For the last 10 years, my Chevelle was stored in the basement of my father’s barn. In June of 2007, I decided to start the long overdue restoration.
I will update further as time permits.
For the last 10 years, my Chevelle was stored in the basement of my father’s barn. In June of 2007, I decided to start the long overdue restoration.
I will update further as time permits.
I’m JustJerry from the Blazer Forum. When I saw the word Chevelle I got curious wanting to see what Chevelle you might be working on. In 68 while still in the Air Force the wife and I bought a 67 SS 396 with a 4 speed transmission that was bought new by a Mississippi river tug boat captain. He spent most of his time on the river and it had few miles on it plus he was not a hot rodder so the car was well taken care of, more than that the price was right. We drove that car many miles and I suppose the only major thing I had to do was put in a new set of lifters. We both enjoyed owing and driving that car, and of course, like others who had such a car, wish we had never got rid of it. Back in the 80′s I knew of an old man that had a 67 Chevelle 2 door, white, I believe it had a 283 with a three speed column shift. I would have loved to have bought it but a family member wanted it so that left me out. I know it was a good one, they bought it originally and kept it under a garage. Later on I bought a 59 Ford F-100 although I’m not a Ford man, rebuild nearly everything on it and had much fun with it.
Wish you well with this one and hope it will bring you much joy.
Thanks for commenting on my site. My Chevelle has already brought me a lot of joy! It is my first car and at this point, I don’t think my wife will let me get rid of it. I keep forgetting to update these pages. I have since put the restoration on hold and the Chevelle back upstairs in dad’s barn. I’m saving up to build a shop at my house to give me more space for my toys close to home which should give me more time to work on things.
Your more than welcome, enjoyed looking around. Here is a picture of the 59 Ford Truck restored. I was really wanting something made by Chevy, but I came across this truck that had one owner. It was in rough shape yet fixable. I believe I rebuilt everything except for the rear suspension. I drove it nearly daily for more than 10 years even using it for a farm truck finally selling it to a fellow in Oklahoma.
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Would love to do something like that again but my body will no longer let me do such things yet I’m not complaining, I can still work on my old 92 Blazer from time to time.
Hey kyle, that chevelle is freaking beast!!! Did you get your shop at home done? I understand life gets in the way of the toys, but that toy is top of the line there!! Chevelles and Camaros-2 of the best muscle cars IMO. So you had that chevelle since it came out on the product floor or did you purchase it off someone else? It looks pretty good for sitting, good job on taking care of it. When youre done with it, what are your plans for it?
The shop is a significant investment that I want to get done right the first time. I am on about the 10th revision of the layout & size that I think I need which starts as a 30×50 pole barn style building with 16′ ceilings. One corner will have a 15×18 lofted area for additional storage & close in lighting for things like a welding table, milling machine, lathe, and general clean work bench (transmission builds, etc).
I have owned my Chevelle for comin’ up on 18 years now. Purchased it from who I believe was the 2nd owner given the history that I have been able to dig up. The guy I purchased it from bought it from an old lady in PA and the bill of sale that I received from the dealership that sold it showed that it was sold to a woman back in ’70. Pretty neat if you ask me.
I’m planning on tearing apart my K5 & refurbishing that first to get better at working with sheetmetal before I start the work on my Chevelle. The K5 isn’t going to be as nice in the end because I don’t want to worry about it if it gets bent up while offroad. It will give me the additional experience I feel I need to get the Chevelle done to the quality I want it done to. I’m my own worst critic so I don’t want to screw something up with the expensive panels that my Chevelle requires. K5 parts are dirt cheap in comparison!
As far as the plans for the Chevelle, that depends a lot on funds. I have two 4-bolt main 350′s that I could build up. One came from the car & I built that up shortly after purchasing the car when I was 14. It is VERY stout for a small block. I’m thinking about going wild with the motor though. Maybe keep the one I have, just freshen it up, but then build up my other 4-bolt block into a turbo or twin turbo motor with port fuel injection, etc. Somewhere in the 600hp range would be fine for me (for now).