hello, anyone wanna talk chevy?
my name is DeLoss, i live in vegas, and i am currently working on my first restoration. I picked up a 57 chevy 3100 Apache for 1200.00 and have since been engulfed by the desire to make a cool hot rod out of it. this is what i want: a cool looking ,*****en sounding , low riding hot rod truck.this is what i've got: 350 block .30 over , centerbolt vortec heads, 9.5-10/1 comp., comp cam gvl int. .477 ex. .480 110degree lobe sep. and new valve springs, weiand action plus intak, k&n extreme intake, eldebrock 650 carb, roller rockers, gear drive, fel pro hypereutetic coated skirt pistons, clevite bearings, msd ignition, hooker comp long tube headers, etc. I hope im on the right track. I dont know very many people who can give me accurate advise on hot rodding. i am looking forward to exchanging info with fellow hotrodders.
so far i have completely disassembled the truck. the cab and bed are in pretty good shape. 4 or 5 baseball size bondo splotches are the only repairs that need to be made. I've completely sandblasted the frame, and am planning on redoing the suspension (mabey MSII) powdercoat or paint the frame? ford 9'' rear end? there are lots of ? where do i begin?
any advise for a first timer would be much appreciated. thanks, DSW
my name is DeLoss, i live in vegas, and i am currently working on my first restoration. I picked up a 57 chevy 3100 Apache for 1200.00 and have since been engulfed by the desire to make a cool hot rod out of it. this is what i want: a cool looking ,*****en sounding , low riding hot rod truck.this is what i've got: 350 block .30 over , centerbolt vortec heads, 9.5-10/1 comp., comp cam gvl int. .477 ex. .480 110degree lobe sep. and new valve springs, weiand action plus intak, k&n extreme intake, eldebrock 650 carb, roller rockers, gear drive, fel pro hypereutetic coated skirt pistons, clevite bearings, msd ignition, hooker comp long tube headers, etc. I hope im on the right track. I dont know very many people who can give me accurate advise on hot rodding. i am looking forward to exchanging info with fellow hotrodders.
so far i have completely disassembled the truck. the cab and bed are in pretty good shape. 4 or 5 baseball size bondo splotches are the only repairs that need to be made. I've completely sandblasted the frame, and am planning on redoing the suspension (mabey MSII) powdercoat or paint the frame? ford 9'' rear end? there are lots of ? where do i begin?
any advise for a first timer would be much appreciated. thanks, DSW