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Grumpy1957 · 02-08-2008, 12:33 PM

finally sitting in the garage. the work begins now. I'll be ordering a power disc swap for the front, a new bushing set, a full wiring harness, a new column, and a poor mans steering kit shortly. Have a body man coming out tomarrow to look her over, but apart from a couple quarter size rust holes and one patch (all in the floor, drivers side), she looks pretty good. With a 3 year old and a 3 week old, work will be slow, but i got her now... so who cares how long it takes

p.s. somebody tell me how to add these as clickable thumbnails... sorry

Grumpy1957 · 02-08-2008, 12:55 PM

oh yeah, i do have the guage cluster and the headlight chrome, but other than that, what you see is what i got. Any spare parts laying around you're willing to part with that i may use, send me a pm. It has standard pedals in it, but I want to go automatic... anyone going standard and want to trade?
thanx
Troy

millwright71 · 02-08-2008, 01:27 PM

Great lookin car! You have got to be excited about getting started. My car is also waiting for me to get started. Maybe we will do ours on about the same time line. Get in there and get her goin again! Congratulations.

Tom

Chevynut · 02-08-2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumpy1957

oh yeah, i do have the guage cluster and the headlight chrome, but other than that, what you see is what i got. Any spare parts laying around you're willing to part with that i may use, send me a pm. It has standard pedals in it, but I want to go automatic... anyone going standard and want to trade?
thanx
Troy

The pedal support is the same for manual and auto. All you have to do is slide the pedals out to remove the clutch. I think you can use the same brake pedal, but I'm not sure. Seems like there is a larger one available too.

Looks like you got a nice, solid car. Lucky guy.

Sweden · 02-08-2008, 05:17 PM

Hi Troy.

Good Luck with your new car.

Sure looks like a great project to start with

.

chevman57 · 02-08-2008, 05:51 PM

Troy i just removed the clutch pedal from mine and kept using the same brake arm that was on it so no need to look for another pedal assembly, unless you just want to spend money. LOL The 57 looks pretty good for a starting point.
Terry

dseale4888 · 02-08-2008, 06:55 PM

Not a bad looking start!! I use Easy Thumbnails from www.fookes.com You can pick the size of the thumbnails you want to use. Very easy to use.
Dave

Grumpy1957 · 02-09-2008, 05:05 AM

Thanks guys... i'm just so stinkin revved to go that i can't wait for my parts to arrive... guess i should order them huh...lol. Browsing vendor sites and waiting for catalogs at the moment. Might possibly take advantage of the 10% discount on brake set-ups from Ecklers this weekend... any drawbacks?

Blackie · 02-09-2008, 07:34 AM

Looks like a nice project, hope to see more updates soon

Jason Aschle · 02-18-2008, 02:52 PM

Very nice start! I have a few trim pieces left over from my 57' , I'll have to round them up. I'll probably post them up and give the members of this forum first grab before I go to e-bay..

Jason

02-08-2008, 12:33 PM	#1
Grumpy1957 Senior Member 1 Blue Star Aragon Dragon Champion! Faking It : Professor to undresser Champion! Join Date: Jan 2008 Grumpy1957's Garage Location: Leander, TX Posts: 282 Member #4730	day 1 pics... it begins finally sitting in the garage. the work begins now. I'll be ordering a power disc swap for the front, a new bushing set, a full wiring harness, a new column, and a poor mans steering kit shortly. Have a body man coming out tomarrow to look her over, but apart from a couple quarter size rust holes and one patch (all in the floor, drivers side), she looks pretty good. With a 3 year old and a 3 week old, work will be slow, but i got her now... so who cares how long it takes p.s. somebody tell me how to add these as clickable thumbnails... sorry

02-08-2008, 01:27 PM	#3
millwright71 Senior Member 1 Blue Star Join Date: Jan 2007 millwright71's Garage Location: Northeastern Indiana Posts: 452 Member #1870	Project Great lookin car! You have got to be excited about getting started. My car is also waiting for me to get started. Maybe we will do ours on about the same time line. Get in there and get her goin again! Congratulations. Tom __________________ , Knee deep in a frame off!

02-08-2008, 05:17 PM	#5
Sweden Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Sweden's Garage Location: Gothenburg Sweden Posts: 5,087 Member #1166	Hi Troy. Good Luck with your new car. Sure looks like a great project to start with. __________________ Ove My Website! My Pictures.

02-08-2008, 05:51 PM	#6
chevman57 Sr. Administrator Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Feb 2006 chevman57's Garage Location: Graham,Texas Posts: 35,896 Member #264	Troy i just removed the clutch pedal from mine and kept using the same brake arm that was on it so no need to look for another pedal assembly, unless you just want to spend money. LOL The 57 looks pretty good for a starting point. Terry __________________ http://s1181.photobucket.com/albums/x437/chevman57/ http://www.cardomain.com/id/chevman57 http://www.trifive.com/forums/album.php?albumid=1177 1957 2dr sedan Bel Air, owned since 1978 1972 Chevelle Malibu, awaiting rebuild,owned since 1979

02-08-2008, 06:55 PM	#7
dseale4888 Senior Member 4 Gold Stars Join Date: Feb 2006 dseale4888's Garage Location: North Attleboro,Ma. Posts: 4,665 Member #228	Not a bad looking start!! I use Easy Thumbnails from www.fookes.com You can pick the size of the thumbnails you want to use. Very easy to use. Dave __________________ Dave http://www.trifive.com/webs/dseale4888/ Keep smilin', it makes people wonder what you've been up to.

02-08-2008, 12:55 PM	#2
Grumpy1957 Senior Member 1 Blue Star Aragon Dragon Champion! Faking It : Professor to undresser Champion! Join Date: Jan 2008 Grumpy1957's Garage Location: Leander, TX Posts: 282 Member #4730	oh yeah, i do have the guage cluster and the headlight chrome, but other than that, what you see is what i got. Any spare parts laying around you're willing to part with that i may use, send me a pm. It has standard pedals in it, but I want to go automatic... anyone going standard and want to trade? thanx Troy

02-09-2008, 05:05 AM	#8
Grumpy1957 Senior Member 1 Blue Star Aragon Dragon Champion! Faking It : Professor to undresser Champion! Join Date: Jan 2008 Grumpy1957's Garage Location: Leander, TX Posts: 282 Member #4730	Thanks guys... i'm just so stinkin revved to go that i can't wait for my parts to arrive... guess i should order them huh...lol. Browsing vendor sites and waiting for catalogs at the moment. Might possibly take advantage of the 10% discount on brake set-ups from Ecklers this weekend... any drawbacks?

02-09-2008, 07:34 AM	#9
Blackie Senior Member 1 Silver Star Join Date: Apr 2006 Blackie's Garage Location: Terryville, Ct. Posts: 689 Member #418	Looks like a nice project, hope to see more updates soon

02-18-2008, 02:52 PM	#10
Jason Aschle Senior Member 1 Blue Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Jason Aschle's Garage Location: Paso Robles California Posts: 478 Member #4815	Very nice start! I have a few trim pieces left over from my 57' , I'll have to round them up. I'll probably post them up and give the members of this forum first grab before I go to e-bay.. Jason __________________ 1957 Chevy 150 1211B TPI 355/700r4/factory rear It's not what you buy, it's what you build...

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