My girlfriend shows her stuff! **PICS**

Her car stuff that is!

My girlfriend, Elizabeth, asked me to post her much anticipated build log. She took this car from a rough shell to what you see here in 9 months. NINE MONTHS. She had a lot of help from friends, but she really did do most of the work, and what she didn't do, she had a hand in.

She still needs to put the rest of the trim on, but that's about it. She made and installed the interior herself. I'll get more pics this weekend (hopefully) out in the sun and of the homemade headliner

from Elizabeth:
Well, here's a look back on the past nine months of labor through this past weekend...followed by details on just what was done.









































Check back for more/better pics this weekend as she attends her first car show!

Details:
1951 Chevrolet Bel Air Deluxe 2 Door Hardtop
Mild Custom by Elizabeth Shaffer (yes boys, it’s true)
Vehicle acquired November 30, 2005

Exterior:
shaved trim
filled stock lights, replaced with 50 Pontiac lights
replaced tail pan
previous owner added new interior floor pans
previous 5 layer of paint removed
House of Kolor primer and PPG green body and metallic/pearl red roof and interior laid by Gary Childers of GC Customs (That's HAMBer GaryC)
42 Lincoln door buttons
Cast iron Russian devil hood ornament
new front and side glass
new rubber seals on all doors, glass, trunk and hood
All chrome is in good shape, but the door window frames and rear bumper have minor pitting.
Brand new chromed front bumper from a 54 Chevrolet truck
53 Chevrolet grille buffed down to copper and clear-coated for protection

Interior:
15 gallon fuel cell
All new fuel lines
new custom interior featuring brown vinyl seats with copper piping, faux crocodile skin door panels, oriental rug floor and custom headliner
original interior door handles
completely rewired with a new “It's A Snap” wiring kit Brand new 12v battery
78 Chevy 3 wire alternator
New 12v headlights.
All new SunPro voltmeter, oil pressure and water
tempreture guages. Speedometer works!

Drive Train:
1960 235 bored 0.030 over with new fuel and oil pumps,
new cap, wires, rotor, condensor, and plugs.
2x1 Offenhauser aluminum intake with 2 Rochester B single
barrel carbs (completely rebuilt, set up and painted by a professional).
Professionally split exhaust manifold for that distinct hot rod 6 sound.
6v starter and new 12v solenoid for quick easy starting
54 Chevy rear end with 3.73:1 gears for highway cruising. rebuilt front end and lowered about 3" with cut coils in the front and
3" lowering blocks in the rear
vintage 3 speed floor shifter, painted and mated to a 54 Chevy 3 speed manual transmission, which has stronger, better gears than the stock 51 trans.

Brakes:
Dual chamber master cylinder conversion and all new
brake lines, brake hardware, wheel cylinders, and
shoes.

Wheels:
new Baby moon caps on stock steelies
brand new skinny white wall radials

 

Apparently, the HAMB limits you to 20 pics, so here's the 21st. More pics this weekend!

 

You are a lucky man. Awesome work!

Love the matching toolbox.

 

Caption: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in.


That is a hell of a nice car. Turned out awesome.
I am such a wimp. a girl turned out a bad ass car in 9 months and I have yet to register mine. and i've had mine for 18 months.

but i did race it in the drags last summer after having it for 6 months
wanna run for slips?

 

Congradulations!
Awesume build, and Dead-Nuts-On !!!!!

 

Fantastic. She did a hell of a job. Really dig the Lincoln door buttons.

 

Looks good to me!

 

Hell of a good job. Looks great, and a gorgeous girl no less. Win-win in my book.

 

an amazing car and a very talented young lady
Congradulations!

 

That carpet is hardcore. It looks great though!

m.

 

um... is that a sandwich in the 12th picture? I love sandwiches.

(seriously... Elizabeth did a great job. I hope the tick didn't slow her down too much...) I can't wait to see it in person!

 

Awesome!!

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124153&highlight=LADIES
WHERE DO YOU LUCKY BASTARDS FIND THESE CHICKS?

 

Looks Bitchin Elizabeth, congrats.

BB

 

At this moment in time i am finding YOUR girlfriend very very very attractive and sexy.no chance of lending her out for a while?not sure my wife would like it (or you) but i have an engine change to do and it look like a good chance to let her do it while i kick back with a comfi chair and some beers lol.Nice work cool girlfriend (you really need to marry her)and real nice car(don't like the carpet) but quality work man...........................Marq

 

Damn, I need to come hang out over there! I'd get even less done, but what a view.

Becks beer, PB Blaster, samiches, & girls who get dirty, ahhh....

That's way more than most guys get done, in any amount of time. Fantastic job, seriously.





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You are one lucky dude. Congrats to Elizabeth too - I would kill to have my gal even a tenth as enthusiastic about old cars as Elizabeth seems to be.
(Insert jealous/wistful face here)

 

Me too! I think that was something that came with the pizza. Dawn is holding it. She's in 2 of those pics. She has a 49 Ford and a 64 Econoline and between her and her boyfriend, about 8 motorcycles. They rock. Great neighbors!

Yeah, Elizabeth is awesome. She did the interior in my 59 and will soon do my Econoline. And she's a cutie!



Her next project is a 51 Merc she's building for her dad.

 

Your pic's could be used as motivational tool for woman globaly. Cool girl man. Treat her good and hang on to her!

 

Nice ride, love the interior!

girlfriend hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! marry that girl!

 

Great pics!!! Where did she get that GIANT crybaby doll stuffed under the car and hanging off the front of the trailer in the first picture? It's very realistic!!

Great work, good looking car.

 

cool chick man, how is that wiring harness holding up, i just recently purchased the same havent installed yet just curious thanks

 

As Gabby Hayes would say: Wimmin!
Wimmin in the shop and building hot rods! What next? Owning their own hot rod shop?

Now that the curmudgeon has crawled back in his hole, this young lady does some VERY nice work. And even better than some men!

Very nice. The car, the car!

 

excellent... I may have to use this as motivation for the wife...

 

Her hard work and dedication really pays off....her car looks AWESOME! I'm looking forward to seeing it in person next month at the HCP.

 

Congrats Elizabeth!!! Very nice ride.......love that Russian Devil hood piece!!

 

that carpet is soo rad. looks awesome!

 

So far, so good. She installed it. I thought the It's a Snap kit was a pain in the butt. It's made for all GM column connections, and has piss poor instructions.

... um... she calls her garage/shop "Bitchcraft Garage"

 

Hellfish...Will you let her into the HCP with that car?

Looks great...nice job.

DeuceDog, Your Mater Dei buddy.

 

She built it keeping the Pileup criteria in mind... so she'd kick my ass if I didn't let her in!