Here are the pics of the "Sinister" as the family calls it from the day that it came home, to current. I am currently building the floor structure, and a few little ch***is components, but most of the hard work is done. The car was found in a barn and bought from a gentleman that owned it for over 40 years. It was caught in the middle of a divorce during a complete restoration, and the husband was accused of spending too much money and time on his toys. Thus with the mean look that it got from my chop, and it's history of ******* people off we named it the "Sinister". I used the original frame with a few changes, the original front leafs turned transverse, the original Twilight headlights converted to accept halogen twist in bulbs, an early 60's small block with two rochie 2g's on a vintange speed intake, backed by a two speed powerglide, a 67 chev pickup rearend, a 50 chevy 3600 frontend, a 65 corvair steering box, a 48 chev pickup gas tank sectioned 5 inches shorter to fit behind the back seat. I pie cut the ch***is 1.5 inches to give it the z affect to lower the car down as close to possible to the 17" 1934 chev pickup wheels. The exhaust is some random bends that I put together with internal baffles made out of a 3 inch washer and some round punched metal. I redid the original gauge cluster with the original speedo, and adapted sunpro style line units behind the original insert. The back seat is a modified fold down rear seat out of a voyager, and the fronts are modified 64-66 mustang seats. The top is chopped 6.5 inches, and the car is channeled 3.25 inches. The car has been built purely out of my garage, as a project with my boys. I am trying to put together what I would call an early traditional style hot rod. This is my first complete build from the ground up, making all the parts, and not just buying what is out there, and I gotta say " yet it is alot harder to do everything yourself, you appreciate it ALOT more. More updates to come soon, and looking forward to driving the wheels off of it. Hope to have it completed to drive and work the bugs out by the middle of August, and then it will get tore back down this winter for its final paint.
Have you joined the Ladies of the HAMB? I have some nieces on there, they'd love to have another talented female. Great projects!!!
Make sure you take some good shots of the steering box setup for me Ya ever figure a price out on the parts we discussed a while back?
HRK I have set aside the left over pieces, I have not figured what I need from them, but I am not looking to get rich, just help another chevy brother out. PM me with all your wants and I will see if I have them, remember my stuff is off a sedan/coach, but I still have the bumpers, steering box ( I would not recommend using original), garnish mouldings ect., I have been copying them for the width that I need, so not quite ready to let go of them. SouthPark The visor is in the correct spot for the Chevy, and I reworked the a pillars so that I could put it back where it belongs. This makes it line up with all the window tops. Unclee don't let the name fool you, it is after the fifties pinups, in which I plan on painting one on the car when it is done. I was always causing mischief when I was younger and got accused of driving alittle too aggressive while racing, and that is where the Miss-B-Haven (misbehavin) part comes from. My wife does help alot in the shop and on the cars, but not enough to become a social ****erly on a car forum, as she calls it. Thanks for looking and hope to meet some of you at some events.
Cool... I'lle go thru my pile and send off a list via PM. I picked up a pair of Corvair boxes the other day for $35 from the local pick-n-pull from your advice. Curious to see what they look like mounted on a Chevy... My frame is still buried in the pen and my bodies are tarped on a couple of pallets so I'm in no rush for the parts... Certainly inspirational bro!
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