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Forum: Day 2 stuff-modified cars 11-05-2024, 04:15 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 102,274
Posted By Derek69SS
Looking good Mitch! Will we be working on it at...

Looking good Mitch! Will we be working on it at Karl's on the 16th?
Forum: Chevrolet 11-04-2024, 05:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,831
Posted By Derek69SS
Mine (yellow car in post #3) is a Delray, but I...

Mine (yellow car in post #3) is a Delray, but I hate the color combination (yellow with turquoise interior) so I will be changing mine to a Black & White Delray interior.
Forum: Chevrolet 11-03-2024, 12:57 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
The whole car was $60, I doubt Dad paid much more...

The whole car was $60, I doubt Dad paid much more than $10-20 for the replacement rear end...
He said that they tossed the old one in the ditch when they were done. :rolleyes:
And when he went to...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-01-2024, 05:35 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,510
Posted By Derek69SS
Pretty sure both of those cars were replicas.

Pretty sure both of those cars were replicas.
Forum: Chevrolet 11-01-2024, 03:42 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,831
Posted By Derek69SS
Mine and my son's 55s. Mine was a Delray...

Mine and my son's 55s.

Mine was a Delray 6cyl 3spd. Harvest Gold, white top, turquoise and beige interior. Dad bought it in 1975 for $60, and sold it to me in 2017.

Cale's is a 210 6cyl 3spd,...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-31-2024, 06:03 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
My Dad definitely got us into '55 Chevy's. ...

My Dad definitely got us into '55 Chevy's.

In 1975, Dad bought what is now my '55 for $60. (Yellow one in a few of the pictures) Flat towing home from Missouri behind a green '55 that Dad's...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-31-2024, 03:17 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
In July, we picked up this fresh rebuilt 406 with...

In July, we picked up this fresh rebuilt 406 with an early Corvette dual quad setup on it from an estate sale. I bought the entire contents of the garage, and told him to sell everything he can and...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 10-30-2024, 06:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 480
Posted By Derek69SS
It has F41 listed on the build sheet (which was...

It has F41 listed on the build sheet (which was standard on an SS except El Camino) so it should have boxed arms and sway bar.

It appears to have the correct F41 front bar.
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 10-30-2024, 05:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 480
Posted By Derek69SS
I don't know the answer, but my (sold) 11D Leeds...

I don't know the answer, but my (sold) 11D Leeds 70 L34/M40 convertible just had HU listed.

My brother's Leeds 70 L34/M20 coupe has HU HD.
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 03:23 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
Summer of 2024, Cale (now age 16) got a job...

Summer of 2024, Cale (now age 16) got a job working at a local hotrod shop (L&L StreetRods, Kasson MN https://www.landlstreetrods.com ) He worked there full time during the summer, and now...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 03:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
During race season, I knew we wouldn't get much...

During race season, I knew we wouldn't get much done on it, so we stored it for the summer and finally moved it back into the shop around the beginning of December 2023.

Cale got a bit too...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 03:01 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
In order to get Cale's new chassis indoors...

In order to get Cale's new chassis indoors without taking up any more space, a quick frame swap was in order. With the body in-place, he can figure out where to place the engine and trans mounts, and...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 02:57 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
(Wednesday) Day 3 of spring break, the dash is...

(Wednesday) Day 3 of spring break, the dash is fully painted. That was pretty much the end of body work for the winter of 2022-2023, but this being done meant Cale could start some assembly work over...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 02:54 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
(Tuesday) Day 2 of spring break, firewall into...

(Tuesday) Day 2 of spring break, firewall into the jambs painted before noon.
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 02:52 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
Spring Break 2023, Cale had a week off school, so...

Spring Break 2023, Cale had a week off school, so he asked Grandpa (a retired body-man who apparently works cheap for his grandkids) if he could come help work on his '55. Grandpa stayed with us for...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 02:49 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
Spring of 2023 we bought this chassis that had...

Spring of 2023 we bought this chassis that had all been rebuilt with new bushings, disc brakes, power-steering, new brake lines, sway bar, and a freshened up rear end, from a guy who turned his '56...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 02:46 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
Summer race season we don't do much on this car....

Summer race season we don't do much on this car. Back to work on it in November 2022. He cleaned up his welds, and tacked any pinholes the grinding revealed. He then stripped a door, sandblasted the...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 02:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
Over the winter of 2021-2022 we started on rust...

Over the winter of 2021-2022 we started on rust repair on the body. Passenger side needed a full rocker panel, and a patch on the lower quarter panel.
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 02:30 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
A couple years passed before we started working...

A couple years passed before we started working on it. At age 12, I taught him how to weld, patching the fender eyebrows and antenna hole on his fenders.
Forum: Chevrolet 10-30-2024, 02:29 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,713
Posted By Derek69SS
Cale's 55

Figured I'd share here another project we're working on...

When he was 10 years old (Fall of 2018), I helped my oldest son Cale buy a '55 Chevy 210 2-door sedan basket-case project car. It was...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 10-25-2024, 02:47 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,630
Posted By Derek69SS
AC means it's definitely not a COPO 427.

AC means it's definitely not a COPO 427.
Forum: Technical & Restoration 10-23-2024, 07:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,103
Posted By Derek69SS
I'm a big fan of the Pypes "Race Pro" that I have...

I'm a big fan of the Pypes "Race Pro" that I have on my LS swapped Chevelle. Very smooth sound, no drone, 3" with X-pipe, and dumps before the rear axle.

LS engines don't have quite the shriek of...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 10-21-2024, 08:34 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,510
Posted By Derek69SS
Nah, I like everything better that was changed...

Nah, I like everything better that was changed for American Graffiti. Shiny black paint, chrome reverse, hood scoop, wing windows, finished look, etc.

My son and I are building a pair of '55...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 10-21-2024, 04:28 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,510
Posted By Derek69SS
My all-time favorite car - EVER. There is...

My all-time favorite car - EVER.

There is no other car in existence that looks more badass than the AG '55.
Forum: Day 2 stuff-modified cars 10-18-2024, 04:55 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 19,180
Posted By Derek69SS
I learned in another thread those above lower...

I learned in another thread those above lower arms were made by MAS in Minnesota.

A few small updates... we rebuilt the brakes, replacing some lines, hoses, wheel cylinders, and master cylinder....
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