Discussion Forum - Northstar Chevelle Club

jim larson · 2K+ Club

One Very nice 66 with a LS3 and 600+HP

dashboard · 2K+ Club

jim larson wrote:

Very nice with lots of get up and go. A real head turner. 66 Chevelle

And should stop fast! Did you notice the AC vents in the dash?

jim larson · 2K+ Club

dashboard wrote:
jim larson wrote:

Very nice with lots of get up and go. A real head turner. 66 Chevelle
And should stop fast! Did you notice the AC vents in the dash?

yes, an original A/C car, now has vintage air.

Derek69SS · Founding Member

Wow! Very nice!

Dan Williams · Active Member

I really like that, wonder what it will bring in the end. It would take a butt load of cash to put it together. Still not sold on 18" wheels on a chevelle.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

My guess is it will not reach reserve. Probably some where north of $75K.

Derek69SS · Founding Member

I think $50k is more realistic... the car is very nice, but the suspension is very basic low-cost stuff, the wheels are just billet wheels that aren't very wide, automatic transmission, etc.

For $75k+ I'd expect DSE or SC&C suspension, 3-piece forged 9.5" wide wheels, a 6-speed manual, and some decent coil-overs.

It has a lot of things to make it a great car, but nothing really "high end" about it other than just being a nice quality build and very clean car.

SteveS · Super Poster

This car is beautiful. And with car this nice you have find small details to complain about. So, with all the time effort and money spent why does it look like they trimmed the front of the fuel rail cover with a hatchet? And wipe red marker off so you can't tell how far off you were swinging the hatchet. 5 minutes with a sharp knife and some rubbing alcohol and I'd be perfectly happy with this car.

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Bungy L-76 · Active Member

The Chevelle is a nice looking car, but I want to see more of that 62 Bel-Air bubbletop. My dream car.

Lost in the 60s · President

Bungy L-76 wrote:
The Chevelle is a nice looking car, but I want to see more of that 62 Bel-Air bubbletop. My dream car.

The '62 caught my eye too, but I'm more of an Impala SS guy.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

My eye caught the polished floor.

SShink · 3K+ Club

jim larson wrote:
My eye caught the polished floor.

Yeah, that's someplace Dashboard would be happy working in.

Lost in the 60s · President

SteveS wrote:
This car is beautiful. And with car this nice you have find small details to complain about. So, with all the time effort and money spent why does it look like they trimmed the front of the fuel rail cover with a hatchet? And wipe red marker off so you can't tell how far off you were swinging the hatchet. 5 minutes with a sharp knife and some rubbing alcohol and I'd be perfectly happy with this car.

The bucket seat bolts sticking thru the floor is a glaring hack job too. 185k restoration and they couldn't take the time to install the conversion brackets from bench to bucket ? I'd really like to see the trim tag...

dashboard · 2K+ Club

Steve, the hacked up engine cover caught my attention immediately, maybe because I'm doing one now, also the bolts used to hold the bucket seats in. When you see things like that it really makes you wonder what else is ………. It’s a shame they couldn’t have at least put a clock in the console instead of a blank off plat.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Lost in the 60s wrote:
SteveS wrote:

The bucket seat bolts sticking thru the floor is a glaring hack job too. 185k restoration and they couldn't take the time to install the conversion brackets from bench to bucket ? I'd really like to see the trim tag...

There is a special way to trim the carpet so the bolts heads don't show. I guess I missed that; because my eye focussed on the Impala seat belt covers that didn't appear on the chevelle until 67.

dashboard · 2K+ Club

Jim, what makes it a factory air car? Or, is the complete set up VA?

jim larson · 2K+ Club

dashboard wrote:
Jim, what makes it a factory air car? Or, is the complete set up VA?

Spoke to fast. No trim tag and didn't notice that the upper vent was not a 66 vent. Also the lower side dash vents look kind of odd. It probably was not an A/C car.

Lost in the 60s · President

jim larson wrote:
dashboard wrote:
Jim, what makes it a factory air car? Or, is the complete set up VA?
Spoke to fast. No trim tag and didn't notice that the upper vent was not a 66 vent. Also the lower side dash vents look kind of odd. It probably was not an A/C car.

Doesn't have an A/C control nor is the dash cut out for one. My dash is for A/C and I have a standard control with panel extensions to fill the void on 2 sides. I got an A/C control from Leroy to install this year...

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Derek69SS wrote:
I think $50k is more realistic... the car is very nice, but the suspension is very basic low-cost stuff, the wheels are just billet wheels that aren't very wide, automatic transmission, etc.

For $75k+ I'd expect DSE or SC&C suspension, 3-piece forged 9.5" wide wheels, a 6-speed manual, and some decent coil-overs.

It has a lot of things to make it a great car, but nothing really "high end" about it other than just being a nice quality build and very clean car.

It's at 63K with a day go. reserve not met.

Derek69SS · Founding Member

Crazy... lots of curb-appeal and great pictures though, so I can see it going on the high end.

What would that car be worth restored original to that quality? With non-matching numbers, I'd think $40-45k???

I don't see $20k worth of upgrades... (I do see $20k spent on upgrades, but typically aftermarket speed parts have a poor return-on-investment)

Chris R · 2K+ Club

Back on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-CHEVELLE-SS-PRO-TOURING-LS-3-MOTOR-4-WHEEL-DISC-BRAKES-4L80-OVRDRIVE-TRANS-/230952086336?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35c5d12b40