Ok, So I own a 72 malibu two door. I am taking my body and frame to a guy to do some work on, http://www.rusttorods.com, that is his website. Up until this point I have no clue of what I am doing. I have talked to numerous people on here and they have been a huge help. One of the things that many people tell me is that I need a plan for my chevelle. I do not know where to start some say start with your motor, some bodywork, and others rolling chassis. I don't really have any parts, except for the ones that came off the car. I planned on replacing everything that needed. I was going to start by having this body man get rid of all of the rust and strengthen up the frame. I was then going to purchase a moser complete 12 bolt rear end. From there I was going to build up the suspension. Up until this point I have been guessing on what I should do. I was going to use the hotchkis tvs system and they figure something out for the front suspension. I hate just piecing random parts together and going at this half ass. What should I be planning out and what questions should I be asking. I mainly want the car for street use. but I also want it to win some races at the drag strip. Again I am completely new to this so any advice would be greatly apprieciated.

If you are going to have the car off of the frame, I would start there. It sounds like you have a good plan for the suspension and rear. As for the front I would recommend buying a complete front end rebild kit (tie rods, ball joints, etc.). These can be bought through Moog or other places like that. A new body mount kit is also a good idea. Good luck with your build.

p-s-t.com makes a great front end rebuild kit for 1972 chevelles/a bodys. 400 bucks for it all check out there website.


Brandon

You would be wise to consider how much this car is going to cost to complete and also how much it will be worth once completed. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against spending money to get what I want. But I am against spending more money than is necessary to get what I want. My point being that you can probably buy another `72 that has already been completed and meets your desires for thousands less than it costs to pay someone to do one from scratch. An added benefit is that you can have your dream car now, not months or years from now.

i agree with jerry's advice. try and figure up what it will cost, then add another 25% or so to cover what you don't think about. it's always cheaper to buy a done car. BUT, you better be very dilligent in checking it out to make sure you are really getting what you are paying for. IMO, a clean, very nice driver restored '72 coupe is probably a $15K car. you'll have that in paint/ body and engine/ trans alone.