I've owned my Chevelle since 2003, thinking about a change. It's going to be August in a week and I've only driven it once this year. I've got it on Craigslist, LS1 tech, and Chevelles.com, if you know anyone who is looking please pass it on.
Great car..Great at price. I think someone will snatch this up fast.
-- Edited by gearlube on Monday 27th of July 2015 07:23:56 AM
Lost in the 60s said
Jul 27, 2015
Sorry to hear you haven't had time to drive it, Steve.
I agree with Tom, it's a really clean car and should sell.
What are you thinking of for the "change" ??
Chris R said
Jul 27, 2015
Im thinking its time for a car w/ 4 headlights instead of just 2.
SShink said
Jul 27, 2015
Sorry to hear that Steve, but also understand.
I still think those are the coolest LS valve covers anywhere with what you did with the Chevelle lettering!
SteveS said
Jul 27, 2015
Thanks guys, not sure what I'm up for next. The smart thing to do would be pay off some bills, but that doesn't sound like fun at all. I purchased the lot next to my house last year, this would be a good start on a shop. I'll have to see. I've had the Chevelle for 12 years, the LS swap was done 5 years ago and I only have 5,000 miles on it since then. I still like to drive it, but 99% of the time it's just taking up space in my garage, (or Derek's).
John D said
Jul 27, 2015
One of the very few tidbits of advise from my Dad that stuck was get into "Women's products, Booze, or Land". (Women will buy most anything, never ending demand, they ain't making anymore).
Develop the lot next door into a nice shop.
Lost in the 60s said
Jul 27, 2015
SteveS wrote:
Thanks guys, not sure what I'm up for next. The smart thing to do would be pay off some bills, but that doesn't sound like fun at all. I purchased the lot next to my house last year, this would be a good start on a shop. I'll have to see. I've had the Chevelle for 12 years, the LS swap was done 5 years ago and I only have 5,000 miles on it since then. I still like to drive it, but 99% of the time it's just taking up space in my garage, (or Derek's).
Build the shop and you'll have a place for it "reside" out of the way. Any way to fit a lift in the garage to get 2 cars in one stall ?
I hear this all the time about my cars. I don't drive them but a few hundred miles a year, each, but I would miss them if I sold them.
That part about paying off bills is WAAAY overrated....you'll just make new bills and not have the car to drive...
John D said
Jul 27, 2015
gearlube said
Jul 27, 2015
The hard part about selling and then paying off bills is in a year or two and you want another, that same money will be harder to come by. 12 years ago you could find a Chevelle for 10-12K that might even have been nice. Try that now? But to each their own. I agree with Mitch. My sister is really into this theory about a guy named Dave Ramsey. I agree with some of his principals. But cutting everything out to be totally debt free is ok for some and not others. I have debt, but I have assets as well. You pay off all your debt. Ok now what? Then one day you start getting frequent headaches for no reason. You ignore it as guys do, or take aspirin. A few days later you wake up blind in one eye. You go to the dr. to find out you have stage 4 cancer and will be dead in 6 months. Happened to my brother in law's brother. Life is short. Live it to the fullest. But you can still be responsible...
I wouldn't sell it just to pay off bills unless your loosing your house or something...Just my two cents.
When I was working on my Chevelle last time and turning it into what it is now, I actually sent my dad in Seattle my title cause I knew I would get so frustrated and want to just sell it....
Waiting for Stan to chime in here. Believe he has some experience selling Chevelle's only to get the itch again.
Lost in the 60s said
Jul 27, 2015
gearlube wrote:
Waiting for Stan to chime in here. Believe he has some experience selling Chevelle's only to get the itch again.
......
John D said
Jul 27, 2015
More like "Big T" saying "nope... finally got the one I/We like".
Derek69SS said
Jul 27, 2015
Turn-key LS swapped Chevelles don't come up for sale very often, so I suspect you'll have no trouble selling it.
dashboard said
Jul 28, 2015
SteveS wrote:
Thanks guys, not sure what I'm up for next. The smart thing to do would be pay off some bills, but that doesn't sound like fun at all. I purchased the lot next to my house last year, this would be a good start on a shop. I'll have to see. I've had the Chevelle for 12 years, the LS swap was done 5 years ago and I only have 5,000 miles on it since then. I still like to drive it, but 99% of the time it's just taking up space in my garage, (or Derek's).
Someone going to get a very nice ride. If it's just a parking issue I have room here, and I could run it around once and a while for you. D is right, complete 'well done' LS swaps are few and far between, I think you'll do well. You may want to expand your marketing program for greater visibility. Throw it on TC in the what's it worth section for visibility maybe Ebay with a strong reserve.
SteveS said
Sep 21, 2015
SOLD! Car has a new home in Detroit. New owner plans on painting it a gunmetal grey and possibly Heavy Chevy stripes.
67ss said
Sep 21, 2015
So does this mean grounding breaking on the new shop begins spring 2016.
SteveS said
Sep 21, 2015
That would be nice, we'll have to see how it goes.
SShink said
Sep 21, 2015
It has to be bitter/sweet Steve. I know you put a ton of work and time into it, had some fun, and yet understand when it's time to move on. Hopefully you got out of it what you need, and now you can think about the next project(s) whether that's a new shop or another Chevelle!
Lost in the 60s said
Sep 21, 2015
SShink wrote:
now you can think about the next project(s) whether that's a new shop or another Chevelle!
Why would one need a shop without a Chevelle ???
Get BOTH...
SteveS said
Sep 21, 2015
I like the way you think Mitch. Next car might be a 66 or 67 GTO clone with an LS (or maybe LT by then) engine.
Lost in the 60s said
Sep 21, 2015
Oh, oh, switching camps to an orphaned car...
If you're going to clone one, get a Tempest. The '67 Le Mans has louvers on the q-panels, whereas the GTO didn't, and are more work to remove.
The tail panel will be the biggest piece to change.
Jon H said
Sep 21, 2015
Congrats on the sale Steve. If I had to switch sides my first choice would be the 66-67 GTO.
SteveS said
Sep 21, 2015
Thanks, I won't be getting another car for awhile, just always liked the GTO. You all said I needed more headlights, you didn't specify they needed to go horizontal.
-- Edited by SteveS on Monday 21st of September 2015 02:06:12 PM
Derek69SS said
Sep 21, 2015
Congrats!
I guess this means I have more space in the shop this winter.
Chris R said
Sep 21, 2015
There is still some fairly nice real 66-67 GTO projects out there for reasonable money. You wont need to find a Tempest or Le Mans to make a GTO out of.
dashboard said
Sep 22, 2015
If selling is what you wanted I'm happy for you, but I'm still sad the car is gone. I remember my first ride in that rocket, I had to have an LS engine after that. Yep, you got me started then mentored me through the project. Thanks again.
dashboard said
Sep 22, 2015
Chris R wrote:
There is still some fairly nice real 66-67 GTO projects out there for reasonable money. You wont need to find a Tempest or Le Mans to make a GTO out of.
Ok Chris, define reasonable money.
Chris R said
Sep 23, 2015
dashboard wrote:
Chris R wrote:
There is still some fairly nice real 66-67 GTO projects out there for reasonable money. You wont need to find a Tempest or Le Mans to make a GTO out of.
Ok Chris, define reasonable money.
Reasonable prices, meaning not Barret/Jackson money for some rusted out scrap that needs everything. Potato/Potato.
I've owned my Chevelle since 2003, thinking about a change. It's going to be August in a week and I've only driven it once this year. I've got it on Craigslist, LS1 tech, and Chevelles.com, if you know anyone who is looking please pass it on.
Thanks
Steve
http://rmn.craigslist.org/cto/5142391539.html
Steve
Great car..Great at price. I think someone will snatch this up fast.
-- Edited by gearlube on Monday 27th of July 2015 07:23:56 AM
Sorry to hear you haven't had time to drive it, Steve.
I agree with Tom, it's a really clean car and should sell.
What are you thinking of for the "change" ??
Im thinking its time for a car w/ 4 headlights instead of just 2.
Sorry to hear that Steve, but also understand.
I still think those are the coolest LS valve covers anywhere with what you did with the Chevelle lettering!
Develop the lot next door into a nice shop.
Build the shop and you'll have a place for it "reside" out of the way. Any way to fit a lift in the garage to get 2 cars in one stall ?
I hear this all the time about my cars. I don't drive them but a few hundred miles a year, each, but I would miss them if I sold them.
That part about paying off bills is WAAAY overrated....you'll just make new bills and not have the car to drive...
I wouldn't sell it just to pay off bills unless your loosing your house or something...Just my two cents.
When I was working on my Chevelle last time and turning it into what it is now, I actually sent my dad in Seattle my title cause I knew I would get so frustrated and want to just sell it....
Waiting for Stan to chime in here. Believe he has some experience selling Chevelle's only to get the itch again.
Someone going to get a very nice ride. If it's just a parking issue I have room here, and I could run it around once and a while for you. D is right, complete 'well done' LS swaps are few and far between, I think you'll do well. You may want to expand your marketing program for greater visibility. Throw it on TC in the what's it worth section for visibility maybe Ebay with a strong reserve.
SOLD! Car has a new home in Detroit. New owner plans on painting it a gunmetal grey and possibly Heavy Chevy stripes.
So does this mean grounding breaking on the new shop begins spring 2016.
That would be nice, we'll have to see how it goes.
It has to be bitter/sweet Steve. I know you put a ton of work and time into it, had some fun, and yet understand when it's time to move on. Hopefully you got out of it what you need, and now you can think about the next project(s) whether that's a new shop or another Chevelle!
Why would one need a shop without a Chevelle ???
Get BOTH...
I like the way you think Mitch. Next car might be a 66 or 67 GTO clone with an LS (or maybe LT by then) engine.
Oh, oh, switching camps to an orphaned car...
If you're going to clone one, get a Tempest. The '67 Le Mans has louvers on the q-panels, whereas the GTO didn't, and are more work to remove.
The tail panel will be the biggest piece to change.
Thanks, I won't be getting another car for awhile, just always liked the GTO. You all said I needed more headlights, you didn't specify they needed to go horizontal.
-- Edited by SteveS on Monday 21st of September 2015 02:06:12 PM
Congrats!
I guess this means I have more space in the shop this winter.
There is still some fairly nice real 66-67 GTO projects out there for reasonable money. You wont need to find a Tempest or Le Mans to make a GTO out of.
Ok Chris, define reasonable money.
Reasonable prices, meaning not Barret/Jackson money for some rusted out scrap that needs everything. Potato/Potato.