taws697
Well Known Member
Hey guys,
I've been reading these forums for a while and finally decided to join. I'm a younger guy(27) who has been around X-frames my whole life. My dad and I picked up a 1960 Belair 2 door hardtop when I was about 5yrs old(22yrs ago). It is a 6 cylinder car with a 3 on the tree. Suntan copper with a copper interior. We immediately pulled the body off the frame and put it on a donor chassis with the intention of doing a frame off restoration. Needless to say, some family issues arose and my parents split. The car wound up in a storage unit, but my dad continued to collect NOS parts for it. He eventually moved to Florida, but left the car/parts here. Ive spoken to him recently and gotten the OK to begin working on the project again. He originally wanted to keep it numbers matching, but we decided it would be awfully cool with a tripower 348 and a 4 speed. So far Ive collected a few parts all date coded for early 1960. A 5011 block, tripower manifold with carbs, 2.5in exhaust manifolds, and a Borg Warner T10. Ive also purchased a 409 crank and 333 heads. Id like the engine to appear correct outside and have a little more juice inside. Ive got a lot of questions to ask and appreciate you accepting me into the group! Thanks
I've been reading these forums for a while and finally decided to join. I'm a younger guy(27) who has been around X-frames my whole life. My dad and I picked up a 1960 Belair 2 door hardtop when I was about 5yrs old(22yrs ago). It is a 6 cylinder car with a 3 on the tree. Suntan copper with a copper interior. We immediately pulled the body off the frame and put it on a donor chassis with the intention of doing a frame off restoration. Needless to say, some family issues arose and my parents split. The car wound up in a storage unit, but my dad continued to collect NOS parts for it. He eventually moved to Florida, but left the car/parts here. Ive spoken to him recently and gotten the OK to begin working on the project again. He originally wanted to keep it numbers matching, but we decided it would be awfully cool with a tripower 348 and a 4 speed. So far Ive collected a few parts all date coded for early 1960. A 5011 block, tripower manifold with carbs, 2.5in exhaust manifolds, and a Borg Warner T10. Ive also purchased a 409 crank and 333 heads. Id like the engine to appear correct outside and have a little more juice inside. Ive got a lot of questions to ask and appreciate you accepting me into the group! Thanks