53/54 chev tell us the new repo you need

Notpete is right about the lack of crispness of the breaks at the door opening on the 49-52 quarters. If I had it to do over again, I would have cut the door jamb off my EMS pice and kept the stock part.

Here's a couple photos, one looking down, the other looking up. Passnger side of my 52 Fleetline.

Otherwise, the EMS piece could not have fit any better. The above is my only complaint about them.... and they are much better quality than some of the others I've seen.

 

Ahh, don't this post make you feel all warm and fuzzy? Keep up the good work!

 

I agree on the one-piece bumpers...how about a smooth, one-piece hood???...you'd make a killin' from everyone who's warped theirs welding the seams...

 

They are different, 54's go up and meet the fender behind the park light housing on the grill, the 53's are almost flat except where it meets the radiator area.

 

how about some of the same things for 49-50 51-52's.....splash pans would be the shit!!!!

 

I'm in on the one piece bumpers for the '53. I'm getting frustrated trying to figure out what to do! Would be a pain to try to weld up the 3 piece ones and get them slick enough to re-chrome.

 

I'm gonna repeat the need for front and rear splash pans a second time. Also, I agree with the one piece front cali style bumpers. I really don't like all those bolts or the idea of having to weld all 3 sections together and then grind them down for rechrome, like mentioned above. I could also use a solid 1 piece hood..mine is warped all to hell where the previous owner attempted to weld the sections together. Cheaper replacement teeth for the '54 would be great!! Also the Chrome bar that runs behind the teeth.

 

More parts for Mor Doors would be awesome i would definitely buy a lot since my body is pretty messed up specially rear the pic is what im working with on both sides dont even wanna think about what i'll find when the primer comes off

 

Another vote for that peice under the trunk lid above the rear bumper.

 

didnt that panel come rusty from new? i dont think ive seen a solid one

 

full floors, trunk chanels, trunk pans, rear panels below deck lid, rocker panels.

 

All of the above please.

 

haha, no doubt!
I have looked at so many junk cars to try and cut this peice off for mine and have yet to see a solid one.

 

another vote for the panel under the trunk ! door skins, one piece bumpers and more panels for 4 doors would be awesome to !!

 

I'll 3rd this........

 

sheet Metal Body mount brackets all of them... Fronts, rears, Or does someone already make these???

 

One piece Cali bumpers for sure. Otherwise anything previously mentioned. I like the idea of one piece hoods, but I dont like the idea of shipping. Also, even making existing panels, but offering them at lower prices you'd make a killing. Some of them just seem ridiculous. This is especially true of the 54 grille parts. If you could offer repop grill pieces at even 10% cheaper, you'd pull in a lot of the market.

 

Rear top quater panels would be nice too

 

ok thanks for the input, a lot of parts are gonna be made and some of the requests are not. probally should have started another post but we will answer here.

here's what we go so far for the 53/54 chev, ready to ship

toe boards
rockers
rear floor
lower front 1/4
tailpan, tooling in progress, parts ships about may 1st 2009, order are being taken now for 1st batch,

front floors pans , next up

after that the lower rear 1/4 or inner tailpan also know as trunk floor extension, your comments will rule on this.

4 door guys you are on the list but kind of last.

gravel pans are on the list to do also, but question, on some rear gravel guards there is a groove for a rubber seal between the guard and the bumper. we think the seal is not needed, this groove is a technical tooling issue and we would like to leave it out, comments???

check out the photos of the stuff we have so far

thanks guys

 

Re: the rear splash pan rubber seal groove -- I've had a couple of 52's, and I think that it could be eliminated. (This might bother the 100% purist restorers... all three of them.) For the custom/rod people, it would be fairly easy to adapt an extruded rubber seal of some sort and glue it along the edge of the repop piece -- or just do without it like you mentioned.

I would say that a lip of some sort would be necessary to stiffen the edge (and probably improve aesthetics), but a groove wouldn't be necessary.

 

Door Bottoms. Looked everywhere

 

this is absolutly on the list of stuff to do!!!

 

EMS Thankyou for finally adressing the need for panels for what has become the most popular stovebolt era Chevy ,the 53 and 54. Love your quality and you wont go wrong tooling for this model, I think the demand will be great.

 

Just wanted to ask if the panels chevs of the 40s is showing now are yours?

 

Id like a sedan delivery roof ... I'm not looking forward to blocking it out again...

 

chevs of the 40s is a dealer of ems , but they do sell the cheap brand so just ask for ours, and ask for customer service rep velvet she's a good hot rod girl!!!

If your looking at the new flyer from chevs the pics are of our stuff!!

 

the rear body panel is what i'm looking for. the piece below the trunk lid. hopefully soon.

 

Yes in a few weeks about mid may, taken orders now 1st ordered 1st shipped and hope we dont run out before the 2nd run call kim 216-541-4585

 

How about the trunk floor without the sunk pan for the spare tire. Trunk wheel wells would be badass too. That is the only thing gone on mine. Rest is in great shape.

 

I got the ems rockers, problem is they are supposed to be tapered from front to back, there is a 1/4 inch difference. The EMS ones are straight the only way to use them is to cut about a three foot pie piece out and reweld the whole thing.