Projects 59 chevy wagon in progress

Let's just say I'm "green" with envy

 

Looking great Cody! Thank goodness it looks like its going to be glossy? It would be a shame after all this work to leave it suede....just my .02.

 

Tuesday update time so i went over to the guys who is helping me with the motor, and the told me the my motor had been boared out 030 over which made my day this was stamped in the pistons and on top of the block


more good news
so i got an email from Gina Ciadella , from Ciadella Interiors , they finally started on my interior and here is a little teaser of what you guys can expect the interior is going to look like



now to the paint i tried to capture the sparkel the best i could ,

 

Great color selection! I can't wait to see the finished product...

 

now to the bummer part if aney one out there is an expert on 59 rears here my delema im trying to put a posi unit in my rear it said to be out of a 57 , which im told from everyone 55 -64 are all the same rear well we go to put the posi in and the axel carrier bering are the rong size and everyone we talk to say they all take what the posi unit is which is 1.627 and my 59 bearing are 1.782 has aney one out there ran into this problem and what did you do

heres a pic
to describe what im talking about

 

yes its all going glossy

WOW, thanky you guys , im glad you"ll like the colors

 

Cody,
It's really coming along nicely. The interior is going to put it over the top. Great vision, ideas and workmanship...You should be PROUD.......Mike

 

Cody, pictures of dash and interior look great, good call on colors. Don't know anything about the rear end, but could you have a Pontiac, or Olds rear, which might have the larger bearings, just guessing.....Jim

 

thanks mike, yes im verry poud of it , it still shockes me every day i go to work and see it , just to think its actually mine.

thanks jim i know the colors might look a little off from the pictures ,and the dark green looks bluish but they are really close in person . i thought olds and pontiac were totally different rears .

 

I can think of quite a few adjectives to describe your work, but neat-oh says it best!

 

" The Bee's Knees " or " Keen " would do too.

 

oooooh man.... its getting there. That color combo is spot on fantastic. Hot Damn.

 

The only swapping I ever did with those axles involved the whole pumpkin. How bad do you need a posi in that wagon anyhow? Planning on going off road or driving the family in the snow? ~WX1

 

Haven't you seen the beast of a straight six goin' into this thing? Nobody likes the one-tire-fire!

 

Guess it depends on whether or not the ride is built to race or show. Seems like a lot of work has gone into this car and that it would be a shame to be tearing it up smoking the tires. But that's just me. It's Cody's investment of many hours and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

 

thanks jj, so how much more sanding do you have to do , i cant wait to see some more paint on your elky

lol

thanks , it seems like everytime i take a picture of the colors , they look different , im glad u like them

, chris i pick this posi unit up pretty much nothing , and i mean nothing , so i was just going to throw in , but now i found out what it was , its out of a 62-64 chevy II , im just going to sell it and put it towards my chrome bill

well for now it will be a one tire fire , maby later down the road ill get the coreect posi unit for it

 

Nothing wrong with a one wheeler peeler...

 

Sorry it's a Tuesday updated instead of a monday guys , i spent all day yesterday sand blasting the frame out in the heat , and by the time i got home last night i crashed , but any ways last thursday night i did manage to get the body off the rotissare and put the frame on it , so i have a little more work on the frame just a couple of things cleaned up and i should have the frame painted next week some time .




and just another shot of the dash
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yah i know ,lol

 

I put that chrome edge around my steering column trim too, waiting for my instrument pods to get back from the chromers.

looking good Cody

 

Moving along....Jim

 

Thanks nads , oooo cool i always love the look of the instrument pods being chromed, i cant wait to see it when you have your das all put back together .

that it is jim, that it is

 

Cool valve cover. Cool 59!

 

....Jealous....

 

Great progress Cody! That color combo is going to be sweet.

 

Monday update time again, so today i spent the day preping the frame and some other odds and ends parts for paint, and i had just enough time to spray everything . also some of my inteior stuff came in the mail from Ciadella's. i felt like a kid on christmas morning ,, so the carpet , headliner and sunvisor are what came in .





oooooooooo german square weave




i also got a picture from Gina Ciadella saying that my seats were ready to be sewn

 

Thank you , i just happened to stumble unpon it on ebay and was lucky enought to own it , i guess it was ment to be , it is out at the chromers right now getting ready to be chromed .

Thanks, im glad you like the colors

 

I got my El Camino interior from Ciadellas' as well. They have an excellent product, excellent service and reasonable prices. I also dealt with Gina. She sure makes it a pleasant experience to spend money with her company. I really like your interior color choices ................Mike

 

Ah man I love new parts day! I am really digging that interior. Can't wait till its all put together.

 

Hey Cody, frame looks great, and the interior items are super....Jim