Our 1955 Bel Air project now moves under it's own power! From a bare frame, all the way to driving is a massive accomplishment and one that's been years in the making. Now we didn't go very far, to the end of the driveway and then down the street for some pictures, but it's a start. There still isn't an interior in the car, so we drove it sitting on the bottom of the factory … [Read more...]
Project 1955 Bel Air: Hear It Run!
Whew! It's been about six months since we last updated you all on this build. But that doesn't mean progress on the '55 has stopped. These past few months we've been working away tirelessly on the car. The big news is that it runs! Check out all the progress. It's All In The Details... Mainly, we've been working on details. For example we had to figure out hoses for our … [Read more...]
Project 1955 Bel Air: Front End Finishing
Project 1955 Bel Air: Installing The Front End Progress is happening on our 1955 Bel Air Project! It seems like what we have been doing lately is working on tedious small things - which add up over time but it was great to do some things that made a massive jump towards a finished car. What we worked on was installing the front … [Read more...]
Project 1955 Bel Air Rear End Finishing Touches
Installing The Rear Bumper, Emblem, and Tail Lights On Our 1955 Bel Air On our Project 1955 Bel Air, we have gotten the car out of paint jail and are excited to get this car back together! From our previous stories you can read all about building the chassis, suspension, brakes, etc. Now it's time to make this car look more like a '55 Bel Air! Our first order of … [Read more...]
Why Parts Don’t Fit!
Why Don't My Parts Fit? Restoring a classic car can be a very rewarding experience, and a frustrating one too. Seeing your vision come together is a great feeling, but sometimes installing replacement parts on can be frustrating. More often than not it seems like the parts are close, but just don't fit that well. These manufactures do know what they are building parts for … [Read more...]
TMCP Podcast -BRIAN DOWNARD, LOKAR’S DRIVE-BY-WIRE PEDALS FOR LS SWAPS, COOL SHIFTER
This episode of The Muscle Car Place Podcast is a two for one show. Rob interviewed Brian Downard from Lokar Performance Products and talked about many cool products Lokar has out or is currently working on. They also discussed Brian's history in the automotive industry and traits Lokar looks for in it's employees. It was a great interview with a lot of insights on working in … [Read more...]
TMCP Podcast – SEMA MPMC: Classic Industries Resto Parts,Hedman Header,Superchips
This weeks podcast is out and it is packed with a lot of great stuff. Rob got the chance to attend the SEMA MPMC Media Trade Conference where he got to sit down and talk to aftermarket manufacturers about exciting upcoming products. He interviewed Ray Yeager and Ed Navarro from Classic Industries and Original Equipment Reproduction (OER). You may know them from the show Chop … [Read more...]
