Barn 57

[Green 1959]

Getting in further and further..... wanting to start putting back together and I just keeping finding more to take apart

[Green 1959]

Finally starting to put the car back together.

[Green 1959]

Hey 57 guys is there a order recommanded for putting the front back together? With the inner fender, the 2 fresh air intake, blower motor and fender, it's more than normal. Also I am having a hard time finding the vacuum advance for the origanal 235

[Green 1959]

So I found out its fresh air tube, inner fender, front fresh air tube and then fender. Engine is starting to come together as well

[Green 1959]

Got the head on and headlight in. Coming together. Grant helped oversee todays repairs

[zellway]

Looking good. You will have your 57 back on the road long before I have my 56 back running.

[Green 1959]

The condition of the core support filler panels before and the pass side after.

[nuke1]

Looking good, always nice to have a little helper, I know mine do.

[Green 1959]

Thanks Nuke! Here is the stainless on, the intake/ex, carb, new fuel line and original fuel filter. Back to make the AC and alt to work. Hoping to have back on the road by the end of the year still.

[Green 1959]

Some more progress

[zellway]

You will have this back on the road in no time if you keep it up. This is helping me get back in gear on the 56.

[Green 1959]

The fan, AC and alt belt setup. I don't have the fan on or the adjuster for the alt but thats the general idea.

[Green 1959]

Got some help today and made a lot of headway. Had quite a time getting all the panels to line up right, had to do a lot of press, pull and cussing.

[Green 1959]

The pictures didn't post last time

[Green 1959]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

I don't think that's going to work without a second belt.

I intended all along to run 2 belts, I just didn't have the other belt in that 1st mock up. I have pictures of the 2 belt set up now.

[Green 1959]

Should have it all together by Christmas. Its hard to make out but the passanger side is the new LED park light and the left is the OEM style. Also got one of the bumper bullets on.

[Green 1959]

Oh yeah

[Stickman]

Cool 57, is AZ City south of Casa Grande?
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[Green 1959]

Yes, about 5 miles

[Green 1959]

Out of the garage!! I took it around that block and the head job and new (non leaking) vacuum advance made a big difference! I didn't mean to spin but just gased it like I would have before.

[SCHRUMGMC]

Wow, looks pretty nice

[Zoomin]

Congrats on getting the Ol Girl out for some fresh air.
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[SCHRUMGMC]

It is crazy to me, These old cars look Futuristic compared to Cars today

[CG]

Ive had a couple 55's no 56's and a bunch of 57's. Im not putting your car down, but back when I was a kid that would have been a parts car only. It amazes me the crazy prices these cars are going for these days.

There used to be a 57 Bel Air two door hard top about a mile from my house. My buddy finally egged me on enough for me to stop in and ask if they wanted to sell. So I went up to the door. Yeah we might sell it ... oh ok, how much? How bout 200 dollars? It was my first decent 57. Only problem with it was someone had shoe horned a 409 in it ... back then it kind of made me mad cause there was a big hole in the firewall.

Keep up the good work. Looks like you are really going for it. Its a lucky car that someone like you found it.

[Green 1959]

Oh my dad and I junked better, but now the numbers are getting lower the value will start to go up. We pulled a 55 Bel Air out of a swamp that had a good title and other than the roof that it was sitting on the rest of the body was perfect and it has all the opitions but power seats/windows or continetal kit. It would have made a nice roadster type car but we cut the dash out and floors, took the chrome off and scrapped the rest...