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slim
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Lives in St. Louis, MO
58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 25, 2017, 04:48:54 PM »
An older build, but still fond of it. Cleaned it up, did some repairs, changed to wide dirt tires, added a wind and radiator screen. 409 powered on a 57 Chevy chassis.
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Dirtman
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Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 25, 2017, 04:54:51 PM »
Definitely cool!
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john2
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September 25, 2017, 06:06:06 PM »
:)Very nice, Slim. I really like the blue and silver colors.
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TarheelRick
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Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 26, 2017, 03:26:30 AM »
Beautiful Chevy. Has that nasty look to it. Losing the front bumper/grille takes about a ton of weight off it and adds to the overall aggressive look.
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sentsat71
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Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 26, 2017, 05:28:24 AM »
Great looking '58 Chevy!!
But, how did the '58 body fit on a '57 frame???
didn't think the '57 frame was long enough for a '58 body......?
Just wonderin'!
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slim
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Lives in St. Louis, MO
Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 26, 2017, 09:42:36 AM »
Thanks for the comments, fellas, the wheel base is 2" difference. 57 is 115" and the 58 is 117". I just fudged on the wheel wells.
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Big Orange
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Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 26, 2017, 04:25:36 PM »
Another great build from Slim's sable
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Charlie.D
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Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 26, 2017, 04:27:14 PM »
That is really sharp looking build that you have done Slim
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sentsat71
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Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 27, 2017, 08:52:16 AM »
Thanks Slim for the info on the frame length differences!
Brought back memories of seeing a '58 Chevy as a street stock back in 1970/71 season at the Fairmont Speedway, along with other "large" bodied cars
Check out the photos of those 2 years at
www.fairmontspeedwayarchives/com
(That's where I go to "refresh" my memories of back then.... :-D )
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Ed K.
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September 27, 2017, 09:15:37 AM »
Ooooohhhhh,,,,, Me Likey!!!!!!!!
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Bob P.
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Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 27, 2017, 01:27:17 PM »
Very nice build Slim, well done.
We didn't see many Fifty Eights racing in our area. Everyone was using 55, 56 and 57 cars.
Bob
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David Bogard
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September 27, 2017, 01:43:39 PM »
Same here Bob. The 58's were sometimes used to tow the cars and the parking lot had plenty of them.
You managed to make this into a good looking race car Slim and I like it a lot. I've got an old 58 build in a pile somewhere and maybe one day I will turn it into a Saturday Nighter!
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slim
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Posts: 430
Lives in St. Louis, MO
Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 27, 2017, 03:46:06 PM »
58's with the x frame didn't handle well, I understand. That was my logic to using the 57 chassis. I love that old body style. Someday I will b
aquirre a Biscayne body!
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Greg Birky
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Re: 58 Chevy Sportsman
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September 28, 2017, 10:26:32 PM »
Very nicely done, Slim!!! I believe yours is the cleanest, most beautiful 58 Impala I've ever laid eyes on as a stock car!!! 🤗👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏁
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slim
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September 30, 2017, 12:34:17 AM »
Thanks fellas
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