Projects My 1952 chevy project

here are some pics if my 52 chevy project, when i bought the car it was all original!! now i ditched the inline 6cyl and torque tube and now iam doin a 305/350 combo with a s-10 rear end... more to come

 

car looks pretty straight. is that original paint?

 

yes sir original paint it is!!!!!!!!

 

Looks like a real nice start. The original paint would look pretty *****in with a buffing and some new chrome. Can't wait to see how it comes.

 

Looks cool. Should be a pretty easy one to get on the road.

 

Looking good. How did you lower it?

 

my dad works at a steel company and he made me a 4" lowering block and thats how the rear is lowered!! yeah i dont like the colors that it has right now...

 

I bet if you claybar it of buff it the paint will come out nice

 

OOOOOO yea i dont think so its gonna take allot more than that hahah

 

here is a small update I added some color to the engine bay it looked too plain...

 

Cool looking piece, keep us posted.

 

Looks good, good luck on that build. I'm going to subscribe to this thread.

 

thanks... and don thanks for the mater cylinder!!! hope the jack was good hahah!!

 

how much work was it to put the v8 trans and rear end in. any heavy mods for this?

 

it is pritty easy the only thing you have to do is modify the stock trans mount get motor mounts and switch the rear end to an open drive!! this is my first build and its pritty straight forward!!! i use to build mini trucks on air ride and stuff like that but then i decided i wanted to build somethin cool and ever since i was little i wanted a lead sled!!! 1

 

I traided my channeled nissan king cab for my 52 chevy. still on the fence about v8 and air.

 

here is my 02 chevy blazer it use to be on air and now it is just back to stock i use to have a 85 s-10 lowered and had ww with corvette rally wheels then i sold all my air ride parts and my rims and my s-10 to buy my 52 chevy.... I bagged my buddys 01 silverado and i have done a bunch of other trucks.... mini trucks are cool but not as cool as

 

Like the gold in the engine compartment. ****ed it up real nice.

 

what did that air cleaner base come from? looks like a 1970 LT-1 piece.

 

Looking good!
I'm jelous now LOL

 

well times are rough and money is low!!! so a friend of mine gave me a set of h78.14 tires and another friend gave me a set of 14" steelies and this is what I ended up with for my 52

 

When I got my 51 someone put a camaro sub under it Im not happy with it but they drive good .

 

so this weekend a buddy and me gutted the interior of the car and the floors are in good shape but i did find two dead rats in the car!!!! the car was home to some rats!!!!

 

Just don't call it a rat rod.

 

HAHAHAH yea i guess there is a new meaning to the whole rat rod deal!!! hahahahah but no its not gonna be a rat rod!!!

 

Looks like a nice project car. Keep us posted on your progress. Is yours a short roof model, Sport Coupe or Business Coupe?

 

Nice original car!
If you go slow and careful, some SOS pads followed by some good paste wax will make that paint look like brand new. I've done this on two old cars and it worked great - better than buffing. All that brownish looking **** is just surface corrosion on the paint. Go easy so you don't rub through and you'll be fine.
You will not believe the difference it will make.

 

ummm I think that its the buis coupe.... i wish it was a sports coupe.... i will have to give the sos pads a try!!! one of my buddys is a painter and he is the one who is gonna be dealing with the paint and body work and stuff but ill ask him and we will give it a try.... i will try to keep up with posting new pics i think the next thing to happen will probably be the chop... a friend of mine just bought a house with a huge garage and i am probably takin it over there!!!

 

did you end use the s10 rear end, 2 or 4 wheel drive, how did it work out

 

Cool project. I just picked up a 52 that I am starting on. Can't wait to see more as you go.