Kaleb Kelley '73 Scamp!

Hey guys!
My name's Kaleb Kelley. I believe this is my second "Welcome Wagon" post. I started this when I first bought my '73 Scamp and then completely forgot about it while suffering through months of body shop jail and the daily routine getting in the way.

I bought the car early fall of 2013 as an original 75k mile slant-6/904 car from Hawaii. The former owner had spent some cash rebuilding the motor and putting a big cam, Offy intake, etc. on it. It was peppy for a slant-6, but the high years wouldn't let it get out of its own way. I daily drove it for a couple of months and put over 2,500 miles on it, until I blew a ring. I was running it hard and foolishly like a college kid does. After Christmas, me and my dad decided to put the old '71 340 from his '72 Satellite in it, but once we got the motor out, he gave me the idea of painting the engine bay while we were there. There was also some rust popping up by the rear window. From there on, I got into the, "While I'm here why don't I," mindset... A family friend owned a body shop near me and they were slow right then... This was March of 2013. I took the car in and they got started quick, and then it stalled out. The car sat for a couple of months with no progress. Last week, I FINALLY got the car home.

I plan on giving the car a mild ProTouring setup. I'm still a cheap college kid, so I can't go too crazy. I run an instagram page with a half a million followers that love classic cars, so I made a few deals to get me some parts I normally couldn't afford. Holley Performance, Hotchkis, and Boze Forged have been a huge help. Holley helped me get a Terminator EFI for my car, Hotchkis gave me a TVS system, and Boze Forged is cutting me a set of their 17" ProTouring wheels once I'm ready. I'm also planning on doing disc brakes in the front and eventually all around. My budget is shot and I don't need to get a bigger loan that I already have, so I'm waiting on that. I really love the community of A-body freaks on here. I plan to try to update a bit on here, but I often forget. I'll be posting updates on BangShift.com as well.
I hope you guys like the direction I'm going with the build. I have yet to get my rendering updated, but here's what I have and a few more pictures!

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Sorry guys. I totally didn't attach the pics correctly!

Also, if you want to check out my Instagram page, it's @ClassicsDaily

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Nice car to start with. I love the scamps.
Welcome aboard!!!

Looks good, welcome back!

Welcome... I've been following your intragram for while.... I love the white and was going to paint my Duster the same color but fell in love with Graphite Pearl Metallic.

Can't wait to see more pics and such on Instram and here. Tell us more about the car. Suspension and drivetrain.

For you Boze wheels (I have the same ones) I went with a 17" front and an 18" rear. I run a mustang size tire in front and a corvette size in the rear. Makes buying tires cheaper as there are tons of brands and models making tires.

Riddler

Welcome back!

Welcome! Nice scamp

Awesome Scamp!!!

Wow Riddler. I absolutely love your build. That's what I wish I could do with my car. Unfortunately, I'm not even close to knowledgeable enough to try that, and I don't have the time, funds, or shop space. I'm having to borrow my dad's shop space because I don't have a shop or place of my own yet. I'm not sure what I am going to do with the wheels because of the sizing. I'm not minitubbing or moving the springs in, so it looks like the largest I will fit it 235's all around. This is only the first phase of the car anyways. I have to leave room to improve in the future.

I wish I had more specs on the motor, but I don't. My dad rebuilt it with a friend before I lived in Texas, so I'm not sure. I know it's a '71 340 that he rebuilt and put forged internals in, a big cam, and pretty much replaced everything from the bottom up. The problem with that is that it's been a year and a half since he took it out of his Satellite. I may have to go through it again to make sure everything is good. For the suspension, I'm just installing Hotchkis' Total Vehicle System with the upper control arms, steering rods, strut rods, shocks, leaf springs, etc. I plan on purchasing a new steering box too. I believe the brand I was looking at was Borgeson? Shannon Hudson with the green '69 Valiant that Hotchkis tested a lot of parts on told me that's the one to use. I'm still torn on brakes. I was hoping to do Wilwoods, but I cannot afford it. I'm hoping that I can offer to do some social media work for them in exchange for a discount.
I never realized how expensive this hobby truly is until I started in on my own car. I love seeing what everybody does here and I hope that someday I can go all out and make my Scamp exactly what I want.

Welcome Kaleb, sweet Scamp! That combo of white, chrome and black is awesome!

Nice car!

Glad you're here Kaleb, I'm @cjgrins with the Orange '75 Dart Sport. Look forward to seeing the scamp go through the tranformation on here. Been watching for updates on IG too.

Nice Scamp to start with Kaleb. I love the wheels! What size of BFG's are those? I am wanting to put BFG's on my 66 that has 14 inch aluminum slots but I have not figured out what size of tire to buy. Those look about what I am after.

Hey Bennd52.
They're 225/60R15 in the front and 225/70R15's in the back.