Newbie with a '47

And so its out there, this is my bus as of now:


The car is a '47 Chevy Style-master and my grandfather had this car, as it was given to him from the first owner, in return that my grandfather drive him to church on Sunday, and the store once a week, as he was to old to drive, my grandfather p***ed away about 8 years ago, and has been sitting in our shop ever since, and I am the only one that really ever showed interests in it, so my mom gave the car to me. Its all OG and STOCK! Almost everything works, only about 50k miles on it! As of right now, the car runs, drives, ect... It pretty much needs a few things, like for example, the motor needs a good tune up, needs new tires, seat belts, and a few other little things that has broken and/or fallen off in the last 64 years! I drive it down the road and back at least 4-5 times a month, to keep things turning, ect. I have been working on a '67 VW bus, that is undergoing a restoration, that I plan to use as a daily driver, but budget and time is pretty tight right now. So I wanted to get this car up to date, road legal and ready to drive daily to High-School. I don't get my permit, until 3 months, and I don't think my bus is going to be ready in time, so I wanted to have this car ready to cruise with ease.

So its out there, the motor and trans are both OG as well. As of now its running pretty rough, and I don't think its running on all cylinders. What would the correct way to go about giving this motor a really good tune up? What should I look into, as far as seals, and gaskets? What should I be looking into at all!? Other than that, I think I may need new motor mounts, or they need to be tightened up, or I need a new clutch, because, It sounds horrible and shakes pretty good on take-offs and in reverse. Note: I'm not as familiar with chevy motors as I am Vw motors...

Help would be appreciated!

Other than that, is this the right place for a "stock" type car? Also, sorry for being such a newbie...

Thanks,
-'47

 

Welcome from Michigan.
Post your questions on the General Discussion page.
Good luck.

 

Hi thanks! Is there a way I could get this moved to "General Discussion" then?
Thanks,
-'47

 

Go to the bottom of this page and click on forum jump.
Then general discussion.

 

No, I mean can I get "THIS" thread moved to the general section or (hokey *** message board)? So I don't have to start another one... How could I go about doing this?
Thanks,
-'47

 

Welcome from Tacoma. You could copy and paste it in a new thread

 

Thanks! Nice to see more WA folk here, alright sounds good, I'll do so now...

Mod Note: Please close this thread, sorry for any inconvenience.

Thanks,
-'47

 

Welcome. I will be finally painting my 46 Stylemaster on Monday. I can finally do mine.... Welcome to the H.A.M.B