55 E/G - New old ride

[dinotheweirdo]

Ah-so....Stop By early on your way up....We''ll do the Grill up with Air brush...You gonna cut off the Bumper? Vintage style?

[TomBlake]

Looks like the bumper will need to stay. The supports I installed going to the front needed to be located on the inside of the front bumper.
How can the engine get air if the grill is air brushed?

[patina]

Tom have Dino air brush some vents on it while he does the grille. That nose looks like a "pro-mod" front end, so does the rest of the car. Was that the original builders intention.

Pat

[dinotheweirdo]

Ok cut it out and mount a 'repro' 55 grill. We can do the headlights though.

[TomBlake]

Pat...When we ordered the front clip it was the OEM we ordered. We found out the OEM was changed to the aero dynamic frontal area design. They do make a Pro Mod version and it is even farther away from the original design than this one.
We did start out to making a look a like of the old car but things have been updated and some that were not expected.
The progress went something like a clone, to a look a like and now to a look something like the old car.
Still have your list, just haven't got to finish researching the numbers.

[john sachs,sr.]

That front end looks heavy. How much weight did you save?
Car looks great.....
John

[TomBlake]

John.....Haven't weighted the front end but can install and remove it by myself, the wife likes that part. I would guess the front end is close to the weight of the old steel hood. There is a significant savings.

[Babycakes]

Tom,It gets 'better' and 'better'; the 'stance' alone gets you pumped up.BEAUTIFUL workmanship Tom

[Frank J. Majauskas]

Tom, I can't say it any better than Babycakes. It looks GREAT
Can't wait to see it in person at the Valley... I know that "Speed"
would have really loved it

Frank...

[dinotheweirdo]

Hey Tom ...Nothin wrong with the "contemporary 'updates" we all know the History..Old & New Photos will be killer for explaining to the masses...decals, paint & lettering will Nail it!