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I was able to reuse the factory seat cover after making small modifications to the seat frame. The tubs in my '65 Coronet were made wider by a couple of inches. Here are a couple of pictures.

I've owned my '65 Coronet for more than 40 years.

Low oil pressure can be caused by lots of issues so you have to start at one end and work your way to the other end. If you have another oil pump then swap that first. It is an easy swap and the oil pump is often the problem. If the engine is still on the stand you can pull the intake and the...

Trick Flow covers shouldn't have an issue with HS rocker arms. Your engine builder should've checked for interference. If he didn't then pull the covers and look for witness marks. 1.60 rocker arms are the same length as 1.50 rocker arms since the pushrod is moved in. The rocker arm is not...

On my '65 Coronet I had to make a couple of simple mods to the seat frame. Basically just cut the frame where it interfered with the tub and move it over a bit and then weld back in place.

I had to modify the Schumacher headers to clear the clutch linkage. The big problem with my car is that I moved the engine location in order to get the transmission where I wanted it. In hindsight, I should've left the engine position alone and custom built the transmission mount. But I moved...

Use the smallest size header that TTi offers for the '65 chassis and you should be okay. TTi stuff usually fits IF you follow the catalog suggestions correctly. You have to read all of the footnotes and you have to read everything twice. I used the Schumacher headers on my '65. My engine makes...

The carpet isn't correct in my Coronet now that I removed the console. My car had a console from the factory so the carpet wasn't finished underneath. I ditched the console when I put the Doug Nash 5 speed in the car but I never fixed the carpet. The radio has been replaced with a Holley Digital...

I used to have a lot of space to work on my Coronet but now that I've moved I don't have the big shop anymore. Not having a big shop next to the house has been a major adjustment for me. I now rent a smaller shop for my business but the shop isn't big enough to accommodate the Coronet.

Looks like you have one of my throttle brackets so that is a good start. I had a slant six throttle cable in the car for a few years but then decided it was too long so I ended up using a late model throttle cable. I had to make a different end for the throttle cable since the gas pedal end is...

I switched over to a Holley Sniper a while back. I really like having a Sniper on the car. It gives me a lot of data which is fun to look at.

My friend also filled in some holes in the hood and smoothed things out a bit. He sanded and primed the metal scoop and got the scoop properly mounted to the hood. I bought this hood scoop years ago. It was advertised as a reproduction but the fit and finish was very good. Everyone who has...

The Coronet is over at a friend's home shop so he can repair some minor body damage that occurred a long time ago. I've owned the car more than 40 years but never knew there was damage to the left front fender. My buddy noticed it and said he could fix it. Turns out there was a little dent and...

Another video taken after the car was back together

Here is a similar car but this one has a Holley Sniper on a 700 hp big block

1965 Belvedere street driven gasser. Has a straight axle and tubs. More of a show car than a go car.

Engine testing is finished up and the engine is ready to go home. Customer was super happy. It made 715 hp and 700 torque when he came to watch the dyno pulls.

Here is a link to a short video showing the engine warming up on the dyno. Nothing super exciting, just running at a fast idle after the first fire up. We run it for a few minutes to get to temp and then shut it down and look at the oil filter and check for leaks and all of that stuff. This...

Power was still climbing but it is a stock block and we didn't want to blow it up on the dyno.

Ran this blown 505 on the dyno today. It is for a local Pro Street car, not a race car. The blower is under driven and carbs are set up a little on the rich side just so the guy will be able to drive it without blowing it up. We limited the pull to 5500 RPM since it is a stock block. Made...