Rusty Fifty One

Routing the exhaust this weekend so I mounted the spare as best I could. Need to find an original cross bar, one of mine is a piece of angle iron at the moment. Once I get that I’ll blast and paint the main parts and replace the all of the hardware.

Best part is that the extra weight behind the axle brought the rear down a bit making the running boards look more level. Think I’ll still pull another leaf and add it back in under the blocks tho.

New-ish tires from a friend. 7.50×16 10 ply farm tires are out and the new 6.50/7.00 6 ply Hercules pie crusts are in. Much better for town/hwy driving.

Side note: Those who think the 216 with a 3OTT and 4.11 can’t run at highway speeds… Mine routinely runs between 55-65mph for extended periods without issue. *knocks on wood*

It’s been a bit of work but Bessie is finally startin’ to look like a real hot rod!

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Started out with “Sky Blue” but it was WAY too smurfy.
The remaining powder is going to a friend with a white/black on blue 1960 Impala.

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So a second batch of powder was ordered. Sterling Teal Micro Pearl. This stuff kicks ass! It looks a bit blue in some of the pics but it’s almost an exact match to Tiffany blue which is probably why it’s called Sterling Teal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_Blue

Color comparison.

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Process shots.

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Tire prep.

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Mounted and balanced.

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Caps.

Odd but whateves…

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Ready to dance!