My 409/'55 Chevy Project

[Monk]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

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I'll probably never have a car as well done as this one, thanks for sharing the process with us.

Yeah, what he said...nothing like living vicariously thru other gear heads...

I cant wait to see this monster with a new coat of paint...

Yeah........this project has been a real trip

back in time

I'll spend this winter doing some tweaking......a lot less
work than last winter that's for sure.

Scoop is Way cool.... Junk motor you should sell it...

K ( yeah I'd be kind enough to make you a meager offer on it.... well Maybe ... )

Ok.... Keith needs a W motor

I'm on it
;)

[Huskinhano]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

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I'll probably never have a car as well done as this one, thanks for sharing the process with us.

Yeah, what he said...nothing like living vicariously thru other gear heads...

I cant wait to see this monster with a new coat of paint...

Yeah........this project has been a real trip




back in time

I'll spend this winter doing some tweaking......a lot less
work than last winter that's for sure.

Scoop is Way cool.... Junk motor you should sell it...

K ( yeah I'd be kind enough to make you a meager offer on it.... well Maybe ... )

Ok.... Keith needs a W motor

I'm on it
;)

Ditto on following along and living vicariously. The one real connection I have is going for a ride in my cousin's new 63 425 hp 409. I still can hear the gear whine in the T10 as well. I was 7 at the time.

[Monk]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

Got the shoebox up on the rack early this morning.

We removed headers for some 'tubal' adjustment.

Two tubes will be revamped......pic shows the one with
the most work. It's around the starter.

These things have performed flawlessly......once
we have the two tubes done off for a Jet Hot type
coating done locally.

I put about 900 miles on the car this Summer with
very little 'gremlins' showing up.

Next stop.......paint shop.

[53 Studillac]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

The ride along video is sweet. I think you should bottle that stuff and sell it! You dont get that
sensation from a new car... Makes me want to go drive! Love the sound...

Dwayne

[Monk]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

Well.........got the paint shop all lined up and
man did I get a good one.
The car gods must be smilin on me.

Jim Hooker does a lot of race car stuff.....see wall of photos.

He's got some down time and is taking on my project....it'll have
to take back seat if a race car shows.

He and his son, Jimmy, do some real trick stuff and can't wait
to see the finished product.

Some past projects


Jims Ford truck


Hood with scoop

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

jim hooker is great
like a midwest CIRCUS or Santinis

[Monk]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

jim hooker is great
like a midwest CIRCUS or Santinis

You know Jim ........Spidey?

[Monk]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

Shoebox is in the house.......
Unloaded the '55 at Jim's this morning.

Was sort of cool to watch him and his son
Jimmy go over the car.
They basically took their hands and rubbed over
the entire car to look for trouble spots.

These guys are serious about their work.

Found one area on drivers side front fender.....hell
looked good to me.

This is going to be interesting.



Jim Hooker gettin car in place



A great before pic

[Scott Liggett]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

Good body guys use their hands to see.

[Monk]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

Good body guys use their hands to see.

Yeah......well put, that's pretty much
what they were doing.

[squirrel]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

it's the only way to see if primered panels are flat. Oh...sanding them works, too....

[Tazracing]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

bet they find tons more when the long block comes out..
dad always hates when I guy beings him a car and wants black or another dark color and says ot's lazor straight,
and goes around it with his hand and a white wax pen..
after doing this twice to guys and them going home and redoing the prep work.. they finally give up. and let him finish it.one guy didn't and just said spray it,, dad got payed twice for that job, once to paint it,, and once to strip it and redo it correctly..
I'd go bonkers sanding and sanding only to spray another coat of primer and sand again and again.
my car will be a light color cause I just don't have that skill , and I'd be in the loonie bin before i'd finish

[Monk]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

I'm sure they might find some issues but one
thing they won't find......bondo.

Shoebox has all it's original California sheet metal.

The guy I purchased it from was pretty
picky and did a helluva job with the car.

We'll know soon.

[milner351]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

This car is going to be one of the best, ever.

[Monk]

Re: My 409/'55 Chevy Project

Have you decided on a paint scheme yet?

Not really.........Jim and his son have
done some pretty crazy stuff.

We'll see.