Project 55

Bumper Re-do

Posted on Mon, 23/01/2012 - 18:06 by Lawrence

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Bumper Re-do

Posted on Mon, 23/01/2012 - 18:06 by Lawrence

I got the Bel Air out of the garage as normal to work on the truck, and left the door open for some fresh air. While i was working away on the truck I kept looking at the bumper on the Bel Air and thinking how much it bugged me. I didn't like the gaps between it and the body, the fact it was up on one side where the hanger was bent, and the overrider indentations. Apart from that I loved it!. I hit a bit of a snag with the truck which needed a think, so as I went in to make a cuppa, ...

Intercooler Mountings

Posted on Mon, 16/01/2012 - 16:47 by Lawrence

I needed to come up with a way of holding the intercoolers in place, whilst still letting plenty of air through them. I decided that I'd re-shape the wind deflector panels around the intercoolers to hold them in place on the one side. I'd already bent one into shape, so re-bent it with a lip at the back and test fitted it. I was happy with how it came out, so I made a tunnel for the wing edge to slot into, and made new lips for the top edge to hold it all rigid. Happy with how it all ...

'56 Nose Fitted

Posted on Fri, 30/12/2011 - 15:54 by Lawrence

I don't like the '55 nose as much as the '56 nose, and as I had both I decided on the '56. The mounting tabs are in different positions to the '55 and half the mounts would be in the intercoolers with my new setups. I'd cut them off and moved them previously so now needed to get it mocked up and drill new holes in what was left of the wind deflector panels. I had a massive clear up in the garage, and slid the truck over sideways on the dollies so that I could get to both sides (and my ...

'56 Nose on a '55 Front

Posted on Sun, 09/10/2011 - 20:54 by Lawrence

I'd decided to fit the '56 nose that I had instead of the original '55 one. Both were in pretty poor shape, so it was a lot of work either way. I marked up all the dents, and put it against a flat surface to see how badly it was twisted. Pretty badly was the answer. After a fair bit of bending and twisting I was happy with the way it sat, so took out all the dents. There were lots of holes for grommets etc that I'd rather move to other places, so I filled these in while I was at it. ...