During the process of restoring a vehicle, there are a number of decisions you make that can cause your hair to fall out. Should I go with an automatic or manual transmission? What kind of wheel-and-tire package should I choose? Both tough decisions, but in my opinion, neither of these or any other, for that matter...

It is a given that there are many of you reading this who, at one time or another in your youth, had “the car that got away.” Maybe you had to sell it to make space in the garage, or you lost interest, or your new wife gave you the “me or the car” routine. Whatever it was, at some point I’m sure you said to yourself, as I did, “if I ever get the chance again….”

Normally, when people build a car, they figure out their drivetrain and dump a big chunk of change into that. Then they get their bodywork done, the car painted and they forget about the wiring till last and usually don’t have any money left over or not enough. So they buy a used “better shape” harness or just put back in the original harness into the car, or buy that $149 eBay special (which is just junk).

When project Shovelle first rolled into the shop here at HzEmall Customs we were amazed at the condition of this car. The interior was in stunning condition for a 40 year old car. The panels were clean and had almost zero wear and tear. With the exception of a half inch long tear on the back of the front seat both seats look like they have not been sat on much during the last 40 years.

Everyone has heard it a million times before. “The deal is never done until you’ve got the cash in hand,” or in this case the product. This is a story of learning the lesson again. After making hundreds and hundreds of deals throughout the years, I should have known better as I have yet again subscribed to the ten hard lessons instead of the one easy one theory.

If you happened to be in attendance at the B.C. Custom Car and Motorsport Show in Abbotsford last month then you no doubt checked out our Budget Build Chevelle. This is of course, if you could see past the line-up in front of the beautiful Sam who was signing posters over the 2-day show.