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1969 Chevy Chevelle on Air Suspension

November 9, 2012 By Gauge Magazine Leave a Comment

1969 Chevy Chevelle

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Issue
November 2012
Owner
Greg Jones
Ride
My Girl
(0 Chevy Chevelle)
Meaning Behind the Name
I enjoy keeping her clean.
Photographer
Chromey and Double D

Ride Details

Build Cost
$100,000+
What was the inspiration?
It was my dream car.
How long did it take you to build?
4 1/2 years
How long have you been building?
8 years
Club Affiliations
N/A
Your future plans?
1932 Ford 3 Window
Thanks to
Our Son, Randy Cothern with Performance Motorsports in Las Vegas NV.. Thank you for all the hard work and long hours for making this car possible, Paul Barnes for all of his long hours and creative designs, D&H Marine and Dave Holmes for designing and building the extreme motor, and to my Beautiful Wife... Thank you for putting up with me and having alot of patience.
Previous Rides
1968 El Camino

Engine Details

Make
Chevy 0
Cylinders
8
Displacement
511 CID
Engine Mods
871 Blower from blower shop, force fuel injection and ignition
Engine Add Ons
Griffin aluminum radiator rated at 1400 HP with 2 pull fans rated at 6900 CFM and electric water pump by CSI, burn stainless steel exhaust, 2 1/2 primary to a 4" collector, Eagle H Beam Rods, Probe Forged Pistons 4.560 Bore, Perfect Circle rings, Clevite 77 H Bearings, Mellings High Volume Oil Pump, Moroso Oil Pan, Miloden Gear Drive Timing Set, Crane HR 306-25-14-1G Hydraulic Roller Cam, Crane Hydraulic Roller, Smith Brothers 3/8" Push Rods, Crane Roller Rocker Arms, RHS Aluminum 360 CC Heads, Cran Valve Train Stabilizer, 2.30 Intake 1.88 EX Valves, Mooneyham Blower Manifold, 8 MM Pulleys, IMCO Valve Covers, MSD Ignition, Taylor Spark Plug Wires, J6K Spark Plugs

Driveline Details

Torque Converter
Hughes torque converter with 2800 stall
Transfer Case
Turbo 400
Axle
Narrow Chevy 12 volt with 35 spline axles
Gears
488 gears
Builder Shop
Motor built by D&H Marine - Dave Holmes

Chassis Details

Drop or lift inches
Full Air ride
Front Shocks
Air Ride Technologies Shock Waves
Spindles
2" drop spindles
Four Link
Four link in rear
Compressor Info
Dual compressors
Airbag Info
Shock Waves
Other Mods
Billet door levers and foot controls. Control switches by Moroso and matching switches for all power windows.

Wheels Details

Front Wheel Type
Boyd Coddington Crown Jewell
Rear Wheel Type
Boyd Coddington Crown Jewell
Front Wheel Size
18x7
Rear Wheel Size
20x15
Front Tire Size
Mickey Thompson Sportsman 26/10/R18LT
Rear Tire Size
Mickey Thompson Sportsman

Paint Details

Color
Base Coat - Silver dusted with a black the covered with Cobalt Blue, Candy Burple Clear
Paint Type
House of Color
Graphics Description
Rally Stripes and decals are air brushed with faded black smoke and covered with clear coat. Took 16 coats to bring to existing color.
Graphics By

Body Details

Hood
Hood was reworked to fit blower and hat.
Grille
Custom built grill with headlights behind grill.
Bumpers
Narrowed and molded front and back bumpers on car. Installed LED lights in rear bumper. Removed rear tail lights and shaved.
Body Mods
Shaved, welded and smoothed all body lines, door handles, key holes, marker lights and any body molding attached to car

Interior Details

Dashboard
Removed dash and installed custom built dash and center console with matching auto meter gauges with flaming river steering column.
Steering Wheel
Billet steering wheel
Seats
Seat are black vinyl with blue/silver carbon fiber inserts.
Upholstery Description
Door panels, head liner, kick panels and carpet and GM parts made to custom fit. Upholstery and seats are black vinyl with blue/silver carbon fiber inserts through
Upholstery Description
Billet door levers and foot controls. Control switches by Moroso and matching switches for all power windows.

1969 Chevy Chevelle “My Girl” owned by Greg Jones

 

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