From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
After sanding and grinding and wire brushing for so long, I decided to get the rest of the very curvy and detail oriented stripping done by sand blasting. So I gatherd up all the parts I had left to strip…
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It was time I cleaned up the ’55 and went to another show. So today I went to the Dover Rod Run in Dover, Florida. This show is put on by the First Baptist Church of Dover 2-3 times a year and never…
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Since the body and paint takes the longest of the whole restoration, I decided to continue with the smaller details of the car. Being mechanically minded, I like to have all the little things working as they were intended to…
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Another project on My 55 Chevy Bel Air restoration I’ve been wanting to do was the Deluxe heater control switch and levers. The majority of them were there but they were broke and rusted. o I pulled the controls out…
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I happened to be walking through the parts store one night and noticed they had a clearance table set up, so I went over to browse. The usual stuff there, air fresheners, additives, etc. After digging down a layer, I…
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Today marks the one year anniversary since My 55 Chevy Bel Air came to her new home. It has been a long year that seemed to fly by quite quickly. We’ve had our ups and downs, but for the most…
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So today I wanted to do a bit of dressing up on the inside of the car. Sometimes it gets a bit dark at some of the shows so I decided to put in some under dash lighting to help brighten…
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Cruisin’ in a classic car is fun, but let’s face it, without tunes, it can get a little boring listening to the hum of the engine. With all the parts I have laying around, I decided to piece together a…
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Tonight I finished the final bit of wiring in the whole rewire project. Yes, this 55 year old Chevy now has a working dome light. I got all four doors wired with the original dome switches so when a door…
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I guess no matter how hard you try to be neat and organized, nuts and bolts will always turn up missing. As I start to put things back in My 55 Chevy Bel Air, I’m finding myself making a few…
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