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08-13-2010, 11:00 PM
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Tobe tobe tobe.....
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08-14-2010, 09:10 PM
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Welcome! I built my car while in High School too... my advice is to focus on safety and reliability more than horsepower. Disc brakes and a few cheap suspension upgrades can do a lot for the safety of the car.
For performance mods, start at the back of the car and work forward... a bunch of HP won't do much for you if you have junk suspension and an open rear with freeway gears. Add HP when you have the chassis to handle it. I know a few people who won a lot of races against much better engines, just because they could hook up and go.
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08-18-2010, 03:45 PM
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14 ? And bought your 1st Chevelle. Hell at 14. Only thing on my mind were girls. Tobe your way out in front all ready.
 You have to keep us updated on your Chevelle. And pictures will help us too see your progress. great to see. That the younger guys are keeping this Hobby alive. A couple of yrs ago. I had the garage door open. While working on my Chevelle. A young lady and her 2 children walked by. The boy was maybe 6 or 7. I heard him say out loud to his mom. Hey Mom look a Chevelle. That just floored me. I was under the car. So I couldn't get up fast enough to say somethings to him. But I was amazed he knew. Good luck with your project. I have a 70 with a beefed up 350. Runs GREAT. I also just installed electric cut outs on it. So just in case I run up next to a ricer. I open them up and let it roar for a min. Then close them. And just smile. Rick
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08-18-2010, 09:16 PM
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Tobe, here is a females opinion on your car. I totally agree with Derek. Your safety, and your friends safety is more important than anything. It doesn't really matter what the car looks like, as long as it's a "classic" the girls will love it !
The cosmetics of the car can be done at anytime. But knowing that everytime you drive it, it will stop, is very important. Just my point of view.
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Get in, sit down, shut up, hold on...cause Ms Grumpy is driving ! For the audio geek try: www.audiokarma.org
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08-18-2010, 09:19 PM
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Tobe Tobe Tobe.........
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08-20-2010, 11:20 PM
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Welcome to the site! You'll love (and hate at times) figuring out what you want to do with it but it all pays off. I've found some good deals on ebay but prefer ausley's chevelle (chevelle.com) mostly because they are close to me and have good pricing. ss396.com and chevellesrus.com are good also. Good luck! Post pics when you get it home.
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08-26-2010, 09:05 PM
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There is a really cool car guy that lives in Norman OK .He drives his 70 convertible to chevellabration every year and drag races it and then drives it back home. His name is Tom and he is usually looking for someone to ride out with him every year .You should try to hook up with him.
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