Monday, December 19, 2022

It's sitting on wheels - real axles, shocks, brake lines...

Parts Review


The new DeWitts radiator showed up!

We received the bolt kit to mount the transmission crossmember

Crossmember installed

Rear wheel backing plate & gasket on - axle installed w/fresh bearings



Rear axle vent & tube installed


Torquing all the bolts to spec per the A.I.M.

Installing the rear shocks

Shocks didn't have AC/Delco stickers in '57.
Heated up the labels & removed.


Pass. side rear hard line -> brake hose


Installing the brake line clips

Installed the rear axle brake block and got the hard brake line all formed correctly

Brake & Fuel lines going through the frame

Front brake line and clips all installed & formed

It's sitting on rear wheels!

Trip to Chris' shop...

  Loaded up the sand blasted/refinished seat frames ...and the '57 seats Compared them to what you get from Al Knoch reproductions Chris...