My First Rod

I'm suppose to be going look at a junkyard thats rumored to have a couple 390s I'm hoping i can score one...I'd love to have a Y-block but they seem to be hard to come by lol

 

its been like christmas around here...yesterday a set of split bones came in today a set of 37-41 spindles came and I'm waiting on a 28-29 grille to show up

 

wow its been over a month since I've updated this...I don't have any pics to post just yet. the list of parts i have so far for the front include a 4" drop axle, 37-41 round back spindles, nice lookin set of split bones, and I spent the weekend wire wheeling and painting the frame so it wont rust anymore lol...all I need now to hang everything is a spring some perches and shackles...but I'm in need of a dealer for them if anyone has a suggestion

 

great start keep the pics coming

 

well i got a chance to do a little something with the car today

 

finally found a motor to power this thing...goin next weekend and pick up a 360 FE/C6 tranny and also a 9"

 

..........Wow.......A lotta work.....you are doing a great job....keep us posted...

 

the power plant for the Grocery Getter....360/390 FE w/ C6 trans

 

i think it might be " bitchin "
keep us posted.

 

Looks like a great body to start with!

 

thanks guys I'm trying to find some different valve covers and things motor is a little to shiny for my taste lol

 

Good choice in power.

 

Good luck with the build. Hope there are not too many surprises under the bondo.

 

way more then i wish there was but im not lettin it get me down

 

I know all to well what a dipshit can hide with bondo. Spent a year of my life patching my car back together. Who?...me bitter?! lol. It's going to be killer when your done and you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you fixed her up the right way. I applaude you for your effort.

 

thanks I'm hoping it will be a nice ride...it damn well better be for all the money im spending on it lol

 

Oh and let's not forget all the $$$$$.Few people have any clue the amount of money in my wreck.LOL! Mine is "finished" and well...I'm about to replace a perfectly good engine (has 600 miles on it) because it's not fast enough! (Anyone looking for a 383 that runs 11.40's?)Talk about sick!
You'll hit some rough spots along the way. I wanted to quit a couple of times, but thankfully just had to keep going.Took 3 years to get it to this point. I smile every time I look at it and ALWAYS glance back for that last look. You'll never regret sticking with it and the money won't mean a damn thing when you get too old to wrench on it any more. Now let's see some sparks fly over there!

 

I'm hoping I don't get the urge to quit all i could think about sat while i was cruising up I59 in Ms was this would be way better in the sedan lol

 

WAYYYYYY better!!!

It looks like your belt line is pretty intact...that's good because that can be kind of a pain to fix. Bottom few inches are thin, but overall she's looking pretty gnarly. Find any bullet holes yet? I quit counting at 65+ .

 

i haven't found any yet but one thing that really pissed me off is they welded the cowl together and to the body and warped the shit out of it so now i need a whole new cowl

 

Yikes! Well, I can kinda relate...mine was fine until I warped it learning how to weld Spent 2 weeks banging on it with a hammer and dolly like a schmuck until God had pitty on me and allowed it to at least be uniformly warped.
Gotta be a sicko to mess with these things...

 

I was just going to say I'd be looking for a new cowl.....or at least the lower side panels...But you can get those new pretty reasonably.

 

Well...yes and no, LOL! I bought door skins for mine and not only were they 20 gauge (18 gauge rocks) ,but they didn't even fit! I did not have much success with pre fabbed stuff. I think I used Snyders, but my memory sucks. Wasn't that hard just cutting them out myself...only took a year to do 75% of the car

 

yea just sucks that i spent good money on a body that was "almost ready for paint" and now have to replace alot of panels

 

yea I'm thinkin about makin my own lower door skins too lol

 

I'm pissed for you! How do these dudes sleep at night?! Do a search for bondo on here and see just how creative they can be! LMAO! Some guy had a car with it 3 inches deep!

 

I'd love to know that myself...and yea they can the drip rails on my car looked perfect but they were bondo

 

Well let me be the first to say," I'm a frigging hack"....BUT...I will be glad to share my mistakes with anyone trying to learn because nobody should have to repeat some of the dumb shit I did! WOW what a monkey.

You'll amaze yourself what you can do. It's gonna turn out rad man! I'll be keepin' an eye on ya'. Hit me up if you need to know what not to do.

 

thanks I'll be sure to hit ya up with questions

 

Oh and by the way...LOVE the avatar! Frankenstein is hands down the best monster ever. Own most of the original movies. Also perfect hotrod metaphor. Keep rockin'