Thread: 57 Chevy Cruizer

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Not many crumbs left when Pepper's around, for sure!!!!! He seems to be finding a lot more since the girls got here, too!!!! Both girls really like to share with him!!!!!

Yup,,thats what I thought,,,I bet they like having a dog to play with,,and I bet Pepper likes the extra company too,specially when dogs can con more food out of a kid than an adult..

Dave-any updates on this??.Do kind of miss it Bud.

Yep, we need some updates. I saved this picture to give you some incentive, it was taken in the 60's at Pittsburgh International Dragway.

Don

Nice pic Don!

No updates on the '57. Been busy being Grandpa the baby sitter and trying to get customer cars done and gone so the winter can be mine!!!!!!!

Boy with the extra help you should be way ahead. Just kiding us with 13 grandkids we know its somtimes a full time job.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

No updates on the '57. Been busy being Grandpa the baby sitter and trying to get customer cars done and gone so the winter can be mine!!!!!!!

Dave, you can just park that unit right beside the "Z". lol

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Dave, you can just park that unit right beside the "Z". lol

Sometimes things just go that way, huh??? Looks like both will continue to be little more then dust magnets for awhile, huh Pro????

Looks that way, although I keep trying to get out there. Then the phone rings or an order comes in or........... and my plans go out the window. again.

How is those two little angels Grandpa?? Apart from keeping you and Pepper busy,have they settled into school or are they too young yet???

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Looks that way, although I keep trying to get out there. Then the phone rings or an order comes in or........... and my plans go out the window. again.

Boy,I know what that feels like..I think I have some spare days coming up,,so now its a fight between the Customline and the development work,,both are important..

Did some primer on small parts for the Plymouth, then actually spent some time on the '57!!!!

Nothing serious, just sanding some of the old crud off around the window and door openings. Been messing around with some different ideas for roof supports, kind of like the 1/2" 16ga. square tubing, easy to shape, light weight, and adds a lot of strength. The car will have a headliner, but not the stock type with the rods for support. Headliner will be just the cloth material glued to some 1/2" foam pad then both pieces glued to the roof.

I like to do some of the smoothing, shaping, and sanding around the door and window openings a little bit at a time--it's slow, time consuming work and if I try to do it all at once I get bored and don't do as good a job! Seeing as how this one's for me, I can just slowly plod along and spend as much time on the details as I want to--my favorite way to build, btw.

Having second thoughts on the whole gasser theme for the '57....Not sure I want to spend all the time and $$$$$ on the car and end up with an ill handling, high centered, straight axle car. Limits how much I can actually go out and play with the car, and would for sure limit the car to Saturday Night Cruizin' and blasts down the drag strip....Starting to think I want the car to be a bit more suited to long distance touring and other things....Don't know for sure yet which way I'll go...however I build it all the detailing has to be done anyway so I'll just keep messin' with the little stuff as I ponder the big parts!!!!!

Nice to see you back on it Dave!!!!

I can understand the change in direction, but that would be soo cool as a gasser.

I kind of went thru the change in the opposite direction on the 37. Initially it was going to be pretty much a street rod (mileage, comfort, reliability etc).....now it's headed more in the "lets take it to the strip and run the pi$$ out it" route. I decided I've got enough cars I can drive cross country.

Whatever way you go it's going to be a neat car.

I don't know, Mike.... Think if I'm going to have a race only car it's probably got to be a front engine digger or a 125" altered--something like that anyway...Keep seeing them on Racing Junk and other sites as complete rollers, 'moly tube, already certified, and under $10K..... More thought required, I guess.

Gotta love the rotisserie! Makes getting at the hard spots much easier. After getting por 15 on my head, I'd love to have one!