lilbuzzy
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:? What part of our great home state are you from?Cars looking good.
Decatur, near Huntsville
:? What part of our great home state are you from?Cars looking good.
It was certified some 12 years ago. The fellow that put it in has never had one turned down. They actually drilled and checked all welds. I have plates that cap the bars in the cabin like they do with all the uni body cars like mustangs, camaros, etc. The out bars (front and rear are attached to the frame. There is no way to attach the rest of the cage to the frame unless you cut into the x frame with cross bars underneath the floor. And we all know what that would do as far as exhaust routing.
By the way, I was not showing off the cage, merely showing that it has not been worked on since 1998 when I was going to make a digger out of it.
Richie
What kind of rack is in that front clip and what are you going to run for motor? I haven't been able to find one made for a big block.
Love what your doing...
This sure is going to be one tough ride.
I don't understand how that car roll cage was certified by NHRA when not all the legs of the cage were welded to the frame. and by the way nice work.
Clearly you've done this before, right?
Judging from the pace and the progression, along with the equipment on hand, this is what you do often and do well. Very nice project!
I seem to see more and more guys take the Pro Touring route, that's pretty special. I prefer stock builds, but appreciate the effort taken to modify chassis and suspensions to suit one's taste. You may not be able to replicate the handling of that C6, you are getting close!
I didn't know it snowed in March down in Alabama . We had some five inches of the white stuff just the other day, and yesterday I was at the golf course in 70 degree temps. Drove the 62 Belair 409 car there because it was so nice out .
Good luck with your build, we love the pictures and the progress!
TomK
Thank you for the vote of confidence. We (meaning my dad, who has had a mechanic shop since 1971) have worked on all kinds of cars from the classics to drag cars. He is the one that got me into this mess. And usually the one that gets me out of it! The protouring movement really promotes driving and performance in all kinds of situations. It has also spawned new industry and engineering that attempt to solve the problems associated with making old cars perform like brand new ones. We are working on our first pro tourers: dad's is a 66 chevelle, and my 63 impala. We are also helping a fellow GTO enthusiast who is moving in that direction as well.
http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328920
FWITW--If we get a good snow, it's usually Feb or March. This year we had our first white Christmas in about 50 years!
GLOBAL WARMING ??
The Chevelle's going to be nice too!bang I love the wheels and the torch red paint.bang
It looks like you guys could have that Chevelle up and running fairly soon.