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Old 04-29-2008, 11:25 PM
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here is my 71 chevelle with flat hood and plain grenade green paint
 
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:30 PM
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here it is with the new hood painted to match

 
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:33 PM
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and here it is with new stripes added


 
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:40 PM
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Great lookin' car either way. I like the front tag. Tell us some more about the car, and of course more pictures. Cheers
 
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Old 04-30-2008, 12:26 AM
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its a plain janer 307 car from AZ with all original panels (NO rot ) from illinois winters!!
I replaced the 307/350 turbo with a fresh 383 with around 475hp with world pro. heads with 2.05 valves a comp 280 magnum cam,steel crank,forged flat tops with 10.5:1 cr backed by a built 350 with a shift kit and a 3000-3500 stahl conv with a fresh 12 bolt with 3:73`s with a new eaton series 4 carrier strange 30 spline axles all held in place with hotchkis boxed upper and lower control arms.
I have a set of factory buckets im recovering now to install and moving the shifter from the column to a b&m pro stick on the floor.
I pulled the sst wheels and opted for 15x8 and 15x10 ralley wheels so i could drop the rear back to a more normal ride height. here is a pic with the rallies and a fiber hood i tried out but didnt like so i replaced with the steel cowl hood i have now.

 
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Old 04-30-2008, 12:32 AM
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thanx for the compliment by the way blueshark!
the wife said it was mean and green like the HULK (the movie had just come out) so i thought it fit.
here is a pic of the engine.





 
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Old 04-30-2008, 09:18 AM
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Chevelles have always been one of my favorites, the stripes and the car look great!. PG.
 
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Old 04-30-2008, 02:42 PM
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Really great looking car! I think you made the right hood choice.

Looks like it had A/C at one time. Are you going to reinstall?
 
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Old 04-30-2008, 05:59 PM
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I tell ya what, that baby sure makes me miss my ol' '70 SS 454. [&o]
That's a truely fine Chevelle ya got there. [sm=icon_rock.gif]
Thanks for sharin'.
 
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Old 05-02-2008, 08:02 AM
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all the AC stuff was gone when i got it and if idrive fast enough with the windows down it dosent get that hot so i dont think im gonna hook it back up!! LOL



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Really great looking car! I think you made the right hood choice.

Looks like it had A/C at one time. Are you going to reinstall?
 


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