Details during stages of restoration of my 1957 Chevy Two-Ten 4 door sedan
Original purchase October 16, 2024
- Original condition:
- Will not shift into reverse
- Broken brake pedal rubber
- Poorly fitting locking gas cap
- Leak in gas filler tube
- Glass/substrate separation on side windows
- left back door window
- right front door window
- right back door window
- Vent windows cracked with separation
- left wind wing
- right wind wing
- Paint bubbling
- bottom of left front door
- bottom of right front door
- Spare tire without wheel
- No bumper jack
- No spare tire holder wing nut
- Unused pull cable in place of heater fan control
- Very hard to turn key in drivers door lock
- Steering wheel misaligned
- Right side of front seat won't latch in place
- Right rear quarter window trim loose
- Right rear window lower trim popped up
- Scoop portion of left hood rocket cracked near the mounting bolt
- Multiple leaks under drive train
- Alternator belt misaligned
- Rusty coat hangers
- Warped back package deck (new one included as purchased)
- Inoperative:
- shift indiator
- dome light
- heater fan control
- glove box light
- radio (speaker cone gone)
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Pictures from previous owner in Brownsville, TX
November 2024
- Fixed:
- right rear quarter window trim clip
- added washers under plastic air cleaner retainer nut to hold air cleaner tighter
- New:
- dome light bulb
- brake pedal rubber
- gas cap
December 2024
- Fixed:
- converted old Chevelle jack and a Nova hook for use on 57 Chevy
- removed unused pull cable from heater control panel in preparation for new heater blower switch
- hooked up shift indicator
- New:
- 1957 Chevrolet Passenger Car Shop Manual
- spare tire holder wing nut
January 2025
- New
- scoop portion of left hood rocket
- In the shop (01/30/2025)
- with hopes of resolving problem with not shifting into reverse
by installing motor and transmission mounts
- identify drive train leaks
- fix right rear window lower trim
February 2025
- New
- front engine mounts
- rear transmission mounts
- aluminum radiator
- upper and lower radiator hoses
- rear bumper end decals
- In the shop (update 02/03/2025)
- After motor and transmission mounts were installed the fan cut the radiator so a new radiator was needed
- Old radiator hoses had been cut to fit and would not reach new radiator so new hoses were needed
- leaks found
- rear main (crankcase) seal
- weep hole under torque converter (torque converter seal)
- where transmission filler tube fits
- around transmission shifter shaft
- all work completed 02-19-2025
- Fixed
- shifts into reverse successfully
- right rear window lower trim
- lower alternator mount fabricated to align belt
- transmission cooler painted black
March 2025
- Fixed
- tightened sun visors
- added washers to screw on guages panel (stop rattling)
- New
- coat hangers
- Nexen 195/75 R14 white wall spare tire
- spare tire steel wheel (14 x 5 inches, 5 x 4.75 bolt pattern)
- black Craftsman tool bag and tools
- Energizer jumper cables (16 ft, 6 guage) in black bag
- Mini air compressor with cigarette lighter plug
- Chrome 350 emblem on air cleaner top
- New, not yet installed
- brass 5/8" hose barb ball valve for heater shut off
- heater blower switch
- front seat belts
- glove box switch and light
- back package deck
- Investigating having transmission leaks repaired
- Atomic Transmission in Addison (Saturday, March 15) for estimate
- call back on 3/31 to arrange drop off time
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