Cruisin' thru the summer

[DoubleDingo]

He hates 57 lol

My favorite is the '56. The hidden gas cap behind the taillight is cool. And the uniform dash is too. Plus huge engine compartment and trunk.

 

[idahovette]

My favorite is the '56. The hidden gas cap behind the taillight is cool. And the uniform dash is too. Plus huge engine compartment and trunk.

When I found my Nomad my son and I were in it driving around and we had to stop for gas. He was about 16 at the time ,and he thought that was the COOLEST thing he ever saw. His friends would come over and he had to show em where the gas filler was. Amazing!!

 

[ajd89]

My favorite is the '56. The hidden gas cap behind the taillight is cool. And the uniform dash is too. Plus huge engine compartment and trunk.

Ya he dont like the 57 dash and some that have the rubber **** on the bumper. His 56 has different taillights so he put the fill in the trunk.

 

[DoubleDingo]

I did this for years and never even thought twice about it....

The gas gauge didn't work but I could tell if I had an 1/8th of a tank or any level for that matter just by dropping the tail light, opening the gas cap, shaking the car, and then put my head near the filler neck. My friends and I never ran out of gas, but one time one of my friend's asked me if ever gave any thought as to how goofy it looked. Once I thought about it I had to laugh because it really never crossed my mind up until then.

I mean imagine a car full of teens in a primer grey '56 Chevy 210, blaring loud music and with loud exhaust catching attention besides the overall cool-factor of the car itself rumbling up into a parking stall at a gas station, not at the pumps, the driver getting out and walking to the drivers side rear of the car, turning a knob on the tail light and dropping it down, twisting off the gas cap, grabbing the back quarter panel and shaking the car violently and then listening to the tail light, then putting the cap back on, flipping up the tail light and getting back in the car and driving off.

My stepdad eventually figured out the wiring and got the gauge working, so no more goofy tail light listening...lol...

 

[DoubleDingo]

When I found my Nomad my son and I were in it driving around and we had to stop for gas. He was about 16 at the time ,and he thought that was the COOLEST thing he ever saw. His friends would come over and he had to show em where the gas filler was. Amazing!!

I thought I was the coolest kid in school when mom dropped me off in that car. The bad stepdad at the time had fixed it up somewhat by putting in a '76 k10 350, a 4 speed saginaw with a short throw shifter, it had 4.10 gears and had plenty of pep.

 

[idahovette]

I thought I was the coolest kid in school when mom dropped me off in that car. The bad stepdad at the time had fixed it up somewhat by putting in a '76 k10 350, a 4 speed saginaw with a short throw shifter, it had 4.10 gears and had plenty of pep.

The rear ends in those cars were not anything to write home about. Spit the spiders out left and right or worse broke the cap off holding the ring and carrier. But damn it was FUN!!

 

[idahovette]

I started out with a 56 210 4 door hardtop then a 210 2 door wagon later a 210 2 door sedan white, Looked just like someone else's here on the forum . Don't remember whose? Now have the Nomad, trying to get it together.

 

[Catbox]

Juniors car has the original 265 it was built with.
He wants to see if he can get it unfrozen.
I told him to give it a go and if now we will be getting a roller block from the junkyard.
That way we will just build him a decent 350 with no oil compatibility issues.
He can take it to the limits later on when it is coming out of his wallet.

 

[idahovette]

What else? Cast iron powerglide ,radio p.s.? Tell us more

 

[DoubleDingo]

The rear ends in those cars were not anything to write home about. Spit the spiders out left and right or worse broke the cap off holding the ring and carrier. But damn it was FUN!!

We must have got lucky with this one. It was abused and never came apart. I did swap in a rear end from a '78-'79 Nova or something like that. It had 2.89 gears, or so I was told. I just know that made the car haul ass and get decent mileage.

 

[78C10BigTen]

He wants to see if he can get it unfrozen.

Lots and lots of PB blaster in each cylinder and lotsa sittin, with the occassional trying to turn over by hand. Ive seen it done and that car was beat on for many more years after....

 

[Catbox]

Lots and lots of PB blaster in each cylinder and lotsa sittin, with the occassional trying to turn over by hand. Ive seen it done and that car was beat on for many more years after....

We just picked up a quart of ATF for just that purpose.
That and a tiny funnel to get that stuff into the plug holes.
If it works, it works.
If not, who cares and it is off to 350 land for him.

 

[ajd89]

We just picked up a quart of ATF for just that purpose.
That and a tiny funnel to get that stuff into the plug holes.
If it works, it works.
If not, who cares and it is off to 350 land for him.

I got a 454 freed up out of a parts truck that way took 2 weeks but it worked. Its still sitting in the barn dont know if it runs but got the transmission off.