project 55 belvedere gasser--"hell's bel"

[silver_bullet]

Bad Rattitude!

[fatguyzinc]

ok, this looks crazy--im thinking along these lines, only the
"sponsorship" decals will all be our own personal stuff--

sollywoods speed shop

bucket ruckus racing

mabuhay/macadangdang motor works

smiling devil tattoos & piercing

slim'z rod-n-kustom

chippenwhales towing & recovery service

and dont worry, ill make sure the motor has enough nads
to back up the race car look.

[silver_bullet]

slim'z rod-n-kustom could have a nice look to it in prismatic lettering...go the full VonDutch pinstripe route...etched hula girls on the quarter windows to boot!

[fatguyzinc]

hah hah, the wife just suggested "the B.F.H. garage" as the door card.
i like it, might have to do it.

[malibumonte78]

YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH BUDDY !!!!!!!!!!
$155 is a metric @ssload cheaper. whoo hoo, a very
special thanks to fellow 'gasserhotrods' member sbauman2
for pointing me in the right direction !!!


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Just an fyi, that is not actually the correct shifter for 55-57 Chevy with bench seat. The Hurst bench seat shifter for 55-57 Chevy has a handle that is welded on not bolt on (removable). The one in the picture is the universal bench seat Hurst shifter. Probably won't make any difference on your project, but I just thought you should know. I am really digging this project. Cool to see something different than a tri5 chevy, willys coupe, chevy II. I am personally building a 57 Chevy gasser which I feel is the least popular of the three Chevys for a gasser project.

[fatguyzinc]

Just an fyi, that is not actually the correct shifter for 55-57 Chevy with bench seat. The Hurst bench seat shifter for 55-57 Chevy has a handle that is welded on not bolt on (removable). The one in the picture is the universal bench seat Hurst shifter. Probably won't make any difference on your project, but I just thought you should know. I am really digging this project. Cool to see something different than a tri5 chevy, willys coupe, chevy II. I am personally building a 57 Chevy gasser which I feel is the least popular of the three Chevys for a gasser project.

yeah, hopefully it works for me--its a 55 plymouth but i was going to run a 454 chevy
and a muncie 4spd, i bought headers for 55-57 chevy/big block too, hoping the cars are
similar enough that i can make it work.

personally i LOVE 57 chevys (my younger brother has a 56...), those fins are just so
50's americana.........

[squirrel]

...but you can buy a Plymouth the same year, for so much less money!

Can't wait to see the evil wrong brand hackery start

[fatguyzinc]

...but you can buy a Plymouth the same year, for so much less money!

Can't wait to see the evil wrong brand hackery start

true--up FRONT. i priced the weatherstripping for this 55 belvedere hardtop coupe
and almost sh*t my pants, its really hard to find first of all and apparently they make them
out of dragon foreskin or something--$1299, PLUS shipping ! and thats just front/rear
window seal, 1/4 glass to door glass, wind wings and trunk.

it did NOT include light /handles/etc gaskets, door felts, windlace, etc.......

so, as you said--im going to be trying a LOT of 55-57 chevy stuff to see if i can
beat it between two rocks till it works.

[squirrel]

weatherstrip is over rated

[fatguyzinc]

weatherstrip is over rated

untill you have to replace door panels, carpet, seats, or
maybe even a floorpan because of the water leaks...
then you'll pay whatever it costs to have new weatherstripping.
trust me on that one.

[squirrel]

huh...the cars I get that have bad weather strip don't have enough floor to catch water any more....

[fatguyzinc]

huh...the cars I get that have bad weather strip don't have enough floor to catch water any more....

bummer............ i guess im kinda spoiled. floorboards are kind of important to me.
i will change them if needed, just prefer NOT to if possible.

[Deaf Bob]

bummer............ i guess im kinda spoiled. floorboards are kind of important to me.
i will change them if needed, just prefer NOT to if possible.

Squirrel lives where it rains 20 minutes a year....

[fatguyzinc]

finally going home tonight at 9pm after 5 weeks of
indentured servitude for mom. got lots of catching up
to do, but hopefully this weekend sometime ill get a
chance to start molesting the '55.........

sunday is a scheduled junkyard day with some of the guys too, yay !

[DanStokes]

Sounds like fun!

Just had a thought...... Could you do a gasser with a Ford twin I-beam front? They're really plentiful (F0100 or Ranger, depending on width) but I realize that wouldn't give that old-timey vibe.

Dan