“This created a constant battle of changing things to make them work with all the other things we changed. “Other than the doors, I don’t think there’s a panel in this car that hasn’t been modded or remade,” says Angelo. The driveline-related fab work was performed by Pro Street Development, whose handiwork included the headers, transmission mount, and sheet-metal nine-inch filled with a Truetrac centre, massive 35-spline axles and Race Products full-floating ends. From there the engine and built 727 Torqueflite can be easily slid out as a single unit.
In the name of serviceability, Eliminator Rod & Custom knocked up a removable radiator support and front assembly – a couple of hoses and a handful of bolts and just about the whole front of the car comes off in one piece. Sign-up here for your free weekly report on the world of Street Machine I had parts everywhere – in my garage, in my shed, under my bed, even in our walk-in robe!” I spent three years doing tons of research, as well as collecting everything I needed. “I also didn’t want the build to get put on the back-burner while waiting for parts. “I was determined it wouldn’t become one of those unloved, unfinished projects for sale because the owner has had enough of it,” he says. Rather than kick the build off by taking a fully functional, driving car and blowing it into a thousand pieces spread between here and Timbuktu, Angelo started planning instead. “I’ve always loved the shape of the VC, especially the squared-off rear quarters with its three sergeant stripes,” he says. He was inspired by cars like Anthony Trevaskis’s AGRO64, Peter Fitzpatrick’s FC, XBOSS, and Gary Myers’s various toys – and he chose his neat VC as his canvas.
The extensive chassis and suspension mods, combined with a raised floor height, enable PROVC to ride and drive super-low (around 125mm) without airbagsīut Angelo had an itch to build something on a whole other level. Angelo didn’t want to lose any of the VC’s shape or character, so it’s devoid of body mods except for the bonnet – which he says was a pain to get right.
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