Skill Center ’54 Chevy Build

Once the inner flange was fitted, it was tack-welded starting at the center on ¾ spread. Once totally tacked in, the fender flange was welded solid, strong, light, simple.

 

Nice work guys!!!!

 

90% of the work done on this build has been done by Skill Center training program students. The 2 student technicians that are working on this car just started in July and had very little experience. The guys are doing industry quality work already and get a boost to their confidence when you guys compliment their project. The pictures don’t do justice to the workmanship in this car. And as an instructor it’s a great thing to see the build take shape.
Thanks,
Mark

 

amazing craftsmanship!

 

I love seein sh!t like this....Nice work!!
Also, like how you 'bent down' the side bars in the door openings..

 

Lovin' this build - thanks for sharing. These guys have a lot of talent, and a pretty good teacher.

 

What is the name of the powder coating company in Crossville? Can anyone pick through the scrap bin?

 

awesome work,looks good.it's great to see younger people getting involved in the hobby.i know its very rewarding as a instructor and a student to hear great comments on your work,keep it coming.the work looks great and i hope these guys stick with it,either as a way to make a living or doing it as a hobby.you can never learn too much.keep up the great work and thanks for posting for all to see.

 

Any updates?

 

Any updates ?.i looked at every pic..some awesome fab work, prop to those students..1 year ago

 

Dave, the whole reason for the updated suspension is the introduction of the radial tire which is far superior to a bias ply in a cornering situation. Before that, there was not much reason to alter the suspension because the tires were so limited as to what they could handle.

 

very nice work! you guys want to tackle my 54 next?

 

I disagree, even in the bias ply era there were cars set up to handle and cars not set up to handle. A '63 Corvette is a good example of the former, a '54 Chevy a good example of the latter. So one could still improve the Chevy within the limits of the selected tire.

I readily admit that the bias ply car is never going to handle as well as the radial car, but that wasn't the question, the question was optimizing a fifties chassis to work with a fifties tire.

-Dave

 

what ever happened to this build? it's been about 2 yrs since i've seen any pics. wondering what it looks like now.

 

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awesome work keep it up.

 

Just to bump this, is there anyway the OP could fix the links for the pics?

 

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