The Chevelle: tear down and clean up begins

[VintageMusclecar]

Wilma;

You got that right! I was a gunk-scrapin' fool today! More of the same tomorrow.

As far as my plans for the car...

Mainly a long-term project/investment.

For the time being, it will get a rolling resto...i.e. interior, drivetrain, suspension rebuild, paint & cosmetics. Perhaps over next winter I *might* pull the body off and do the frame & floors the way they should be.

Still kicking around paint choices...the car was originally Marina blue, but I've just seen WAY too many Marina blue `67's. Don't have anything against the color, just want something a LOT less mainstream. Strong possibilities are Butternut Yellow, Capri Cream, Black (doubtful, P.I.T.A. to keep clean), or perhaps...Grape.

Underhood items will most likely "look" stock (including exhaust manifolds), but it certainly isn't gonna run like stock.

Schon;

Amazingly enough, the frame & body mounts on this thing are nice. The only rust issues I've found so far have been the footwells and some minor scaling in the trunk...no big deal. It's even solid at the base of the windshield & rear window.

I did find the remnants of 2 mice nests in the kick panel vent wells though.