Let's get into my car.

For my birthday 2 years ago, Kelley bought me a car I have wanted for a VERY long time. A 1952 Chevy Styleline Deluxe. 1949-1954 Chevys have always been one of my favorites. And after searching and searching on eBay, we found one. Sent the money, found a delivery company, and 4 days later my new ride was sitting in front of the house. We got it from a guy in Minnesota, or was it Michigan? Up north, somewhere. Running, driving car. A bit too much 80's style hotrod in it, but a solid body with a lot of potential.

This is how she looked the day I got her home. Big and Little tires. A sweet flourecent pink lazer beam on the side. Wore out interior. Dope cassette deck mounted under the dash. And some aux gauges that didn't work. Pretty much needed a complete redo. I drove her around the block, parked it in the garage and she's been sitting there ever since. The 3-on-the-tree was cool to drive, but no way it was going to keep up on the freeway. The plans were building in my head, and I could see my bank account going down, down, down.

I have a total build thread going over on The HAMB. Lots and lots of details. Lots and lots of pics. But the quick rundown is as follows:

'58 235" straight 6

brand new T-5 trans

new driveshaft

'84 Monte Carlo rear end, completely rebuilt.

notched and bagged rear end

tank, valves, compressor, air lines, fittings, etc.

new floor pans in front of the front seat

pulled all the glass

sanded to bare metal and painted

complete rewire

new gaskets in the engine

hand built radiator support

removed some of the trim

some metal work here and there

Still have a bunch to do, but she should be driving around the block shortly. Check out the thread here - http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=466384

And here is a pic as she sits right now.