{"id":25973,"date":"2020-07-16T13:20:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T17:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=25973"},"modified":"2021-02-22T16:34:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T21:34:41","slug":"scott-ts-1968-chevelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/scott-ts-1968-chevelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott T\u2019s 1968 Chevelle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scott T.&#8217;s first car purchase had been a 1968 Chevelle over 40 years prior, and he had been casually looking for one to get back into at this time. Luckily, a friend of Scott\u2019s had a lead on a \u201968.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>About 3 years ago, Scott was finally coming up on his retirement after working for a major utility company for the past 36 years, and he wanted to treat himself to a nice retirement present that he could enjoy. His first car purchase had been a 1968 Chevelle over 40 years prior, and he had been casually looking for one to get back into at this time. Luckily, a friend of Scott\u2019s had a lead on a \u201968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott went to look at the car, and it was ticking all the right boxes for him. About halfway through the deal, the current owner dropped a bombshell \u2013 he\u2019s keeping the motor for himself. Scott returned home in a funk, and his wife could tell he was upset. She asked if he liked the car, to which he replied yes, and received the \u201call clear\u201d to do what he wanted. Scott returned, completed the deal, and towed the chassis away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this car was a driver\u2019s car, Scott modified it to his specifications to bring the most enjoyment from his retirement. The lack of an engine and transmission was not a setback, but rather an opportunity. Scott sourced a ZZ427\/480 GM crate motor and paired it to a TCI Turbo 400 transmission and 12 bolt rear end, supported by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/category\/chevelle-qa1.html\" class=\"rank-math-link\">QA1<\/a> Coilover rear drag suspension kit to ensure that this Chevelle hooked to the pavement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott says that while \u201cMore is planned, but I can drive the tires off of it for now.\u201d Eventually, the Chevelle will receive matching QA1 front suspension, as well as an upgraded steering box and associated components, along with a proper 4 wheel disc brake conversion to stop that ZZ427. Lastly, the icing on the cake will be a restoration of the dash once the performance is to Scott\u2019s liking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes this car so special? Scott says,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe first car I bought was a \u201968 Chevelle over 40 years ago and I couldn\u2019t think of a better way to spend my retirement.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott T.&#8217;s first car purchase had been a 1968 Chevelle over 40 years prior, and he had been casually looking for one to get back into at this time. Luckily, a friend of Scott\u2019s had a lead on a \u201968. About 3 years ago, Scott was finally coming up on his retirement after working for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":20151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[195,194],"tags":[238],"class_list":["post-25973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chevelle","category-customer-cars","tag-1968-chevelle"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/02ff9b7e1377-6EBEF401_A9B2_47F8_9B8B_C187329DB6A1.jpeg",1333,1000,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/02ff9b7e1377-6EBEF401_A9B2_47F8_9B8B_C187329DB6A1-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/02ff9b7e1377-6EBEF401_A9B2_47F8_9B8B_C187329DB6A1-300x225.jpeg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/02ff9b7e1377-6EBEF401_A9B2_47F8_9B8B_C187329DB6A1-768x576.jpeg",768,576,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/02ff9b7e1377-6EBEF401_A9B2_47F8_9B8B_C187329DB6A1-1024x768.jpeg",800,600,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/02ff9b7e1377-6EBEF401_A9B2_47F8_9B8B_C187329DB6A1.jpeg",1333,1000,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/02ff9b7e1377-6EBEF401_A9B2_47F8_9B8B_C187329DB6A1.jpeg",1333,1000,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ground Up Content Team","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/author\/klaclair\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Scott T.&#8217;s first car purchase had been a 1968 Chevelle over 40 years prior, and he had been casually looking for one to get back into at this time. 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