1958 Chevrolet Nomad "Frost Bite" Patina Rod

After the departure of my 1961 Chevrolet Parkwood, I was in the market of building a 1958 Chevrolet Nomad. I've always loved the style of a 1958 Chevrolet Nomad and the rarity of them. This Nomad is rough, tough and bad as f*ck! Onto the build up.

 

CLR BATH TIME



Roof came out incredible, lots of blue still underneath all that surface rust

 

Did you clear the roof, or is it wet? Cool car. A friend of mine in Iowa has one with a factory 348 and AC.

 

Wash time that was taken, but clear will take place soon.

 

I always thought Nomads were all 2 drs?

 

Wow!!!What a find! A bone-dry top-of the line Nomad, and You couldn´t have asked for nicer colors, either! I have a similar-year Impala in those same colors; Silver Blue/white exterior, Fathom Blue interior. Pretty impressive how that roof came out! Thanks for posting, I´d sure like to see more of Your progress reviving it back on the road!

 

Time to blow apart the Olds 350 Rocket




Vacuum sealed since 1985

Did some detailing and refinishing on the motor



Cleared the Original 283 air cleaner

 

Picked up a set of BFG Silverton 7.50-14 Bias Ply Gangsta whites to wrap around a set of 1962 Chevrolet 14x6 Wagon Wheels.

 

Nasty mirrors be gone...


The original replacements

 

Wow, the wagon is looking good. Subscribed.

 

Removed the dingy mismatched brown carpet for a new ACC molded bright blue correct bubbleloop 80/20 along with new 1958 blue kickpanels.

 

I started laying down some lines on the Nomad.


I double line striped freehand the entire dash Light Blue and Peacock Blue One Shot.

A little design I came up with directly center of dash

Big piece on the pass side dash
step 1

step 2

 

Looking pretty sweet. You might get some crap from some of the folk here for not stripping it down and repainting the whole thing, but I like it.

Roscoe Clyde

 

Drivers side dash creation...Gaudy and Ugly, I love it.
Step1

Step2

Step3 Fill time

Final

 

Thanks man. I don't build cars for the critics, never have and never will. The ones who talk the most, do the least amount of work on their cars.

Freestyle Rocket on the original air cleaner

 

I saw that car forsale sometime back I think. the olds motor stood out to me. ebay or CL? I got one I'm working similar paint colors and all. I cant believe a OHIO car that old is left thats rust belt country.
those rear fender skirts have to be rare

 

Where did the Parkwood go? I loved that car.

 

Added a Vintage Suicide Knob for added steering benefit on this Manual hog.

 

Sold to NY.

Spiders on the B Pillars.

A little flair on the wheel

 

with skinny tires and a good front end it won't be hard to park only parallels will be tough

 

Ripped out the gas tank, had to cut off the clutch heads and twist out the studs of the sending unit. They were completely frozen, boiled it and installed a new sending unit. Gas gauge working once again like a champ.

 

Next up was altitude adjustment for a full air ride system.

Smashing ants....

 

No doubt.

 

This was the first year of the Nomad four door, Nomad was only offered in 4 door in 1958 and until the last year of production 1961.

 

Never seen a four door nomad! Dare to be different!

 

I like it

 

all nomads past 58 are 4 door

 

Thanks, my uncle had a black 57 that was just too cool! 2 dr of course, that was my only experience with a real one.

 

Schott replacement caps I purchased to section in on the 58.



Eventually, they will be welded in.