much dynmics or flexing.
And i thought it was pretty trick and dont think to many people would notice the alt is a lowwww "right" side mount witch nobody makes brackets for the right side for obviosu reasons is that normally your fuel pump is there but im running an electric pump so theres jusssssst enough romm plus when i do my power steering pump i can mount it low on drivers side keeping all my ecs. low and cleans up the middle to the top of the engine.

Heres a quick vid of car give you an idea how stable engine is...
031-4.mp4 video by Karmtom - Photobucket

And for the jams i grinded them down just enough to flatten the lip as to not knock it off and glassed it and then normal stepping!

Heres a few recent pics of the trunk back on with mount working!

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And one last lilll ok big thing i think i failed to mention this whole front clip tilts forward aswell ...yes a dual tilting hood! lol i know mental ward here i come!

A few more random pics!





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More nice work, as always! The Chevy is really getting to be an old smoothie!!!! Hmmmm, engine, fuel pump installed--getting close to fire-up time???

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

More nice work, as always! The Chevy is really getting to be an old smoothie!!!! Hmmmm, engine, fuel pump installed--getting close to fire-up time???

Dave, you need to click that video link up in post #102 (two different vid's of engine)!! That thing sounds wicked fast! You are really doing a fantastic job on the whole car. Hope our paths cross some day so I can look at it close!!