Tales from the Crypt 57 Chevy

[Trans Am Erik]

Hey kideees, I call this little nugget "King of the Road"

I got it at the DAAM show as a wreck, it's the 1980 issue with the "universal" frame.

Now to bring it back from the DEAD EEAAAHAHAHAHAHahahahaaaaaaa.

[Trans Am Erik]

Tear down! This car is a mess, but it's still better off than Brad Pitt's 69 Chevelle. lol

[Trans Am Erik]

New frame and engine. (ignore the intake, that's how I dug it out).

I'm ditching the bent and broken straight axle for a Corvette front suspension.

[Snake45]

You need to put a "429" in it. It's right in the soundtrack:

Johnny had a '57 Chevy

Four on the floor and a four-twenty nine

We used to take it out on Wild Horse Pike

Run it out to the end of the line....

--"Roll with the Punches," Warren Zevon, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxZPZgQouDE

Edited October 17, 2014 by Snake45

[Trans Am Erik]

Yeah I should, I chose the 350 out of a 33 Ford rod kit for the headers. They seem to match the ones hanging down on the real car.

It didn't have a 4 on the floor either. It was a ratchet shifted automatic!

Edited October 17, 2014 by Trans Am Erik

[hjracing]

Really nice start!

[w451973]

Cool project. I remember that episode. The Chevelle was used in other movies. As was the young actor Brad Pitt.

[rustybill1960]

Okay

I am interested

Show Us what You got

Later

Russ

[Trans Am Erik]

Custom fabricated EFI tunnel ram

[Trans Am Erik]

New rear end, coil overs with ladder bars.

[Custom Hearse]

nifty

Edited October 26, 2014 by Custom Hearse

[Trans Am Erik]

I have a question: What shifter is he running in the 57? I can't seem to find one like it on the net. (at 4.45 on the video). It's an auto with a trigger, round shaft with what appears to be a ball knob. I would like a better pic of one so I can replicate it.

[Trans Am Erik]

Rear suspension.

[knarf]

looks great Erik was there "Tales" tv show?

[Trans Am Erik]

Yes there was, and this episode was called "King of the Road". A young Brad Pitt played the bad guy. He wants to bring Garrett, a retired street racer out. So Brad Pitt (Billy) ends up dating, then kidnapping Garrett's daughter to get him to finally race. I'm not going to give away the ending if you haven't seen it.

[Snake45]

looks great Erik was there "Tales" tv show?

The link I posted above has the good car scenes.

[Snake45]

Erik asked me to post this link for him. For some reason he doesn't seem to be able to cut and paste it himself, I don't know why.

http://youtu.be/eoK8op_QgFU

[Trans Am Erik]

Thank you!

[Trans Am Erik]

Crossmember for the Corvette front suspension

[slusher]

Looking good Erik, keep up the good work..

[Byron5150]

This should be an awesome build! Nice progress so far

[microwheel]

I like what your doing with this. Nice work so far.

[Trans Am Erik]

It's starting to look like a car. I hope to have the wheels on tonight. I found some Mickey-T cheater slicks for the rear and some Goodyear Polyglass for the front. The wheel backs are from funny car front runners. I want to add plug wires and fuel injection lines to the engine also.

[Snake45]

Are you going to correct the wheel opening shape on the rear fenders? That's one of the things that's always kept me from building this kit...that and the weird shape of the "spear" trim. I think I'm gonna try to graft on the rear fender "sheetmetal" from a Revell '57 Chevy, maybe, if everything will line up....

[Trans Am Erik]

I am going to reshape the wheel wells. The Revell car will NOT line up 1:25 to 1:24 problem. I think I might mark the curve with a curve drafting tool and cut it in by hand. I am going to leave the leading edge of the wheel well alone and just reshape the trailing edge.