Project Blue Bird

[Spanky]

Nice work. it's beautiful! Is that a single stage paint?

 

[rbsWELDER]

I love the color!!!

 

[TrueBlue]

Nice work. it's beautiful! Is that a single stage paint?

nope,,body is base/clear.

 

[DonnyRay]

Lookin' good Trueblue.

 

[TrueBlue]

Married the frame and body yesterday. Finally feels like we’re getting somewhere

 

[Spanky]

Great looking little hot rod! Love the color and the stance. And the laid back windshield will add to the speedy look.

 

[old round fart]

Gee! Why did you call it Blue Bird? Lol. I love the color.

 

[TrueBlue]

Gee! Why did you call it Blue Bird? Lol. I love the color.

well,,kinda funny story. My dad has always gone by the nickname "Bird" since I was little. And my business is True Blue Customs,,,Ky fan of course. And around here pretty much everyone knows me as True Blue . So put em together and we got Blue Bird
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[DonnyRay]

My reason for naming my earlier t bucket " Flying Lady " was the Cadillac drive train ( 429 c.i.d engine & th400 tranny ) & a chromium Cadillac hood ornament from the bygone days:

 

[Spanky]

Before small block Chevys became so popular with the hot rod crowd (after 1955) Caddy engines were the go-to choice for many, including Norm Grabowsky.

 

[TrueBlue]

Before small block Chevys became so popular with the hot rod crowd (after 1955) Caddy engines were the go-to choice for many, including Norm Grabowsky.

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So much horsepower and torque with little to no mods too

 

[TrueBlue]

Slowly adding pieces to the puzzle

 

[Kevinrevin]

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Are you now in Australia?

Looking great (when I stand on my head.)

 

[TrueBlue]

Are you now in Australia?

Looking great (when I stand on my head.)

HAHA,,I have no idea why it posted like that. I did it on my phone

 

[DonnyRay]

Here you go TrueBlue. I love what you are doing.

 

[Spanky]

TrueBlue, you're making a big mistake. Letting your Dad (who looks to be about my age) be involved in the project, and then eventually get to drive it will encourage him to pull rank on you in the end, and tell you to go build another one so he can drive this one. They're an addiction! So, good luck getting him out of the drivers seat!

 

[choppinczech]

That's gonna be a nice car.

How far off the ground is your steering box?

 

[HenrysT]

TrueBlue, you're making a big mistake. Letting your Dad (who looks to be about my age) be involved in the project, and then eventually get to drive it will encourage him to pull rank on you in the end, and tell you to go build another one so he can drive this one. They're an addiction! So, good luck getting him out of the drivers seat!

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Rock, paper, scissors

 

[TrueBlue]

That's gonna be a nice car.

How far off the ground is your steering box?

its pretty low tbh. I may be making an adapter plate to allow it to slide up an extra inch or so. I'm going to see how it does before I tear into that though.

 

[T-Test]

Look up scrub line. Safety First!!!