Post: #1

So my dad aquired this 55 Chevy for me and him to build, hes been a classic car fabricator for 30+ years and me and him have never had a real project together so this is it! We have already swapped the chassis on it and we are builing it as a track/drag/daily. So basically we are incorporating my dads style and craftsmanship into a car that Handles well (full independent suspension) and a car that is drivable on the street. The body is going to be restored and a twin turbo LS motor along with a paddle shifted 5 speed automatic. Heres pics and some more info will soon folllow.

Post: #2

As rough as the body looks its a perfectly strait body, no cancer rust besides the rear hat shelf, and the floor boards are perfect!

Post: #3

Great project! That chassis is beauty under that classic body. Looks like it'll be huge fun to drive.

Post: #4

Auto? - Enh.
Paddle shifted auto? - Better!

Post: #5

love it!

Post: #6

Really no progress as of yet. The engine is being swapped no more ls1 a LT5 is being used instead.

Post: #7

(01-10-2012 03:53 AM)FalunBrick Wrote:  Really no progress as of yet. The engine is being swapped no more ls1 a LT5 is being used instead.

I support this idea.

Post: #8

Because that motor is one of the strongest factory motors made there are people pushing close to 900 wheel through those motors with a stock lower end. They sound are smooth motors and you can spin em out really good. I've been playing with one for. A week and I really like that motor. I had the opportunity to drive a gulstrand zr1 and that motor sounds so nice and is feels alot more responsive then the ls1 powered cars I've driven.

Post: #9

People bash the old zr1s that's because those fools are terrified of a v-8 with 16 injectors and butterfly's in the secondary runners. That motor is beastttt

Post: #10

Ain't no-one bashing.

Any plans to make that frame more of a unit with the body? I have an inherent queasiness about mixing body-on-frame cars and corners...but I have no experience.

Or will it be alright as is?

Post: #11

The frames on these cars are held onto the bod by I believe 14 bolts. They actually are really solid and the people that made the chassis have one that the Autocross on a normal basis. And I know no won is bashing the LT5. That motor just gives me the warm fuzzies if you know what I mean .

Post: #12

Liek this?



If you say it's solid then it's solid. I'm a big fan of the X-beam in the frame. Looks beefy.

Post: #13

Lolol just like that. The lt5 will be megasquirted with a twin Turbo setup. Its gonna take longer this way but it will be muchhhh better the the ls motor when all is said and done

Post: #14

(01-10-2012 10:23 PM)FalunBrick Wrote:  The lt5 will be megasquirted with a twin Turbo setup.

And this is coming from the kid that was bashing MS at the big sur meet.

Post: #15

You weren't at big sur.

Post: #16

Lol yea yea I know. I'm not set on a ems yet but have messes with accel on a lt5 and it was no Bueno. The aem is way to much money and considering there are people out there with good tunes for the setup I'm gonna run. I figure why not. And I'm not a kid bro

Post: #17

(01-10-2012 11:21 PM)scottyd Wrote:  You weren't at big sur.

Word travels fast when shit talking is in the air.

Post: #18

(01-10-2012 11:21 PM)scottyd Wrote:  You weren't at big sur.

I get the play by play in real time during events I don't attend.

(01-10-2012 11:22 PM)FalunBrick Wrote:  And I'm not a kid bro

Regardless of your actual age, you have the aptitude of someone between 18-21. You're still a kid.

Post: #19

Nicks got people wired. Duck and cover

Post: #20

Wow, I couldn't even get my cellphone to work at Big Sur...

The Chevy is looking good.

Post: #21

(01-10-2012 11:30 PM)Gross Polluter Wrote:  

(01-10-2012 11:21 PM)scottyd Wrote:  You weren't at big sur.

I get the play by play in real time during events I don't attend.

(01-10-2012 11:22 PM)FalunBrick Wrote:  And I'm not a kid bro

Regardless of your actual age, you have the aptitude of someone between 18-21. You're still a kid.

And having never met me iin person id say that's a pretty ignorant assumption on your behalf.

Post: #22

(01-11-2012 12:45 AM)FalunBrick Wrote:  And having never met me iin person id say that's a pretty ignorant assumption on your behalf.

Keep trying, kid.

Post: #23

Not tryin. Just stating the obvious

Post: #24

Get a room guys...

Post: #25

The cars rear differential was replaced when I was in the area last. Its a c4 running gear but we had a automatic setup in the back. The automatics came with a Dana 36 and it doesn't offer as much of a gear selection as the Dana 44 that cane in the manuals. So the Dana 44 was swapped in and it will also hold the power that we are hoping for.