This latest creation from the HotRod Dynamics shop is a Restomod 55 Nomad that will feature the very first Art Morrison production chassis with independant rear suspension for a TriFive Chevy. It will be powered by a L99 6.2L engine backed by a 6l80E trans. We are very excited about this project and hope that you guys and gals stay tuned and enjoy the show!
A few months ago I was contacted by Dan aka Vetterodder on the forum about building a customized Nomad. Dan is in Florida, but he found time to make it up to North Carolina to check out the shop and some of our work. We started hashing out a preliminary plan to bring his vision to life. After some internet searching and checking out a few leads, Dan came across this 55 Nomad in Kentucky. The purchase was made and a few weeks later we had a Nomad roller setting in our shop. Dan waited patiently as we were in the process of moving into our new facility and also trying to finish up some other customer projects. Well the time has finally come for us to get started on this latest tri-five adventure, "Bruiser". Dan came up with the clever name based on his vision for a Dark blue/black color scheme. The car we have to work with has its fair share of sheet metal damage and amateur patch jobs, but overall is quite solid with little rust. As you can see, the passenger side is pretty decent, but the driver side has been pretty beat up. On top of that it looks like someone started removing the quarter with a can opener. Now I've been very busy with trying to get the new shop situated, so forgive me for not having taken as many detailed photos as I normally do, but as you can see, the metal work is well underway. We shaved the gas door as we plan to do the same hidden fuel fill behind the tail light as we did on the Prestwood 55 convertible. The driver door skin and quarter were replaced. the drivers door jamb was straightened. We had to fab a new B pillar as one for a Nomad isn't currently being reproduced. On the passenger side, the door skin around the handle and lock had been butchered so we fabbed a new patch panel. We've also been finding and removing some old lead patch jobs covering some sheet metal damage in the lower passenger quarter. Of course the car is receiving our smoothie firewall. A previous owner had fabbed up a crude firewall recess. In the process they had cut into the bottom of the cowl area so we also had to patch that up. The new chassis should be here in about a week so we can transplant the body and start fine tuning fitment and gaps.
A few months ago I was contacted by Dan aka Vetterodder on the forum about building a customized Nomad. Dan is in Florida, but he found time to make it up to North Carolina to check out the shop and some of our work. We started hashing out a preliminary plan to bring his vision to life. After some internet searching and checking out a few leads, Dan came across this 55 Nomad in Kentucky. The purchase was made and a few weeks later we had a Nomad roller setting in our shop. Dan waited patiently as we were in the process of moving into our new facility and also trying to finish up some other customer projects. Well the time has finally come for us to get started on this latest tri-five adventure, "Bruiser". Dan came up with the clever name based on his vision for a Dark blue/black color scheme. The car we have to work with has its fair share of sheet metal damage and amateur patch jobs, but overall is quite solid with little rust. As you can see, the passenger side is pretty decent, but the driver side has been pretty beat up. On top of that it looks like someone started removing the quarter with a can opener. Now I've been very busy with trying to get the new shop situated, so forgive me for not having taken as many detailed photos as I normally do, but as you can see, the metal work is well underway. We shaved the gas door as we plan to do the same hidden fuel fill behind the tail light as we did on the Prestwood 55 convertible. The driver door skin and quarter were replaced. the drivers door jamb was straightened. We had to fab a new B pillar as one for a Nomad isn't currently being reproduced. On the passenger side, the door skin around the handle and lock had been butchered so we fabbed a new patch panel. We've also been finding and removing some old lead patch jobs covering some sheet metal damage in the lower passenger quarter. Of course the car is receiving our smoothie firewall. A previous owner had fabbed up a crude firewall recess. In the process they had cut into the bottom of the cowl area so we also had to patch that up. The new chassis should be here in about a week so we can transplant the body and start fine tuning fitment and gaps.