My '56 sedan delivery project

Nice delivery. Good luck with your project and keep the updates coming.

 

Your project is coming along nicely.Need more inspiration ?
Cheers Dago.

 

UPDATE 6-29-08: I went down to my cousins place in Canon City a couple weekends ago for a family reunion, and he had this '57 210 4-door sittin on the side of his shop. For $500 I have a parts car and maybe a project. Plus I traded him my inner fenders and sedan bumper for the wagon bumper I needed. I worked on the '56 today though and got a few things done. The rearend is in, '57 Pontiac housing, open diff for now and 3.42 ratio. Lemme know what you think of the radius on the quarters.

 

Looking good. I am looking forward to picking up a 55' wagon I bought.

 

"Coulda, woulda, shoulda..."

Shoulda saved that $500 you spent for that 4 door...that woulda got you to the HAMB drags...and part way back...and you coulda put the rest of the money you're going to put into that four door into the SD...and HAVE ONE finished, drivable car...

R-

 

But then again, he could finish up the 57 and make enough for many trips in the future.

 

John Diana's 56 delivery ran in stock cl*** not a g***er. Won stock eliminator at quite a few NHRA national events. Wagons & Deliveries were quite popular in the stock cl***es back in the day.

 

Dag gone Kevin.....
You make me look slow ,You and your Pops are busting *** on that ride and ya both can be proud,Keep up the great work and you'll be able to do whatever you want to in the future.....

 

UPDATE 7-13-08: Got the p***enger floor fixed just gotta paint it. Got the drivers side about 50% I'll finish it this week. Dad welded in the engine mounts and a crossmember for the trans. The real engine is at the machine shop and should have that back in a week or two.

 

Kev, your effort's to save a neat old cl***ic flat rule's!

 

UPDATE 2-15-09: Since the last post I moved out of Dad's and house and ran out of money, missed HAMB DRAGS '08, and progress on the 56 stopped. I'm shooting for HAMB DRAGS '09. I decided to test my skills and try to put an axle under this car.

Heres what I used.
-2x4 tubing, 3/16 plate, round tubing for the spring hangers, $300.

-'55-59 chevy 1/2 ton truck beam, springs, hangers, and shackles. swap meet, $50.

-'51 Olds hubs and drums. FREE from grampa. They mated right up to the truck spindles, and the 5 on 5 pattern matches the rearend

-15x4 Cragars. Found these in a junkyard in at the bottom of a tire pile where they had been for decades. Paid $20.

-Tires, tubes and lugs, $100.

Still have to build shock mounts and a drag link. More to come!

 

Had to redo the tilt mechanism. The first one I made ****ed. Many thanks to KiwiKev for the build pics on his 55, he's a great fabricator! I stole many of his ideas for this car.

 

Really starting to like like a "Rat G***er", no offence intended. You should post an interior pic of the back of the delivery, the red and white striped area. Coming along nice! Butch/56sedandelivery.

 

hey that's Coming along great love them 56 chevys.hope to see at the HAMB drags.

 

Glad to see you taking the time building it the way you want.
Looks fantastic!

Chris

 

Man, it is really coming along!

 

very cool...keep up the progress...

 

Cool 56...

 

Hope to see that "Bad Boy" at Bandimere International Speedway soon!
Looks Awesome!

 

Mannnn you beat me to it lol. As soon asi seen it i was thinkin Piewagon.


" You squirrels better have some nuts in your mouth , OR YOUR GOIN DOWNTOWN!!!"

 

Those are cool body styles.

 

Those cars have real potential. Lots of different ways to build them. My brother in law has had one for about 30 years and will probably have it another 30. Completed about 12 years ago, still looks good today.

 

I drove this one on the street for years, after retiring it from it's life as a G***er.

 

Cool looking driver. Way ta save another cl***ic!!

 

hey man...good talking at ya this weekend...
your chevy lkooks good..heres a pic of my wagon

 

sweet build

 

also made a post for you..check out the wagon in it

 

Hey kevin it was good to meet ya at paint and primer. and again having your car parked next to us at carnage. It's always a pleasure to meet some one with your youth, and energy, that is willing to jump in and help with any project that is thrown at him even if it's not yours. But you need to get back on the delivery...John

 

Congrats on the car, looks sweet! Good luck on the build, im sure itll look bad***

 

Great sedan delivery
fantastic Job!!!!
great to see a young guy into the old cool stuff!!
D.