mini tub rear

ive always been crazy about chevy muscle cars but just 2 years ago i got my hands on a good 72 chevelle dirt cheap ive had it for 2 yrs. im 65% complete, in the body shop now it has a 10 bolt olds. rear and i want to put some 22x10 wheels under it ive heard several stories on how to from the street but i would like to hear it from you all or if there is an article i missed on how to please point me in the right direction its in the shop now getting floor plans so while the torch is hot i would like for him too see if he can do this and also a decent place that has these wheels. thanks  

Hi Tim, I think that 22x10 will look ugly on that car, but that's my opinon. I would put a nice pair of 15x10s with 5" to 5.5" backspace on the rear and 15x7 up front. Depending on what your going to with it you can go 16" or 17" that would look nice to. Good Luck from 70 Ekly.  

send me a picture of your car,thanks but i really just want to no how this is done.  

please respond some pro touring guys the only thing they no around here is quatermile and theirs nothing wrong with that but i just love that protouring look thanks.  

http://www.cachassisworks.com/Stories/HowCAC-007_WEB.pdf

there you go. also try

http://www.cachassisworks.com/cac_how_to.html

i don't remember how it goes, but i know one of the other chassis articles talks about back halfing a car and how to make a complete floor from scratch, including wheel tubs. the first link i do believe uses pre-fab tubs.

i also remember reading one time or another that literally the stock wheel tub is cut along with the floor sheet metal and just moved 2 or 3 inches in, then a strip of sheet metal that same width welded into the gap left from cutting and moving the stock wheel tub. but i dunno if that was a professional deal, or if it was just something done by a guy after a few beers to get the car finished thursday nite to race that weekend.  

So how did it turn out?  

frame notch/mini tub..or go all out...S&W racecars has a direct fit kit if you want to do a back half on it....

i used to own a 70...there is enough meat to do a mini tub on it....



alan