Ain’t Gonna Bump No More!
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.
From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
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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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 took a ride to Craig’s 56 gold to get the tail pan and other two parts needed to fix the back side of the car. He had all 3 pieces I needed but when he held them up to…
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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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Working with a 56 year old vehicle, your bound to find worn or missing parts. Today, I found the latter. When I opened the hood, somethign landed at my feet. I looked around and discovered it was one of the…
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Now that I’ve got the trim taken off one side, I spent some more time stripping the car down. Today was the rest of the rear door. Small steps towards the final paint job.