Rust Free Tail At Last
So all the rust has been cut from the tail section. No fiberglass filler or rust and the welding has been done. There is very little bondo to smooth out the roughness and Rick has even promised to make it…
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Tag Archive: welding
Outer Pan Is On
The outer part of the tail pan was welded on and it’s starting to look more like a new (er) 55 Chevy. I’m liking what I see so far.
Inner Part In
All the rust has been cut out and now it’s time to make like a new car. The under support part was welded in and preparations are being made for the tail pan to be put on as well.
Cut That Out!
Today was looking like a good start. The rusted part of the tail section was cut off and and getting ready for a whole new life ahead.
Finally all the pieces are together
The tailpan arrived at 9AM. Wow! FedEx is prompt. Now that all the parts are in place it’s time to get them on the car. Let’s see, who can assist me now?
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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Panning for Tail
Taking another small step towards getting the body all straight and rust free and ready for paint. I ordered the tail pan and support brace for My 55 Chevy Bel Air today. Also ordered a few small packs of bolts and…
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Buttoning up before heading home
I was told windshield is back in My ’55 Chevy Bel Air and all that was needed was to finish smoothing out the last rough spots, vacuum out the sand and I should be able to pick the car up tomorrow. So…
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Didn’t take long to get this far
When I stopped by today, both sides had the fabricated A-Pillar pieces welded on and the holes in the cowl were patched up too. they also had a been coated front and back with epoxy primer, I was told, and…
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