Projects 55 chevy project, cool enough to work again

Well It's finally getting tolerable to spend some time in the garage.
I finally got the rearend squared up enough to get the pie crust slicks on. Still needs one final cut on the rear fenderwells.

 

Lookin' good!

 

love the front wheels what size and brand...car also is sweet

 

They are 15x4.5 no-name slots.
But they are like a 3" back space.

 

Looking good! Keep on truckin'.......

 

where can i get a set

 

Very cool.

 

Watch the swap meets is all I can say.
No idea who made them.
the guy got them from had them on the front of a sand drag VW with ribbed tractor tires on them.
These are ford/chevy unilug.

 

http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/wheel_detail.asp?subcat3=1101101

These seem to be from across the Pacific, I don't know anything about the company selling them, but they are listed by several different wheel vendors.

I'd look around for some old ones...but if you like buying new ****, they seem to be available

 

Cool 55, had two that I kick myself in the azz for lettin go.

 

Very Very nice !!!! Tom (Tired Old Man)

 

Hey, car looks good, just the way I like em'. I agree on the weather, this summer was brutal here in Md. I'm hoping for some garage time, just when I seem to get a chance to wrench something pops up though. This week some idiot ricers drag racing crashed into my fence and destroyed the shed then left, the 1000 deductible sure hurts my Carlisle trip. Anyway, good luck on the wheel well radius. It would be beneficial if these aftermarket sheetmetal companies would stamp our a radiused wheel well preformed to fit with a nicely done lip. Hmm.....

 

Nothing beats a '55 with the rear wheel wells cut out like yours.
Awesome lookin' car.

 

55 Chevy is my favorite of the Tri-5's yours looks great so far.

 

Looks almost like mine.

 

Well you're my hero dude!
I gotta get something back on the street.
I hate going to shows in my 4-Runner

Hoping to drive this one to the Roundup in April 2011.
I think I found seats today!

 

Wow that's cool........

 

And now that I'm done ****ing around with the rearend for a while, It's time to get this baby in, and add all the other new goodies I've been collecting while it's been too hot to work

 

looking good. A '55 g***er is my dream car.

 

Just picked up some seats, and I have no idea what they came out of. All they guy said was they were early GM buckets. Pretty happy with these, and here is a photo of my front wheels for Lorodz. Hope you find a set dude!

 

Jerry,those seats look like they may have come from a mid 60's t-bird.I could be wrong.The 55 is looking good.

 

The seats are strato, mid sixties GM, look to me like Buick or Olds covers, they always look good in a Tri-Five.

 

Yeah they are pretty sweet seats.
I saw some simlar from a 64 GTO.

 

Did you move the rear spring inside the frame? There sure isn't much room for a big tire on a stock 55.

 

It's got a narrowed 9" ford and coil overs/ladder bars.

 

Great project, I am looking forward to future updates. What transmission are you going to use?

Thanks.

RGG

 

Looking good. Funny how in the northeast, we wait for winter to do the majority of work on our cars ( can't drive them in the snow) and you guys have to suffer with the hot summers. Keep up the good work, and keep the pictures coming.

 

damn i need some of those!! im using a pretty wide axle anything to get them in a bit

 

Good luck in finding a set. Ive never seen any like them before.
I would love to know who made 'em

 

And for some reason I feel the need to let everyone know that my small block DID NOT come from a corvette!
Man I must be the only one not using a vette motor