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 The beginning of the journey with our 1969 Chevelle SS396! This 1969 Chevelle SS 396 Convertible clone is going through a complete transformation on V8TV. Starting with an OK-looking car, the V8TV crew will uncover this car's darkest secrets and straighten, replace, repair, rebuild, and upgrade the car into the cool cruiser you see in the rendering here.
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 Driving the 1969 Chevelle "SS496" before we blow the car apart for renovation!
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 The 1969 Chevelle SS496 project starts!
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 The 1969 Chevelle SS496 body is almost completely stripped.
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 Disassembling the suspension and chassis on the SS496.
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 Stripping the paint from the SS496 at Imperial Blasting Technologies.
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 Nick Scavo cracks the Chevelle's big block Chevy engine open to see what's inside. We like what he finds.
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 Taking a look at the Chevelle's body, and priming up the frame.
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 The first of 2 parts assembling the front and suspension and brakes on the SS496.
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 Part 2 on installing the high-performance front suspension on our 1969 Chevelle.
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 Installing the rear suspension from Performance Suspension Components on our 1969 Chevelle.
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Disassembling the suspension and chassis on the SS496.
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Stripping the paint from the SS496 at Imperial Blasting Technologies.
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Taking a look at the Chevelle's body, and priming up the frame.
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Nick Scavo cracks the Chevelle's big block Chevy engine open to see what's inside. We like what he finds.
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 The first in the series of Chevelle SS496 Blogs. We post these when we make some progress, so check back with us often for more updates.
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 We just pulled the motor, and the body is almost stripped!
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 The body is stripped... let's see what it looks like on the Autotwirler rotisserie!
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 The chassis and suspension teardown.
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 We brought the body to Imperial Blasting Technologies for paint stripping. Now we pray it's not trashed.
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