Roaring Back to Life
After finally getting all the parts together, I was down to the last nut on the fan. Then oops! Afan stud snapped. So it was back to the parts store to get a fan stud. I managed to find a fan…
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From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
After finally getting all the parts together, I was down to the last nut on the fan. Then oops! Afan stud snapped. So it was back to the parts store to get a fan stud. I managed to find a fan…
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Disappointed about the engine noise, but this is what I wanted was a car to work on to say that I built it myself. So I proceeded to get into what exactly happened yesterday. To make it easier to have engine…
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Since I had the car out for a drive, I decided to put it up on car ramps and break out the pressure washer. I gave it a thorough cleaning from top to bottom. The paint isn’t the greatest, but…
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With things seeming to be working right, I decided to take My ’55 Chevy BelAir to the 2010 All Chevy Car Show at University Chevrolet in Tampa today. I wasn’t expecting any trophy or prizes, just excited to my Chevy around other Chevy…
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After the Shock Tower mount was installed, the fuel tank and sensor were put in too. But since the fuel was so bad, that gummed up the carburetor too. So we got the carb and fuel lines cleaned out and…
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The trouble with the design where the shock absorbers mounted in 1955 was this: One good bump and the shock would rip through the bottom of the trunk. Well this needed to be fixed. Since I don’t have welding equipment in…
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So people in the know kept telling me that I must check out the Winter Autofest at Festival Park in Zephyrhills. Not only were there some amazing automobiles to see up for auction there, they also had auto racing and…
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The news for today is my Drum-to-Disc Brake Conversion Kit arrived! I found a place online called Auto City Classic that has a lot of ’58 Chevy parts but also carries other old Chevy parts too. As you can see from…
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Something I always like to have when working on my car is a little knowledge about what I am fixing. Now I’m not claiming to be a ’55 Chevy Belair expert, but with the help of the Chevrolet Passenger Car Shop…
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Pimp My Ride ’55 Chevrolet Bel Air