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Aaron, Just finished reading through every post of this thread. You have done some freakin incredible work on this car and I commend you for...
Jeff the history of this car simply gives me chills every time I think about it. You continue to do great work and I love seeing it come together....
Thank you so much guys for the very kind words and continued advice!! Today I drained the transmission to find that it did not have enough oil in...
Thank you so very much for the very kind words and support, gentlemen! Thank you sir! What is interesting is that nobody in my family really has...
Time for a big update on the Fleetline! I've been working towards the goal of getting a first test drive in. I am happy to say that today I drove...
Thanks for the heads up! Never thought about that but can definitely see how that would be.. With my luck I'm surprised I haven't slid out from...
Made some progress today while still waiting on my dang brake lines to show up. Took the car down off jacks to clean out the garage. While I had...
I admit that I cringe every time I look at the radials. Bias ply tires do look so much more at home than these radials. I have a '57 Bel Air that...
Thanks guys! Luke - I appreciate that inquiry, I would consider selling it but it turns out that I am actually going to use it. So here we...
Thanks man!!! Just started reading the first few pages of your '51 build. Lovin it so far!! I've made just a little progress today. Didn't get...
I finally got some new bulbs for the car... just finished putting in the new headlights along with some chrome visors for that sleepy look. I dig...
Thanks for the advice on the master cylinders, guys. Things have been going really smooth for me on this build so something had to hang me up.....
Now that's an idea. I hadn't given much thought to split manifolds yet but that would be awesome. I'll definitely look into doing that once I get...
Thanks! I'm going to take pride in this old 216. I'm going to get as many more years out of her as I can! My gas tank was surprisingly clean...
Thanks so much guys! I've been out at it today. Taking advantage of all the decent weather I can get and working around a freshman college...
Thanks for the very kind and supportive words, guys!! :)
Thanks for all the kind words guys!!! Today I've been out hard at work. I FINALLY got the master cylinder out.. boy that was a job like no other....
Thanks for the vendor suggestions, guys! Haha, I thought it was pretty funny with the snow tires.. especially for the Memphis area that gets all...
Just finished up the first brake rebuild.. She's making me work for it! The wheel cylinder was completely seized and full of black sludge but I...
Thank you for all of the input and advice guys!! It is all very much appreciated. As far as the pinstripes on the wheels go, I plan to do the...
I just spent the past hour reading through your thread. You have done an incredible job and I just cannot say enough about it. Absolutely STUNNING.
Just got the wheels finished up in a few coats of black... I'll get the tires mounted up tomorrow. [IMG]
Thanks for all the input guys! I have decided to keep it simple and go with gloss black wheels. I've been out hard at work. I got the wheels fully...
Thanks! I think you are right about the red.. I think I'll go with black, though I'm also open to other ideas
Thanks guys!!! So I'm currently stripping down the wheels and trying to make a decision on which way to go with the color. I did a rough photoshop...
Thanks for the welcome guys. I went ahead and started the project thread with more pics here:...
New to the board here with a new project.. a 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline Deluxe. I just hauled home this local Memphis car with 75,000 original miles...
Hey there fellas, New guy on board from here in Memphis, TN. Currently the proud owner of a 1957 Bel Air convertible, a 1956 Bel Air 4 door...
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