56 Chevy frame & motor finally finished

[evans56]

Here are a few pics of my frame and motor. Its been about five months since I put any pics on the introduction page but we are starting to make some progress.:)

[wills55]

truly nice work, I have a '55 and i wish i had the time to take my car apart to do something like that. again, very nice! keep us posted with progress

[ProTouring442]

Very Nice! What's in store for the body?

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[evans56]

truly nice work, I have a '55 and i wish i had the time to take my car apart to do something like that. again, very nice! keep us posted with progress
Thanks alot, it's been three years since I bought the car and we are finally getting close to finishing it. Im real happy with how it is turning out.

[evans56]

Very Nice! What's in store for the body?

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
Thank you. The body is going to stay mostly stock as far as the crome, stainless moldings and all of the emblems. And Im keeping the hood bird. We replaced the firewall. At some point someone beat it in with a hammer. The inside of the car has been changed quite a bit. I got rid of the heater controles and ashtray and added some a/c vent and a center console. I will post some more pics of the inside and firewall. Thanks again

[evans56]

Here are some pics of the new firewall and the inside of the car.

[GHOSTDANCER]

:thumbsup:

[novanutcase]

Nice..............:thumbsup:

John

[Diognes56]

Looking Good :thumbsup: :yes: . Just curious, what kind of seat is that?

David

[evans56]

Looking Good :thumbsup: :yes: . Just curious, what kind of seat is that?

David
Thanks, the seats are out of a 2005 GTO. The car was wrecked on a transport truck so the seats are still new. I found them on Ebay. I'll post some better pics of them.

[evans56]

Here are the seats Im putting in the car. They are out of a 2005 GTO.

[Ricochet]

Looks killer!! I'm jealous - I wish my 55 was that far!! Keep up the good work:thumbsup:

Brent

[G-Body]

Looking good cant wait to see it on the frame witch im sure you are too lol, I have a 56 2-10 i have showed over the last 10 years and i just pulled it apart to redo it and freshen it up , on top of that trying to finish my 48 pro street.
Cant wait to see the progress good luck!

[evans56]

Looks killer!! I'm jealous - I wish my 55 was that far!! Keep up the good work:thumbsup:

Brent
Thanks, it's starting to come together. We have few rust spot to fix on the floor board other than that the rest of the car is in great shape. I cant wait to see your car.

[evans56]

Looking good cant wait to see it on the frame witch im sure you are too lol, I have a 56 2-10 i have showed over the last 10 years and i just pulled it apart to redo it and freshen it up , on top of that trying to finish my 48 pro street.
Cant wait to see the progress good luck!
Thanks, your right I can't wait to see it on the frame. It shouldn't be much longer. Both your cars look awsome. Good luck with them

[jimbo]

What type of a/c vents are you using?

[evans56]

What type of a/c vents are you using?
Im using the single louver slider series from vintage air and the Phipps oval vents in the dash. We are also using a double louver slyder series from vintage air in the back that's going to come out of the back of the center console. I will add a pic of my uncles 55. Its similar to what we are doing in my car. Its not the best picture but you can see the two side vents and ovals are on both sides of the radio.

[andrewmp6]

looks good is that a stock frame with alot of things added

[70TWO NOVA]

WOW, Im impressed!

[evans56]

looks good is that a stock frame with alot of things added
Thanks, it is the stock frame with new suspension and alot of things we added to it to try and give it a little more strength. I'll add some pics of the frame

[evans56]

Here is the frame after we painted it. The frame rails have all been smoothed out to clean up the factory welds.

[55chevyman]

i am working on a 55 and have been thinking about useing the gto seats
do you have any better pics of the seats in the car?:thumbsup:

[907rs]

Cool car. Keep us posted.

[evans56]

i am working on a 55 and have been thinking about useing the gto seats
do you have any better pics of the seats in the car?:thumbsup:
I don't at this time. We only set the seats in the car to measure for the center console, but I will post some pics later as things get finished. Hopefully soon.

[55chevyman]

ok thanks
deff. keep us all posted:thumbsup:

[55chevyman]

any new pics

[evans56]

Here are my most recent pics. The shop finished the wheel tubs. The dash and center console got some paint. There is no clear on the dash & center console in this pic. We should start painting the rest of the body this week. Im hoping the car is done sometime in December. I'll post more pics as it get done. Thanks :)
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[rwhite692]

Steve I somehow missed this thread. That is a great looking project you have going there. Whereabouts are you located in Oroville?

[jy211]

what they use for the tubs? I am wanting to tub my 55'....

[evans56]

Steve I somehow missed this thread. That is a great looking project you have going there. Whereabouts are you located in Oroville?
Im on the west side near the golf course

[Rebird]

Looks great!!!!

[evans56]

what they use for the tubs? I am wanting to tub my 55'....
We used the original wheel tubs and cut them in half and widened them three and a half inches.

[jy211]

That's how I was thinking of doing mine as well...with the 3 1/2" what guage steel did you use?