good luck with your project

 

Jeff,

Should be a fun project. And I am sure you want to keep the boss happy.

Kurt will probably want the information for the CRG database.

 

Good luck on her project! That will be a fun one to do!

 

Good luck with the project. Like you I'm building a 69 x66 for my wife also. It's awesome to have wives who are car nuts also.

 

very cool project X66 396 car and rallye green ta boot!
sooooo, what specs have been mentioned so far?

 

stock like this?

 

Nice project. You gonna badge it SS, paint it Hugger Orange and add some Z/28 stripes?

 

lol! you obviously have seen my other posts.

it will be somewhat stock appearing. exterior will be 99% stock other than 15" wheels and rs package.

interior will be completey stock

engine will get aluminum heads and intake.
trans will most likely be a 4l80e.

and will also be getting a vinyl top.

 

got to mess with the car some today. i was incorrect in saying it has a 67 rear. after getting the car on stands i was able to get info. it is in fact a 69 "bu" rear.

 

I can help get you in the ballpark with cam selection
CSTRAUB here designs and grinds cams
WOLFPLACE on Team Chevelle is a WD on a lot of the engine parts that you might need, especially heads. He can usually save you a buck or two

 

4l80E is a huge very heavy transmission. Maybe not the best choice... Unless you have a trans expert helping you with trans choices, I'd be doing some research. Self and several others brought up 4L80E to our local guru, he is no fan of these.

I'll be shooting my 68 Ragtop in a few weeks with Rallye Green. Stay tuned!

 

i am not a fan of the 700R4 so that's why i was leaning towards the 4L80e. i will go with jakes transmission when I'm ready.
thanks for the heads up on the engine parts.

pulled the cover off the diff. tonight. has a Richmond 3.73 ring and pinion.

 

you are all set then for an OD
For my car...was gonna go mild 396, had Will Strange build me a beefed 2004R. I then had a change of heart, mpg and handling brought me back to the original 327 (with upgrades) .

2004R has a 2.74 1st gear so with 3.73, the launch would be like a th350 with 4.10s
in OD, will be like 2.50 gearing.

 

got all the old suspension off the front of the car today. also thru a dial indicator on the rear to check backlash. glad i did. .030! picking up a ring and pinion shim pack tomorrow. should have brakes and suspension finished this week.

 

got all the old suspension off the front of the car today. also thru a dial indicator on the rear to check backlash. glad i did. .030! picking up a ring and pinion shim pack tomorrow. should have brakes and suspension finished this week.

 

just a couple pics of naked frame

 

Nice,lucky her.

 

finally got around to setting up the rear end. sorry for the crappy pic.

also installed new rear brakes, wheel cylinders, and drums. snapped this pic of a Georgia clay mud dobber in the rear wheel housing.

 

got some free time today so i finished the front suspension.

 

Congrats: I'm doing mine at this time. It's heading to the body shop tommorrow. X66D80 Cortez Silver but it's mine and not the wife's. Thought I will let her drive it. LOL)

 

floors are done. woohoo!

car has original tunnel, rear pans, and toe panels. the rest was taken from a donor car

suspension is 99% done. just trying to figure out an issue with the rear shocks.

 

Car is looking great. FYI on 4L80's...will not fit tunnel without significant modification. 4l60 & 70E's will fit tunnel without mod's.

 

with the cold weather(*60-*70) i parked the boat and started back on the camaro.

rear window channel was pretty nasty. cut out the rust and scabbed in new pieces.

 

with the cold weather(*60-*70) i parked the boat and started back on the camaro.

rear window channel was pretty nasty. cut out the rust and scabbed in new pieces.

What did you do about the rot holes through the bottom channel of the roof skin? I see one right under the pin. Did you sandblast before the repair?

 

also started on the 1/4's. partial 1/4's were installed and welded areas were smoothed.

 

also messed around with the seats a little. it's getting black comfort weave.

 

the car was blasted about 4 years ago then put in primer. i was able to cut and grind any remaining rust then weld in new pieces. i ended up pretty much replacing the entire horizontal section. the upper section only had two bad sections which is what is cut out in the pics.
the sub skin was in good shape so i drilled holes in the new pieces and welded then smoothed so it is similar to a factory pinch weld.