Posted 2021-06-02 8:22 AM (#612393) Subject: Jeff’s 1957 Dodge Sierra
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I brought this 1957 Sierra 4 door station wagon home a few years ago from the Randy’s down in Florida. I’ve been working on it here and there and I finally feel like it’s starting to make some real progress. I’ll attach some photos to document and share for everyone to see.
Posted 2021-06-02 11:43 PM (#612409 - in reply to #612393) Subject: Re: Jeff’s 1957 Dodge Sierra
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uhg yeah i hate that cr@p... Call up john see if he has anything rust free...
make your own... The floors are actually quite flat...
i have a few floor pans saved up. Local guy sold me a whole perfect floorpan for 200$... I got another for 400$... I bought a set off the georgia guy (his were actually good) but not sure he is still making.
Posted 2021-06-03 10:14 AM (#612418 - in reply to #612393) Subject: RE: Jeff’s 1957 Dodge Sierra
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The floors and rockers were pretty rough, but remarkably everything just above the rockers were beautiful. The bottoms of the doors were perfect. The car title was from Michigan, so I think the salt had something to do with it.
I did buy some sheet metal from Classic Parts 4 U, and some from the guy in NH. Both were not pleasant experiences, I should have saved my money and fabricated it all from scratch.
My original plan was to repair the rot, throw a cheap paint job on it and daily drive it. But the further we got into it, the nicer it was becoming, so I pulled the trigger and we pulled the body off the frame.