Body/frame is in a lot better shape than my '57 Hardtop - much less rust. Might make this one a cruiser while I dive back in to the '57. I'll use this thread to post what she looks like when I get her home and what I start digging into...
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Shook hands on a '55 Yesterday in NW Ohio
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Body/frame is in a lot better shape than my '57 Hardtop - much less rust. Might make this one a cruiser while I dive back in to the '57. I'll use this thread to post what she looks like when I get her home and what I start digging into...
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I agree. He and I are going to the bank to get the title this afternoon. At least this one is titled in his very own name and the VIN numbers are what they SHOULD be. I looked at a couple last week that weren't even close. Ugh...
1957 2 door sedan 210, (running) & 1957 2 door B/A hardtop (apart)[
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Not to discourage you at all, but I can attest that once you have your cruiser home, it will get all the attention and effort, The 57 hardtop i was working on until a year and a half ago, is still on the :back burner, while I do "little things" to the 57 sedan I bought as a driver. but I'm having fun with it. Be advised, you get attached to a car you been working on.. Ya . gonna keep 'em both??
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Just seen that one the other day ….. good for you give it a good home!
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Looks like a great start. I am from NW Ohio, just wondering where you found it if you do not mind. I have never seen it before. What does it have for a drivetrain?
Got her home last night. Much closer to a weekend cruiser that my 57 Hardtop, so I'm excited...
We've spoke in the past about my '57 Hardtop floor/metal work Tom. I'm up in the Bryan/Montpelier area. Good talking to you again! I found this one over in the Swanton area. Unfortunately the owner purchased it within the last year but his health is making it more difficult to drive, so I'm betting it rarely got out much. Has a newly-built 383 with Eagle rotating assembly and aluminum heads. Has a pretty big cam that he is getting me the build sheet on, a high-rise manifold, and a Holley 600 that needs to be replaced with a 750 (I may look at a Sniper TBI but I've never went that route before - yet). Open/stock rear but he gave me a posi carrier for it that I haven't even looked at yet. I've spent a total of about an hour with her so far, so you know about as much as I do at this point.
As of today at this very moment my thought is to keep them both and keep working at the hardtop, but I've done enough cars and bikes over the years to know what you're saying is exactly true. I would love to have the 57 hardtop on the road, but I'm just beginning to replace the entire floor with a one-piece and need to do the rockers before I lift the body. It's a lot of slow, tedious effort for a guy like me who only works on it occasionally in the evenings and weekends after work.
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yup you have the same sickness 🤒🤕🥴as the rest of us…….do the best at what your time allows. My only suggestion would be to burn 🔥 your couch so no desire to sit and think of all the things to do before you nod off like I do!
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The gaps look great. That's a big plus.A few more pics...
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In guess I forgot. Don't remember like I used to. The 55 looks like it will be a great cruiser for the summer. Maybe we will run into each other this summer at a cruise in or show. Since my car is far from finished I will be driving my 86 Caprice Landau 2 dr powered by a L98 tuned port Z/28 motor.We've spoke in the past about my '57 Hardtop floor/metal work Tom. I'm up in the Bryan/Montpelier area. Good talking to you again! I found this one over in the Swanton area. Unfortunately the owner purchased it within the last year but his health is making it more difficult to drive, so I'm betting it rarely got out much. Has a newly-built 383 with Eagle rotating assembly and aluminum heads. Has a pretty big cam that he is getting me the build sheet on, a high-rise manifold, and a Holley 600 that needs to be replaced with a 750 (I may look at a Sniper TBI but I've never went that route before - yet). Open/stock rear but he gave me a posi carrier for it that I haven't even looked at yet. I've spent a total of about an hour with her so far, so you know about as much as I do at this point.
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I can vouch for that idea!
Way too easy to "tomorrow, I'm gonna"...... 😁
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Awesome 55!
I would have snatched it up too!
I would have snatched it up too!
I was able to dig in to it a little this weekend. It wasn't running well, coughing a lot through the carb, etc. The Holley 600 was a bit too small for this 383 and big cam, and instead of using the 750 double pumper I had I took a leap. Started to install fuel injection on her. This is my first time installing one of these units, so I may post some questions in other threads about the return line, venting the tank, etc. I already pulled the tank and it's a mess inside, so I'll be replacing it and all the fuel lines. I'm also debating running the intake spacer that the engine builder had under the 600...
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