1955 Chevy "Nickelback"

[Roger Poirier]

Originally Posted by Diognes56

And I am taking notes on how you do Nickelback . I can't wait to see it finished .

David

You have to help this rookie out. What are you working on? I admire you guys that can do there own work. I'm a store bought guy as I do not have the knowledge and skill to do such work.

R.P.

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by Roger Poirier

You have to help this rookie out. What are you working on? I admire you guys that can do there own work. I'm a store bought guy as I do not have the knowledge and skill to do such work.

R.P.

I'm always up for helping anybody out. Ricochet was my first real "Big" project. I picked quite a few brains while building that car. Then again there is the old trial & error method. That sometimes though get costly & time consuming. Although you also learn real quick not to do it again!!

[Diognes56]

Originally Posted by Roger Poirier

You have to help this rookie out. What are you working on? I admire you guys that can do there own work. I'm a store bought guy as I do not have the knowledge and skill to do such work.

R.P.

I would be more than happy to take any pointers Ricochet (I loved that '57 by the way) can give me . It is mostly the time and money aspects that are the main problems (I am going to school for autobody right now). I hope to do as much of my own work as possible, though the interior will be done by somebody else and my dad will help me if/when I need help with the wiring and/or mechanicals. I pretty much know what I want to build, I have a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air 4dr sedan, and how I want to build it (click on link in sig). I am always on the look out for new things and ideas though .

David

[rwhite692]

Brent, that is looking very, very trick. Can't wait to see it in person!

[Ricochet]

Thanks for encouragement guys!! Here are a few more updated pics.

I worked on the firewall this weekend. It's not in final, but this is the
direction I plan on going. The center piece I bought. I'll just piece some
sides in to make it go all the way form side to side. I had to put the real
motor in instead of the mock up. I was looking at it & thought the heads
looked a little different. We'll I'm glad I did, turns out the deck height
on the Topline heads are a little over 4", where as factory GM heads are 3.5".
That could have been a costly one...

[Ummgawa]

Wow Brent, That is awesome work. You are most definately "The Man".

One question, how did it feel to let loose of Ricochet after all the accolaides, attention and WORK you put into that masterpiece? Will it be harder to cut loose of Nickleback?

[Ricochet]

YOu know Jim, I never built Ricochet to sell. It was just one of those things. He wanted it more than me. I still think about the car and miss it in ways, but it's about moving forward. The way that whole thing went down was pretty wild. I was fortunate in many ways. Selling the car opened some doors. Aside from buying some new tools for the shop, I was able to do some nice things for my family.

I'm having fun building Nickelback. I really enjoy building them. Everything that goes into it, the thought process, fabrication, execution, all of it. I don't plan on selling this car anytime soon. Aside from some shows, I have some big plans for this car which include proving it's worthiness driving & at the track. Plus, I have some obligations I need to fulfill.

Hopefully by the end of this weekend I'll have the car on the ground. I need to set up final ride height. I have to measure for wheel size & offsets. I plan ordering the wheels next week. Looks like 18X8 front & 20x11 for the rear. I'll keep you posted!

[Stuart Adams]

Special car being formed in that garage. Thanks for the update.

[67Sally]

Brent, thanks for sharing the mock up picks; they look great.
W.

[Kendall Burleson]

The chassis look like its going to work well no matter how much power you put in it. the sway bar are killer can they handle the power? I would love to see it at SEMA!


Kendall