update on 57

roger gunter

 
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put the motor and tranny in today
set the timing and pre oiled the upper end
its slowley getting there
body should be ready to put back on frame by friday
 

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W Head

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look in good

Look in good, Roger, won't get my 59 back from Randell for about a month, but buying parts. Talk to "Willis" I mean "Walt" no wait it was 'PHIL" I ordered all thoes parts from yesterday.:roll:roll

W Head

59 El Camino 348-3,2s
59 Impala 409-2,4s
 

oldskydog

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Supporting Member 10
Beautiful!:clap
That's my favorite color, Roger. What brand and type of paint are you using?
 

roger gunter

 
Supporting Member 1
Thanks ever one

it is nice to see it finally coming together
its only been 4 months, but it seems like 4 years
I still hope to have it back to the customer by early May :dunno

Cecil
I will get back with you on the brand of paint

it is twillight tourquise and ivory which is a factory color and correct for this car

Now someone else needs to come into the shop and let me build them one with a
custom touch and wanting to show it

love putting all the shiney stuff on doing a lot of detail work

:cool::cool::cool:
 

chevy man

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Supporting Member 9
Roger: That is a beautiful car!!
I learned something new on this one. I,ve never saw a twilight turquoise 57 ! I thought that was a 56 model year color and that tropical turqoise was the correct 57 color. I never stop learning:D
Ken...............
 

Don Jacks

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Supporting Member 3
That color wasnt that unusal down home.A guy in my high school had a 2 door hardtop Bel-Air.It was one of my favorite colors on a 57.Beautiful job.:cheers
 

roger gunter

 
Supporting Member 1
Ken

You are right and I was wrong ( thinking about something else turquise ) :doh

tropical turquise is correct for the 57 :clap

Cecil

you asked what kind of paint I used

Sherwin - Williams Ultra Series
ultra 7000 base coat / clear coat

I have the paint formula, if you need it

now back to the shop have to build ( or see If I have one ) a top alt. bracket to go from the water pump to the top of the alt.:dunno

more follow ups later
 

roger gunter

 
Supporting Member 1
Bob

can you move this to the new builds and projects

thanks

just a few more shots

put the body on the frame today, and got all the body mounts fitted right

tomorrow will install the trunk latches and weatherstripping to keep the trunk from bouncing around for the trip back to my shop

then finish buffing out and maybe JUST MAYBE bring it home to finish Wendsday or Thursday:cool::cool::cool:

:bow:bow:pray:pray
 

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roger gunter

 
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latest update on the 57
dash is all in
a/c is in
drive train is finished
front and rear glass is in
trim around the sides is on
exhaust sysstem is done ( at the muffler shop as we speak )
interior is all done ( using the ORG. INTERIOR - with the exception of adding new carpet and headliner )
stanless is all posished out
car is 80-85 % complete
starting to look like a car again
 

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58 Apache

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:clap I am not a fan of that of that era of car but I do appreciate the thq quality of the work. Great job and good luck to the finish line.
 

bobs409

 
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Wow! I thought everyone loved a '57.

I've always wanted one but always out of reach. I suppose I may never get one. :cry
 
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