Thread: 57 Chevy Cruizer

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Strange??? Its always more fun in unchartered waters. Personaly I hate doing any one car more than once.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Yeah, would like to put a new Coyote in it, but scared what the market would be on resale. Think this one will have to have an LS and a Coyote for the Ranchero! Sure am enjoying building this one for some strange reason, guess that's a bit strange for a Blue Oval guy like me!!!! Really getting anxious to start on the frame and suspension!

And you know that "WE" are living vicariously through you right?!?! Resale value? I can only imagine what it may be.. what could a chopped up / altered icon be worth?

OK.. we'll settle for an LS bellybutton but we will have to "suggest" once in a while.. just cannot help ourselves!

Charlie, maybe that's it! Always enjoyed doing the unique cars, or doing the "standard fare" cars in a unique way!

34-Certainly hope you guys don't stop with the suggestions, more and better ideas are always welcome around here!

Yeah, you're doing the right thing with the LS motor for the Chebbie. I'm just itching to see a "payback" trend of Ford in Chevy for all of the bowtie motors in just about everything over the early years, just 'cause it was "easier" A good friend here in KC says if he ever hits the lottery he's looking for a classic '63 Split Window Vette, ripe for a classic 427 Side Oiler under the hood for the pure enjoyment of listening to people howl at car shows

Originally Posted by rspears

Yeah, you're doing the right thing with the LS motor for the Chebbie. I'm just itching to see a "payback" trend of Ford in Chevy for all of the bowtie motors in just about everything over the early years, just 'cause it was "easier" A good friend here in KC says if he ever hits the lottery he's looking for a classic '63 Split Window Vette, ripe for a classic 427 Side Oiler under the hood for the pure enjoyment of listening to people howl at car shows

A few years back I was a day late and a dollar short on a theft recovery '85 Vette. We were only a couple hundred bucks apart on the price of the car, should have paid his price and put a Ford in it. The not-so-popular year Vettes are coming down in price all the time, gotta happen someday!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

A few years back I was a day late and a dollar short on a theft recovery '85 Vette. We were only a couple hundred bucks apart on the price of the car, should have paid his price and put a Ford in it. The not-so-popular year Vettes are coming down in price all the time, gotta happen someday!!!!

Yeah, you can pick those old vettes up for a song these days. Most people seem to be junking them to use the suspension in everything from 57 Chebbies to F100 pickups. A nice little "hybrid" would be fun, though! a Fordvette or maybe a Chord....

Those older vetts have a lot of steel in them and won't last outside. I've done a few and you wouldn't believe the rust bucks they are. Suspensions are about all thats anygood on them

Originally Posted by cffisher

Those older vetts have a lot of steel in them and won't last outside. I've done a few and you wouldn't believe the rust bucks they are. Suspensions are about all thats anygood on them

I don't know about pre-84 but '84 & up have an aluminum cage/frame, aluminum suspension & fiberglas body. The engine cradle is steel but beyond that, I didn't see much steel......I have heard of steel mounting plates for the bodies of the earlier vettes that would rust out....

70s steel frame. windshield frame steel inside doors steel quit a bit everywhere

Originally Posted by rspears

A good friend here in KC says if he ever hits the lottery he's looking for a classic '63 Split Window Vette, ripe for a classic 427 Side Oiler under the hood for the pure enjoyment of listening to people howl at car shows

My dream, if ever I win the lottery, is to buy a Corvette from around that era, rip the back off it, and mount an obviously 'farm built' Ford pick-up body on it.
That way I'd get the most number of purists howling for the least possible effort.

That would be fun!

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Sorry to hijack your thread Dave but all this talk about putting something else in a Corvette reminds me about my friend Steve, he is the one that had the '32 5 Window in his lounge, he purchased a late 50's Corvette when up in California minus the running gear so he happened upon old Chrysler Hemi that he slung into it more to import into NZ then anything but heck, he said that he was just about run out of the USA at gun point over it. Funnily enough the car with the hemi in it still is sitting in the corner of his garage and still gets comments on it now.

Originally Posted by J. Robinson

Ah, Dave, you're a man after my own heart. I love gassers, especially tri-five Chevys. Back in the 60's they were my favorite cars at the drags. I think half of the gassers at the local track (Indianapolis Raceway Park) were tri-five Chevys. My all-time favorite was Gene Moody's gold '55 Hoosier Hustler. Three or four time NHRA Nats winner and class record holder... Anyway, as I recall, gassers didn't run front bumpers; they weren't required by the rules and bumpers add weight, so - no bumper, no weight... Regardless of bumper or not, I'm gonna enjoy this thread.

I have just found this thread, saw your comments about my car and wondered if you had any pictures of Gene Moody's car way back when it raced? I restored it back to when it was lettered as "Moody's Garage", the name changed to "Hoosier Hustler" after he won the Street Eliminator Championship at the inaugural NHRA World Finals at Tulsa OK in 1965 and before it went to Hawaii in the fall of 1965 on the NHRA tour. Maybe it was the Oct '65 Hot Rod mag feature title of "Hoosier Hustler" that caused him to change the name? Anyway, if you have any info on the car, please let me know as I am always looking for more history to add to the book that I display with the car. Thanks.

Originally Posted by madbrit

I have just found this thread, saw your comments about my car and wondered if you had any pictures of Gene Moody's car way back when it raced? I restored it back to when it was lettered as "Moody's Garage", the name changed to "Hoosier Hustler" after he won the Street Eliminator Championship at the inaugural NHRA World Finals at Tulsa OK in 1965 and before it went to Hawaii in the fall of 1965 on the NHRA tour. Maybe it was the Oct '65 Hot Rod mag feature title of "Hoosier Hustler" that caused him to change the name? Anyway, if you have any info on the car, please let me know as I am always looking for more history to add to the book that I display with the car. Thanks.

Let me do some digging on information about your car, Brit!!!! You could try a google search on it, might be surprised what turns up! That's how the picture posted was found!!!

Dave, thanks for the reply. I have Googled both names and Gene himself. There is not too much out there. In fact I think it shows more of my history with the car than early stuff from the 60s....... LOL.
I don't see any posted picture, is it back down the thread? If so, how far back, thanks.

Originally Posted by madbrit

Dave, thanks for the reply. I have Googled both names and Gene himself. There is not too much out there. In fact I think it shows more of my history with the car than early stuff from the 60s....... LOL.
I don't see any posted picture, is it back down the thread? If so, how far back, thanks.

Hmmmmm. Maybe the picture appeared on a different thread (or maybe even a different site!!!!!!!) Don't go by my memory, I think it's a good day if I remember my name!!!!!!!