'57 210 - Page 16

DR Evil · 02-07-2009, 05:26 PM

This 57 is turning out to be one very nice ride, Good to see your doing the work yourself too, I love the colour well done.

KillaMonaro471 · 02-07-2009, 06:15 PM

hey dan, was looking over some of the pics in the thread and looks like a great job, well done and good luck!

kickass57 · 04-07-2009, 02:40 AM

Thanks guys. Yeah she has certainly come a long way from those horrible yellow beginnings. I just checked the start of this thread and it's been 2 and a bit years so far

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Now we are renovating a house here, i'm still paying a morgage in Australia for my house i'm trying to sell (been lowering the price gradually but i've only had one person look at it in 6 months)

and we haven't been back to Australia in nearly 2 yrs so i have to pay to chuck the whole family on a plane soon (around $8000 just in plane tickets), then comes the holiday have a good time spending money ontop.
Anyway i can't complain, she'll get there in the end......and i am looking forward to a bloody good vacation in Australia

Oh and then there's that 8.71 blower, 700r4 trans and 4 link i have to save for aswell

kickass57 · 22-07-2009, 12:41 AM

Well i eventually got the joiner for the brake lines, bled the brakes and made up some wood ramps so she wouldn't scrape the exhaust coming out of the garage. So i took her out to give her a wash. I still need to fit the windscreen but i couldn't resist it and i had to test the new brakes so we took her for a little spin.
Runs sweet and feels heaps more responsive with the few changes made. Now i'm going to have to weld up the diff untill i can get a 9 inch and 4 link for it as when you tromp it it just smokes up 1 wheel
She also sits up a little in the bum. I don't know if i like it or not but i'll leave it for now because if i drop it more i won't be able to drive it anywhere without scraping.
here's some pics

HG383PREM · 22-07-2009, 09:23 AM

Very coooool mate, excellent to see it back on the road

*edit* nearly back on the road, just noticed the screens not in yet

DR Evil · 22-07-2009, 09:23 AM

Looks bloody unreall mate, I can see what you mean about the driveway, What a pain in the arsse

355 VK · 22-07-2009, 09:53 AM

loking great bud... what are the rego laws like over there? bet you cant wait to finally get it out an take it for its first legal drive all finished....

jim__10 · 22-07-2009, 10:54 AM

Very nice mate i bet you can''t wait to have it on the road.........

kickass57 · 22-07-2009, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HG383PREM

Very coooool mate, excellent to see it back on the road

*edit* nearly back on the road, just noticed the screens not in yet

Yeah i know i've been putting that off for a while. Gonna have to get off my butt. I got a bit put off after putting the rear screen in and when i washed it it was leaking past the seal. I don't think i put enough sealer in the window channel. I'm not sure now whether to pull it out again or just run another bead of sealer around it

kickass57 · 23-07-2009, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DR Evil

Looks bloody unreall mate, I can see what you mean about the driveway, What a pain in the arsse

Thanks man

. They definately didn't build their homes over here thinking with a chev in the garage.
Now to top the car off (now i've got the tubs done) would be to sell these wheels and get some greg welds like yours, 10 or 12's on the back and 5's on the front and a narrowed 9 inch. Can't see it happening for a while yet though.

02-07-2009, 05:26 PM	#151 (permalink)
DR Evil Licensed Driver Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: bayswater melbourne Ride: Hj GTS monaro blown 383 Posts: 584	This 57 is turning out to be one very nice ride, Good to see your doing the work yourself too, I love the colour well done. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

04-07-2009, 02:40 AM	#153 (permalink)
kickass57 Virgin Racer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spain Ride: 57 chevy View My Photo Gallery Cosmo Pilot Champion! Posts: 756	Thanks guys. Yeah she has certainly come a long way from those horrible yellow beginnings. I just checked the start of this thread and it's been 2 and a bit years so far. Now we are renovating a house here, i'm still paying a morgage in Australia for my house i'm trying to sell (been lowering the price gradually but i've only had one person look at it in 6 months) and we haven't been back to Australia in nearly 2 yrs so i have to pay to chuck the whole family on a plane soon (around $8000 just in plane tickets), then comes the holiday have a good time spending money ontop. Anyway i can't complain, she'll get there in the end......and i am looking forward to a bloody good vacation in Australia Oh and then there's that 8.71 blower, 700r4 trans and 4 link i have to save for aswell __________________ Dan To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 57 PHOTOS To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

22-07-2009, 12:41 AM	#154 (permalink)
kickass57 Virgin Racer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spain Ride: 57 chevy View My Photo Gallery Cosmo Pilot Champion! Posts: 756	Well i eventually got the joiner for the brake lines, bled the brakes and made up some wood ramps so she wouldn't scrape the exhaust coming out of the garage. So i took her out to give her a wash. I still need to fit the windscreen but i couldn't resist it and i had to test the new brakes so we took her for a little spin. Runs sweet and feels heaps more responsive with the few changes made. Now i'm going to have to weld up the diff untill i can get a 9 inch and 4 link for it as when you tromp it it just smokes up 1 wheel She also sits up a little in the bum. I don't know if i like it or not but i'll leave it for now because if i drop it more i won't be able to drive it anywhere without scraping. here's some pics __________________ Dan To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 57 PHOTOS To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

22-07-2009, 09:23 AM	#155 (permalink)
HG383PREM Provisional Driver Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TAS Ride: HG Premier View My Photo Gallery Posts: 448	Very coooool mate, excellent to see it back on the road edit nearly back on the road, just noticed the screens not in yet __________________ Cheers Shane To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by HG383PREM; 22-07-2009 at 09:25 AM.

22-07-2009, 09:23 AM	#156 (permalink)
DR Evil Licensed Driver Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: bayswater melbourne Ride: Hj GTS monaro blown 383 Posts: 584	Looks bloody unreall mate, I can see what you mean about the driveway, What a pain in the arsse __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-07-2009, 06:15 PM	#152 (permalink)
KillaMonaro471 Gear Cruncher Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 214	hey dan, was looking over some of the pics in the thread and looks like a great job, well done and good luck!

22-07-2009, 09:53 AM	#157 (permalink)
355 VK Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: penrith Ride: vk commodore 134,vr gts Posts: 1,381	loking great bud... what are the rego laws like over there? bet you cant wait to finally get it out an take it for its first legal drive all finished....

22-07-2009, 10:54 AM	#158 (permalink)
jim__10 Clutch Popper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sydney Ride: TD Cortina Posts: 58	Very nice mate i bet you can''t wait to have it on the road.........

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