new project started today

[Craig Knight]

We got this Chevy II on Thursday and started taking her apart today. Put on the rear disc brake conversion this morning, waiting for the new tubular front clip to come in and have an all aluminum LS7 427 Corvette engine with a tremec 6 speed tranny to go in place of the 327/350 combo it came with. Here's a few pics after we tore into her.

 

[GoldDot40]

Always been a big fan of those Chevy II's. They are lightweight and you can pack a big punch under that hood. I'd slam it to give it a 'Pro Tour' stance with some polished 17" Torque Thrust II's all the way around. I have a buddy who has a Chevy 502 crammed in the engine bay of his Chevy II. It's a blast to ride in.

 

[rayjay]

I had a 1972 that was yellow with a black vinyl top and black interior. 6 cyl powerglide.

 

[david w.]

Looks like the paint is in good condition.

 

[jon c anderson]

love the color , my dad & i built a 62 years ago , good luck with it keep us posted !

 

[Craig Knight]

Got the front end off and removed all fuel and brake lines. Got it cleaned up, and ready for reassembling when the new front clip gets here. The paint is okay the bodywork could've and should've been done better but all in all its solid as a rock. The interior is in fantastic shape they spent a little $ on the inside. Here's a few more pics.

 

[GoldDot40]

Looks like you already got the 'right' wheels for the job. Those are pretty nice. I'm not usually a fan of big-wheels on hotrods, but a Chevy II is easy to trick out.....hard to mess them up.

That thing will probably accelerate like a bottle rocket with that powerplant. What rear gear you using?

 

[Craig Knight]

3.55 gear, it should be fun to drive but nothing near as much fun as the 71 Challenger was

 

[Craig Knight]

A few of some of the interior.

 

[david w.]

The interior looks like its in great shape.

 

[Craig Knight]

Its in great shape, nothing is getting changed except the shifter

 

[david w.]

Its in great shape, nothing is getting changed except the shifter

Thats gonna be nice.Look forward to seeing this bad boy be put back together.

 

[Craig Knight]

I'll keep you posted as it comes together, right now we are at a stand still , the front clip and all suspension parts are M.i.a. ,but hopefully they will show up this week.

 

[david w.]

Alright,Thanks for the update.

 

[Mangler]

Man that thing is sweet. If you ever get an itch to post in for sale in the GON for sale forum, shoot me a PM please.

 

[Craig Knight]

Man that thing is sweet. If you ever get an itch to post in for sale in the GON for sale forum, shoot me a PM please.

Oh it will be for sale in just a month or two, that's all we're building it for is to resale it. I'll let you know when its done.

 

[david w.]

You got anything else done to it yet craig?

 

[Craig Knight]

Nope she's still sitting on the lift waiting for the front end to be delivered. Shipping company said it would be here today before close of business. We will see.

 

[david w.]

Nope she's still sitting on the lift waiting for the front end to be delivered. Shipping company said it would be here today before close of business. We will see.

Cool.

 

[Craig Knight]

Hey David it came in now the fun starts