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Hey ratbox,
Yes thats what I have on the front, P76.
I was only going with the &*#@ rear for the ventalited disc's. Having seen the Holden setup and how it works, I agree with you that they are better.

No doubt about Mal,
Quality of workmanship is awesome, you will have the only 57 EK on the planet. Can't wait to see her in the flesh. Carry on with the cool thoughts and keep us posted.

Regards John

lucky you've got the supercharged motor there Malcolm as you'll need it to turn that diff over

sure looks like its getting close to being finished though, and the stance looks pretty spot on i reckon!!

Hey guys,

Another quick update.
Started playing with the bonnet, fitting the Chev rockets, and 3 days later its finally finished. Also have finished setting up the handbrake and are now starting on finishing off the exhaust system. Due to lack of room around the 9inch I'm going to have to run the pipes under the diff. I may have an attempt at running the tailpipes to the bumper but I don't know how it will work as with the 9 inch and the &*#@ fuel tank there seems to be a lack of room.




Finally getting to the end of all the setting up as only the air con, electric windows and tailshaft to go before I get serious about the body work.

Cheers

Mal

sweet!!!!

looks great mal, mines been stored away for so long i started forgetting what it looked like!

seriously though top job!!! your car is an inspiration!

keep us posted on the air con situation

Cheers
NoMAD

no womder it took 3 days look at those looonng welds on that big flat bonnett

Mate,

Take a deep breath count to 10 then chop chop!

Come on Mal thats not a custom till 2 inches of roof is gone!

Keep the good work coming.

Regards Greg

Geeze Mal.
Your getting a little slack, there's bogue I can see, in dat there under bonnet!
Mate great job, maybe you can widen and lengthing it a little as well as the 2'' chop.
Regards John

Its looking good Mal !

Nice work on the personal chevy touches mate. Curious about the AC also mate so keep us posted and keep the good work up !!!

Mal,
Looking Great!! Did you use the rises that extend back from the gunsights from an original '57 bonnet or fabricate them yourself?...from memory they're not that long or emphasised on the chev

The raised sections in the bonnet from the rockets back aren't from an original 57 Chev, as everywhere I looked they wanted about $300 for a stuffed bonnet. So their made out of 3 inch exhaust tube (left over from the exhaust) cut length ways and shapped to the bonnet and stitched welded in sections until fully welded. With them being shaped to the bonnet with less than 1mm not touching in any one place meant very little destortion. The back edge of the raised sections is the only place that produced a bit of destortion. The center parts had none with only the weld needing some of that plastic stuff. Even the metal around the rockets themselves didn't need any reshaping, as I positioned them in the curve of the bonnet that suited the shape of the 57 rockets. I then cut out the under side of the FB bonnet to make it look real and at the back of the bonnet I cut the bonnet just forward of the cross brace, hammered it down into the raised section and welded it up. So it looks as though thats where the raised section finishes from the under side but in fact it goes back about another 4 inches on the outside. Quite happy with the way they turned out.

Smooth,

Sorry but I just like the EK grill and indicators better than the FB.