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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

The aero looks great on the van, Falcon!!! However one consideration to smooth out the aero package just a bit would be to have matching mirrors....looks like the left side mirror might have a bit more drag then the left.......

LOL! I never noticed the mirrors were different until you said something. At least one of them will have to go...

Dont get me started; if I try that it'll never get it back together! I guess we could call it a poor man's Hummer since they're both made by AM General.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Dont get me started; if I try that it'll never get it back together! I guess we could call it a poor man's Hummer since they're both made by AM General.

What it wouldn't take you that long .

I think it would end up as the worlds ugliest topless roadster

Hey, all.
I am new here. Great forum. Came for answers and other things. I am currently stationed overseas with the National Guard. I was browsing a local classified site from ND and found this 58 Chevy 2 door Biscayne for 2500 and immediately called him. My wife is working with him right now to get it. I had a 4 door Biscayne in high school. I have been searching for a 4 door or 2 door for the better part of almost 15 years now and this popped up. It runs with a 350/350 combo but needs work. I love the Impala from American Graffiti so I am borrowing a few styling cues. I am also an auomotive artist and have done a few quick sketches in the pas few days. I pretty much got the interior and body nailed down now I got a few odds and ends before I do some finished pics. One problem I have encountered is I love the look of Amerian 5 spoke unpolished mags. I tried to put them on and now they do not look right. Any other wheel suggestions. I thought of chrome reversed but am not trying to make a duplicate of the "Graffiti" car. I would like to keep it late 50s early 60s. It has wheels like the General Lee right now. Another thing is I was thinking of using 3 dueces or for the hell of it maybe getting a C67 manifold and dressing it up. Later I am leaning twards a Supercharged 409 which will blow the previous stated look out of the water but I love the look of the nasty blower. The interior will be all tuck n' roll and later I would like to switch to a 4 or 5 speed manual. For now I am getting a Hurst ratchet shifter but am trying to figure out if i can get the extended one and not use the console just a shift boot. Any ideas?

Great looking car, welcome! Keep us posted on the build!

Here's a few shots from today; I've got the firewall painted and the inside pretty well stripped. Hopefully I can be shooting primer on the interior by next weekend. Rethinking the 318 idea, too. I think something bigger is in order.

Ok more pics and a close up of the one above...

Just picked this up; the deal kind of fell into my lap. Think an Olds 455 with a TH-400 will move an ice cream truck around?

Originally Posted by falconvan

Just picked this up; the deal kind of fell into my lap. Think an Olds 455 with a TH-400 will move an ice cream truck around?

Nice, Nice. My favorite engine. I know where there is 2 Ultra High Compression 455 Olds motors.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Just picked this up; the deal kind of fell into my lap. Think an Olds 455 with a TH-400 will move an ice cream truck around?

Does your wife know there's a 455 in the back of her minivan? I think you should do it and then sell ice cream to all us hotrodders while playing heathy exhaust notes over the loudspeaker instead of that goofy music.

Originally Posted by rc57

Does your wife know there's a 455 in the back of her minivan? I think you should do it and then sell ice cream to all us hotrodders while playing heathy exhaust notes over the loudspeaker instead of that goofy music.

Yeah, she knows. I told her I was taking her to dinner but just wanted to stop off and see about a part I needed that I found on Craigslist. I didn't tell her it was a BIG part until we got there. She still loves me, though. I tore the motor down this morning and everything looks really good inside, just a quick re-ring, cam swap and valve job and I think it'll be ready to roll. It's the low compression 1976 model with the "J" series heads but that's OK. It's still a big block.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Yeah, she knows. I told her I was taking her to dinner but just wanted to stop off and see about a part I needed that I found on Craigslist. .

Well, like the old saying goes, "Parts is parts"!!!!!!!

Good score on the 455

:hay falcon here's an idea paint it brown put some magnetic ups signs on it and the wife can use it for xmas shopping no parking problems just pull up out front turn on the 4 ways and shop till you drop......ted