so i bought a 53 chevy 2 door

[delaware george]

just what i needed,ANOTHER project.but the price was right

gonna try to get it started and tagged like it is,cleaning the tank and going through the carb...then we'll get to work on it's stance and stuff.it's gonna be for delaware melanie http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

i don't know alot about these cars,so any input would be helpful...it needs some patches on the floors and has a couple of dents,but no real body cancer.the interior is shot....how do i know what six cylinder is in it?....i'm sure it will snowball just like all the rest of my projects

[oldchevyseller]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[delaware george]

what?....i know it's not a crazy custom yet,but you have to have vision

[Skate Fink]

.......no doubt........it IS going to be a VERY cool ride!

Check out PakRat's post.......
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v160/Packrat/53primed2.jpg
........for inspiration.

[Donzie]

Good find.
It should have a 235 in it, I believe.

[DIRTYT]

yea its a 235.

[v8minor]

Nice start ,oh yah you have to have vison all right.You should see the crap I started with http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[delaware george]

i know,i've been drooling over packrat's

[kustombuilder]

I WANT IT!!!

[AHotRod]

Tag it and Drive-it!
It looks great just like it is.

[manyolcars]

Is your garage floor painted or tile?

[slammed]

Is cool classic. Look's fairly soild from the pic. Bet Fat Hack woulda like to have that motor. Check out that '50's dinner floor in the garage!

[shoebox72]

It's definately a 235. If it's the original drivetrain & it's standard shift, it has a babbit pounder splash lubed 235. If it's got a powerglide it's a pressure lubed 235. Not that either is bad so to speak, but the pressure motors last alot longer at highway speeds.

Billy

[delaware george]

yeah,it's all original and pretty solid...it has 3 on the tree http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif....gonna be fun to teach mel to drive stick in that http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Tony]

Mine didn't start much different than yours...not as much surface rust though http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
It looks cool as is, be one heluva driver like that for sure..

And i agree fully, we say were 'just gonna do a few things, then drive it'
Yeah right!LOL
thats how i started...

Good luck with it and keep us posted!

Tony......
(BTW, thanks on mine)

[REVEREND JAKE]

Hey Del, I love your garage. The sk8 decks just add to the hot rod motif. There was a deck with a hopping 64 impala years back that I wanted to find, but alas too little too late. Great find on the chebby.

Reverend Jake

[delaware george]

you're talking about a danny way skateboard http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[zman]

Not trying to bust your balls but I think it was Julian Stranger, as a matter of fact I still have the shirt and the deck. Of course I don't use rails so the decks graphics are long gone...

[delaware george]

you might be right,the one i'm thinking of has charactures of all of them standing next to the car

[zman]

There was also a '64 Impala on Ricky Winsor's Slander model, got one of those as well....

[REVEREND JAKE]

That's the one zman! I vaguely remember it being Julian Stranger. You guys know where I can find one? I don't wanna pirate yer post, but I think it's kool we've stayed true to the "original" 4 wheels we started out on.

Reverend Jake