I have always been into cars just never had the cash to get what i wanted ....recently got myself a 53 chevy 210 project something i can work on and have my two young sons help out .....make it something they will always remember i would like to start out getting everything mechanicly sound ..i don't care what it looks like .....i kinda like the primer and the rust ....we'll see where it goes from there
Welcome from so cal...looks like you have a good car to start a great build...good luck to you and your sons...
Welcome from Indy. Nice to see you and the boys working together. There is no shortage of 50's chevy's on here.
welcome, looks like the car is solid, around here rust = you can stick your finger through the hole. have fun with your boys working and cruising.
alittle info on the car i got it from the bay area thru a cousin of mine, the car runs and drives. The inline six has been pulled and a 350/350 put in its place disk brakes installed on the front, stock MC and the brakes lock up until i bleed the pressure!!! not sure what that is all about... tail lights work but not headlights looking to get a wiring kit, anyone have any complaints with Rebel wire kits ( 9+3 )
If the master cylinder is mounted below the bleeders on the disc, add the residual valves in the front and rear lines to hold line pressure and remove the one in the master cylinder. Also check that you have just a little play in the brake rod or it will vibrate and keep your breaks pumped up.
Add another WELCOME. Excellent project to share with family. Keep us updated with words and photos. Go slow and deliberate. Ask lots of questions. Best wishes.
Welcome from Kansas. Nice looking car - mine has the fred flintstone floorboard at the moment, and I am working on it with my son also.
well i have had alittle more time to dig into the 53 ...decided to try and tackle the brake problem. i didnt want to put the MC on the firewall so i had to figure out how to do a dual circuit master for cheap and keep it on the frame. found a few threads on here showing how to piggyback a dual MC on the back end of the stock one. $20 for the new MC and $15 for the metal to make the bracket ..... alot better than the $350 for ones i found elsewhere pre-fabed this the what i found on the thread ...... hopefully mine looks close to this hahaha here is a few pictures of the car and some of the little quirks i have found disc brakes ...good everything running off a single pot master ....not so good stock springs have 8 leafs... i had 3 with a 3"lowering block... and no bump stop left i found a guy in town that had a full stock set .....wow what a difference i'm pretty happy with the 350/350 thats was dropped in .....for now oh and i noticed a coating of something on the driver side floor board so i started picking ..man i dont know what they used but it was toxic not sure what car the wheel is off of but sure not a stock one oh and they took the shifter off and gave me this beauty well the next think i am going to try is the new wiring harness from rebel wire ....i am kind of scared cause the car runs now but it would be my luck i screw something up haha nothing left but to just do it and see
Hey from Kentucky, good luck with the build, don't forget to let the boys do some welding, impact driving, you know cool stuff, thats what they'll remember. Peace and welcome.
Welcome from New York. Cool car with lots of possibilities. Be creative and have fun with your build.
Welcome from Oklahoma. Time with your boys teaching them about hot rods is time well spent. My boys are now teaching their sons about this hobby.
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