Bloggin about my rebuild of my '55 Chevy Pickup I call "Iroh"
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters" -Colossians 3:23
Iroh is back from Her winter slumber. I got right back to work with a few different things taking the agenda right away. I rinsed out the fuel cell and got it mounted. I'm also running fuel line. I had 3/8 fuel line but the tank had a half inch fitting. So I'm running half right off the cell and switching it to 3/8 before my electric fuel pump I put on the frame. I ran braided fuel line from the mechanical fuel pump up to the carb.
Another problem I had was I had managed to weld the front cross member in right below the radiator. I sectioned it and am modifying it to make it drop and run below the radiator to where it can still bolt into the stock mounts on the radiator support.
Electric Fuel pump to prime the carburator
Braided line from the fuel pump looks good and clean
Named after his father told him it was like throwing money down the toilet. This is my dad's 1970 Chevelle Malibu. 454 Chevy big block under the hood, with a 400 turbo, with reverse manual valve body, behind it. posi and 4.65 rearend gears, I love driving this car. It still has original paint, but it is lacquer so I hope I can repaint it sometime. He would also like to put a 4 or 6 inch cowl hood on it.
Winter is still going strong here in South Dakota. Iroh still slumbers in the shed. However I have been busy helping friends with their projects so I'm going to take this opportunity to make some honorable mentions. Firstly I'm going to show a good friend of mine, Ray Sondergaard and his '78 El Camino. I met Ray a few years ago while working at a grocery store. One of those friendly old guys you just can't forget. It always makes my night to see him come in, always love talking with him. I visited Ray one day to check out his Camino, the knowledge and experience that he has I just can't imagine. His grandchildren want to get working on it and I hope they do, it has a lot of potential.
The next gentleman on my list has become a good friend as well as being a fellow student at Southeast Tech, Vincent Turgeon. Vince owns a lot of vehicles also has a lot of experience. I haven't seen all the vehicles he owns as he said they are all over the country in storage. It will be a great Easter egg hunt for his children to locate them all. My friend, Connor, and I enjoy hanging out at his shop and helping him with whatever he might be working on. On the way to his shop one day he said, One thing a man can take with him when he dies, is his integrity.
A neighbor and friend of mine, Cordell Miller, is building this 25 T Bucket kit from speedway motors. I had the great honor to shoot the Hemi Orange paint. He has a love for cars and has a talent for wood working. This little street rod should be ready to go come spring. I can't wait to go for a cruise with him. I even have a video walk around of it while it is running.
