55 Chevy Full Build

[Gastrick]

Today we got the firewall in epoxy primer. Looks better.

First some sanding......



Taping......................



Then some priming with DP40 through a very, very old Bink's Model 7 gun.

 

[24dodge]

whats the car next to the 55 ?

 

[Gastrick]

Finished for now. The toe boards still need some work but that will come later when the floors get replaced. Next up is another temporary engine install in order to fab up all of the mounts for the front sheetmetal, radiator core support, and bumper brackets among other things. Stay tuned.

 

[Gastrick]

whats the car next to the 55 ?

Part Rolls Royce, part Armstrong Siddeley Saphire, one of my dad's cars. Let me see if I have some better pics of it.

 

[FlatBroke]

Since this is a family friendly site, I'm not gonna tell you what I would be willing to give for a 55 Chevy.

Looks like it is going along real nice. As always, keep us posted.

 

[tiny1]

looking great man keep us posted. I'll never forget riding with my cousin in his 55 Chevy when i was a kid i used to watch his foot on the gas pedal as he would grab 2nd gear lol.. he had one of those barefoot pedal

 

[Gastrick]

whats the car next to the 55 ?

Here ya go 24. This is what was parked next to the 55 in that pic.

 

[24dodge]

wow , thats a nice cruiser , very nice!

 

[motomech]

it makes me want mustard

 

[Onequick26]

Nice work Gastrick ! I really like how you mounted the master cylinder and booster.

 

[FlatBroke]

"Grey Poop-on"

Does that ring a bell.

 

[Gastrick]

"Grey Poop-on"

Does that ring a bell.

Funny thing Flatster, there was actually a jar of it in the trunk when he bought the car. True story.

 

[joehalford01]

firewall looks awesome! grey poo pon!! lol

 

[donsrods]

Boy, you guys don't do any shoddy work, do you? Every project I see coming from you is really done well. That firewall is the best and really gives you some room for that 502.

Very very nice stuff Gastrick. Love seeing it happening too, thanks for posting this. Keep it coming.

Don

 

[Groucho]

GREAT work. Your brother's a lucky guy to get that car

 

[Gastrick]

We did a little today, but mostly bolted parts in place so that the radiator core support could be fabbed up.

Put the engine/trans back in. Bolted the steering back in and put the headers on.

 

[Gastrick]

We also took the front shock jigs out and bolted up the Shockwaves just to see how the car would sit with the bags aired out. I'm not sure yet but I think it's gonna be pretty low.

 

[Tripper]

Lookin bad!!!

Gastrick,
That is lookin' really bad!!! U may b slow...

No kiddin'... u're brother is 1 very lucky guy!!!

BoB

 

[Onequick26]

That's sure look'in mean.
Those the wheels ya gona run on the car ?
They sure look good.

 

[Gastrick]

A little progress today. We started making a new radiator core support that also secures the front fenders. This is/was the factory part. Even though it will eventually be covered with tinwork, it was deemed too ugly to be used on this project.



So a piece of 1.250 round tubing was bent to form the basis for a new support. Here is how the main hoop will more or less fit the radiator and fans.