[Rustaddict]

I mentioned a while back that I had decided that my ol' blue sedan had too much rust in it for me and I wanted a body that was in a little better shape. Last saturday I went to SC and bought this hardtop shell. Here it is in all it's glory..

 

[angs1957]

Doesnt look too bad you have plenty of usuable parts :tu

 

[mystic]

Looks like a great start, i've seen much worse brought back to life..
It's always nice to see another TriFive saved and brought back to the road! :tu

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Jim

 

[carls 56 R.I.P 11/24/2021]

your a better man then me. have fun with it. :anim_25:

 

[NickP]

Looks like a great start, i've seen much worse brought back to life..
It's always nice to see another TriFive saved and brought back to the road! :tu

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Jim

Wish mine was half that good.

 

[Pops @ Tri-5.com]

Looks like a great start, i've seen much worse brought back to life.......It's always nice to see another TriFive saved and brought back to the road! :tu Jim

your a better man then me. have fun with it. :anim_25:

:anim_25: on your new project Rusty :tu

 

[arnolddyer]

Ahhhhh!!!! Let the games begin!!!!!!:anim_25:

 

[arnolddyer]

Gotta luv the Hardtops too. I call my Nomad a 2 door Hardtop station wagon. Some people give me a blank look. Then I open my door and show them I do not have a door reveal.(Metal frame around the top and back side of my door window opening as a sedan or post car would have). "Oh, I didn't know that",they'd say.

 

[Talldeck427]

Lots of work. It will have been all worth it the first time you drive it down the road. One good thing about these cars, you can replace every piece of old sheet metal with new steel. Looking forward to the finished product.

 

[mickeywestsr RIP 2/3/2022]

Looks like a pretty nice project for a good body man.....:anim_25:
:gba:bowtie-trifive
bowtie-trifive

 

[Before My Time]

Awesome!! Two things come to mind...that I would be thrilled to find a '56 in that condition up here, and that if I was closer, I'd bug you for the blue body, and drop it on an early '80's Impala frame, and make a DD/Falfa Clone out of it!

 

[Samsrockin57]

Thanks for sharing. What's your plans and time frame?

 

[Rustaddict]

I have no time frame. I have no idea how long it will take to put it together in my spare time. I'm also missing a lot of parts and I have no idea how long it will take to find those either. I ordered a new tailpan brace and the rear 10" of trunk from Restoration World and to my suprise, 2 days later the parts were in my living room! I had already mounted the body on a rotisserie, but everybody I talk to says to install the tailpan brace and tailpan with the body on the chassis,soo I spent the afternoon getting my blue body off of my chassis. That wasn't a pretty experience.

 

[Before My Time]

How come we don't have a popcorn smile...I'll be keeping an eye on this thread! :tu

 

[Rustaddict]

I hope you have a comfortable chair lol.

 

[Samsrockin57]

Better to take your time then try to rush. Will be watching your thread, so keep the pics coming.

 

[Samsrockin57]

I hope you have a comfortable chair lol.

:sign0020: I got mine.

 

[Rustaddict]

Here's a photo on the rotisserie. People tell me that the body really needs to be on the chassis to replace the tailpan brace so I guess I'm about to take it back off...sigh.. moving bodies, chassis, and rotisseries around is a rough job for one person..

 

[chevy2dbone]

Good luck,hope this one is your dream car,I have a extra tailpan brace if you need one,pm me.:bowtier:

 

[Rustaddict]

Here's a "before" shot of the trunk after I removed the tailpan. I made the mistake of ordering a new rear 10" panel and a tailpan brace before I took a real good look at what I had. I dont like the way the 10" peice is stamped and the rest is worse than I originally assumed so I'll be ordering a new trunk floor in a week or so.