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Dyno-MITE 14 Apr 2013 | 04:26 am
Well, today I finally had the chance to put My 55 Chevy Bel Air on the Dyno and took that challenge. It was exciting as I had never done anything like this with my car and wanted to see how it would c...
Why are they still sitting here? 11 Apr 2013 | 12:02 am
I decided that the doors I got in February have sat around long enough. Today I am getting them sanded down and primed so I can get them hung on the car finally. I did notice that a bracket that holds...
Cleaning from the inside out 28 Feb 2013 | 02:24 am
Today I tackled one of the doors I recently got at the Zephyrhills Winter Autofest. By tackle, I mean scraping out the undercoating from inside the door. I was cracking and chipping so I grabbed a scr...
May I get that door for you? 22 Feb 2013 | 07:01 am
The Zephyrhills Winter Autofest was in town again and since it was the first day, I decided to head up there to see if there was anything of use for my Chevy. Normally you can find stuff all weekend l...
A Trip and a Miss 4 Feb 2013 | 03:30 am
I made my first trip of the year to the Sumter Swap Meet hoping to find some doors or fenders for My 55 Chevy Bel Air. I guess I shouldn’t have used the word “trip” While I didn’t find what I went for...
The Rear Window Is Going Back In 13 Dec 2012 | 04:19 am
The roof, rear quarters and deck lick are finally primed and ready for paint. Now when I find doors and fenders, I’ll be that much closer to getting the car painted. (Still no word on what color it wi...
Getting my hands back on it 28 Nov 2012 | 02:35 am
Went to the body shop today to check on the status and while I was there I offered to lend a hand. The roof had not yet been stripped so I proceeded to scrape (yes scrape) the paint from it. Apparentl...
Getting closer to the end result 30 Oct 2012 | 05:23 am
With My 55 Chevy Bel Air in the body shop, I am now getting even closer to getting that lovely new paint job on it. I still haven’t decided on the color but at least it’ll be ready for paint when I do...
Rust Free Tail At Last 12 Jul 2012 | 11:43 pm
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 mak...
Outer Pan Is On 11 Jul 2012 | 12:51 am
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.
