Pics of my '62 gasser project

Nice work going on there Brandon.She is going to have one BAD ASS Chevy II,
Here's a couple of pictures of ours.

 

Very Cool Bill! I saw pics over at StevesSite too. Is that the "Instant Funny Car Kit"?
Very clean.
Brandon

 

Yep, Snap together Kit compared to yours. mines a kit from BzRods.com. alot of speedway parts packaged together with all the needed hardware,steering,leafs,brakes. perfect kit for the wife to stay busy......HA HA

 

Did you go to Jim Biscays to get your quarter panels?

 

Lookin Good!!! It will alll be worth it when that baby fires up and smokes 'em down the street....Keep up the good work! R~R

 

Yes sir,we did.And he did'nt even charge us Washington tax.
Brandon

 

Built the ladder bars. I wanted to retain the "theme" of the car,so I build functional ladderbars but wanted them to resemble lift bars.


Brandon

 

My original shock mounts wont work. Lakewood or CE dosent make the length I need in an eye/eye type.
So I had to change it to upper stem mount.
Kinda "hokey",havent decided if I'll just make a new upper shock mount.

Brandon

 

They dont re-pop the 62-65 tail panel. So I got this one from a salvage yard.It's not the best of peices,but MUCH better than the one I have.
I'm having a shop hang the quarter panels for me,but to save on time,I'm doing the surgey to the tail panel.I think between the two,I can make one nice one.


Brandon

 

Real nice work, "ya know you are making Nova history with this build!". Thanks for sharing it.

 

Nice work ! You are an invisionary ....or you been doing this a long time !

 

Just read this thread all the way through. Very nice work and the missus is gonna have a fun ride when its done. (If she can keep the front tires on the ground )Subscribed.

 

Thanx Guys!!! I really apprieciate the kind words.
Brandon

 

Well,I got the spool,gear set and install kit.I sent the rearend out to have the gears set up.
So while I'm waiting on that,I worked on the tail peice some.
Seperated the two peices so I could remove the trunk peice still attached.

Had to cut out two sections of bad rust and fab up some filler panels

Brandon

 

Very cool Hot rod Brandon...!!!
(Don't let the "Gasser Experts" get you down)

Keep the pics comin.

 

nice work Brandon! the style of gasser...a/fx'r your building...its what I will be doing to my 65 Fairlane

 

So,I got the rearend back from having the parts all installed.
And,I got the tail panel back from the blasters...and
Went to a swap meet today,and after I sold some stuff I had,the price of this little sweety came out to 90 bucks
Its a GMC 6-71 with a Bowers front plate and a Littlefield rear.




Brandon

 

I like how this is coming together. Should be a handfull when done

Nice build

 

Well,got the tubes put in the slicks,loaded the trailer,and took her down to the custom shop to have the new quarters hung.
Brandon

 

Pretty cool build glad you decided to alter the rear axle looks a lot meaner and period correct!!!

 

I certanly agree with you.
Brandon

 

Nice !!!!!!! Keep going

 

I ordered this bad boy today.Just the body,scoop,tps,and fuel rail.
I have a buddy that is a EFI genius and F.A.S.T. dealer.Hes going to help with the electronics.
Brandon
http://www.hilborninjection.com/product.asp?Id=342&CatId=175

 

Stopped by the custom shop to see how things were going.
He's moving along quite nicely.


Brandon

 

So yesterday I went to the Puyallup,Wa swapmeet.
I scored this early 60's Hurst ProMatic for 10bucks.
Im only going to use the case,because were running a glide w/brake.But it will still look right with the vintage case. Now of course I need to "restore" the case because its seen better days.

And for 80bucks I got these 2" bbc boat headers.Very little rust and never installed. I was going to change to a motor plate anyway.And Ill have to get crafty with the flange so they will fit right.But I really wanted symetrical headers and what better than boat headers.

Brandon

 

Score!!!! those parts are going to fit right in with the look. Those headers are going to be bad ass, looks like the rear tubes come forward just for the set-back engine. For the cool visual!!!!

 

Brandon, nice build. I love the score on the shifter. Something like that is what I need for my '55. I fell in love with Chevy II gassers back in the '70s.

Are they going to stretch the wells or move them forward?

Later,

Mike

 

Going to move them up instead of stretching them.
Brandon

 

Sweet project man. You'll be hard pressed to keep that thing on the ground

 

Well,we've decided that to have the right look,it will have the 'leaf spring with a wheel' attached wheelie bars.
But we will have flat black modern wheelie bars under the car also.
Gota remember,this car is for my girlfriend.
Brandon