Baldwin Motion chevelles

[tom406]

I'm down with restomods done in a style that appeals to you , whether its Yenko/Motion/Shelby or whatever. That's kind of the best of both worlds: gets you a car you've always wanted, but modern performance. Plus there's no appearance of forgery. I'm kind of mystified when people clone something and get down to casting numbers, dates, etc. Or do it to "concourse" level. It makes no sense, building a perfect and correct fake (oxymoron) and invariably ends up costing as much or more than the real deal.

But a Motion styled 502 EFI '70 SS Chevelle with Global West or H-O suspension and 12" brakes sounds like a ball to me. I think some of the new 17" Cragar S/S would add to the outlandish Motion style and add a modern bent as well.

[mr454ss]

Tom 406 keep the ideas coming ,that sounds way cool!!A pro touring rocket that will corner like a vette!

[Joe Y]

Sounds similar to the path that I'm starting.

I'm doing a 68 Yenko chevelle clone. I was going to make it a Dick Harrell built car, found emblems, but didn't want to pay $400 for pitted crap. I still might end up fabricating sheet metal "hood scoops" like the custom fiberglass hood found on the Harrell car featured in MCR and ACES. (I have tons of personal footage of the car from the Shoney's parking lot at last years ACES nationals)

Anyway, I'm starting on the tall spindle 12" disk brake conversion next month, with all polygraphite frontend and regular poly body bushings and rear suspension. For rear suspension, I have tubular control arms with adjustable uppers. I have a '69 factory 4.10 posi 12 bolt that I'm thinking of having the end caps cut off and installing strange axels with ford hybrid ends, ending in disk brakes (either from a caddy or explorer).

For motivation, I'm still undecided if I'm going to go with a 427 or a 454. This will be mated to a richmond 5 speed. I'll have to change the rear gear down to a 3.08 or something along those lines do the richmonds steep first gear. I'm trying to stay away from the tremec 5 speed.

I don't see the hype about EFI though, a big block is still going to get the MPG of a big block. If I was going to do something exotic with the induction, I'd do a twin turbo setup.

As for wheels, I can only dream they'd make 17" torque thrust "d" in the correct bolt pattern, but until then, I'm using these.

Anyway, goodluck with the BM clone, would like to see pics of your progress!

[Edited by Joe Y (03-02-2002 at 01:35 AM).]

[NWYENKO]

So Tom, being "down with" something is good? While being "down on" something is bad? Just trying to educate myself on the jargon used by you YOUNGER guys!! Also I don't want Charley to get confused and start trouble with you!!!LOL Jim

[rat tuned]

i have an older musclecars magazine in which there is a 1968 motion chevelle. the hood looks like a ss hood with the 67 bb vette scoop molded on. it had stock 68 ss stripes and side pipes with torq thrust rims. i thought the car looked killer. car also has ss 427 emblems of an impala i believe.

[Joe Y]

Hmm, I'm wondering if those emblems were the regular impala emblems or an earlier '68 ss427 emblem used. I'm planning on using the impala emblems, although I have a set of 3 427 emblems with the bar underneath already. I'd rather go with a more year correct emblem though so I'll probably end up trading/selling the ones I currently have.

If you have a scanner, I'd love to see that article!

[JoeC]

If that is the same 68 Motion Chevelle I am thinking of it was black with stock red stripe? Motion used the Impala 427 emblems on 66 to 69 Chevelles. I found a pic of a 70 Motion Chevelle on my computer. I believe it was in the Otis Chandler collection but not sure where it is now.