BIGfoot455

Update: had to make a console that gave me room over the transmission for a gas pedal, held the shifter and allowed me to have a radio. Then of course I had to make the cup holder.

making new tail light lenses. these are just the prototypes, but the clear lens turned out great. The side lens lost a lot of color compared to what the mix looked like.

Good point, all I have to do is learn to keep my mouth shut. It hasn't happened in 50 years so I'm not hopeful!

Thanks for the support! I don't know about it getting fixed right, but at least it will be close and done in steel!

test fitting the fender

Frosty, it has definitely been a learning experience! while fixing the section in front of the wheel well, I discovered the rocker had been welded to the door pillar in the wrong position. I knew the rocker was crashed, but damn! I never would have thought somebody would just weld it where it ended up. 1 inch too high and 1/2" too far in. The new metal tab on the bottom is where the rocker should be!

rust out behind the rear bumper is fixed! replaced someone's bondo and window screen job with steel. Unfortunately, they never closed the underside so the interior panel was screwed as well.

If I remember right, they are #8 sheetmetal screws.

A little more done. Hood, windshield and divider

Ames sell big car stuff!

Not using a Chevy water pump pulley are you? That will give you the difference you mention. If you had the A/C pulley and spacer on the crank, and didn't put it back on, that will give 1/4" the other way.

finished the gas tank install!

Nason 1 shot enamel. I use Rustoleum oil based enamel until I find the exact color I want, then have a local paint shop mix it up in Nason. The grille and firewall are rustoleum, fenders are Nason and I will use Nason for the rest when that time comes. The black inside the fenders and on the fuel tank braces is just the "farm" version of Rustoleum, very heavy, chemical and chip resistant.

Thanks, Hawaii Bob! Frosty, it is Regal Red.

The bumper guards and crank hole cover really give it that OLD look!

Got the front end looking like a car again! still blasting the hoods, they used really good paint back then!

Located the gas tank and built the straps. Always hate a vehicle with the gas filler on the passenger side, so switching that to the driver side while I'm at it. Now that I have the tank mocked up, I can blast the area and build the floor pan.

sand blasted the faces and the base plate. the plate needed some putty work for all the pits. filler primer then a rattle can of gloss white. The rustoleum paint and primer stuff is a little heavier and sticks really well. After it cured, put the decals on and let them cure. then clear coated everything with a single heavy coat to fill in along the edges of the decals.

Thank You, sir! I learned a few things, but it turned out pretty good anyways!

been working on the original horns. All fixed up and LOUD! back to the body panels now. Just needed some completion motivation!

managed to get a little work done on the faceplate!

I haven't done mine yet, but hope to soon. They still look like this:

I asked someone that I found on the internet. Turned out to be a really nice guy and told me who he bought his from on E-bay. I contacted the seller and he listed one for me. How or where he came up with them, I have no idea. Just happy to get them!

works exactly as it should, and I only had to move it a few degrees to match my candy thermometer at 200. They used ether when it was built, so my using ether didn't change expansion rate or accuracy. And I could have suffered with a few degrees off knowing I spent $5 instead of $250! I have new cluster decals, so soon it will look completely restored and work!