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Episode 20 – Working under the car today. Rick wants to run dual exhaust straight out the back, the gas tank needs to be moved and the spare tire tub taken out. Rick drains the gas tank, drops it, and gets it out of the way. The spare tire tub needs to be cut out.

  Episode 19 – You never know what you are going to run into during these classic car restoration projects. Rick comes across an old shock bracket located in the rear suspension.  He works on cutting the old shock bracket out, getting the new one in, and drilling out all the spot welds for the

Episode 18 – Today, Rick is setting the new engine in place and getting the new engine mounts mocked up. The turbo 350 is removed, and a T-5 is put in its place. The new clutch, bell housing, bull run, and transmission are all bolted down. Motor mounts are tacked down, and we are sitting

Episode 17 – The engine needed some modifications done. There were some old pancake-style motor mounts the previous owner had made. Rick removes all the old brackets, mounts, and engine plate ears. Getting some new mounts that are made specifically for a ’49-’54 Chevy, Rick builds a new mounting system and welds everything into place.

Episode 16 – In this video, Rick shows the different stages of the rust removal process. A little sanding and some fast etch, finally got him down to clean bare metal. There are a few little dents that will need to be fixed, but for now it’s sanded, the rust is removed and there is

Episode 15 – Driving without heat is no one’s idea of fun during the winter, and with plans to drive around town even when it’s cold, Rick finds a nice aftermarket heater to add to the 1953 Chevy 150. A fun break from scraping off rust and a relatively simple install, Rick gets the heater

Episode 13 – Rick works on disassembling more stuff in order to do some bodywork. The doors and trunk are removed; the fenders were already off. Pulling back what was left of the carpet, Rick finds some additional bodywork that will need to be completed. Also, discovered some old neon lights that had to come

Episode 12 – Now that the inside and the roof are done. Rick can move on from the dirty work to something he is very excited about and has been waiting a long time to do…that’s move on to the brake assembly. Working with a Kugel 90-degree brake setup with a T5 five-speed hydraulic clutch,

Episode 11 – Moving on to the interior, Rick gets started on the roof that was burnt in the fire. With the undercoating slightly melted and the dash rusted and warped, he had his work cut out for him. Starting with removing the old dash to make room for working on the roof, he spends