Projects 55 Chevy Bel Air Resurrection

Thanks! We'll see how to looks with the trim, I think it's going to look cool.

I do love how it sits. I bought new tires with wheels to match the front, so I can run dog dishes at all 4 corners but I love how it looks now.

 

X2 for sure!

 

I've lost track of where this thing is at in this thread, but she's basically "done" and back on the road for this season.

New updates since I finished the metal work:

-New mid length headers
-New Exhaust
-New plug wires and wire boots
-Moon Tac on the column
-Cleaned up a ton of wiring under that dash that is part of the ignition system as part of the tac install
-New (used) rear wheels and rubber, and dog dish hub caps.

What's left for this year:

-Put the rest of the trim on
-I want to take a stab at upholstering new door cards myself. Once I do that the interior will actually be pretty nice.
-I don't like how the front tires look, I might change those to match the back.

 

All in all, it has a great look to it.

 

Maybe show us a pic with the rear side spear installed, but before the vertical piece at the beltline dip. Leaving it off seems to be a popular custom trick to ''elongate'' the car. This would really work on your lowered HT. Can't decide if that trick is gonna happen on my '55. Bel Air was the top model and got all the brightwork. To my eye, it looks great as stock.

 

From the Cars Inc Open House. Trying to find time to get the rest of the trim on it.

 

The next logical step is paint and new stainless...

 

Trim is all back on it. On the passenger side one of the door points is new and doesn't like up well. I'm going to find a crusty used one instead. But I'm happy with how it looks otherwise. I need to get the bel air scripts on next.

 

I've got the back seat out to reupholster it. Bought a cover from a place in Cali that makes them. I just need to get new foam. Really happy with the interior, crazy what a difference carpet made.

 

Quick video I made yesterday. First try, I'm no videographer.

https://youtube.com/shorts/re1DiceEJwM?si=3zfayO9UM1_EPua6

 

Looks good with the moldings on it, interior looks nice too. Comfortable, but still basic enough to not look out of place with the outside.

If the trim mis-alignment of the door molding is a vertical thing, it's because the original molding clips did not have the stud right in the center, they were offset. You can correct it if you get some of those molding clips that are big rectangles that you cut down to size, not sure what those are called, but you cut one side shorter than the other enough to make up the difference. Those universal, football shaped clips usually have the stud in the center and that can throw off the vertical alignment of those moldings.

 

Thanks a ton for the help and information, I appreciate it!

You're right, the stud is in the center. What's weird is you can see it lines up on the drivers side ok, just not the passenger. I have to take it back apart and make some changes. I hate how the brand new shiny piece of trim looks on it anyways.

The door cards are wasted, falling apart. Taking them off and then reinstalling them didn't do any favors. So I am going to come up with a solution for that before I take them off again. Either upholster my own or have sheet metal laser cut.

 

I might have a more weathered used molding that I'd swap you for your new one if you really want, I could check.

 

that thing is bitchin