my 51 4-door project

wow . where do i start.

so i wanted to reclaim my old 51 . my first car. ill try to keep this short somehow i guess. i looked around everywhere and all i could find was a project that someone was going to "ratrod". uuggh . was i glad i rescued this thing when i did. i was told it ran two years prior to my buying it ....umm ya not so much considering the incomplete fuel system and rusticles in the water jackets. i overpaid a little but i got what i wanted and thats that . it was in really good shape body wise but mechanically it was dead.

i bought this last october when i didnt have a garage to work on it so it sat until we bought a house this march. now i have a dream shop and a lack of some key tools that im trying to remedy as i type this.

we took the front end apart fenders all the way down to the frame and i am now trying to finish assembling the original front suspension. shouldnt be long now and ill have the body off the frame so we can get started cleaning and painting the frame. its taken money , patience and endless tedium to get this far and im not even really close to accomplishing much of anything just yet. i have grand plans for the car as a resto/custom ride with a unique approach to the interior and paint. its not gonna be "ratrod" but those guys will appreciate it im sure along with the old timers too as i have no plans to change the original 216 motor outside of dual exhast and maybe multiple carbs. i can picture it in my head of what it looks like and im seeing something from a batman movie or dick tracy comic. im leaning toward arkham asylum taxi. anyway....

im trying to upload photos but its not letting me . looks like i will get back to this in awhile.

 

Awesome! Look forward to your build. I'll be having my '50 towed to my house in the next week or two so I can get started.

Just wish I knew WHERE to start. Guess I'll just jump in LOL.

 

got lots of progress tearing down. didnt break anything i cant replace so i am happy. body comes off soon i hope.

 

the first pic is taking it home on the trailer from kansas. we lost the visor somewhere that night . crappy. got a new one for it though. the second is how it was a month ago in my shop. the front end is a challenge but im getting it done with help. it should be roadworthy as im going by the books and other info sources.

 

this is where it is today . not quite finished putting the thing back together but its clean , painted and should be good once i get the wheel/drum situation handled. hopefully the next pics are of the body / frame seperation.