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PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING: Before I start, I would like to thank my parents for the continued support of taking over their garage and long hours and days of making noise, smelling up the house, and spreading possible toxins within the garage. Despite the car being mine, my dad has done more work on it than I have as he has previous restoration experience. This is the first FULL restoration that I've been apart of and my parents have helped me not only with leaving me the garage, but even financially for the purchase of pieces and for the borrowing of equipment from my dad.
A 1957 Chevy 150 and a Chevy Bel Air Coupe have a minor difference, the Coupe has no post between the side and quarter windows.
Here we go...
Long story short, in 2007 I purchased a 1957 Chevy model 150 (video number 1) in South Carolina for a few thousand. I was low on funds for a while after that since things came up in real life and fast forward to January 2012, I was driving along some country road and spotted a 1957 Chevy Bel Air Coupe with a for sale sign so my dad and I did what still is the most dangerous car maneuver I've ever experienced and pulled into his driveway.
Video 1, basically a slideshow of pictures, I wasn't going to post 25+ pics, video is quick, approx 1 min.
Not long after, I purchased the Coupe (video number 2) which was more advanced and I had some saved up money from over the years and from selling stuff so I decided to start this car immediately. My parents would only agree to me purchasing this one if I was actually serious about it. My dad promised to help me as much as he could on his time off as long as I continue to fund the project.
Proof pics:
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Video number 2, a bit longer, story is as stated above, this is the car I'm currently restoring and the only one I have now:
Current progress:
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First time we have ever started it (skip to the end if interested). My dad and I had some mechanically inclined friends come over for the evening to finally bring it to life.
How it sounds today: (no exhausts are on the car at the time of this video and still today)
Engine specifications: The engine is a 1970 Chevy 350 4 bolt main engine. It has a 12:1 compression ratio, 5:40 lift, roller rockers, Edelbrock high rise aluminium intake, Rochester Competition carburator, accell ignition system, accompanied by a C3 transmission. 411 gears are being used.
More to come...
A 1957 Chevy 150 and a Chevy Bel Air Coupe have a minor difference, the Coupe has no post between the side and quarter windows.
Here we go...
Long story short, in 2007 I purchased a 1957 Chevy model 150 (video number 1) in South Carolina for a few thousand. I was low on funds for a while after that since things came up in real life and fast forward to January 2012, I was driving along some country road and spotted a 1957 Chevy Bel Air Coupe with a for sale sign so my dad and I did what still is the most dangerous car maneuver I've ever experienced and pulled into his driveway.
Video 1, basically a slideshow of pictures, I wasn't going to post 25+ pics, video is quick, approx 1 min.
Not long after, I purchased the Coupe (video number 2) which was more advanced and I had some saved up money from over the years and from selling stuff so I decided to start this car immediately. My parents would only agree to me purchasing this one if I was actually serious about it. My dad promised to help me as much as he could on his time off as long as I continue to fund the project.
Proof pics:
Video number 2, a bit longer, story is as stated above, this is the car I'm currently restoring and the only one I have now:
Current progress:
First time we have ever started it (skip to the end if interested). My dad and I had some mechanically inclined friends come over for the evening to finally bring it to life.
How it sounds today: (no exhausts are on the car at the time of this video and still today)
Engine specifications: The engine is a 1970 Chevy 350 4 bolt main engine. It has a 12:1 compression ratio, 5:40 lift, roller rockers, Edelbrock high rise aluminium intake, Rochester Competition carburator, accell ignition system, accompanied by a C3 transmission. 411 gears are being used.
More to come...
