sycsteve
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I started this build going on 10 years ago now but haven't been working on it for that long, few hurdles in the way sense. I had a '61 Belair my dad gave me after it sat in the yard rotting away for 15 years. I got it running and driving but Illinois took it's toll on that one so I found Johns Classic Cars in Aberdeen S.D. He had a '61 Biscayne listed for sale and sent me pictures claiming it was a solid S.D car and sent me pics of the solid parts. I drove from Sycamore IL. to S.D. to buy the car. 13 hr drive one way. The car was not as described and he was a little nutty. I offered him $1800 and he told me to get the hell off his property. I agreed on the $2400 he wanted then he had me sign a bill of sale for $1800 and explained to me it was so he didn't have to pay the taxes. I should have left him with the car but I brought it home and started tearing it apart.
I had to replace the trunk floor, rear body mounts, rear bumper brace mounts and inner floor boards. The fenders were bondo and it had been in a front and rear collision. Frame off resto. I bought a 348 from a guy in Chicago along with a pile of parts for the car. He claimed the 348 was fresh and rebuilt. I tore it down to find out differently after paying him $1300. The rotating assembly and cam were new though. I brought it to a local guy my father in law recommended for some work. He assembled the short block for me but did nothing else. 6 years later I found this out after I installed the engine only to find out he put the cam bearings in wrong and the block was cracked. Also put piston rings in wrong.
Now I'm building a bored .60 over stroked 348 with Eagle crank, H beam rods, Bullet roller cam, Edelbrock heads and intake. I installed a 4 wheel disc break conversion, tube a arms. Still a long way to go but getting it done.
Most will think I'M mental but I used Menards black blast and a hobby style blaster to do the frame and the under side of the car in my garage and a blast cabinet I built from wood I took from job sites I was working on .Eery thing was blasted piece by piece. Yeah hard core labor and I'm doing what my friend calls real hot rodding.
More pics in the link below.
http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/sycsteve/library/61 Biscayne?sort=3&page=3
I had to replace the trunk floor, rear body mounts, rear bumper brace mounts and inner floor boards. The fenders were bondo and it had been in a front and rear collision. Frame off resto. I bought a 348 from a guy in Chicago along with a pile of parts for the car. He claimed the 348 was fresh and rebuilt. I tore it down to find out differently after paying him $1300. The rotating assembly and cam were new though. I brought it to a local guy my father in law recommended for some work. He assembled the short block for me but did nothing else. 6 years later I found this out after I installed the engine only to find out he put the cam bearings in wrong and the block was cracked. Also put piston rings in wrong.
Now I'm building a bored .60 over stroked 348 with Eagle crank, H beam rods, Bullet roller cam, Edelbrock heads and intake. I installed a 4 wheel disc break conversion, tube a arms. Still a long way to go but getting it done.
Most will think I'M mental but I used Menards black blast and a hobby style blaster to do the frame and the under side of the car in my garage and a blast cabinet I built from wood I took from job sites I was working on .Eery thing was blasted piece by piece. Yeah hard core labor and I'm doing what my friend calls real hot rodding.
More pics in the link below.
http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/sycsteve/library/61 Biscayne?sort=3&page=3
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