I just did a GTO that was at least that bad. I feel for you...

 

1966? Suscribed...

 

Holy Moly. My 66 has a little rust by the rear window and I almost thought it wasn't worth keeping. Gotta give you guys that tackle these big jobs kudos. Cars like that around here are usually crushed. Jim

 

No reason to feel. Another Chevelle is being put back on the road. Yes it is a 66. It appearance have been a flood car.

 

That's why I took mine apart. Was a nice running driving car and we got flooded....had to take it completely apart and off the frame to clean it up properly...one thing leads to another and .... If that were your own car I would understand but by the time that guy buys all that metal and pays you for your skills I bet he coukd find a better car. I'm positive it will come out good though.

 

My hat is off to you sir. That is one bold project to take on. I'm glad you're saving it but... WOW! That will be some body work ahead of you.

 

Way to go Tom! Nothing You Can't Handle

Dan

 

Hey Mr " Speedy " Tom....
Tom, You better hustle if you are going to have that 66 finished for someones " Christmas Present " this year ! :yes:
Bob

 

Sheet metal should be here by the end of next week hopefully . All of it.

 

Wish you lived closer. I have a 67 SS396 Car that just needs quarters wheel houses and a trunk floor. You could probably whip it out in one weekend. I have too many projects apart to even think about tearing into it. Maybe next summer. Cant wait to see the progress on the 66!!

 

Mine was worse than that but not from rust. Poor quarters, an old collision fix, and some wheel well rot. AKA hack job over 50 years....

Where did you get all your metal? I bought all AMD products. quarters, door shells, fenders, inner fenders, i/o wheel tubs, one piece floor, one piece trunk floor, firewall, all cowl panels up front, a piller on drivers door, back panel, deck filler, bumper filler, cowl hood, trunk drops, x-brace support, radiator support, window channel, trunk channel, dash top, firewall both sections, outer rockers. I think I was left with the shell, roof skin, and deck lid! All others had either rust, damage, patches, etc....

Hope its worth it cause its costing a fortune!

Chuck

 

I am using a mix of AMD and Dynacorn. I get metal locally from a friend of mine that is a distributor for both so I can just go pick it up when it comes in. I am replacing the firewall, cowl front and sides, floor pan, front and center braces, trunk floor and drop offs, quarters, deck filler, speaker tray, inner & outer wheel houses, fenders, and radiator support. I am going to try and save the door skins and right outer rocker if I can. The lower cowl is good. The bottom of the A pillar/kick panel area is gone so I have to fabricate that. The hood, roof, and deck lid are still good.

 

Can't wait for the progress pictures! I've done a few cars that were that far gone, the latest is a 70 Challenger that just yesterday I finished painting the RT stripe and re-clearing. I can really appreciate what you're doing Tom, since I've been there done that. For me it's very rewarding to take a car that most people would say "that's junk yard material", and bringing it back to life, especially when I'm being paid to do it! My own personal projects I prefer to start with something less rusty because of the lack of time to work on my stuff. The amount of time it takes to repair something like this is amazing!

 

But it's an ultra rare 6 cylinder SS....

I think maybe the owner got his first piece in the back seat, so it's a sentimental thing..

 

My chevelle was my first car. I got my second piece there lol...

 

I feel so fortunate my 68 lived its life in Tucson AZ. But once that windshield and rear window seal goes away all bets are off.

 

Just the body through to paint.

 

How do you transfer the VIN tag? Just the tag, tag with a little metal around it, tag with a larger section around it?

 

Don't need to mess with it Von. It's on the a pillar on a 66.

 

Ok, I'm stuck in '68 up land.

 

Tell us about that camaro sitting next to it

 

What Camaro? None of those in my shop.

 

I lived in Wisconsin for my first 21yrs. Had two rusty 1969 Chevelle's I moved to Phoenix in 1984, and in 1987 bought the 1969 I have now for $300. No rust anywhere, has never left Phoenix. I cant imagine starting a car with that much metal work.

I have a lot of respect for someone that can achieve what you are doing. Now living in AZ, I just don't understand why. I love the desert south west!!!

 

Hey Tom; Haven't been on here reading threads in quite awhile. Good to see you are still resurrecting the classics. I remember when you were restoring that Autumn gold 70 Chevelle convertible a few years ago. I followed that thread religiously because i was also doing extensive sheetmetal work on a 70 Chevelle convertible too,at the time. Did you make it to the MCACN nationals? I saw Dave Birdwell and Les Saville in the LS-6 display area. They all seemed deep in conversation,so i didn't bother them while i passed by. There were some nice LS-6's in that display. Regards,Dave

 

Yup Dave I was there. I was with Les and Dave in the LS6 display. We were going over a few things with Les on his car. I was probably with Them when you walked by. You should have come over and said hi!

 

I don't know if you were there,but this was on Sunday. Yeah, i wanted to chat with the guys,but they were all in the center talking when i walked up. Didn't want to interrupt because of the distance i was away from them while they were talking. I thought it would have been rude,and i didn't want to step over the barrier uninvited. I looked over a few times while checking out the cars,but didn't see an opportunity to kindly butt in. I was there with a couple other people and didn't want to hold them up too long. There were a lot of cars to see. It was cool to see the Red alert car in person. Those other LS-6's were pretty cool too.

 

Parts!! Couple items still on backorder...Fenders, firewall, speaker tray.

 

Tom

There are a lot of builds here and body men that can help you.

Mixing those panels is not a big deal, but could be a pain in the butt.

I hope you took a lot of measurements before taking those panels off.

You are going to have to adjust all those panels to fit what you have already on the car. Always does.

 

I have seen Tom's 70' convertible in the flesh that he resurrected from the dead. I think he'll be fine :yes:

 

Aaron,

This is not my first time at the rodeo with this. I can handle it perfectly fine. I am well aware of what needs to be done.

 

Tom,

Great to see you bring another Chevelle back from the dead and keeping Truman busy too! I'll be following this thread.

 

I didnt even look at all the threads or who it was. How many Toms are there that I know on here and everywhere else. You know more than I do and I'm sure you can get what you need to where you want to be. I was just replying to what I thought would help. Nevermind. You dont need that.