Grandpa's 56 rotting away

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  • Yotaman
    Registered Member
    • Sep 2014
    • 2
    • 2281

    #1

    Grandpa's 56 rotting away

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  • chevynut
    Registered Member
    • Nov 2011
    • 11133
    • 115
    • Fort Collins, CO

    #2
    Welcome to the site. When are you going to start on it?
    56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


    Other vehicles:

    56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
    56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
    57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
    1962 327/340HP Corvette
    1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
    2001 Porsche Boxster S
    2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
    2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

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    • 567chevys
      Administrator
      • Oct 2010
      • 2635
      • 3
      • Woodland Washington

      #3
      Welcome to the site , what are the plans for the 56 ?

      Thanks Sid
      sigpic
      1955 2 DR Post
      1937 Chevy Coupe
      2023 Ford Super Duty F350 TREMOR
      2019 Corvette Z06
      1955 Chevy Nomad
      1935 Ford 2dr Slant back I have 4

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      • JT56
        Registered Member
        • Mar 2013
        • 1209
        • 1608
        • DFW Texas

        #4
        Welcome!
        My Album http://www.trifivechevys.com/album.php?albumid=39

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        • Yotaman
          Registered Member
          • Sep 2014
          • 2
          • 2281

          #5
          No plans for the 56. I have a 57 4 door I am going to try to get ready for drag week 2015 hopefully.

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          • chevynut
            Registered Member
            • Nov 2011
            • 11133
            • 115
            • Fort Collins, CO

            #6
            Looks like your 57 is "rotting away" just like your grandpa's 56. Get to work!!!
            56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


            Other vehicles:

            56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
            56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
            57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
            1962 327/340HP Corvette
            1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
            2001 Porsche Boxster S
            2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
            2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

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            • carls 56 (RIP 11/24/2021)
              Registered Member
              • Jan 2011
              • 1857
              • 33
              • Culpeper, Va.

              #7
              hi y-man and welcome. good to have you here. nice projects.
              ARMY NAM VET, very proud!

              56 210 4dr

              drive and enjoy them while you work on them, life is to short.

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              • MP&C
                Registered Member
                • Dec 2013
                • 1318
                • 2017
                • Southern MD

                #8
                57 looks to be pretty solid, a much easier task than the 56. Get that on the road first, will give you something to drive while working on Grandpa's car..
                Robert



                MP&C Shop Projects-Metalshaping Tutorials


                Instagram @ mccartney_paint_and_custom


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                • 567chevys
                  Administrator
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 2635
                  • 3
                  • Woodland Washington

                  #9
                  I like the 57 , Good luck on it .


                  Sid
                  sigpic
                  1955 2 DR Post
                  1937 Chevy Coupe
                  2023 Ford Super Duty F350 TREMOR
                  2019 Corvette Z06
                  1955 Chevy Nomad
                  1935 Ford 2dr Slant back I have 4

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                  • markm
                    Registered Member
                    • May 2012
                    • 3481
                    • 625

                    #10
                    I aleays got to be different selol the 57 and fix the car with family history. But then I never was much on 57s either.

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                    • CharlotteHoffman
                      Banned
                      • Aug 2021
                      • 4
                      • 4734

                      #11
                      Real vintage!
                      The good old days.
                      The young people can never understand the joy in this.

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                      • BamaNomad
                        Registered Member
                        • Nov 2016
                        • 3883
                        • 3217
                        • Rocket City, USA (Huntsville, AL area)

                        #12
                        I'm not sure what prompted the reopening of this old thread, but I'm glad that it happened, as I wasn't on this site when they were posted... What happened to Yotaman?

                        I noticed by the VIN on the 'grandfather's '56', that is was a very early Norwood, OH production, but yotaman didn't have a location listed in his profile. AND I really like the white '57 BA ... I'd love to have a solid 57 4-dr to customize... lower it, add AC and all the power, nice interior, nice wheels, and tinted glass... and enjoy driving it daily!

                        PS. I have a solid '57 BA 4-dr, but it's way too original to think about customizing it...

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                        • Al_Dente
                          Banned
                          • Aug 2021
                          • 228
                          • 4739
                          • Germany

                          #13
                          That '56 is actually not that rotted, for a 65 year-old car. Keeping it under a roof isn't the worst way to store one. Getting plenty of air keps the moisture down.
                          It looks like only surface rust, except for a small hole between the front left turn signal lamp and the wheelwell

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                          • Rocketman
                            Registered Member
                            • Jul 2017
                            • 262
                            • 3454
                            • Rowlett (DFW), TX

                            #14
                            They have both probably sunk about a foot into the ground by now. Unfortunate. I hope I am wrong.
                            Glenn Hargrove

                            USAF (66-70) Viet Nam Vet

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