i have had this car since i was 11 years old. my dad traded a steering colum out of a '67 impala for 2 '66 chevelle's. my SS and a malibu. i will be 33 this year and just now getting to do all the stuff to the body and frame. i had the frame blasted and powdercoated. i put new tubular A-arms & control arms, all new coil springs, rear disc kit on the 12 bolt, all new lines, cables, new steering components, put together a new +.040 350 with a muncie.

the car is now at the body shop. we are getting ready to put new full quarters, rockers, door skins, fenders, 4" cowl hood. i have already put on a new tail panel, full trunk pan, and replaced driver side floor board @ drivers feet. the car is in pretty bad shape body wise but it was my 1st car. it will be all new when i get done :thumbsup:. i will try to get some more picture of progress up as i get farther along.

http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii176/sky7904/th_car.jpg


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What a great story............It looks soooooooooooooo cool :D:D

Keep up the good work :hurray::hurray:

www.howardsbackyardautobody.com :beers:

spent all week on it. i got all the bad parts off the back of the car and fitted most of the new stuff on. i cut both quarters, both rockers, & both outer wheel houses cut off this week. i got the wheel houses and quarters fitted back on. they have to be welded back on yet. going back tommorow to try and get the old door skins off and try to get the new ones fitted back on. i will try to get some more pictures on here.

cool. bet if feels good to get some progress.

here are some pictures of my progress. its been a long time since i updated this post. the car is coming along slowly.

some more update picutres

66s are my fave! I love the color also! keep the pics coming.

That is a lot of work you all did but it's BEAUTIFUL!!! Enjoy it!!

i have had this car since i was 11 years old. my dad traded a steering colum out of a '67 impala for 2 '66 chevelle's. my SS and a malibu.

Am I reading that right? An Impala steering column for 2 '66 Chevelles, one of them an SS? Wow! Your dad is quite the negotiator... or someone REALLY needed a steering column. :yes:

Sweet looking car.

I was wondering what kinds of hood pins you have? I also where did you get them from?
thanks

Your 66 is looking great. Keep us posted on your progress.

Ray

Very nice Joe. :thumbsup:
Dang, remind me not to try and horse trade with your dad. :D

Well on your way now. Love the color :thumbsup:

Wow, looking sweet!! Very nice paint job!!!

What color is that? Very nice!

Great job on a great looking car, Keep it up.

LK

Thanks it has been a lot of work and a lot of fun. yes a steering column. my uncle actually had the cars, sold them to another local guy (which my dad was friends with) and all he wanted was the SS hood. we then traded him the steering column for both cars. the paint is a toyota color (SPEEDWAY blue) the hood pins are made by quick latch. i wanted somthing different and i seen these. they are a fairly expensive but worth it i think.



here is a link to the hood pins
http://www.quik-latch.com/quik-latch-low-profile.html

i had to build some brackets to hold the pins. tried them in the top of the core support but with the hood im using it wouldnt work there.

Those are pretty sharp, albeit pricey, latches! So I'm assuming they're used in place of the stock latch, or in addition to?

Great looking car. I have a 66 as well. Hope to be where you are in a couple of years. Keep the pics coming!!

Looking good... I'm using the same CPP tubular control arms.

That paint looks awesome!!!!!Did you do the body work and paint?

Do you have anymore pictures ??

Looking really good!

i'm still using the stock hood catch along with the hood pins. my hood is all fiberglass so i thought it would be a good idea to keep it for little extra security.
i like the a-arms but dont really like the way the coil fits on the driver side bottom (doesnt really seat down where it supposed to). i have called and told them and sent pictures of the problem. they tell me it will be fine. i guess i will have to try it and see.

here are some more pics

i have done the biggest part of the body work. my friend steve who owns the shop did the final prep and paint. i hope to have it done this year but we will see :D

we used bedliner spray on the bottom ( tried to add pic but it says it is to big):mad:. the trunk, inside the doors, and floor pans were sprayed with lizard skin sound deadner. i plan on adding some fatmat (similar to dynamat but cheaper) to the doors and roof. i have a muncie 4 speed in the car now but plans are to put a richmond 6 speed in it. im also going to be changing the tire and wheels. im going to go with some schott americana's 18x8, 18x10, and nitto tires.

Thanks for adding the extra pictures.The car is comming along real nice.
I love to see pictures like this, It gets me motovated to want to work on my own. I can't wait to be at this stage. Keep the pictures comming as you go.

Here is a thread of my build I started awhile back. It's been awhile since I updated I need to get some updated pics.
http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=251150

Nice job. Did you do all the body work and and floors while car was off or on the frame. Keep up the great work

Looks Great!! Love the 66's!
Keep the pictures coming!

Nice work ! You're way ahead of me but I'mm gonna catch up fast !:thumbsup:

all the body work was done with the body on the frame.

Nice job on your Chevelle. I can't wait til mine is ready for paint. What part of Illinois are you from?

thanks. im about 15 miles or so south of springfield.

finally brought the car home. i have a little wiring to do then i can put the dash back in. getting closer to the finish line...cant wait to be driving it.

getting very close....down to interior :D

Looks really good. Congrats on all the progress. That will be a nice one for sure!!

Looks great man. Love the hood. I think the steel 2 inch hoods don't look right. They don't flow with the rest of the car.

Great job Joe car looks killer,cant wait to get some color on mine.Keep the pics coming.

trying to have it totally done by june 21012 for the power tour. still have to finish up the interior and add a ez-efi injection kit.