1966
Chevrolet
Chevelle
LS3 RESTO-MOD
This isn't your average 66 Malibu Chevelle!!! Presented is a true Resto-Mod with all of the proper goodies. Outfitted with a hot cam GM Crate LS3 pumping out 525HP and mated to...
This isn't your average 66 Malibu Chevelle!!!
Presented is a true Resto-Mod with all of the proper goodies. Outfitted with a hot cam GM Crate LS3 pumping out 525HP and mated to 4L70 Automatic transmission, this custom build started with a very clean rust free donor car that had 52,000 original miles and all original sheet metal.
Finished in its original Ermine White over it's original and re-done black interior, this Chevelle is absolutely stunning.
The list of top notch components is extensive and includes:
- Ididit Steering Column
- Budnik Steering Wheel
- Dakota Digital VHX Gauges
- Dakota Digital LED Taillights
- Vintage Air A/C and Heating
- DSE Wiper Motor
- American Auto Wiring Harness
- UMI Tubular Suspension front and back
- 12 Bolt Rear with Moser Axels and 3:73 Gears
- 4 Wheel Wilwood Disc Brakes with 6 Piston Calipers up front
- Wilwood Master Cylinder
- C&R Aluminum Radiator with dual electric fans
- Holley LS Fuel Rails
- Billet Specialties Valve and Coil Covers
- Billet Specialties Hood Hinges
- Vintage Air LS Front Runner System
- Holley Headers
- Spintech Mufflers
- Tanks Inc. Fuel tank with Electric Fuel Pump
Brite work is in excellent condition, inner fenders, core support and frame have been sandblasted and powder coated. The attention to detail continues with all the computers being hidden under the front fender with a custom bracket.
With tilt wheel, factory power seat and Ipod Connectivity, this Chevelle is road ready and cannot be built for the money.
The stance is finished off with 18' American Racing wheels wrapped in Nitto tires - 285/40 Rears and 245/45 Fronts
An excellent value that will not last!!!
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About the Chevelle:
Part of the General Motors A-Body platform, the Chevelle was one of Chevrolet's most successful nameplates. Body styles include coupes, sedans, convertibles and station wagons. Super Sport versions were produced through the 1973 model year.
Ford released the mid-sized Fairlane in 1963, to which Chevrolet responded with the 1964 Chevelle based on a new A platform design. Riding on a 115-inch wheelbase, the new Chevelle was similar in size, simplicity, and concept to the standard-sized 1955-1957 Chevrolet models. The Chevelle was the U.S. auto industry's only all-new car for 1964 and was positioned to fill the gap between the small Chevy II and the full-sized Chevrolet models. Introduced in August 1963 by "Bunkie" Knudsen, the Chevelle filled the gap for Chevrolet with sales of 338,286 for the year.
Originally conceived as an upsizing of the Chevy II with a unibody platform which originated with the XP-726 program, GM's "senior compact" A-platform used a body-on-frame construction using a suspension setup similar to its full sized automobiles with a 4 link rear suspension.
The Chevelle Super Sport, or SS represented Chevrolet's entry into the muscle car battle. Early 1964 and 1965 Chevelles had a Malibu SS badge on the rear quarter panel.
The Chevelle SS396 became a series of its own in 1966 with series/style numbers 13817 and 13867. The performance engines available included three, 396 CID V8s – the standard, rated at 325 HP, an optional 360 HP, and an optional 375 HP. The SS396 series lasted from 1966 through 1968 before being relegated to an option package in 1969. The 1966 and 1967 model years were the only two years of the 'strut back' 2-door sport coupe with its own style number.
1966 saw a complete restyle of the Chevelle on the previous frame that included smooth contours, a broad new grille and bumper treatment, and curved side windows. Bulging rear fender lines and a "flying buttress" roofline (tunneled into the "C" pillar) were highlights of the '66 hardtops, shared with other GM "A" body models. The new body reflected the "Coke bottle" body shape that became the fad for American cars in the mid-1960s.
A 4-door hardtop-styled Sport Sedan joined the Malibu series. It was an attractive car and was offered through 1972, but never achieved the high-production figures as the pillared sedan. Chevelles continued in 300, 300 Deluxe, and Malibu trim. Available engines were a 327-cubic-inch V8 instead of either of the sixes, or the mid-level option, a 220-horsepower 283-cubic-inch V8. Options included a tachometer, mag-style wheel covers, and sintered-metallic brakes, four-way power seats, a tissue dispenser, and cruise control.