'55 Chevy Bel Air Build Thread

[jsxtreme]

Just going to drop some stuff in here until I can get back and organize it.

Details on the drive train:

327 out of a 67 Chevelle
4 Speed Saginaw Gear Box
4:10 rear end
Heads are 1971 and 1972 350ci, 75cc chambers, 2.02/1.60-valves.

Pics from 5/31/20 picking it up.

At Gary's Garage after tear down.

 

[jsxtreme]

Ordered a disc brake conversion kit today with a new master cylinder and a bunch of other bits a pieces.

Still need to find a radiator.

I'm partial to these wheels.

 

[twotwoturbo]

was this car sitting over in madison heights by chance?

 

[Krazybones]

Ordered a disc brake conversion kit today with a new master cylinder and a bunch of other bits a pieces.

Still need to find a radiator.

I'm partial to these wheels.

Yes same wheels I am going with.

 

[jsxtreme]

was this car sitting over in madison heights by chance?

No sir. Dearborn.

 

[twotwoturbo]

No sir. Dearborn.

oh ok, just was curious cool find for sure!

 

[spys gt]

Very cool, I love a 55'!!! I like the wheel choice, maybe a little wider for the rear.

 

[jsxtreme]

Very cool, I love a 55'!!! I like the wheel choice, maybe a little wider for the rear.

I'm kinda thinking matching widths all the way around, with coker tall white walls eventually.

I do like the idea of some winder torque thrust 2 wheels with some low profile wide tires too.

 

[AutoRoc]

torque thrust 2 wheels with some.

Stooooooop.... Lol

Is this thing a candidate for a vinyl wrap? Friggin sweet project.

 

[jsxtreme]

Stooooooop.... Lol

Is this thing a candidate for a vinyl wrap? Friggin sweet project.

What!? I think something like below would be sweet.

Not really. Not with out taking the body all the way down to bare metal and fixing any subsequent holes. I'm thinking the drivers side thats been primered might get stripped.

 

[jsxtreme]

So far I have on order:

'55 Chevy disc brake conversion Kit
New Aluminum Radiator
New Gas Tank
New Gas Tank Straps
Intake Gaskets
Holley Renew kit for the carb
Moroso Advance Curve Kit

 

[Golden]

Nice work, quite a bit of progress already. I think those wheels will look great, but I agree on a wider wheel on back. I don't think a 5" wide wheel will take anything over a 165...

 

[jsxtreme]

Nice work, quite a bit of progress already. I think those wheels will look great, but I agree on a wider wheel on back. I don't think a 5" wide wheel will take anything over a 165...

Yeah I don't plan to run that exact size, just that style. Still kicking around ideas. Long way off anyways.

 

[1BADAIR]

Deep dish Bears in the rear

 

[mustangmike6996]

I like the steel wheels. If you do aluminum, (as much as I love my torque thrusts) I'd do something a little different. I like the American Racing Salt Flat wheels.

 

[Golden]

Those salt flat wheels are nice too.

 

[jsxtreme]

Well, it will be stopping better. Thanks again, Gary!

 

[DeFormula]

Cool!

 

[jsxtreme]

So the exhaust from the mufflers back is in rough shape. I really don't want to dump them before the axle in a car thats not well sealed, I'm getting too old for huffin fumes. Since the body is shit anyways I might figure out something other than tail pipes, idk. I just don't like the look of tail pipes or side pipes.

 

[mikesfastss]

I had them dump mine over the axle on my last hot rod, don’t see pipes and it still keeps the fumes away or maybe they can tuck the tail piles and you won’t see them. Probably depends on the trunk pan and all that good stuff though.