Dyno-MITE
Well, today I finally had the chance to put My 55 Chevy Bel Air on the Dyno and took that challenge. It was exciting as I had never done anything like this with my car and wanted to see how…
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Suspension
A Trip and a Miss
I made my first trip of the year to the Sumter Swap Meet hoping to find some doors or fenders for My 55 Chevy Bel Air. I guess I shouldn’t have used the word “trip” While I didn’t find what…
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Getting closer to the end result
With My 55 Chevy Bel Air in the body shop, I am now getting even closer to getting that lovely new paint job on it. I still haven’t decided on the color but at least it’ll be ready for paint…
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Cruisin to a Car Show
I drove to the Patriot Chevrolet Car Show and Apple Pie baking contest in Dade City, FLA. I love the drive up there, it is so nice getting out in the country and the people there are so laid back and…
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What? No Tail today?
Boy, the shipping company are early risers. Today when I awoke, a very large box was waiting for me. Unfortunately, it did not have the one part I was looking for in it. The tail pan for some reason did…
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Not sweating the small stuff, but What about the bigger picture?
I got a small box today with all the hardware I ordered, but the tail pan and support brace are being drop shipped from another vendor so I’m told it could be as early as tomorrow. Once I get all the pieces…
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The new sway bar’s here!
The new sway bar arrived today. Thanks again to Summit racing for their prompt shipping. Now I just need to find the time to get the sway bar installed and do a road test. I cant wait to see how…
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To sway or not to sway?
After much thought, I decided to get a front sway bar and see if my Chevy handles any better. I’ve heard from a few friends with Tri-Fives that the difference is like night and day. Or at least a major…
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Manny, Moe and Jack on Speed
Today was the Grand opening of the Pep Boys Speed Shop in Brandon. Since I have My ’55 Chevy Bel Air back and cleaned up, I decided to take it for a cruise to the car show. It was pretty…
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Estimates for all
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.