Tim, 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. 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. 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 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) '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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 9:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 67 Chevelle exhaust exit routing photos sought Hey Brad, 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' <[email protected]> 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 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) '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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] On Behalf Of Michou Olivera Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chevelle-list] 67 Chevelle exhaust exit routing photos sought Hey all, 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! Cheers, Michou
