๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ท๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐จ๐ฆ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ค ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ โ60๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ โ70๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ญ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ถ๐ฅ๐ข ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ท๐บ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ.
Today plentiful used Chevy Chevelles can be found on the internet. Prices start at an average of $66,681 and go up all the way to $572,000. And so, Chevelle Restomods are not a surprising sight today. And when you plan on getting a Chevelle Restomod done from West Coast Customs for restoration, itโs bound to look cooler and feature modern mechanicals, like this LS3-powered Chevelle Restomod.
West Coast Customs Chevelle Restomod Packs A Modern Punch
Troy always dreamed of having a Chevelle. But he approached West Coast Customs with the idea of converting the original car into something thatโs more practical and easy to live with. So a used Chevelle is hunted down to create Troy’s dream car.
And with this build, West Coast Customs arenโt leaving any stones unturned. Everything is being customized, including the engine, interior, suspension, paintwork, and every other element, to make it look like a dope custom Chevelle.
Musa is the first man to approach before things get started because heโs the one coming up with a digital render of the car and what itโs going to finally look like. The designer quickly looks up the internet for a picture of the car while Ryan Friedlinghaus, founder and CEO of West Coast Customs, gives him an outline of what the customer wants.
They intend to plonk in an LS engine, air suspension, and huge wheels to the Restomods to be done to the Chevelle. One of the mods even includes the conversion of a bench seat into two separate buckets.
1966 Chevy Chevelle Restomod Takes Shape
After the design is approved, they finally start taking it apart; and painting it white. Once painted, Mosko, the guy in charge of fabrication, shows us multiple mechanical components laid out on a table, which include upper arms, over arms, sway bar, air ride suspension, airbags, Wilwood brakes, Continental tires, a Magnaflow exhaust, and Savini wheels.
Now, while theyโve successfully painted the car white, they forgot to shave the door handles. Mosko will attend to it, however, while the other guys work on the roof and get the whole interior laid out. The man on this job is Alex, who will get in and build the console, followed by the audio system.
Once the console is meticulously fabricated, it is fitted in place. And the car is once again slid into the West Coast Customs paint booth.
While the paint is left to dry, Marcos is busy getting the carpeting ready for the Chevelle. He mentions it is the same carpet Mercedes-Benz uses, thus adding a German touch to the build. After the carpeting is done, the seats are fitted in place; so is the console that receives a full blue trim.
The Ridetech suspension is then installed, followed by a rebuilt axle. Weโre shown the rear differential and the four-piston brakes. Now, coming to the most exciting part – the installation of the new LS3 engine, which is fuel-injected. This also means the owner wonโt face any issues during a cold start.
Once the engine is completely done, they fire up the Chevy – and without a delay – the engine starts to rumble.
Troy finally receives his Restomod Chevelle and looks very excited about it. He mentions he is a car guy and that the Chevy has been one of his dream cars. Troy has a slew of cars but states that it is the custom Chevelle that turns heads all the time.
This Chevelle is one of the cleanest Restomod jobs we have come across, and West Coast Customs have done a dope job at it.
Is Chevrolet Making A New Chevelle?
Earlier this year, we mentioned that the Chevelle SS is making a comeback, all thanks to a company called Trans Am Worldwide. It was showcased to a lucky few recently. It will be a re-imagined classic, similar to what Singer does with classic 911s.
This modern Chevelle SS will be based on the Chevy Camaro but uses a heavily modified body to mimic the proportions and flair of the iconic Chevelle.
The entry-level Trans Am Worldwide Chevelle SS is said to come with a 5.7-liter LT1 engine capable of making up to 450hp. For those looking at more power, a 6.5-liter V8 engine will send 900 hp to the rear wheels alone. And if 900 hp still sounds “dull”, there is a twin-turbo 7.4-liter LS6/X engine pushing out a whopping 1,500hp.
