Thread: New guy with a 50 Coupe
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03-30-2009 10:29 AM #1
New guy with a 50 Coupe
More like a Gasser style I'm going for. 50 Chevy Coupe, installed fuel cell, widened trailer fenders for wheel tubs, widened fenders 1" from stock, made rollpan from 53 decklid, lower quarters made from a new wheelbarrow. Here it is so far.
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03-30-2009 12:04 PM #2
Please keep the pics coming. This looks like it will be a real winner when it is done. And welcome to the forum.
Pride Runs Deep
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03-30-2009 06:41 PM #3
One of the most beautiful body styles ever made. Kudos on using the wheelbarrow. I used one once to make a firewall indentation.
Roll bar? Roll cage? Yes, no, maybe? I can help you to do it correctly (SFI certified technical inspector).
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03-30-2009 06:52 PM #4
hey i have one to and i like mine .i have gone for the stock body with a welded up bumpers and filled in hood less rocker trim as 1/4 trim with a ladder bar 9 with moved in stock rear springs that i floated as well as a nova front sub with a 548 bbc for power they are great cars yours is getting there have funIrish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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03-30-2009 08:42 PM #5
Welcome to CHR! Appears that it will be a wicked 50 when completed. Keep the pics and updates coming.Bob
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail....but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying..."Damn....that was fun!
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03-31-2009 05:49 AM #6
Man!! I really like what I see ! thats going to be one nice ride have always like the 49 thu. 52 chevy my first car was a 51 chevy 2 door hardtop I wish I had it back or could find another one I could buy for a song and sing it myself LOL
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03-31-2009 10:03 AM #7
That's where I got the idea, a freind of mine told me they used one in the firewall. I knew I wanted to go with a rollpan instead of a bumper (maybe just a pushbar). A stock replacement lower rear quarter wasn't going to help me any. One thing I hadn't thought about was the wheelbarrow tub being heat treated, it was kindof tough and springy. I might go with a single rollbar, but a 3" chop is in order. Might be a good time to put it in huh?
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04-06-2009 12:34 AM #8
Welcome to CHR. Great looking Chevy youve got going on there! I just bought a 51 hardtop. Cant wait to pick it up Wednesday. Here's a shot of mine.
Trust everyone once. Just be cautious of what may be lost.
Thank you Roger. .
Another little bird