It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like a Car

Progress.

The trunk and wheel wells are in.

And so is the gas tank. Red for HOT!

Wheel opening stretched to accommodate the 18.5x33 inch tires.

It's beginning to look a lot like a car now.

Tubbin' It

They're called "tubs" to suggest how big wheel wells are; so big that you- well, at least I can take a bath in one of them. No car comes factory stocked with 18.5x33 inch tires. It's just impractical and too personalized. But downright manly, grrrrrr!

So when a hobbyist opts for behemoths for tires, the back half frame of the vehicle must be altered to accommodate them. Tubs.

This was the back half frame rail unit that came "as-is" with the Chevelle.

It was chopped off with clean precision. And of course Ron Pircey is going to cap and finish off the cut on the remaining frame nicely. A master always pays attention to the details.

Now that that's done, it's time to build the tubs. They are fabricated out of sheet metal that Ron bent and cut to fit into the void. He started with cardboard templates. Better to make a mistake on a piece of cardboard than on the sheet of metal. Also, templates make for a near, if not absolute perfect fit.

Let's have a test look, shall we?

Now that's tubbin' it!

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In the Beginning

For those of you who are seeing the Chevelle for the first time at this stage, allow me to take two steps back, and show you how 5-Star Scotty came to have her. Click the links below:

A Cinderella In the Making

Arrival

The Wonderful Ron Pircey