Rocker and a Rolling
While I’m waiting for the parts from East Coast Chevy, I decided to take some more parts off the Chevy. Today it was the stainless trim on the rocker panels. When I got the trim off, the driver side rocker…
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From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
While I’m waiting for the parts from East Coast Chevy, I decided to take some more parts off the Chevy. Today it was the stainless trim on the rocker panels. When I got the trim off, the driver side rocker…
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I got tired of having the front bumper rattling around because I tried to take the bolts out and because they were rusted, only came halfway out. So, I grabbed the die grinder and proceeded to cut the bolts off.
The A-Pillar outers I’ve been waiting for arrived today. I am so excited! I opened the box and held them up to the car to see how they looked (pretty good). Can’t wait to get them welded on to the…
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So, While I’m waiting for the A-Pillar skins to show up, I figured I would prepare the car a little bit more for when they arrive and get ready to have them welded on.
Have to keep busy somehow, so I’m going to go back to stripping the paint off the rest of My 55 Chevy Bel Air. Unless I miraculously find a sand blaster someone put out for the trash man, I’ll continue…
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So after a long drawn out search for someone local to fix my A-pillars, I opted for a guy I found on the Internet who hand fabricates parts out of sheet metal. He came recommended by a couple other people so…
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Let’s hope not. One of my favorite cruise nights is the Main Street Saturday Night Cruise in Zephyrhills. I was told by one of the members who has been running the cruise night that tonight was their last night hosting…
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It was bound to happen. And, you may be wondering how I lasted this long. Sometimes I wonder myself. Call it lucky. But today I finally paid (for the first time ever!) over $4.00 a gallon for gas. I could…
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Drove to a couple more body shops closer to me today. Estimates and description of work sound the same. General consensus, I’ll need to pull the windshield. Now I guess I need to track down a glass guy.
I finally got last bit of stainless off the car. It figures that the last piece I pull off was covering the biggest hole. At least now I know what I’m working with and where I should probably start body…
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