Thread: 57 Chevy Cruizer

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Thanks Steve! I've got to mock up some brackets for the grille bar, when holding it in place it looks even better!

My pal Lyle was up today and we got to discussing aero on the '57... For the under the car area, he suggested a NASCAR style splitter instead of an air dam or spoiler??? Those big tanks sure do go through the air nicely!!!

Yeah but it just won't "look right"... imho.. Or maybe make one that is removable and kept for racing duty and run something else for cruising duty..

Originally Posted by 34_40

Yeah but it just won't "look right"... imho.. Or maybe make one that is removable and kept for racing duty and run something else for cruising duty..

Yeah, it would have to be a removable piece! To get it low enough to work right, it would be totally unusable on the street! Think I'd stick with the small spoiler we discussed earlier for the street.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Yeah, it would have to be a removable piece! To get it low enough to work right, it would be totally unusable on the street! Think I'd stick with the small spoiler we discussed earlier for the street.

Just what you needed!! MORE WORK! LOL..

He ain't doing anything else anyway, Snow coming he can just stay out in the shop

Originally Posted by cffisher

He ain't doing anything else anyway, Snow coming he can just stay out in the shop

I hadn't considered that! Can you imagine him after a few weeks with cabin fever!

He'd just look a little more like Grizzly Adams.

Yup, should be a good winter!!! Lots of stuff to stay busy on, and for the first time ever, it's all my stuff!!! That makes it even more fun without having some customer on my butt about how slow I am or how expensive everything is!!!!

Dave ...Texas 2013?

That looks killer, Dave! Nice to see a tri-five with some fresh ideas!

Thanks Falcon, some work done and lots more to do, just like always.

Steve--you mean for the Texas Mile??? don't know yet, lots of work to do.

I'm enjoying watching your thread Dave. Like what your doing with the front. Wish I had frenched Dustin's bumpers. It really makes for a clean look if your not going OEM.

David

Thanks David. Frenching everything and smoothing out lines is about the only way to clean up the front end without getting all radical... Nothing new though, narrowing bumpers and changing grille openings to something smoother goes way back to the 50's and 60's Kustoms.. My first experience was watching an old customiser who lived in our town doing this, worked for him cleaning up the shop and being the general Hey Boy before I was a teenager. Didn't know I'd be doing the same stuff some 50 years later!!!!

Dave I like that new front style maybe even a bit more then factory . Over these few years I've seen you shape some nice metal .