Dads 55

[93redzj]

So my dad has gotten the itch again, wanting to build a 55 Chevy 2 door post into a gasser. Well most rotted out shells needing extensive repair still go for a pretty penny, so be decided to take a different route. He found a sweet deal on a 4 door in Missouri, loaded up a trailer and went and got it. I’m not sure of all the plans but I do know this:

it’s got a 400 sbc in it gonna need a rebuild, he bought a ford 8.8 to throw in the rear, and a straight front axel out of a 50’s model truck. He’s gonna go with the M22 4 speed I believe. So far he’s gotten the driver side of the car all chopped up and grafted in the new “panel”

 

[jyaks]

Thought the post was going to end with "so we're cutting the car in half to make a 2 door"

 

[Tom@Hilltop_Machine]

I did the vent window deletes on mine also. Makes for a cleaner look and they always leaked anyways.

 

[Lizooki]

That's so cool even Mr. Bones is smiling!

 

[93redzj]

Dad has been making a lot of progress on his 55, figured I’d share, maybe some here would find the work interesting at the very least.

he had the frame sent off and sandblasted, he’s installed a 4 link coil over in the rear, and has the front straight axle installed as well. He said all the chassis work was 10x worse than making a 4 door car into a 2 door.

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

Dad has been making a lot of progress on his 55, figured I’d share, maybe some here would find the work interesting at the very least.

he had the frame sent off and sandblasted, he’s installed a 4 link coil over in the rear, and has the front straight axle installed as well. He said all the chassis work was 10x worse than making a 4 door car into a 2 door.

Coming from building offroad vehicles, it has always shocked me at the 4 link setups companies sell for hotrods. And also the price they charge for alot of them. I also would gladly exchange time doing chassis work, if he could do the sheet metal work.

 

[93redzj]

Coming from building offroad vehicles, it has always shocked me at the 4 link setups companies sell for hotrods. And also the price they charge for alot of them. I also would gladly exchange time doing chassis work, if he could do the sheet metal work.

I think this is a one and done for him lol, he’s made the comment many times during this build that he’s getting too old for this, he also just got called back to work, so his 8-10 hour days of working on the car will now be reduced to Saturday and Sundays.

 

[rodney eppes]

I don't know much on this work, but just thought most weld in a Camaro sub frame, Fat-Boys, or so. Why straight axle?

 

[93redzj]

He’s making it a gasser....wanting to be as period correct as he can while also having a decent ride enjoyable to cruise around in.

 

[ord.sgt.26NC]

Keep me in mind if he wants to sell the front fenders.They look a little better than mine.

 

[93redzj]

Keep me in mind if he wants to sell the front fenders.They look a little better than mine.

I think he’s keeping them and running them. He’s gonna do a tilt front end with the factory steel front

 

[93redzj]

Just a little update of where this thing is today….it’s almost ready to roll. He’s got everything wired, painted, engine has fired up, just needs to put finishing touches on interior and finish exhaust

 

[skyhighZJ]

Exhaust looks finished to me!! Send it!!

 

[Infamous1]

That thing is pimp!!!

 

[Atla]

Beautiful! I'd drive the snot out of it.

 

[93redzj]

Exhaust looks finished to me!! Send it!!

Damn right! But he did buy the smallest cherry bomb muffler out there and planning to dump before rear, so I imagine it’s not gonna be any quieter, which is a good thing