Thread: My new one is home!

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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Well, the radiused rear wheel openings mean maintain the racing vibe......unless you really feel like doing some quarter panels. I'm thinkin' bigger block chev, 500+ cubes, maybe cousin Pat has another spare sitting around to contribute. Some late '60s style graphics on the side and a lace roof panel. Something like "Famous Dave's BBQ" (for big block quartermiler) That ought to confuse 'em!

Think I'd have to retain the radiused wheel wells, just wouldn't be right without them... Definitely a new front suspension and steering setup, and a big incher from Pat would do fine!!!

I guess the ideal situation would be to gather a ton of pics from the era and use them for planning purposes, I remember the old Bill Thomas swap kits to put a BBC in a Tri-Five complete with fenderwell headers!!! Maybe a chrome straight ax and a nice, tight cross steer setup wouldn't be too out of place on the car????

I'd really like to build the car as a 60's gasser, but do it for a customer using his money so it doesn't wind up in my continuously growing line up of projects I never seem to get to!!!!!!

back in `83 we had moved to where we are now, I was in between projects at the time, she had wanted this house we`re in now, Ok to me it was an ok deal it had a three car garage attached, she had said at the time if we bought that I could buy another project, well what I did not tell her I already had one picked out, `34 chevy coupe, ex gasser, 394 olds with injectors, bm hydro, 12 bolt, with the old style MH racing slicks with the pie cuts on the outside edge, black steel rims with an old faded painted on sponsor CAL Speed shop, this car had been sitting outside this building for ten or so years sinse the first time I saw it, I work on the owner for about two days, he finally agreed, two days later I show up with a trailer, and now he won`t sell, he did by the way pay for the trailer, he decided he could`nt let go of it. At the time I knew I would`nt have changed much of anything on it, just would have made it streetable.

Dave - that's a, a , a - gasp- Chebbie!! OMG

Hmmm- Ford, V10, C6 or Tremec, 9", just enough space. Keep the natives stirred up

Besides that - great looking beginnings

Dave do what I've been threatening to do! Put a Ford in the Chebbie!
When it's on the track and people ask what's under the hood...a 454?
You could say naw I got a 460!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by stovens

Dave do what I've been threatening to do! Put a Ford in the Chebbie!
When it's on the track and people ask what's under the hood...a 454?
You could say naw I got a 460!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, that would be interesting... Not sure I'd live through it, but interesting!!!


Thanks for the links, Don! Whatever I do with it, keep it, build it, sell it, trade it I'm going to be quite fussy that it's history is preserved and it comes back to life as a gasser--even if in street form.. I remember them running as a kid, when I got the car home yesterday I just sat in my chair and looked at it for an hour or so and enjoyed a lot of really great memories from my first days at the track! I was a MoPar guy running Super Stock, but the gasser's always got everyone "up to the fence" when they ran--wheels up and a bit out of control, but putting down one hell of a good race!!!! I guess for me the thing is it doesn't matter that it's another one of them dreaded Chevrolet's, it deserves to be put back to it's former glory and be out there on the track for other's to enjoy... Now, anybody notice where I left my old 'Nash 5 speed and my Racemaster slicks???

hey dave, put a big bad ford in it you dont care about, fix the front suspension, then have fun, drive it like you stole it, i sold a belair post in 1997 still regret it, a 460 would lok good in there

Originally Posted by simpsongreg68

hey dave, put a big bad ford in it you dont care about, fix the front suspension, then have fun, drive it like you stole it, i sold a belair post in 1997 still regret it, a 460 would lok good in there

Got to admit that thought has crossed my mind any number of times, Greg!!!! I dunno, probably won't do a thing with it until I finish researching the history of the car.... The "vultures" have descended on me alreay though.....most of the chebbie guys in town have cruised by to check it out, some made some really silly offers for the car. Got to wait and see what I can dig up on the background.....

I see a gasser in your future... You could always put an FE in there...

-Chris

There is only one choice for that Chevy.......GASSER!! It looks so good the way it sits (even with the smallish back tires and questionable front frame work) That Chevy wants to be a gasser done right, and you are the guy to do it.

My suggestions would be, correct the front suspension (straight axle for sure) and frame rails, ladder bar rear suspension, some M and H slicks on Americans, aluminum interior with rollbar, and a BBC with some carbs on a tunnel ram sticking out of a fiberglass flip front end. Also needs fenderwell headers painted white. 60's gasser all the way.

If you were closer than SD I would be talking to you about my next project.

Don

If these don't get a persons heart racing, call 911, HE'S DEAD!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCJliCvFeCM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NltRx5LSSGM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJsVs...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK1zQW35jVk&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8C_in1n_0A&NR=1

Thanks for the links Don, they are one cool looking car. Just love the sound of a healthy V8, and it doesn't really matter what brand it is either, just turn the volume up.
Now Dave,what a great car and I hope the deal doesn't leave you out of pocket. And you have heard the saying I'm sure," one can not have too many projects".
But seriously,I absolutely love your little guard dog... Is it a he or a she? Is it a Cocka-poo dog?? My little Nelson is a Cocka-poo but gold in colour and absolutely love him with his big droopy Spaniel type ears and his coat of wool instead of hair. Sorry if I am getting side tracked but I would think most on here are animal lovers.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Thanks for the links Don, they are one cool looking car. Just love the sound of a healthy V8, and it doesn't really matter what brand it is either, just turn the volume up.

But seriously,I absolutely love your little guard dog... Is it a he or a she? Is it a Cocka-poo dog?? My little Nelson is a Cocka-poo but gold in colour and absolutely love him with his big droopy Spaniel type ears and his coat of wool instead of hair. Sorry if I am getting side tracked but I would think most on here are animal lovers.

He's a Cocker Spaniel, name's Pepper. Just had his hair cut so he can go bird hunting with the "big dog" this fall!!!

Dave, you said you were looking for something to do with that Ford V10 you have; this might be just the thing.

I live close enough to steal it.
Is the dog tied up to it all the time?

Originally Posted by Trjohn57

I live close enough to steal it.
Is the dog tied up to it all the time?

Tied up to the car, so be careful, he could lick ya to death!!!!

That's really cool Dave ............ another old racing Bowtie saved