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DavidH
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:29 am    Post subject: 55 Chevy Project Build Reply with quote

Hi,
This is my first posting on the forum. A friend of mine (Marvin Cowden) ask me to post my progress as I rebuild my 55 2 Dr Ht. I live here in the DFW area.I am 53 years old/young. I wanted to build a car and a tri-five was the way I wanted to go. I'm not new doing body work and painting cars but I am new at restoring a old car,but how hard can it be? Shocked
Anyway I will start posting and showing my progress with pictures soon.

Thanks!

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Look forward to seeing your progress.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, I found the old gal in the mud at Balch Springs. It took all day to drag it out.
I must say it has more than it's share of rust. Sad








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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:59 pm    Post subject: 55 Chevy Reply with quote

We got it on the trailer and the adventure begins! Smile
PS That's not me on the trailer ,that's my Uncle. I'm way prettier than that. Laughing






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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:09 pm    Post subject: 55 Chevy Reply with quote

Well these are pictures only a Mother could love.
My Wife didn't say much which I think means ( I could kill you right now).









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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I though I would start on the back sheetmetal repair around the tail lights and trunk tail pan area. It was soooo bad...................





After I woke up from the coma I started cutting.


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I replaced 10" of the trunk floor,tail pan,trunk to quarter skins,pan brace and so on.....Trunk lid. So far so good!










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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Where are you buying your sheet metal?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Being on a budget,(sort of) I try to get the best priced stuff.
So I'm getting a mix of us stamped and overseas.
Some of the parts fit well and some Rolling Eyes .
I don't worry about it I'm just working it in.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:57 pm    Post subject: 55 Chevy Reply with quote

I was really wanting to attack the left quarter panel.
The left side of the car (door and quarter), on top of age
and rust had been damaged. I started by hanging the new door
to help in alignment of the the rear door pillar. It was pushed in about .750". I was pleased to see the door fit very well.



I cut the quarter skin away from the pillar to relieve the tension.
I was able to pull with some force the pillar and line it with the door.




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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:10 pm    Post subject: 55 Chevy Reply with quote

With the quarter skin off now I can clean and repair.
The wheelwell close-out was smashed in.



I removed the damage metal and off to the bead blaster.





Now you would think that a simple curved sheetmetal part to repair the
wheelwell would be not so bad putting it on but dang it was kinda ruff.
Well, I got it submit to my will and go on. Laughing






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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:16 pm    Post subject: 55 Chevy Reply with quote

With the new part in and the area blasted clean there were areas
of rust that required some small patches. Time to epoxy the area
and prep it for the new skin!




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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:22 pm    Post subject: 55 Chevy Reply with quote

Sneak peak!!!!!!!!!!!



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello David. You are a much more braver soul than I. I've taken my 55 to a young man out in Trenton, Tx. It looks like you've already acquired all of the sheetmetal for your project. What I found out was that regardless of who I was going to buy the quarter panels from, the part was going to be shipped from the same location in Lewisville, Tx. (Golden Star Auto Parts). So I purchased the parts from the dealer and picked the parts up at Golden, saving the freight charges. It looks like you are doing excellent work, Good Luck
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:23 am    Post subject: 55 Project Reply with quote

Thanks, I do have most all of the the sheetmetal ready to go.It is a pile of work. In a few days I'll be posting more picks.I was planning to hit it hard during the my Christmas time off but ended up resting most the time.Funny, at a earlier age I would have pushed on through. Laughing
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