Projects 59 chevy wagon in progress

Just a small time saving tip for the future. you probably did not need to cut quite that much of the donor car away to get at the rear seat & hardware.

J/K, looking really good. what kind of door buttons are those?

 

This is just badass on every level. The hood, the engine, it's all good so far!

 

Man, I love what you are doing with your wagon! I love these old '59s and yours is so badazz! Keep us updated and keep up the awesome job! Your valve cover is kicking it too!

 

Thanks everyone , with the doner car the guy mark who i bought the rear floor section and 3rd row seat had all that cut away when i got there to pick it up so it was pretty easy getting it out thanks to him , on the door buttons , there really 57 chevy pick up dash button that im in the process of making door buttons out of , they were laying around the shop and i said hey these would work perfect !!!!!!!!!!!

 

Cool wagon. I like the hood.................Mike

 

absolutely love 59s, cant wait to see more

 

Exactly!

Nice stuff!

 

Engine looks bloody fantastic, cutting up that manifold took some stones but you really pulled it off. Congrats on the valve cover, never seen one of those before, Good un!

 

heres some more updates
new steering wheel


and gas filler




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did you know they have a hei distributer for that motor. I used to race 6cyl Chevys in a dirt track car.

 

i had one in there when i bought the motor, i just didnt like the look of it so i found a vintage mallory dual points

 

That gas door is a killar idea!

 

Great project, keep us posted.

 

Your front valance work is coming along, hot damn it looks good! The gas lid door is effin' cool, man! Wow.. if I did that, I could weld up the panel inside the bed where the filler neck provisions are, for a cleaner look inside the bed.

 

Yeah, I gotta agree, that gas filler is trick. I has a "why didn't I think of that" moment. What are you going to use to latch it?

Car is looking better all the time

 

Wow,
Great well thoughtout mods. I will be watching this one. I like everything about it!

 

i think i have a new hero! amazing work!

 

Thanks everyone

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i havent fugare the latch out yet lol but it will mostly be something verry simple

J.Fishbeck
yah that would be pretty cool to clean the bed up on you elky

 

I really like that taillight treatment.

 

Wicked!

 

Holy chit dats amzin'!
Nice work, and well tohught ideas going on! I'd chop it and hardtop it. Come on you can prolly do it in a weekend

-Shiny

 

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it would have allready been choped and hardtoped if it only took a wekend, lol, it took the last 6 mounth to do the hood and engine comp , im trying to get this thing done by next year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What?! Some of the "car guys" I've met figure it can done be in a half hour with a couple of coffee breaks instead of commercial breaks like the guys on TV do!
Dude its a great build. Any way you finish it it'll be killer! Where did you find the McGurk v/c? Its cool!

-Shiny

 

To many neat innovative ideas, my brain hurts.

 

That's Kick ass , love 59's of nearly all US car makers but the Chev's and Caddys are the best . The work you are doing is just Britchen' well done ,

Cad.

 

29EHV8
i actually picked up that valve cover off of ebay , i was looking for one for about 6 months ,and i type in mc gurk one day on yahoo and it pop up and i had to have it

 

what is that steering wheel out of? way cool

 

Awesome work. Very cool

 

I think you can get a mini-HEI from Langdon's that won't be so obtrusive, but it won't be as cool as the Mallory.