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Hey everyone,
Since selling my Triassic-Five my father mentioned to me that I could build him a car, and after some back n forth it was narrowed down to a '56 Chevy gasser. He really liked my Triassic-Five, and while I briefly considered giving it to him, it would have been a bit much for him and never would have passed a NY state safety inspection (where he lives), so the plan is to make a tamer, more streetable one that he can enjoy and wouldn't need as much maintenance as I'm 2800 miles away and won't have the ability to help. Also, since his summer driving months are a bit shorter and he's 73 now, I want to get him driving sooner than later- ideally this spring, so a total ground build is out of the question. I located a dated street rod '56 on FB marketplace up in Paso Robles that has a decent enough driver paint/ chrome, has been rewired, working wipers/ vintage air HVAC and really only needs a good makeover to look the part. I brought this home on Friday and will start taking it apart this week. It has a 350 now which is eating oil and I'll take it out to have it rebuilt into a 391 stroker for a bit more torque, install a manual transmission, as well as a proper exhaust, a more traditional interior, and an appropriate stance. Anyway, that's the general plan. More to come.
Since selling my Triassic-Five my father mentioned to me that I could build him a car, and after some back n forth it was narrowed down to a '56 Chevy gasser. He really liked my Triassic-Five, and while I briefly considered giving it to him, it would have been a bit much for him and never would have passed a NY state safety inspection (where he lives), so the plan is to make a tamer, more streetable one that he can enjoy and wouldn't need as much maintenance as I'm 2800 miles away and won't have the ability to help. Also, since his summer driving months are a bit shorter and he's 73 now, I want to get him driving sooner than later- ideally this spring, so a total ground build is out of the question. I located a dated street rod '56 on FB marketplace up in Paso Robles that has a decent enough driver paint/ chrome, has been rewired, working wipers/ vintage air HVAC and really only needs a good makeover to look the part. I brought this home on Friday and will start taking it apart this week. It has a 350 now which is eating oil and I'll take it out to have it rebuilt into a 391 stroker for a bit more torque, install a manual transmission, as well as a proper exhaust, a more traditional interior, and an appropriate stance. Anyway, that's the general plan. More to come.
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