Customs 49-54 chevy engine compartments....

Not as nice as alot of the cars on here, But it is a work in progress. 350 SBC with Olds Rocket valve covers and Cadillac air cleaner (both striped by Donnie Blades)

 

Yeah your car is a big inspiration for mine. I talked to you at the last Voodoo meet about the cam grind but I forgot it before I could write it down.

Here is my fleetline!!!!!! It is very photogenic here but will hopefully fulfill my vision of a perfect custom someday. and a pic of what it looked like when it had a v8 about 10 years ago. I guess red and black werent as cliche then but I got over it quick. now I am back to the six and not looking back.........It will be dressed in nice digs and should look quite elegant between those big inner fenders.... least that is what I am trying for

 

anyone have pictures of one with a 348-409

 

Crappy pics but here is the firewall in my 51. Still needs stripe, clear, sand, buff but you get the idea. It is Candy Root Beer with Candy Gold over Silver Lace panels.

 

I was only at my engine bay today.figuring out everything for the SBC,Anybody have any pics with engine bays with S10 clips in them? This is what i have in mine and would like to see how you have your SBC mounted.

 

that looks good to me be hard to go back to a 6 for me after haveing a chevy 51 with a 6 and my 50 with a v-8 i would rather have a v-8 but there,s alot of cool looking 6,s out there just my 2 cents

 

looks great Fonzi. can't wait to see it done.

here is the firewall of my 54.
its semi-shaved, trying to keep a stock looking firewall without the extras.

 

Thank HH
Yours is looking good too!

 

not real pretty...but another '52 engine compartment

 

I hear ya. It is a sick and twisted story I guess but this 6 just sorta fell into my lap and at this point and time I I dont have the cash outlay to build the small block i want and dress it out like I need to have it. This inliner will allow me to be able to drive this car and use it like I should have for the last 10 years that It has sat and done nothing but age and rot. yadayada blah blah...........

In a weird way it makes sense to me.

But a fully dressed out early chevy v8 is in the cards for the long term of this car. unless someone wants to kick down an early caddy mill.....

 

348stroker in ´50 fleetline



Kaitsu

 

Damn..thanx man, I dont know about perfection but it works for me and glad it can inspire any with a 53/54 Chev, theres alot of awesome engine bays in this thread..lets keep going guys!

 

Getting ready to install motor will update pics after install.

 

You win the Dare To Be Different award !!

Reminds me of a butterfly . . . that's a good thing. Me like.

 

my 51

 

Lookin good keep em coming

 

holy christ show off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

looks sexy cant wait to see it finished!!!

 

so this is a 54 poncho trouble light that i wired up and mounted to my core support, when unreeled as you can see it reaches a couple feet past the back of the car! has a 48 buick headlight switch in the dash that turns it on




A good friend of mine helped me rewire the car again this past summer and I used all cloth wire with the old style connectors and even used the old style cloth electrical tape that totally looks like hocky tape




these pictures here are from the build, it has the tubes in there now, took 6 to make 2 good ones! and has that polished McGurk in there as well

 

and guys thank ya for all the kind words, (I'm del)

I was telling JJ this morning how its funny that I have posted several pics of my car over the years to a yawns response at best, JJ post a couple of soso pics and evry one loves it!

seriously though I appreciate the positive feed back

 

here's a couple more, unfortuantely I dont seem to have any more with the McGurk on there...

 

Here's a few....

 

Thanks for the kind words. Hotdamn looking good. I like the light.

 

Hi guys. New to the block. Here some pics of my '54

 

Ditto.
Hey Del, really wanted to be present at the Day One chop but was at a family reunion in Fla. Hope to see ya'll soon.

 

no problem Brerhair Im sure well see ya soon!

and FONZI, thanks man glad you dig it!

A hot rod shop I used to work at years ago got in a cllleeeaaaannn 54 poncho and it had one of those lights on it and I was hooked!

only took me 4 years to find one

if I can ever figure out how to get it apart with out messing it up (its pressed fit)
I plan on chroming the hell out of it!!!

along with my hinges and springs!

 

Hands down my favorite. This was from a while ago, looks even more killer now with the McGurk and cloth wiring...

 

^My favorite too so far!
It's a promising thread. Hoping to see more 6's!

 

Here's a cool '54 I shot at a local show last month. VERY nice car!