Sorry I'm just getting around to doing an update. Things have been pretty busy around here with SEMA and everything else.

This 55 is going to be one bad ass car. Everyday I get more and more excited about this project. The wheels and stance on this car are really cool.

We got the Dash moved back to clear the large engine set back.
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...16-2014009.jpg

We are getting the transmission and driveshaft tunnel set up.
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...13-2014018.jpg

Here is the direction we are going with the engine compartment. We are working with Vortech Superchargers on doing a complete custom blower housing to get the old school look even more. We are also working on the valve covers to get the perfect something that should have been done but never was vibe.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...gine_150_2.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...gine_150_1.jpg


The wheels on this project were designed by Eric Black and myself. The front are supposed to look like 18" spindle mount wheels. The rear are build to look like the wheel that would have accompanied the Spindle mount wheels on a Gasser in a 19" wheel. The front half of the wheel hoops were machined from solid chucks and the rear hoop is from a 3 piece style wheel.
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...13-2014024.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...13-2014022.jpg

The Stance
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...13-2014013.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...13-2014014.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...13-2014015.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...13-2014016.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...13-2014017.jpg


Time to get to work fitting the doors and building the new door skins to align with the shape of the body and get the under hood stuff dialed. The plan is to display this car in bare metal with all the billet parts at GNRS in January.

I wanted that wheel concept in the larger diameters for my patina'd 64 Chevy truck but couldn't afford to do one-off's. I wanted 19's & 20's but an 18/19 combo looks just as nice. I love the rolling stock set-up & the underhood plans. I'm assuming you used the GT40 tire size 315/40-19 for the rears?

Yes sir. This car needed side profile in the rear tires. So we down sized the wheel size to keep the overall height the same but add more side wall. Looks awesome on this car.

That is awesome.
I am looking forward to seeing the engine bay completed! Very nice.

great stance

I can see why you're excited about this build, Rodger. It really is a fantastic build. The car is coming along nicely. Thanks again for walking us through the changes. I wouldn't have picked up on how in depth they were otherwise.

That is our whole plan.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...rs-prep-02.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...rs-prep-16.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...rs-prep-15.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...rs-prep-14.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...rs-prep-04.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...rs-prep-19.jpg
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/t...rs-prep-18.jpg


I'm pretty excited about this Hot Rod.

I don't care for it, I think you better bring it over to my house and i'll go ahead and let you take my 55 post so you can just start over.... yeah no worries we will swap keys and titles, call it good, I know, I know ive got a large heart, just trying to help here.

The engine air box & 'under dash" a/c set-up is freakin cool.
Very nice!