1966 Biscayne 427
 

Hey guys I thought I would post up a few pictures of a car that I have had for about 10 years. The first picture is a before picture and what I have turned it into. let me know what you think.

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AWESOME!!!!
One of my favorite body styles. When I was 15ish a young guy down the street had a new factory 396 4 speed black 66 2 door like that. DROOL!!!!

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Very nice!!! Looks like you did a great job, somthing to be proud of for sure. I love the color too.

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Very nice! Great transformation too! You sure don't see many of them around anymore for sure.

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Did it come from the factory with the four speed and 427? What a kickass way to order the car, the stripped down full-size car with the most powerful powertrain.

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awesome car!!

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:metal: Make me want to convert my 66 Bel Air to a 2 door and throw a V8 in.

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sweet!

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Awesome transformation and DIG that blue !!! :metal:

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loves me some Bisquick!!

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That's a NICE looking car!
Very clean rebuild!(I bet it's PDQ too!)
Plus,I'm a little bias'ed,because I have a 65 Caprice,350/350(with 65 Bel-Air parts car) and a 67 Impala,454/400(with a 67 Impala parts car).Total of 4!
Love those 65/66/67 fullsize Chevies!
Mike.:chevy:

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Thanks for all the compliments guys. I just put some old school torque thrusts on thought they look pretty good but let me know what you think.

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I love that blue. I have a '66 impala in the garage that has been patiently waiting its turn as I collect parts.

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Much better with the TQ Thrust wheels. IMO
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Looks great with either set of wheels.

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TQ thrusts look awesome, sweet ride!

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I scrolled down to the first pic of it in blue and said "wow" out loud. What a beauty!!

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x2

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Old school wheels look great! That is one nice car, nothing better than a big rock and 4 speed!!

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Old school here! Have a set of old school Americans just waiting for me to get another 65 Bel Air. I'd take a 66 Biscayne too. :chevy: yours is awesome
My 65.(many years ago)

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nice car, hey guys his car has a tremec 5 speed in it, its in his sig

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I have always liked the 65's (cool car you had). Yeah I have sold a few that I wish I could have kept but usually it was only to buy something else that I liked more at the time. When I bought the Biscayne I was not even looking for one of these cars but the deal was just way to good to pass up. I only planned on keeping it for a while and then re selling but the car just kept growing on me and one of my good friends told me I was crazy for selling such a cool car and it would be one that I regretted. I believe it was 2001 when I purchased the car and have turned every nut and bolt on it so I know what I have now and the car gets driven lots.

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best upgrade I have ever done. Shifts awsome and settles right down on the highway for some long cruises 2200 rpm at 70mph.

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I love full size chevs and that 427 is my favorite bbc! I really wanted my dad's 67 2 door impala but he was in a tight spot and had to sell it when I was 18 :(

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A couple more pics of the Biscayne with its new wheels.

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It looks awesome! I like it with either set of wheels too!

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Awesome, I've side it before, but those TTOs make it shine!

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What size rims are those torque thrust's and what size tires are you running on this beast?

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Bump ...just because I like you new wheels... that are not so new any more. :lol:

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66 biscayne, my all time fav. car. torq thrusts match the era of the car better i think. even better imho would be widened steelies with dog dish caps. either way, sweet ride

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Hey Guys. Thanks for the compliments!!! The rear has 275 60 15 on 8 inch wheels and the fronts are 225 60 15 on 7 inch wheels. Yeah I've been thinking about getting some wide steelies just to change the look up once in a while and I agree they look awsome as well. I hung on to a nice set of dog dish caps for the day that I might go with steelies.

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Did you convert the brakes to disc? What kit did you use? I been looking at a bunch of different kits for my 67 but I haven't decided since there are so many different brands and I'm not sure which ones are quality and hold up.

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Dig the torque thrust, but steelies with poverty caps would be the best option
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Well I did not go with a big name brand and for the life of me I can not remember what the brand name was. I think I spent about 1500 on front and rear disc brakes with all of the lines, mater and booster. I had a lot of problems and ended up having to change out the master cylinder and the booster because they were defective right out of the box. It seemed like I spent weeks trying to get it bled and when I thought i had it bled the pedal did not feel right at all (very hard). If I was going to do it again I would spend a little more money and and buy little better quality kit like SSBC or something.

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Now I just have to go out and spend more money...LOL. I agree the steelies would be really nice.

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Yea yea!!! More wheels.!!!!!

This car is a terror, I used to think my 64 was fast....... Chad mopped the floor with me repeatedly with this bad boy.

The pictures are good, but this thing is even nicer in person!
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Thanks Matt. Yeah I remember that evening quite well!!! The old Biscayne works quite well for a big car. LOL. Here is a picture of it at a local 100 foot shoot out.

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Awesome car!!!
My first car was a 67 Bel Air 4 door, owned it from 1975-1997. I installed disc brakes on it, around 1985. It was easy, any late 1968-1970 blody style w/ factory discs, will bolt up. 1967-mid 1968 used the 4 piston calipers, they are unusual and not as desireable (to me, at least).

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I cant believe I missed this thread. Awesome car,I love it.I have a 1966 Belair finally after searching for yrs and yrs for the right one,I wanted a Biscayne but found this Belair and had to have it,

when I bought it
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...scayne/047.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...scayne/043.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...scayne/050.jpg

Lowered,frt disc,15" steelies 6 in frt and 8 in rear
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...omePhoto12.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...somePhoto2.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps36b28384.jpg

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I just found this sub-forum! I LOVE the 65-66 Impala/Bel Air/Biscayne/Caprice!!!!!!! I owned a 65 Bel Air 2 door sedan for several years. Unfortunately, it never got out of project car stage. It was a one owner car with a 283/powerglide and under dash A/C. The son of the original owner (thought/or actually was) a head gasket was blown, and pulled the heads, intake and cut the A/C lines..... That was in the 80's and never moved under it's own power again. I actually almost had it driveable, with a motor, trans swap and put a 12 bolt rear in it. All I had to do is wire it up.....and I swapped it for another car. I even had a 69 front disk brake set up. I'd like to get another one some day. David