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It's ultimately going to come down to what you want to do, because you will always second guess yourself if you didn't do it. But from personal...
Thanks for posting that, I needed it after the day I had. Jeremy
They can, just choosing not to. Along the subjuct of measurements, I doubt they have any information in books or on cd/dvd that go back that far....
I bought my Millermatic 135 after using a little Century welder that was my boss' welder. I'm glad that I took the time to save a little more and...
It's all a matter of opinion... As previously stated, GM puts the silicone on the ends from the factory now. Every 2.8, 3.1, 3.4, 3.8, 4.3, 5.0,...
Beautiful...
Pictures would be awesome! Thanks for the responses guys, for some reason I've never heard about those wagons, neat though... Jer
Thanks for the info, I wasn't really concerned about the frame, I was just trying to point out that this car is kind of a hodgepodge of different...
I'm a big fan of chevytalk.com, and I've tried to get info out of them, but have only found out the little I know. There are no holes for spears,...
I know this has been asked before, and not much info was offered. I was sold and suspect to have one, but the cowl tag is MIA. I've heard about...
Ralph Roberts is excellent, fair, and fast...but his website is kinda hard to get through. Still recommended though : www.56chevy.com Around...
Out of the CCI Tech book: Stock 55-57 rearend = 53 1/8" backing plate to backing plate and 60 3/8" outside of drum to outside of drum. They...
Hey, it's not like you had to push it uphill or nothin...
Finally quit the lurking, I see. You forgot to tell them about the radio's love of Spanish love songs here in the region. I'm sure I'd love...
4 Tri fives and you're only 19...i'm jealous, I only have 1. Got any pics?
I can't wait to see more, keep up the good work. -Jer
I'm over in Hammond with the '55 rustbucket, how far along are you with your car? -jeremy
The fliers were friday night, fire alarm saturday and I heard the fire department say it was a smoke alarm that got set off. Regardless, I had a...
This technology is already being used on passenger cars, it's just not as widespread as they want it or public-known. OBDII was mandatory from...
There's a few things in regards to us "crooks" that I would like to bring up. I'm not going to act like I am the most experienced, the best, or...
That is a ridiculous mark-up on parts, even though shops do have to do a mark-up to survive. I've done a few tune-ups on trackers and sidekicks...
I don't know how bad of a story this is to some people but I think it's a decent story. It all started with me finding a '55 chevy on ebay, it...
Congrats on the '56. There are plenty of places that sell the stuff you are looking for...Danchuk, Classic Chevy International, 56chevy.com,...
That sounds exactly like what I was thinking hotrod54chevy, but did you have 2 quarterpanels and outer rockers on your car? Yeah, you're jealous...
Welcome, and I will continue the attack on wanting to see pics. -jeremy
I looked up in my Danchuk catalog about the convertible/hardtop interchange, and the full doors for sale are separated (as in, you can buy a...
From my understanding, most of the places use Cars inc. sheetmetal, but they don't usually charge as much. I've tried to order stuff from...
Traditional does it for me because of all the reasons already mentioned, but most important is the history. I wasn't around for the birth of hot...
Thanks for the many warm welcomes, I appreciate it. Right now the '55 is in the stages of fixing the rust. That picture is from the day I picked...
Hello all, I would really like to start off on the right track, so here is a little bit about me. I am 21 years old, live in Hammond, IN and been...
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