http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/FO_FDYFO/frame-3-11-03b.jpg graemlins/beers.gif graemlins/hurray.gif graemlins/beers.gif graemlins/hurray.gif graemlins/beers.gif graemlins/hurray.gif

Nice piece of work !!!!!!!


But, I dont think the jack stands are going to hold up.

Very nice! I know how you feel.... graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Very :cool: Is that an Elky frame? Care to share some details? I am getting ready to strip a frame in the next couple of months. That looks very very sweet.

Looking good Pete graemlins/beers.gif

Wish I had some $$$ so I can finally get started on mine graemlins/sad.gif

WOW!!! Looks great, looking foward to seeing more progess pics.

thanks guys. i wrote all about it here.
http://members.aol.com/smartasreality/page04.html

nice, thats right about where i am with mine, except yours looks nicer :D . I just finished stripping the front control arms 15 minutes ago, hopefully I'll have it rollin out soon.

-Ryan

Pete,
Your webpage has come along way and so has your project!

:cool:


Joe

Pete your frame looks very nice.I hope you post pictures as you go because I,m at this stage with my 67 frame. I just mounted the upper and lower control arms today.

thanks again guys, thats amazing, i am going to be mounting my control arms this weekend also, i will keep the pics posted. i just finished last night pressing all the new poligraphite bushing in all the control arms and touching up the scratched paint. i am doing the b-body spindle conversion so i turned the bal joints down to 2.012" and pressed them in too. tonight I'll put the new retaining nuts for the shock mounting screw and the new bumper stops on the lower front control arms.

Hey Pete anything ever happen with reaming out the lower ball joint hole in the spindles?

i did not go that route. the tool was $80 and the percision had to be a highter then i felt comforatable doing. the ball joint relys on the taper for its strength, and i was not sure i could guarentee that the tapered hole was perfectly round or conical. it was so much easier to just turn the danr ball joints. they will last for ever especially since i lube them every thime i put the car on my lift to change the oil. i just turned down an extra set and i'll keep a spare in the car if i "happen" to need one in an emergency. it does not cost or weight that much to worry about lugging it around everywhere.

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/FO_FDYFO/frt-low-c-arms-b.jpg
here are my assembled front lower arms, now on to the rear lowers again. just to por-15 them. the uppers are all done. graemlins/hurray.gif

Cool stuff, Pete! I was inspired to try designing my own phantom using your picture. I think this 2 dr wagon might be doable using an El Camino with roof and back half of a wagon. Good luck with your project.
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/AZCamino/NomadSS.jpg

that is similular to this guys http://chevelles.com/showroom/FO_FDYFO/elkywagon.jpg this is a real car. someone built it.

Looks really nice Pete... Now lets hurry and get it all together!! You know, It's not that far 'till CB'03 and I do need someone to chauffer me around while I'm there!

Can't wait till you get the brakes done!

Bill C.

the brackets have been done. i was waiting on you. seriously they are done and out of production bagged and tagged. you want one let me know the yoke bolting pattern and we are good to go.

Pete, that's looking awesome!

And Bruce, that's a killer looking wagon hybrid. You planning to do something like that, or is it just a concept? Either way, I like the picture.