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Monthly Archives: April 2007

Get that Hemi outta here!

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Dave Stromberger
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1955 Desoto Fireflyte

A few years ago I bought a junk ’55 Desoto Fireflyte with a 291 Hemi in it. I sold the grill and a bunch of the front end hardware on eBay and was flush on my investment. Yesterday I traded … Continue reading →

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Rear body brace rusted out

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Dave Stromberger
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Rusted out rear floor brace

While anticipating the arrival of the new patch panels for the floors, rockers and lower rear quarter panels, I was looking at the body brace that is at the very end of the car under the trunk floor. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL, Rust Repair | 1 Reply

Under-seat rust patch

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Dave Stromberger
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Rust out under the drivers seat

Repaired some of the rust-out that was under the drivers seat. This panel isn’t reproduced, so ya gotta just make’m. Here’s what it looked like before: Yikes! and here it is after the crust was cut away and patched in … Continue reading →

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A bit of fund raising

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Dave Stromberger
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1960 Mercury Grill

Decided to put my coveted 1960 Mercury grill on eBay to get some coins for the project. These grills make a sweet custom touch to ’59 and ’60 Chevys, but I won’t be using it so might as well flip … Continue reading →

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Rotisserie on the way

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Dave Stromberger
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Autotwirler Plus

After some consideration, the decision was made to remove the body from the frame. Why come all this way to stop short of doing it “right”? It will be so much easier to work on the frame from the top … Continue reading →

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