55 Chevy 'post' build - Lateral-g Forums

Aschle · #1 07-12-2009, 11:09 PM

Was the previous owners last name Ballister by chance?

Very nice car !

Jason

**GregWeld** · #2 07-12-2009, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aschle

Was the previous owners last name Ballister by chance?

Very nice car !

Jason

I don't remember -- can't even think of what town we had to go to... but was in the LA area -- I have pictures of the guys house in the background... He seemed to be kind of a "fix it up and sell it" kind of guy... but I'm not sure about that either - but that's the way it looked. Here's a pix of the house where we bought it...

NO!! That's not my trailer.... it's his I think.

**GregWeld** · #3 07-12-2009, 11:24 PM

This is my truck and trailer.... Funny -- I don't own any black cars!! This pic was taken when we arrived at Ricks house with his new "project" just fresh back from LA.

**waynieZ** · #4 07-13-2009, 12:28 AM

Beautiful work !

awr68 · #5 07-13-2009, 12:32 AM

Very nice looking '55 Greg!! See ya soon!!

**Rybar** · #6 07-13-2009, 02:09 PM

Nice project and killer work Greg. Love to see more shoebox builds

**GregWeld** · #7 07-13-2009, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rybar

Nice project and killer work Greg. Love to see more shoebox builds

Thanks! It's so funny to go back to find pix to post -- and remembering the "road trip" -- and what the car looked like compared to what it looks like now...

The best part of this whole 'deal' is that I've gotten to do things on his car - a complete 'freebie' do as I can or what I want to... and I learned a lot! This whole build is just me helping a buddy out... and since he only wants a driver - and no outward mods (thank god!) except the firewall - it makes it pretty easy. It's really just a body transfer - wiring - some plumbing - some polishing...

I was looking at the build of the Factory Five Racing Cobra that's posted on here - where the owner starts out with two tubes - and builds the whole danged car from there... NOW THAT IS SKILL... what I'm doing is just simple stuff a high school kid could do. Well... considering my wife says "we" all quit maturing as sophomores -- I guess that description works huh!! LOL