My 67 Chevelle weekend cruiser

[cooperhw]

Thought I might as well post a thread on my 67 Chevelle weekend cruiser. Spent about 2 years building it, and been driving it for about the last 2 years or just past 9000 miles.
It has a new LS-2 crate motor with a nasty (Tick Performance) cam, a Tremic 6 speed manual transmission, a S&W Racecar backhalf chassis, a 9" FERD rearend with 411 gears.
She's black and straight as an arrow (thanks to my great bodyman Corey) and hauls the mail.

[northern 85]

Nice! Plenty of rubber out back it must really hook up!

[kaycee]

Pardon my language but "THAT FUC#$R IS SWEEEET"

[flashed]

Very nice ,need an action shot .

[KevsClassics]

That Chevelle is BAD A$$

[cooperhw]

Thnanks guys. Yeah she's sweet. Hooks like a mutha too. One and only trip to the strip kept smoking the tires for the first 50 feet so I kept dropping air pressure. around 6 PSI on the 5th pass she hooked. Spun the drive shaft like a piece of salt water taffy into two pieces.
Good news was it was a 30 day old shaft so I took both pieces back and they made me a new, bigger, shaft.

[swamp rat]

What Kevin said.......

[Ozzy2013]

Sweet!

[Frizzle Fry]

Sinister

[tommys72]

Looks wicked

[69short]

I love 67's. Beautiful car!

[cooperhw]

Thanks to all of you guys who have posted on this with kind words. I forget to check in every once in a while as I am more focused on building Homer right now. Mary Elaine (my 67) is just sitting patiently waiting to go out and tear up some asphalt. At 110* I am pretty sure it's not hurting her too bad to stay put in the garage though.

[nlped]

Wayne,

Chevelle is beautiful. I'll bet a black chevelle in the Arizona desert heat is quite warm this time of the year sitting at a red light. But I'd sure put myself through it.

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by nlped

Wayne,

Chevelle is beautiful. I'll bet a black chevelle in the Arizona desert heat is quite warm this time of the year sitting at a red light. But I'd sure put myself through it.

Hi Ed, sorry for the delay in responding. I forget to come back to this thread. Yeah, it can get warm with 110* heat pounding on it. Aftermarket air stuff is better than nothing, but not great. We don't go out to as many events this time of year. Polar opposite of the folks in the cold country.
It is a blast to drive though so that makes it worth it.

[Advanced Design]

Wayne, you have a beautiful car there! Do you have any under hood shots available?

The first engine I ever rebuilt was a small block in a 67 Chevelle so I have a soft spot for them....oh who am I kidding, I have a soft spot for about all of the old Chevies.

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Wayne, you have a beautiful car there! Do you have any under hood shots available?

The first engine I ever rebuilt was a small block in a 67 Chevelle so I have a soft spot for them....oh who am I kidding, I have a soft spot for about all of the old Chevies.

Thanks for the kind words Advanced Design. I will look and see if I have any under hood shots. Most of what I have were taken during the build. Still with some clean up needed but you get the gist.
I also have the same problem. I love old chevys. Too dang many actually. (got 10 now. Wife knows about 5 or 6 of em)

[cooperhw]

one somewhat recent pic.

[Advanced Design]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. Did you use Kwik brackets for the ac?
Doug

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. Did you use Kwik brackets for the ac?
Doug

Yes. Had to move it up cause it hit the frame down low. Real pain especially cause the factory compressor (new) did not work with the new kwik brackets. Had to get the kit with compressor. Yuk.

[Advanced Design]

Originally Posted by cooperhw

Yes. Had to move it up cause it hit the frame down low. Real pain especially cause the factory compressor (new) did not work with the new kwik brackets. Had to get the kit with compressor. Yuk.

I used the Kwik brackets on our 56 and plan to try the Holley brackets for the AC on the next one. They have a decent looking product.

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

I used the Kwik brackets on our 56 and plan to try the Holley brackets for the AC on the next one. They have a decent looking product.

Send me some pics when you use those Holley brackets? I had to modify the kwik brackets some to get them to track correctly so I would be interested to see if the others are truly bolt on. Got another ls going in something one of these days.

[Advanced Design]

Originally Posted by cooperhw

Send me some pics when you use those Holley brackets? I had to modify the kwik brackets some to get them to track correctly so I would be interested to see if the others are truly bolt on. Got another ls going in something one of these days.

A friend is putting together a 65 Suburban with the Holley brackets on the LS. They have a factory look and work well. Here is a link that might be of interest.
http://forums.holley.com/entry.php?4...-GM-LS-V8-Swap

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

A friend is putting together a 65 Suburban with the Holley brackets on the LS. They have a factory look and work well. Here is a link that might be of interest.
http://forums.holley.com/entry.php?4...-GM-LS-V8-Swap

Cool. Thanks. I will check it out.

[Advanced Design]

Here is the bracket without the idler in the way. This one is in the 65 Suburban I mentioned...a much cleaner look than the Kwik bracket.