1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA

Chipper Chapman · 05-13-2016, 09:21 PM

I picked this ratty old basketcase up last fall, and originally planned to make a multi-winter project super stock car from it. Started life as a '70 malibu 307 th350 car, red with a white painted top, Grandma's special! After much deliberation and scoping the project out we decided that it was worth saving as the car actually came from western canada, so the frame was really good, and all the necessary parts of the shell were intact and solid. My dad was wanting to get back into racing, and had a 71 LS5 stock legal engine and trans so we said what the hell, lets do it. December 25, 2015 we rolled it into the shop. As I type this, may 13 2016 the car is in paint booth and we plan to have him on the track in mid june! Enjoy and fire away lol

Chipper Chapman · 05-13-2016, 09:25 PM

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MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 05-14-2016, 12:35 AM

CC…Looking good. Your eye for potential is the same as we have on the West Coast, anything from that Era is worth saving. Are you painting it too?Any Armstrong influence? MB.

Chipper Chapman · 05-14-2016, 10:26 AM

We have a friend painting it, as he's a real painter and we are mechanics and welder a lol. Going Cortez Silver with Black stripes. Little bit of the machine work was done at A&J, but most was done at home and my buddy's shop down the road. With used parts and no funny stuff we were able to make 466hp on the dyno at A&J, with about $4400 tied up in the motor carb to pan.

John Scott · 05-14-2016, 07:43 PM

That's awesome Chris! Can't wait to see it run.

Chipper Chapman · 05-14-2016, 08:03 PM

Dads gettin very excited, as am I. I've race for 15 years, 12 of which we ran the same bracket classes and we have never been down the track side by side, even in a time trial. I'm thinking this will be the year the 67 year old teacher and 29 year old student make a little local history with the Atlantic Canadian Stock/Superstock Association!

goinbroke2 · 05-16-2016, 09:42 AM

Year after year the maritime contingent is growing, awesome!
Good luck to both you and your dad Chris.

Chipper Chapman · 05-17-2016, 08:38 PM

And it's back home from paint!!! Let the thrash for the June 18th debut begin!

Alan Nyhus · 05-18-2016, 07:25 AM

Cortez silver with black stripes....beautiful combination on a Chevelle.

05-13-2016, 09:21 PM	#1
Chipper Chapman Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belmont N.S. Canada Posts: 473 Likes: 246 Liked 166 Times in 71 Posts	1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA I picked this ratty old basketcase up last fall, and originally planned to make a multi-winter project super stock car from it. Started life as a '70 malibu 307 th350 car, red with a white painted top, Grandma's special! After much deliberation and scoping the project out we decided that it was worth saving as the car actually came from western canada, so the frame was really good, and all the necessary parts of the shell were intact and solid. My dad was wanting to get back into racing, and had a 71 LS5 stock legal engine and trans so we said what the hell, lets do it. December 25, 2015 we rolled it into the shop. As I type this, may 13 2016 the car is in paint booth and we plan to have him on the track in mid june! Enjoy and fire away lol Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chris Chapman 1969 Chevelle NHRA F-G/SA 1090

05-13-2016, 09:25 PM	#2
Chipper Chapman Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belmont N.S. Canada Posts: 473 Likes: 246 Liked 166 Times in 71 Posts	Re: 1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA More Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chris Chapman 1969 Chevelle NHRA F-G/SA 1090

05-14-2016, 12:35 AM	#3
MAURICE BLENDHEIM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Langley (no igloos), British Columbia, Canada Posts: 566 Likes: 305 Liked 264 Times in 85 Posts	Re: 1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA CC…Looking good. Your eye for potential is the same as we have on the West Coast, anything from that Era is worth saving. Are you painting it too?Any Armstrong influence? MB.

05-14-2016, 10:26 AM	#4
Chipper Chapman Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belmont N.S. Canada Posts: 473 Likes: 246 Liked 166 Times in 71 Posts	Re: 1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA We have a friend painting it, as he's a real painter and we are mechanics and welder a lol. Going Cortez Silver with Black stripes. Little bit of the machine work was done at A&J, but most was done at home and my buddy's shop down the road. With used parts and no funny stuff we were able to make 466hp on the dyno at A&J, with about $4400 tied up in the motor carb to pan. __________________ Chris Chapman 1969 Chevelle NHRA F-G/SA 1090

05-14-2016, 07:43 PM	#5
John Scott Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 69 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA That's awesome Chris! Can't wait to see it run.

05-14-2016, 08:03 PM	#6
Chipper Chapman Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belmont N.S. Canada Posts: 473 Likes: 246 Liked 166 Times in 71 Posts	Re: 1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA Dads gettin very excited, as am I. I've race for 15 years, 12 of which we ran the same bracket classes and we have never been down the track side by side, even in a time trial. I'm thinking this will be the year the 67 year old teacher and 29 year old student make a little local history with the Atlantic Canadian Stock/Superstock Association! __________________ Chris Chapman 1969 Chevelle NHRA F-G/SA 1090

05-16-2016, 09:42 AM	#7
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 864 Likes: 1,441 Liked 348 Times in 137 Posts	Re: 1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA Year after year the maritime contingent is growing, awesome! Good luck to both you and your dad Chris.

05-17-2016, 08:38 PM	#8
Chipper Chapman Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belmont N.S. Canada Posts: 473 Likes: 246 Liked 166 Times in 71 Posts	Re: 1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA And it's back home from paint!!! Let the thrash for the June 18th debut begin! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chris Chapman 1969 Chevelle NHRA F-G/SA 1090

05-18-2016, 07:25 AM	#9
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Re: 1971 Chevelle SS454 D/SA Cortez silver with black stripes....beautiful combination on a Chevelle. __________________ "That'll never work....."