53 Gasser

[Smart-Resins]

Alright, time for me to take a break from stress and demand and do a fun and relaxing build for myself and be able to try out some of my new toys like my dehydrator, my soldering station, maybe even the old PE machine I finially busted out and many more toys taboot! I used to own a 53 Bel air growing up, so this car is special to me. I will be building what if I had kept it, had the money and time to have finished it!Since I am starting out with the new Model King gasser version, I have a nice starting point. But man the frame seems flimsy! LOL. I have not decided on power plant for sure yet? But I have decided on the white walls and pie crust slicks! Paint I am not possative on, but orange and white is sounding good to me! Since the kit lends itself to opening doors and trunk, I think I will! But I also think Ill make my own hinges for it! I do plan on doing some aluminum work inside and BMF out side. I really dont care how long this takes as I will be doing several things to enhance my skills as I go. it will be done one step at a time and I dont care! I am feeling stressed and about ready to cave in to builders block and I cant let that happen as thats the only sanity I have here! LOL. So stay tuned. Pics will come as I can since my camera no longer works on my system with the new windows, so I have to beg and barrow time of the wifeys computer to upload them! Thanks. Jody

[Dragline]

The man with the plan.

It all sounds great.

Orange is the color of the month.

I'll be watching.

Bob

[weasel]

how about a big honkin 6 cyl, crossflow head, Webers or injection....

just to be different!!

[Smart-Resins]

Well, to be honest, Im kinda debating wether to dress up the kit motor and use tall injectors sticking through a open tear drop hood, or a nice hemi set up the same way? Also trying to decide, regular hood, or flip front clip? Jody

[weasel]

aww man, just picture it...local cruze in, won't start 'till primed, get out, tilt the frontend, a little squirt can for the injectors/Webers, and....

[Smart-Resins]

Ah yes! Smell the gas and the rubber! Now, I have removed the fuel tank from the chassis. Just debating how yucky the stock chassis is and thinking, soldering gun, brass? Or no? A nice tube chassis would be cool and would still have been something raced in the 60's? although I was driving mine in the late 80's! LOL. A Googeling I will go! A Googeling I will go! A Googeling I will go! HEHEHE. Wich of course, if I do go that route, then I just waisted a minute removing the fuel tank. LOL. Jody

Edited February 28, 2010 by Smart-Resins

[weasel]

...tube sub-frame and straight axle!!!

[Smart-Resins]

Alright, some pics! First, a pic of the model I am using, then some pics of my old girl I used to have. A project my father got so we could work on a car together. Never did! We had bought it for $500 and drove it half way home before the carb gummed up! Was surprised. I looked rough on the outside in the pics, but it really wasnt. It had few miles on it. It was a barn find that someone had gotten and put it into another barn where we found it. It sure was impossible to get all of the maskign tape off of the chrome and it was all pitted! too bad too! The interior was mohair and was still under factory plastic if that helps you figure out how little the car had actually been driven! I dont remember how many for sure any more, but I know it was only a couple of thousand. Sure wish I still had it today. But it was in dads name and when I went into the service, he sold this, my motorcycle, my star wars collection and my hot wheels collection. some pains there I have never been able to get over! Of course I think the deepest was my father never having the interest to work on it with me, it was Mas idea! her father and brother grew up around cars, so anything cars was her idea. God bless her heart! it was all foolish to him and just more to waiste your time and money on! Oh well. Anyways.... enough about me! here is the crude beginning of the aluminum tube chassis as well! Jody

[Mooneyzs]

Jody.... this thing is going to look great. Looks like you have a good start with scratch building the frame. Very nice. Keep the pics coming

[James Flowers]

I have soft spot for 54 Chevys. The company my dad worked for back then gave him one. He had that car for years until it was to far gone to fix. I like the frame you started.

[Smart-Resins]

Well, in the one shot you see my little beast I had for a few years, the dodge Omni. That was a fun little car. Next to the 53, it sure was tiny. That 53 was a big ole girl, but was certainly a blast with the three on the tree and all. We just kept having carby problems. I dont know how many carb rebuilds we got for it! Now ya can get actual new carbs for it! Back then without common internet we couldnt find any! LOL. Oh well. Ill never forget that big ole girl! Jody

[walt francis]

I'll be watching this one jody.

[Blake Rogers]

Alright, some pics! First, a pic of the model I am using, then some pics of my old girl I used to have. A project my father got so we could work on a car together. Never did! We had bought it for $500 and drove it half way home before the carb gummed up! Was surprised. I looked rough on the outside in the pics, but it really wasnt. It had few miles on it. It was a barn find that someone had gotten and put it into another barn where we found it. It sure was impossible to get all of the maskign tape off of the chrome and it was all pitted! too bad too! The interior was mohair and was still under factory plastic if that helps you figure out how little the car had actually been driven! I dont remember how many for sure any more, but I know it was only a couple of thousand. Sure wish I still had it today. But it was in dads name and when I went into the service, he sold this, my motorcycle, my star wars collection and my hot wheels collection. some pains there I have never been able to get over! Of course I think the deepest was my father never having the interest to work on it with me, it was Mas idea! her father and brother grew up around cars, so anything cars was her idea. God bless her heart! it was all foolish to him and just more to waiste your time and money on! Oh well. Anyways.... enough about me! here is the crude beginning of the aluminum tube chassis as well! Jody

that is wicked man i love it cant wait to see it done