1956 chevy gasser build

The car has a pretty good stance and I bet all the extra work is going to pay off in the end. I wonder what the final weight will be ?

 

If the car is 1/2 as fast as this build has been, it should be one fast 55.

 

Thank you guys, its been an adventure to say the least. Swade , the weight is something i think about all the time, speculation is between 2900 and 3100 . I do have a cast iron headed big block so that doesnt help, but the car has nothing left in it, so its not like there is a bunch of **** left in it, i even cut all the extra stuff out of the doors. Light car + big block + hilborn + alcohol = Mid 10s?

 

cant wait to see this thing run at the detroiy dragway reunion

 

COLOR!!!!!!

 

keep in mind this is color primer, it will get sanded and then final paint (I had A quetion regarding the minor visible body imperfections)

 

primer sanded , now time for paint!!

 

TA-DAHH

 

***Y!!

 

Looks great ! Love the color choice. Look forward to seeing outside in sunlight.

 

got the interior back, door panels

 

the panel for the back seat area , i have no clue what its called lol

 

the seats came out super bad ***!!!

 

painting all the trim for final ***embly

 

reworked the tail lights because they were so pitted, and note the kill switch =D

 

Mike working on the electical

 

Had to do a test fit on the kick panel, or whatever its called lol

 

polishing ram tubes

 

While Mike was doing electical , i worked on the engine, starting to look like something.

 

Tomorrow the car gets lettering, or at least the start of it, and some final parts came in, converter, alternator, window seal, and dipstick for the trans

 

Looking good man, I can't wait to see it run at the meltdown.

 

we have letterin...

 

That is fantastic!!!

 

Dang.. I like it.

 

Looks great. What color is the car ? Looks green in these latest pics.
Blue

Green

 

VERY COOL Car. . .Was wondering if anyone on the H.A.M.B. ever remembers seeing or have pics of a '56 Belair 2 dr. Sedan built by Mike and Steve Rieff of Onawa, Iowa back in the mid-to-late Sixties. It was dk green metallic with a straight axle and a complete 427/425 h.p., 4-speed Ford drivetrain.
Also, the Bean Brothers from Onawa had a black '56 Vicky they raced at area tracks with a 401 h.p 390 Ford under the hood.
THANKS

 

The car is Teal, for some reason my phone makes it look blue.