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Here is what I have been holding on to for the '55.
I can imagine it would be a challenge to get the doors to shut correctly. How have you dealt with that?
Tomorrow is shop night so I will ask the guys in his club (Iron Lords) for details. I will let you guys know.
I think it was an aftermarket according to him. Don't know from where.
This is a photo Ben put on instagram of the failed part. [ATTACH]
Actually I finished that car and am working on another that was not so bad. The black car is the finished product. It is an inspiration the...
Great work! Lots of hours for sure. I am working on a 5W as well and feel the struggle. Subscribed.
I love a steel body and have never built a glass car, but I have the admit. glass bodies have come a LONG way. Would I buy one? Probably not -...
Working on building a lift off top at this point. [ATTACH]
Here is an updated photo[ATTACH] of the roadster.
SEM makes John Deer black
My box of bolts
Check out 419eater.com. It is a site dedicated to taking these scammers and wasting as much of their time as possible. They even do "safaris"...
I stand corrected - It is a 32 gallon which I figured I needed for all those cubes. I actually moved the fuel cell up in the chassis as I thought...
As of now this is how the car sits. All the sheet metal work is done, so next is the motor build up and trans build up. Tires on the rear are...
Next the body was to be trial and error. And I do mean trial. I had painted the entire bottom of the car and then found after putting the body...
The grill was going to be old school. My buddy Skeeter had used a 1950s Fairlane grill. A perfect choice in my mind. Then the original sheet...
This is a before and after on the tubs
Next was the "small amount" of floor work on the body. It went from small to another and another and another panel as most were good, but thin....
Next came motor mounts and trans mount. The frame had been sandblasted previously so all this could be welded together without drama. As I had...
Next was a cage for the fuel cell. I scored a brand new 22 gallon cell on racing junk for $130, so a place to sit it was the next challenge. I...
The rear trailing arm mounts was next on the agenda. I used a drive shaft loop welded to tube for that purpose. Lots of careful measuring and...
Next was the front and rear axle. I located a F1 axle that had already been converted to disc brakes, and the F100 rear axle from under a 1972...
The other thing that I wanted to do is to make the frame conversion look more factory. I have seen many straight axle conversions done with just...
I didn't want to cut the quarter panels, as this body was way too nice to butcher it. So I decided to go a non-traditional route and go with what...
The frame under the good body was bent as it was hit hard on the passenger side front. The frame under the trashed body was straight, so a switch...
But then I came across a really nice original 55 that had been soda blasted and sat for many years. The car was drug to the warehouse and sat...
The next 55 started out as a wreck I bought at an auction. I paid $250 for it but it was a 2 door post car. It sat for another 3 years, with me...
I built a 55 chevy when I was in high school in 1976, so I had always in the back of my mind to build another one. My dad was not much of a gear...
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