Projects StNick's - 1957 Ford Custom 300 Build - Progress Begins!

Me 2, start to finish Mike you gotta put some slicks on this thing and make a good pass. i'm curious to see what she'll do with traction...

 

I don't know how I missed this thread... Awesome car!!!

 

Great looking car and build thread! Been a Chevy guy most of my life but love the looks of a '57 Ford!

 

Nick, Mike, I can't understand how I missed this thread. I just heard about it today, and what a killer build you did here. I love the video's, and the pictures, and lok forward to seeing the car in person,

Seeing how fast you get your cars together, maybe I should just dump that bucket of crap 64 of mine, off with you! haha
Nice build guys, real cool look, and a great project!
See you soon,
Eric (Next town, South)

 

Norwell!!! I know you are picking your '57 up in Austin next week! Can't wait to see it!

Those old dry-ass tires are still on that car, StNick just keeps trying to burn them up! Really needs a pair of slicks!

Thanks Man!! Pops LOVES it!!

This one ruined me too!

ERIC!!! Dang, I thought I sent you a PM last year. YEP, bring that 64 over to me, lets get it DONE!

Thank you for all the compliments!!

 

that's what I call spending time with family...awesome. Do we know what we are doing to our kids introducing them to that stuff? Dunno. But my 6 yr old boy loves firing up anything wild too. only Maybe now I have to rethink that 351 in my 57 Del Rio... greets from Europe

 

Thanks for all the work / pics that went into this thread . There's a lot of quality work here on one of my all time favourites .

T

 

This is turning out GREAT!!! Love the headers you built!!!

 

I recently found photos of the original car, these are awesome!

One of the stories dad told me was that the headers were made out of flex tube. And there it is!


And here you can see the dumps in the wells.


Showing it off to the boys.



here is a link to the build thread
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...ford-custom-300-build-progress-begins.462619/

 

Just found this thread, super cool. I met StNick st the hill climb, awesome guy!
You guys know how to do it.

 

Hey you knucklehead - Uh - I mean flathead T&A - Mike was helping me clean up some stuff in the basement and I guess he found pics I didn't remember - I have never had pics of the '57 in the early 60's - sooo - he had to just believe that I really had one - BUT - now there is real evidence - this '57 was a "kinda" recreation of my earlier '57 - the early one was fast but this one is "BADASS FAST" - thx for the comment - - - Oh - Mike is doing a Hot-Rod-Dirt-Drags June 12-14 - check out the details at nickshotrodgarage on the interweb thingy - - Olde Nick

 

Loving this car, St Nick...so cool.