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Your old trans mount is broken, the rubber chunk used to be glued inside the channel piece that's still on your trans, google "Anchor 2693" .

About time ! Keep it up.

Looking nice!!!!

I’m having the same issue with mine, I’ll change it right away, I’ll come back with the results after I do

I am working on my 57 Bel Air and have used the side mount frame mount engine kit from Summit which moves the engine 3/4 of an inch foward so you can use factory side engine mounts., and that the factory HEI dist fits right in. You can move the rad to the front of the core support to the 6 cyl positition and all your components will clear. Using the long water pump and any 68 through 80 engine components and accessories. Also try using a 1964 to 1966 Chevelle booster to clear your vacume valve it fits great! My 57 now has a 1976 350 with a 350 turbo with power brakes and factory alt. I also used Chevelle exhaust manifolds that can also support the factory A/C compressor and power steering pump assembly. Im not bragging but its cheeper than buying after market and parts are everywhere. If you want part numbers i have them.

I have the same damn issue yet to replace my radiator my transmission temps will get to 180 to 190 and at idle it will randomly over heat tired of it I’ll try and replace that cap and tank while I’m doing the radiator

Hey Kevin what's up buddy dead Motors looking better and better yes sir I enjoy watching your videos and it expires me to work on my 97 Chevrolet pickup you keep doing what you're doing tell hello to the Missus and kiddos for me stay blessed my friend

Thanks for making this video. Clearly a frustrating experience in the process of installing these tanks and it’s made even tougher by having the spare tire well in the way also. I will be installing a new tank in my 57 BA SC along with sender. In the process of removing the old tank I thought it might just be advantageous to use fuel safe hose (like the coupler hose) as many other cars use them - but you proved that with the proper assembly sequence, it can be done with the original piping. Like and Subscribed..

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Kevin where have you been are you ok

Changing my control arms and converting my brakes to disc. Questioning the size of the bolts on the lower control arms. Any knowledge of these for 1957 Chevy 150 series. Both sides have a pair shorter than the other two. Lock washers are with all eight and seem specialized. Any way you can confirm the two sizes? Thanks Tim from NY.

Glad you got the ac but that type pulls air in from somewhere, usually hot outside air, so you're better off with a small windows mount.

This is the way I use to do it, until I got old and impatient! ;) Find a good friend with either a hydraulic press or an arbor. Sure makes the bushing R&R a lot easier!! :)

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those cleaned up nice

It sounds like you covered a lot of things, that's a pressure cap usually their rated to 16 psi. One thing I've run into with those gen 3, 4 engines with high mileage is that little steam pipe (3mm/ 1/8" l.D. so it doesn't take to plug them)that's connected to both front area of the cylinder heads gets plugged along the coolant reservoir inlet where pipe feeds into it creates basically a big steam bubble that can't purge from the engine into the reservoir which can cause a restriction in the inlet flow and that steam can't purge through the thermostat being it's located in the bottom hose. Another issue I've seen (not that common) is being how the cooling system is designed (reverse flow) the small passages in the head gaskets (there progressive, small to large being there's no cyl.head crossover)towards the front of the engine get restricted or plugged reducing coolant flow. From the head to the block. Worst case would be to remove the cylinder heads and manually clean out those passages and of course replace the head gaskets.When you replaced the water pump it's recommended to do power flush in order to rid the cooling system of any possible debris that may cause blockage. Bottom up and top down. One other issue I've seen is that tranny can be running hotter than normal (normal tranny temp is around 180-220° when trannies run hot it's usually caused by internal slippage.) being where the cooler is located in the radiator (engine inlet side or radiator outlet) it basically reheats the coolant going back into the engine. Do mean to ramble on, but those are some of issues I've run into when l was a mechanic.

Great video! Good job and thanks.

thats not a vega those doors are very adjustible put the hammer away the back doors do have tight tolerances loosen the hinges at the door it self not the pillar ones

Bent rod garage I love your work and love your 57 keep up the great work

Wow it was a back and forth battle was that driver side back door but hey buddy long as you're happy with it is all good and like you said it's not going to be a show car and like I said if it's good enough for you it's perfect I enjoy your videos and I meant to say in the last video the car is looking awesome you take care and may God bless you and your family and please tell the Mrs and the kiddos hello for me and take care my friend

Rear doors on 4 door sedans are a pain. After mill thickness of primers and paints, the usually chip. The gaps are way too tight. Before any front door adjustments are made, new hinge pin bushings should be installed. Doors need to be loaded with all the parts because of the weight. It makes the door sag. The stainless trim on Belairs at top of door can be adjusted to make the lines match up. You'll have to bend on the window frame to get it perfect.

Man this is deja vu watching this. Same situation on same door but i ended up changing my bottom hinge on that back door and it worked for me. My front door i had to change pins and bushes. Took me 4 years from start to finish to get mine back on the road. Similar colour to yours not quite blue and not quite green.

Wire brushing it off is a fine option, where you can get to. A bucket blaster, small gun type blaster or cheaper Harbor freight type sand blasting unit would work well in those “tight areas”, if you have a decent compressor; otherwise it’s just picking at it slowly. Looks a hundred times better than when you started.

I also would like to see the process. Would really like to see the disk brake conversion ! ?

Hey what's up Mr Kevin I'm glad to see deer doing good and yeah I know it's hard to have a full-time job being busy and trying to work on your project car it's good to know that you got a motor already for it I just want to say good job how's the cars turning out and also tell the missus and the kiddos hello for me keep up the good work stay safe and healthy and God bless y'all take care my friend

Thanks for the video how you broke it down....😊

Little tip with those spring compressors. If you take the hooks off the shaft and put a large washer or two on the shaft then you can drop it down through the top shock mount upside down, so the head that you put the wrench on is where the top of the shock would be. Then you just put the threaded hooks into the spring, a couple of coils up from the bottom i.e. leave yourself some thread to work with. No need to compress the spring a whole lot or you'll just start pulling the shaft head through the washers. Just enough to where it's holding the tension. Once the arms are removed then you can safely and slowly let the remaining tension off.

All that goes on if you can, that will be awesome.

A friend of mine had a new black 57 Chevy, red interior, dual quads to make it go. The ladies sure like it. I had a black 50 Ford Club Coupe which was tired.

You’re entertaining Kevin !

Gotta have priorities in order. The 57 will be there tomorrow.

I would like to see the process

Hey what's up my friend that driver side floor pan looks good a lot of progress done on 57 that car came from a long way it's going to be a wonderful ride when you get done I enjoy your videos can't wait for the next one y'all stay warm safe and healthy God bless you and the missus and the kiddos take care my friend. 👍

Nice crafting. Good work.

Really good work

Hey, hot stuff! 🔥 Nice wheels..

Hey what's up Kevin me and my fiance and kids wanted to say happy New Year's to you and the missus and the kiddos I enjoy watching your videos really good progress keep up the good work my friend we just want to say Happy New Year's

Nice work!

I just got all the stock , sticky tar stuff of the inside of the roof with a braided wire wheel . Came off quick but made a crazy mess everywhere . Had to vacuum it up afterwards

Good job ! Like you said one small piece at a time! New subscriber looking forward to your success

an excelent trade for power steering is ball bearing idler arm set up all joking aside they drive very nice when done and much easier

Hey buddy just got through watching the video did I tell you I needed to finish it was good hanging out with you last weekend and also meeting that 57 for the first time I appreciate everything y'all did this past Sunday and the Christmas present y'all gave us thank you God bless you and the missus and kids

Video all of it!

be careful when rebuilding the idler arm those will work either way but the effect on the steering of the car can be dramatic make sure it goes back on the way it came off

fair warning ; if you replace the leaf springs MAKE DARN SURE THEY ATE MADE OF DECENT QUALITY STEEL that eliminates the chinese recycled steel ones! do not cheep out on this item as if you should snap a spring up front you will have a scary scenario where the car will go to the side that breaks weather you want it to or not it cooks the rear axle angle and off it goes the best the driver can do is slow to a stop as fast as possible and hope you dont flip the car and or hit something buy good ones only!

4drs are still available cheep i;ve owned my delray 2dr sedan since 1972 for 50 dollars in the last few years wanted to get 57 a driver the prices for 2 dr 57s is gone way past me so looked for a 4 dr found one that was a garaged belair but had been hit by a snow plow it smashed just above the bumper \ hood grille fenders the bumper frame and firewall are fine for 750 minus the original 283 and trans 4 doors are now the way to go the only issue with what you did on the firewall not the frame is the color they look much getter when the color matches the car outside color

I rebuilt my 57 Chevy front suspension back in 1980. I was 18 years old at the time. 2 things you have to be careful: jacking up the car & make sure its secure, removing the coil. When I finished I took the car for alignment. Bruce (RIP), a friend who did the alignment, kept asking me over and over if I did the rebuilt. I said yes. He didn't believe me. If I did it in my younger years then anyone can do it. I also noticed that steering was much easier since my car wasn't power steering.

Looking good

Nice