[Chevelle-list] 67 Chevelle exhaust exit routing photos sought

Fri Feb 22 16:52:11 MST 2008

Brad,

Thanks for the info! I wish I had time to run down there and talk to them. My car is stripped of paint, all replacement sheetmetal is on, exterior is stripped of any moldings, the entire interior is stripped. They just have to finish a little welding, do some body work, and paint. I'll do all the reassembly. Looks like I'm taking it over to a place in Pomona, tomorrow morning. 

I actually just put new wheels on mine, and they are pretty similar to yours. I bought American Racing CL205's. But mine are 18/20's. I have 4.5" backspacing in the rear, and 4" in the front...I was just curious how much yours were to kind of compare. Minus the balljoint area, looks like they fit pretty good! Maybe a tad snug, but no big deal. 

Thanks again!

-Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Waller <brad at epage.com>
To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' <chevelle-list at chevelles.net>
Sent: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 3:42 pm
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 67 Chevelle exhaust exit routing photos sought

Tim,

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The paint job was very good.? I did a bunch of prep by removing bumpers, trim, and some other stuff.? I also bought all the replacement body panels (rust and previous accident damage).? They did not re-assemble the trim other than the window chrome.

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So, for stripping, primer, sanding, and final paint ran about $5K maybe ten years ago.? They laid down a really thick coat of custom color paint and did a great job of body prep (no waves) and paint finishing (very smooth).? I might have the color mix somewhere, but I basically told them I wanted the Chevelle to make the foreman's yellow '72 Camaro to look dull.? They experimented and came up with a few possibilities, and this is the final result.

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The wheels are from?Vintage Wheel Works (http://vintagewheelworks.com/) and are the V45 wheels with 5 7/8" backspace.? You might be better with a 5 3/4" backspace as there is minimal clearance between the upper A-Arm ball joint socket on the Global West arms and the rim.? There is a ton of room to the outside on the rear, and I did have to pound the wheelwell (trunk) a bit to make sure the tire did not rub at max compression.? You can see some of this in the pictures here:

http://epage.com/brad/Chevelle/v45/v45.html

Brad Waller (brad at epage.com)

'66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFG R1
'67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes | 275/40/17 Kumho MX

From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net [mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of bad66chevelle454 at aol.com
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 9:41 AM
To: chevelle-list at chevelles.net
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 67 Chevelle exhaust exit routing photos sought

Hey Brad,

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Love your Chevelle. I like that yellow paint...I have a few questions for yah if you dont mind. Number one, how well did they paint your car? Are you happy with it? About how much to get it painted? I'm taking mine tomorrow to get painted, but I'm still looking for paint shops hahaha. 

Your new wheels...they are all 17x9.5's? What about tires sizes and backspacing??? 

Thanks for your help!!!
-Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Waller <brad at epage.com>
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Sent: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 8:55 am
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 67 Chevelle exhaust exit routing photos sought

I don't have routing pictures, but the shop just bent the pipes to go over the axle and exit just behind the rear wheels.?You can see the pipe in this whole car picture: http://epage.com/brad/Chevelle/?as well as some of the pictures on the page for the new V45 wheels.

Brad Waller (brad at epage.com)

'66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFG R1
'67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes | 275/40/17 Kumho MX

From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net [mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of Michou Olivera
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:41 PM
To: chevelle-list at chevelles.net
Subject: [Chevelle-list] 67 Chevelle exhaust exit routing photos sought

Hey all,

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I'm in the middle of trying to figure out how I want my exhaust to exit on my 67 Chevelle and was wondering if anyone out there in Chevelle land has any photos to share of how they routed theirs. Thanks in advance!

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Cheers,

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Michou

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