55 chevy Gasser progress

Here's a few pic's still along way to go but it's a start. Just brought it home from Davey's place ( fellow roadburner ) He tweeked the front a bit hung the 9" out back and made these cool motor mounts. Thats just a set-up motor, but it's gonna run a small block chevy and a richmond 4 speed. Gary

 

What a great start - nice high nose!

 

that is some great progress. those are some killer mounts. Glad to hear that he got that thing rolling before he moved.

jeff

 

55's just lend themselves to that look so well.....it's as though they were designed to be gassers.

Your car looks great already!
I'd make it haul ass and not change the outside at all....except for adding light's and maybe a little something on the bare metal...

 

now THAT'S what I'M talkin' about! looks great! keep the progress pics coming!!! mike

 

I dig it!!!

 

I like it and if I keep seeing all these gassers I'm gonna have to put the straight axle under my '55 and cut the quarters Looks like a real nice neighborhood I bet eveyone loves you

 

looking good..

 

Looks mint. I like that quarters aren't radiused and it has the perfect stance. Keep us updated!

 

Very nice

 

I like,I like it!

T.OUT

 

eep going, it looks great!!!!

 

Awesome. looks like you got it goin your way.

 

Nice stance. Gonna be neat.

 

...all you need after this thing is done is a cool old pickup to tow it with!!!, like maybe a 48 Ford 1/2 ton!..., somethin that looks like it's out of the 60's! I can fix you up!

 

A '55 gasser is on my long list of cars I want to own some day. I like the way yours is looking so far.

Spike

 

Yea I'm like Fred Sanford here, and I'm always gettin letter's from the laywers. I don't give a shit been doin this since day one when I moved in there were only about 10 houses. They could have built somewhere else. Gary

 

HEY MAN THAT THING LOOKS KILLER GREAT START!!!!!!!!

 

Ya know I was thinkin of roundin them wheel wells out and putting a little lip on them. Whatta ya think ? Gary

 

Quit it !!! Gary

 

Not bad for a fucking newbie. Gary

 

Very nice !!!

 

O maha Wicasa' quite nice indeed. Perhaps you would care to exemplify some more intimate details for your 1955 Chevy. I myself am curious as to what color the war pony will be. I try to envision how I would like to see my 55, many visions have come to mind.

Thanks for the pics, and have a happy Wopila Wotapi.

 

Now is that power steering and air conditioning gonna take away from the horsepower?? Hee Hee just kiddin ya. That thing looks even kooler in pictures than in the garage. I can't wait to pop a wheely

 

Oh yea babe...............................That aint just any old 55 any longer, its a kick ass gasser..........whole new attitude

 

gassers r good ..................................... and fast, just wondering are you going to do anything on the rear fender well, rounding them to the tire and that I- beam reeks! GASSER

 

What was the 9 inch outta, i bought one recently outta an early 60 f100 that is 61.25, not much wider than the factory 59.75 but the pinion is about 2 inches off center, it has large bearing 28 splines, i could shorten it 2 inches to 59.25 and upgrade to 31 axles, but if you know the secret on something pinoin centered and already big bearing 31 spline let me know, it would probably be cheaper than cutting one and buying new axles.

 

You nailed the stance!! Great job.

 

Mine is a 59 ford wagon , not pinion centered however and i think it is aobut 55 overall total but even up around 62 inch works well we did a 62 inch olds in the other 55 at the shop and it looks perfect with 10's in the back with 4 ich back space and firestone slicks 10.0x15s are you cuting the wheel wells or trying to keep them in the wheel well?