This 1965 Chevelle is a real-world example of a great project... we're going through the suspension, body, interior, and paint without a zillion dollar budget. Follow the build here!
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 Our '65 Chevelle's body had some rust holes in the floor and trunk floor areas, so we created some patch panels from a parts car floor and replaced the trunk floor sections with new pieces from OPGI. The main goal was to create repairs that were not obvious without the need for lots of body filler. The approach called for making patches that fit the holes exactly, butt welding them with a MIG welder, than lightly grinding the edges to clean up the seams. The 3-piece trunk floors required drilling the spot welds from the lower braces before trimming the new panels and welding them in. Overall, it was a pretty clean repair.
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 When we started building our 1965 Chevelle project, complete new quarter panels were not reproduced in the aftermarket. Now, however, OPGI has released these full sized complete panels to repair the rusty or damaged quarters on your car. We're going to install one on our '65, but here are some close-up photos of these new stampings for your review. The things we liked are the completeness of the panel... it replaces the entire quarter from the bottom pinch-welds all the way to the roof, from the area around the tail light all the way to the complete door jamb. We also liked the accuracy of the stamping, as the lines and curves are all crisp and accurate. It's been a long time coming, but these new reproduction quarters for '64 & '65 Chvelles were worth the wait. Check it out! A complete video install of this panel will be posted on here soon!
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 We used the floor from our donor 1965 Chevelle 4-door parts car to cut some patches to repair the floor on our '65 2-door Chevelle. The damage was minor, small pinholes left from leaky windows, so we thought patching using butt welds would yield the cleanest and easiest repair. Here's some shots of the process.
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 This update is a quick overview on our plans to replace the quarter panels on the '65 Chevelle with some new pieces from OPGI , but we're going to use 3M Panelbond adhesive to do the job. Gluing the panels reduces the chance of warpage and corrosion, but it involves a couple special techniques.
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 We had our 1965 Chevelle SS frame media blasted and stripped clean, and then it was time to give it a new protective coating. This time, we utilized the new Extreme Chassis Black Epoxy paint from Eastwood. We found it to have an accurate satin appearance, and it seems to have the guts to stand up to the road.
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