Evil Angel

[bmbrzmn101]

Just thought I would post up a cou[le of additional pictures of where I got to before my knee surgery. The knee is doing better now, 2 weeks after the surgery and I am starting to get back into the shop. No squatting for a while so will have to modify my habits when working. Ha.

I have reached a point where all I can do is the body work right now so I will get to that as time, work and my kids football schedule allow. I am going to teach my 13 year old how to do basic body work along the way. He is buying a 1948 chevy truck for his first car and we will try to get it going for him by his 16th birthday. Funny thing is he is eyeballing the parts coming off the elky for his project. Most won't be a problem as alot of the parts won't be gonig back on. I have a plan for all this . it will just be slow in progress saving for the parts. So don't expect quick updates. Lol.

None of the moldings will be going back on, and I am still working on a plan to remove all the bed and cab trim, and make it look good. Removing the factory tail lights and will fill them in, just haven't decided for sure which tail light I want to use. I plan on flushing in the front and back glass, also converting the side glass to one piece and removing the vent windows. The grill will be modified and so will the front bumper. All is going to fit nicer( I hope) than the factory design and allow better airflow to the radiator through some modified shrouding.



The driveline combo is going to be a hydraulic roller fuel injected 383 stroker/T56 going back into a ford 9". I am also planning 18x9 front and 18x12 rear wheels and Wilwood big brakes all around. I am hoping to afford a set of forgeline VX3C when this project is near completion.

There will be more done to this car, but this is just the beginning. My wife was a street rodder when I met her( Yes I married her for her chopped 39 ford cabriolet), so she is designing the look with me. I am a muscle car guy , but I like the cleanness of the street rod and the handling and braking of PT. So I am going to mix it all up. I hope you enjoy the ride with me, altough a slow ride for updates.

More later,
Chris

[igasem]

Nice ride Chris, looks like you and I are traveling the same road a few years apart. I'll be looking forward to your progress. Is your Elky a manual tranny to start with? Are you planning on a manual or hydraulic clutch?

[bmbrzmn101]

Here is the size tire I want to fit under the rear on the left, while what has been on the car since I was 16 is on the right.



And what my boy had me drag home