What started out as a front suspension rebuild, has turned into a case of the "might as well's"....Now it has progressed into a complete under the hood and front frame restoration project....Man, I've got it really tore up now! OMG, what have I done :argh:
I'm afraid so Terry.....I have promised myself that the engine will not be coming out this time around.....Will have to do the firewall the best I can.
OH I totally second that one. How many times have you gone to do one simple thing and ended up doing ten things around it. Not to mention all that extra cost. At least it will all be good as new now. 3:3:
What started out as a front suspension rebuild, has turned into a case of the "might as well's"....Now it has progressed into a complete under the hood and front frame restoration project....OMG! What have I done :argh:
Got the right inner fender and splash pan sanded down.....Almost the complete forward frame done....Should finish the frame and start on the right inner fender this afternoon.
Got the right inner fender and splash pan sanded down.....Almost the complete forward frame done....Shold finish the frame and start on the right inner fender this afternoon.
They pull motors in less than 20 minutes on Car warriors,coarse they have 8 guys.Good luck POPS.I wish I read the instructions for my new guages when I had my back seats out to do my seat belts,now they have to come out again.Got to think it through.Your neighbor,Tim.
At some point down the road, I will be replacing the engine in the '55....At that time, I will pull the doghouse off and paint the firewall red to match the car...So, until then, this will have to do.]
Lookin good pops!!:tu the frame looks really clean, not much rust pitting. What color? and gloss are you painting it? If you dont want to pull the motor. You can pull the valve covers and intake. and get to pretty much every thing.
It's also easier to paint and detail the motor while it's out, and that makes the engine compartment detail better and easier, too............got it out yet?
Doing it all the work on the '55 in my driveway, as I only have a one car garage.....Right now, the '57 is sitting in there, waiting for me....Talk about job security
Got the inner fenders completed.....So, it was on the firewall today.....Had no more excuses to put it off any longer.....Sanding and scraping; sanding and scraping....As you can see, I started on the right side first....Decided I will remove the hood to get around the hood hinges....Also, it looks like I can slide the engine a few inches forward to get behind it some.
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