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well it's been a long time since i was called a newbe but i'm new to this site. we've been building streetrods for the last 15 years but our newest project will be a 54 vette on a c 4 platform. it will be my first vette in about 25 years. come by and watch.

porchdog

a 54 vette of a C4 platform? i am very intrigued...

plans are to do a black on black with an ls1 with c 4 suspension . i'm building it on my web page and hope to have it ready for the bj aution next year.

can you link some pics for me?

i'll be doing weekly updates on my web page under projects. hope to start it soon.

ok..keep us posted!

well we're going to do the 57 first. i have it ready for the rotisserie and then i'll media blast it. this one will go back original , red/white


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Welcome to the forum. Sounds like an interesting project you have going on there. I look forward to watching your progress, be sure to keep us updated.

well i got it up on the roundyround. it will go into the blasting booth next. thought you'd like to see the process. first i have to wash all the grease off. grease in my blast room is a no no.


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I saw something similar at Jeff Creeches shop ( Carolina Auto Masters) back several months ago. Someone had pieceed together a '54 body on a C5 chassis with a SC LS1 engine -- about 460 RWHP. Quite a car. Not sure it was well sorted out, but boy it was prettty.

More power to you. Its a great idea and it looks like you are doing it correctly:: stick with it. please, and keep us informed.

i've been building streetrods for the last 20 years but we decided last year to get back into vettes. i've build a blasting room to remove paint. i have a killer paint booth and an insulated shop. i do not have to farm anything out anymore. i hope to do a couple a year for customers and one for auction. next after the 57 is painted i'll start the 54 restomod. if i can talk steve into it it will be black. next step is to get rid of this mess. :)


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well i got the paint off. some pretty sad body damage here. i'll know more when i get the bondo off. looks like it was rearl ended . this is what i call a " homer and jefro " repair. guy did'nt have a clue.


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Wow, you hae some work to do. Glad to see you aren't cutting corners.

this one is going back original. after it's painted i'll start on the 54. it will be a restomod with c 4 suspinion and ls1. cutting corners is a nono here. all it does is make more work for me. it's easier to do it right the first time. visit my web site to see this car being built.

You definitely have you work cut out for you, but it looks like you are making good progress so far. Keep up the good work.

well heres an update on the 57. it's now going to be a restomod with c4/ls1. finnaly got all the paint off. this one was really rough but after repairs and a regelcoat it will be lazer straight and slick. the 62 is going back original. i'll peel it next week to see whats under it :) got behind during the holidays and then we had all the fires around here to deal with. my place is surronded by a post oak forrest so we spent some time cleaning up and trimming. one fire got within 20 miles of me. with 40 mph gust it travels that far in an hour. hope you enjoy these projects....................................... porchdog



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well the 57 is still in bodywork. got the 62 cleaned up. someone undercoated it. geez what a mess. thought you might like to see the results of starblast on a vette.


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Well from what I can see from the pictures it doesn't look there was much rust to deal with, which is always a good thing. That undercoating must have been a pain to get off of there. Anyhow she looks like she is coming along pretty well, can't wait to see the end result.

believe me. removing undercoat is not my favorite thing to do. took many hours to chip it away so i could blast it clean. it should get painted next week.

not much rust but they broke off 9 bolts trying to get it apart.

Can't wait to see how this one turns out.

i knew it was going to be bad but had to uncover it anyway. this will be a joy to fix.


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well it was'nt fun but it's done. should start the resurface next week. i'm kinda slow but i have 3 going at one time.


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That looks pretty bad. Are you going to try to fix it or just replace the whole panel?

repair panels for this car suck. poor quality and cause paint problems later on. in the pics you can see the repair process. i make an inner patch to capture the shape. the outer patch is from heavy weave. then fill is done with matt and resin. after that the area was skimed with dynaglass. the last pic shows it pretty much finished. it would have been easier if homer and jefro had not worked on it first. i prefer this to scabing a corner onto it.

Looks good...keep those updates coming