# New Project, 57 Chevy Inside (56k GTFO) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 18, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457 "2008-08-18T15:20:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/121 "2009-02-18T13:37:51Z")
atleast you didnt up and sell it, so many projects go out like that :tup: ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/122 "2009-02-18T13:57:49Z")
> [@JuicedGT](#): > > no progress yet since the last post…I have been consumed with house stuff and looking for work. I will be back on it hopefully by mid march the latest. Just had to put it on the back burner for a bit. Crap, you still got that thing? Haven’t seen anything from you in a while. I told you to sell it to me way back when. Need a Forever Restoration sticker for it? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/123 "2009-02-18T14:03:16Z")
like i said…been busy ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/124 "2009-02-18T14:38:15Z")
I want this [http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/1037220703.html](http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/1037220703.html) 🙂 wagons rule ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/125 "2009-02-18T16:38:49Z")
meh, nomads are way cooler imo ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/126 "2009-02-18T16:57:58Z")
> [@JuicedGT](#): > > meh, nomads are way cooler imo And 3x the price. Lowered, shaved, and fast. I’d take a Nomad first, but wagons are more common. Hell, I’d even take a Sedan Delivery. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/127 "2009-08-05T16:43:37Z")
Well, its been awhile since my last update, but I had a ton of shit go on in the past year that has kept me from doing anything to this pig. So here is a small update…I had the body blasted by Jesse at Blast Off (suzukiriderman) and I highly recommend him. He did a fantastic Job, in a short amount of time…for a VERY reasonable price, and bent over backwards for me in a pinch, by lending me his trailer to get it home. so :tup: :tup: to him! The bad news is, there is a shit ton more work now that everything is revealed…like finding out I now need at least 1 whole new rear quarter. Its no surprise though, very common problem areas. Nothing some new tin and a welder cant fix. Also, revealed a crap ton more of my fathers handy work from 38 years ago and the previous owners handy work as well lol. They did things a lot different then. They didn’t care, they just wanted to drive them. Now I am the one paying for it lol. Note the yellow spots…good old brazing at it’s finest. I will be ordering some tin in the next couple weeks…but I’m not going to do anything until I have ALL the tin I need…1 piece floor, rockers, a whole new trunk etc etc. It will get there. ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast011.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast011.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast012.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast012.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast013.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast013.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast005.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast005.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast006.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast006.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast001.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast001.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast002.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast002.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast016.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast016.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast024.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast024.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast003.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast003.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast004.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast004.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast007.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast007.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast008.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SandBlast008.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/128 "2009-08-06T04:39:58Z")
Wow. Goodluck. :tup: to you for still wanting to continue with this build. ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/129 "2009-08-06T05:12:42Z")
its honestly, not That bad. It could be much worse. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/130 "2009-08-06T05:17:48Z")
^Oh, I know, i too have seen far worse…that rear quarter was a shocker…my dad didn’t even know about that one. lol. oh well, thank god they make every panel out there for this thing. Im not giving up on it, thats for sure. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/131 "2009-08-06T07:06:41Z")
Are you restoring all those vintage, aftermarket gauges? ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/132 "2009-08-06T07:21:34Z")
no, I’m not using any of them. I had an inquiry on the tach, but have to find it. on a side note, just priced out all the tin i need and it comes in at around $4k. give or take a couple hundred. yikes. lol ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/133 "2009-08-06T07:24:02Z")
One piece at a time. :tup: Is your garage heated? Cause it’s gonna need to be 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/134 "2009-08-06T07:29:33Z")
finishing the insulation on the garage today…The natural gas heating unit will be installed in about 2 weeks. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/135 "2009-08-06T07:33:38Z")
Great. I’ll be over with my fastback come December :lol: I think you should reuse the “FLAMMABLE” Sign somehow. Part of the car’s history. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/136 "2009-08-06T07:39:53Z")
lol…sorry, no Ford’s allowed. think im just going to take the sign and hang it in the garage. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/137 "2010-02-24T10:41:52Z")
Well its been a while, but i have been back at it and have a crap load of updates. All of which occured in the past 2 weeks or so. I made the decision to source out a new frame since mine was pretty much shot. A few weeks ago, i drove to Ohio and picked it up. it was a complete roller, with 6 cyl engine. since i only wanted the frame, i sold off everything i didnt need, and actually made a couple hundred. First, I stripped it down, cut off all of the unwanted bracketry, fixed a few minor problem areas then I had Jesse blast it for me. after it was blasted, i shaved some of the unwanted holes and went ahead and installed a tubular x-member which includes a trans mount (not pictured)… Also, my BBC engine mounts came in. ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Xmember1.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Xmember1.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Xmember2.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Xmember2.jpg) then i refit the doors and braced the body so I can start replacing the rust. ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/BracingBody.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/BracingBody.jpg) Then i started cutting. First the back seat brace removed. ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SeatBackRemove.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/SeatBackRemove.jpg) Then i went on to remove the entire inner quarters, wheel tubs and outer wheel houses… ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Out2.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Out2.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Out1.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Out1.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Outleft1.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Outleft1.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Outleft2.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Outleft2.jpg) New ones installed… ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/In2.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/In2.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/In1.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/In1.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Inleft1.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Inleft1.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Inleft2.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Inleft2.jpg) and a shot showing both sides in… ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Inboth.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Inboth.jpg) finally, just a small pile of the junk i removed… ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Junk.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Junk.jpg) Then finally, last night, i got the main floor out. ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/DSC_0001.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/DSC_0001.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/DSC_0002.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/DSC_0002.jpg) ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/DSC_0003.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/DSC_0003.jpg) The floor going in is a 1 piece. I hope to have it in, this weekend. as well as the 1 piece trunk floor. Then, i will refit and allign everything, and weld it all for good. then will come the rear quarters, tail pan, and rockers…which i have already. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/138 "2010-02-24T10:56:19Z")
Hey hey, lookin’ good :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/139 "2010-02-24T11:00:05Z")
I was thinking about this build earlier, and was going to bump the thread awesome progress :bigtup: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457/140 "2010-02-24T11:16:06Z")
Looks like so much fun- I need to learn to weld better. I need a place to weld too I suppose… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-project-57-chevy-inside-56k-gtfo/53457.md?page=8)