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Restoring Christine
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Welcome to "Restoring Christine", a channel documenting the restoration of a 1956 Chevy Bel Air that has been our weekend cruiser since 2005. This will be a video blog that follows the journey of a home-garage do-it-yourself restoration and will include how-to videos, cruisin' stories, anecdotes, technique and tool discussion, review of restoration parts and supplies, and whatever else might be of interest to anyone who appreciates hot rod car culture and the spirit of the do-it-yourself garage warrior.
Bill Thomassie
Metairie, Louisiana
Instagram: restoringchristine
Bill Thomassie
Metairie, Louisiana
Instagram: restoringchristine
E134 How to Install Windows, Vent Glass, Trim, Fuzzys & Run Channel! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
How to install all of the windows, regulators, fuzzys, run channel & stainless steel trim on your classic. Includes:
How to install the door window!
How to install the quarter glass!
How to install the window regulator!
How to install the vent glass!
How to install belt molding!
How to install the door trim!
How to install the run channel!
How to install window fuzzys!
We discuss all of the hardware, clips, screws and attachments to secure the trim, how to bend window run channel, how to bend window fuzzys...
It's ALL in here!
Bill Thomassie
"Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air
2-door Sedan Restoration
Music Credits:
"Greaser" by TrackTribe
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How to install the door window!
How to install the quarter glass!
How to install the window regulator!
How to install the vent glass!
How to install belt molding!
How to install the door trim!
How to install the run channel!
How to install window fuzzys!
We discuss all of the hardware, clips, screws and attachments to secure the trim, how to bend window run channel, how to bend window fuzzys...
It's ALL in here!
Bill Thomassie
"Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air
2-door Sedan Restoration
Music Credits:
"Greaser" by TrackTribe
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TH-cam Standard License
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E133 SB Chevy Pulley Set Up for CPP Power Steering & Vintage Air! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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In Episode 133, we install new pulleys on our small block Chevy with a short water pump, new CPP Saginaw power steering pump, and a new Vintage Air A/C "peanut" compressor. All new pulleys and brackets for this V-Belt system! Also, how to measure for v-belts and finding the right belt part number! Bill Thomassie "Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door Sedan Restoration Music Credits: All TH-cam S...
E132 Unboxing Sanderson Headers for Small Block & CPP Steering Box! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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In Episode 132, we unbox a set of ceramic coated Sanderson headers which were designed specifically to fit a small block Chevy set up with a new Classic Performance Products CPP 500 power steering box, front engine mounts, and without having to remove the transmission frame horns! Do you need headers that will clear the CPP steering box? Look no further! Bill Thomassie "Christine" 1956 Chevy Be...
E131 Classic Car Window Regulator Repair! FIX That Clunky Roll-Up! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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If the window in your classic car or truck clunks and bumps when you roll it up, there might be some hidden damage in the regulator that you can't see but can easily fix with a little bit of welding and grinding. Watch as we take apart a bad window regulator, removing the spring, welding in a repair, fabricating a new spring pin, and then reassembling it. We show you how to install the window g...
E130 Chevy Small Block, Clutch & 4-Speed Install! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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In Episode 130, we bolt together our refreshed 307 small block Chevy with our GM Saginaw 4-speed manual transmission and we install a brand new Summit clutch kit, pressure plate, throwout bearing and pilot bearing. Then we insert it into our 1956 Chevy Bel Air! One step closer to firing it up! Bill Thomassie "Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door Sedan Restoration Music Credits: All TH-cam Stand...
E129 4-Speed GM Saginaw Refresh - New Gaskets and Seals! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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In Episode 129, we clean up our GM Saginaw 4-speed manual transmission and replace the front seal, rear seal, side access gasket, and all of the shift lever o-rings. Plus, we remove and adjust a Hurst Competition Plus shifter. Bill Thomassie "Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door Sedan Restoration Music Credits: All TH-cam Standard License "Greaser" by TrackTribe th-cam.com/video/u34ED7acdZk/w-d...
How To! Measure, Fit & Install Fel-Pro One Piece Oil Pan Gasket
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Fel-Pro makes a one-piece steel reinforced silicone gasket for the small block Chevy. It comes in a "thick" and "thin" version. This video will unbox the new gasket, show you how to properly measure to find the right size, and to install the gasket so that it doesn't leak. Bill Thomassie "Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door Sedan Restoration Music Credits: All TH-cam Standard License "Greaser"...
E128 SBC Chevy Refresh - Head Porting, Modern Gaskets! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
มุมมอง 1.9Kหลายเดือนก่อน
In Episode 128, after disassembling our small block Chevy and discovering that it was a 307, we contemplate whether to refresh it, build a new 350, switch to a Vortec, swap out heads, and a number of other possibilities to power our 56 Bel Air. How about a new set of Chevy 416 HO 305 heads for our project from J&C Enterprises? A little bit of inlet runner porting and pocket blending will help a...
E127 Mystery Small Block Chevy Disassembly! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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In Episode 127, we disassemble a 350 small block to reveal its inner secrets, learning that what we thought for 20 years was not what it seemed! Bill Thomassie "Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door Sedan Restoration Music Credits: All TH-cam Standard License "Greaser" by TrackTribe th-cam.com/video/u34ED7acdZk/w-d-xo.html
E126 Amazon Wet Blasting Tool! Play Sand vs Coal Slag - Which is better? 1956 Chevy Bel Air Resto
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In Episode 126, we test out a $30 water sand blasting tool that attaches to a pressure washer for cheap and inexpensive DIY dustless sandblasting! We use it to clean up a 50 year old set of Corvette Rallye wheels, removing years of paint, grime, rust and gunk to get them to an almost near-white blast finish. But how do you prevent the water blast from rusting the surface? Spray it with a little...
E125 Installing a Tri-Five Gas Tank from Tanks Inc! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Resto
มุมมอง 1.2K2 หลายเดือนก่อน
In Episode 125, we install a brand new gas tank for our Tri-Five Chevy from Tanks, Inc! This is a powder coated tank, complete with new filler neck, sending unit, gaskets and o-ring seals! Bill Thomassie "Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door Sedan Restoration Music Credits: All TH-cam Standard License "Greaser" by TrackTribe th-cam.com/video/u34ED7acdZk/w-d-xo.html “Chasin’ It” by Audionautix i...
E124 Unboxing a Tri-Five Gas Tank from Tanks Inc! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Resto
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In Episode 124, we unbox a brand new gas tank for our Tri-Five Chevy from Tanks, Inc! This is a powder coated tank, complete with new filler neck, sending unit, gaskets and o-ring seals! Bill Thomassie "Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door Sedan Restoration Music Credits: All TH-cam Standard License "Greaser" by TrackTribe th-cam.com/video/u34ED7acdZk/w-d-xo.html
E123 Vacuum Bleeding a Dry Brake System with the Harbor Freight Kit! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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In Episode 123, we take a new brake system, fill it with fluid, bench bleed the master cylinder, and vacuum bleed everything with the Pittsburgh Vacuum Brake Bleeding Kit from Harbor Freight. From bone-dry to full pedal! Bill Thomassie "Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air 2-door Sedan Restoration Music Credits: All TH-cam Standard License "Greaser" by TrackTribe th-cam.com/video/u34ED7acdZk/w-d-xo.html
E122 Manual Disc and Emergency Brakes! Complete System Rebuild! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E122 Manual Disc and Emergency Brakes! Complete System Rebuild! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E121 CPP 500 Steering Box & Drop Spindle Installation! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E121 CPP 500 Steering Box & Drop Spindle Installation! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E120 BONUS! Make Your Own Tilt Lever! It's EASY! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E120 BONUS! Make Your Own Tilt Lever! It's EASY! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E120 Rebuilding a Tilt Column - Part 2: Reassembly 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E120 Rebuilding a Tilt Column - Part 2: Reassembly 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E120 Rebuilding a Tilt Column - Part 1: Tear Down 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E120 Rebuilding a Tilt Column - Part 1: Tear Down 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E119 Complete Vent Glass Window Assembly Rebuild! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E119 Complete Vent Glass Window Assembly Rebuild! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
How To! EASY FIX! Harbor Freight Punch & Flange Tool Repair!
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How To! EASY FIX! Harbor Freight Punch & Flange Tool Repair!
E118 Installing New Weatherstripping & Mounting the Door! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E118 Installing New Weatherstripping & Mounting the Door! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E117 Trunk Lid Weatherstip Installation! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoation
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E117 Trunk Lid Weatherstip Installation! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoation
E116 Tri-Five Window Assembly, Glass Channel & Regulator Repair! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E116 Tri-Five Window Assembly, Glass Channel & Regulator Repair! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E115 New Tool for Polishing Stainless Steel Trim! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E115 New Tool for Polishing Stainless Steel Trim! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E114 Sound and Thermal Insulation for Roof & Floor! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E114 Sound and Thermal Insulation for Roof & Floor! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E113 Unboxing Vintage Air Evap Kit & SPW Windshield Wiper Kit Installation! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Resto
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E113 Unboxing Vintage Air Evap Kit & SPW Windshield Wiper Kit Installation! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Resto
E112 Imron Single-Stage Polyurethane on Under Hood Parts! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E112 Imron Single-Stage Polyurethane on Under Hood Parts! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E111 Frame Paint Touch-Up with Rust-Oleum Turbo Spray! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E111 Frame Paint Touch-Up with Rust-Oleum Turbo Spray! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
E110 Unboxing a Tri-Five Windshield Wiper Kit from Specialty Power Windows! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Resto
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E110 Unboxing a Tri-Five Windshield Wiper Kit from Specialty Power Windows! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Resto
E109 Imron Single-Stage Polyurethane on Interior Trim! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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E109 Imron Single-Stage Polyurethane on Interior Trim! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
Did the belt go behind the power steering pump pulley. Is it rubbing.
No, it clears just fine. That's a factory replacement pump and the alternator is in the factory position, so that gap between the pump pulley and pump housing is meant to provide a clear path, and it does.
Starting to see the results of all your hard work! Really nice.
Just what I was looking for ..good work
That is the goal for the channel, to leave behind something helpful.
Aren't the A and B pillars supposed to be white?
Yes. But they were red when I bought the car 20 years ago. There are a number of things that made Christine unique, and this is one that I stuck with.
@@RestoringChristine1956Gotcha… Great videos man.
These are great educational videos.Thank You
Thanks Bill, as always. I am surprised at the amount of fabrication you have to go with for a specific kit for a 55 Chevy. I am going to go with the Rain Gear kit as it requires no fabrication.
Great detail and descriptions, thanks for this and all your video's. Christine is coming along very nicely, great work.
Pretty mint looking awesome
Fantastic really enjoyed
I am going to build a jack today.
I don’t have a TRI5 or a Chevy but it’s motivating for me to get my 66 Fairlane convertible back on the road. My hope is to one day soon strip it down and do a 100% restoration like this. I will be happy and sad at the same time once you’re done with the car. I look forward to your videos.
It was in bad shape! But it was Worth rebuilding
Cool beans. I didn't even know you painted this car. The last video I seen I think you were welding pieces in the firewall, vents and stuff.
This is exactly the kind of instructional that helps the rest of us get through our projects. Thanks!
I remember. HF welder no gas . Looking good Bill.
Thanks for the step by step instructions.this will definitely help future Folks.i just finished doing the exact same steps on my 57 yesterday. unfortunately I scraped a little clear coat when installing my outer lower window trim. I'm finally now on to interior.
You will never know how much your videos mean to some of us!! A veritable 'how to' for Tri 5 restoration!! Thank you! :)
Actually watching it for the 2nd time! :)
The benefit of having a 150 model ... no chrome ... I'm glueing my back windows in ... made power windows for the front ... lookin good ... clock's runnin ...
I'm thinking you are going to add the "A" pillar while doing the windshield install.
This was the most intricate and time consuming part of my build. I always wondered how they did this on an assembly line. Mine was harder because I was adding all this BelAir trim to my 210. It was worth it though.
Thanks again for the video Bill, appreciate the detailed step by step how to’s, very helpful, car is looking great! Have a great week!
Nice work Bill! This video all by its self is priceless. The info and demonstration of how all the side stainless and glass comes apart and goes together….Bill, you knocked it out of the ballpark! I cannot thank enough for sharing this. Too bad you didn’t “put new windshield wiper blades on” before pulling out the “busted windshield”, I think you know where I’m going with this 😂
Like 32 !
Many thanks! Changing the rotted out passenger door and moving all the guts over!
Another great video. You made a lot of progress. Sometimes its trial and error. Happy Labor Day, thanks Bill!
Wow nice going on the project. Always seems better when you get trim etc going on. Man you can get tired watching this!! Thx!!!!
GOOD WORK !!
She’s coming together nice. Keep crunching. U got about a month left!!!
Looking very good I'm form England love watching the show 👍😃
nice
🎉
There you go!!!
Cool chanel. I think your struggle is from the multiple different patch repairs and extreme heat warp. When your welding your patch panels you need to give them more time to cool down before you go to the next round of spot welds or stich welds. Fitzie was very adamant a out this. The cool down times to avoid warpage. It may be time consuming but you had multiple patches on that quarter panel. Should be 10 to 15 minutes minimum after each each pass. You can use some air from the compressor to help cool it down but rapid cooling can cause the same issues.
Took too long to pull the tape. You got about 2 minutes after tooling the seam sealer to pull the tape
Think can see a light at end of the tunnel! Bill thanks for sharing your videos. I look forward to seeing what your up to each week.
Dude, I'm guessing that when you were in school, you would read the end of a book first. Tell me I'm wrong.
Worse... I was a Cliff's Notes guy.
@@RestoringChristine1956 We were both scholarly scum and proud of it.
Nice going--looks like a bit of an erector kit with all the pieces you have to start with but it came together really well. Thx!!!
Speaking of erector sets, my parts pile is rapidly dwindling down. Must be getting close!
Many thanks! I thought the jaws had come out of alignment had no idea it was air-hydraulic I figured that allen head was for oiling it!
The only thing I wish I'd have said differently was "hydraulic fluid" instead of brake. Transmission fluid would probably be better.
Thanks as always love the channel
Glad you enjoy it!
I learned how to measure my pulleys. I would have measured wrong. Great video.
Don't feel bad. I learned that one the hard way!
Love this!! I’m adding power steering to my 57 real soon!!
So far, so good! We'll see what happens when we light the fuse!
I learned the hard way not to use trimmer string to measure belt length. You have to go to the outside of the pullies like you did and not in the groove. She is looking so good! You can do it! You'll be putting her in reverse saying "lets' motivate" in no time!
I'm very optimistic about making my goal! A little more than a month to go!
AHH schools back in session, I'm already falling behind. I always look forward to your videos. The info you also provide on the companies is kind of you. I and I'm sure most of your other regulars sure do appreciate it.
And none of them have ever reached out to me, but you never know. I'm just trying to keep it honest and helpful. I could bad mouth a few vendors but choose to instead protest with the retraction of my wallet.
Nicely done Bill, all looks totally factory! Thanks for the video!
Thanks! Like I've been professing, "just say NO to billet!" (at least on this build...)
I totally like the stock look, it’s ok to have a little bling for contrast like the polished alternator and few accessories but I’m not a big fan of billet, your car is looking really good Bill!
Great job Bill. You are getting closer to the finish line, thanks!
YES! This is a long weekend and I've got a hall pass to spend as much time as needed, which is ALL of it! LOL!
@@RestoringChristine1956 look forward to more videos, when you have time, obviously
It is so fun to watch and learn all the decisions nyou have to make to restore Christine! Reminds me of engineering 🙂
My best ideas are in the garage. That stuff I do at work... meh. LOL!
Great job, Bill. As for the bracket for the AC compressor, you weren't supposed to look at the instructions before putting it together. We're guys! We don't look at the instructions until something doesn't go together correctly (I normally have to pull them back out of the trash.). 😄 Party on, dude. Looks like you're gonna make it -- still might be close, but you're doing a great job.
Sad part is, I DID look at them. They only showed the compressor ears and it was a cutaway. I didn't catch it until the brackets told me that it was wrong. Oh, well!
Those alternator brackets were for heads that didn't have holes in them. You m!y be able to get a different one if you need to. Your getting closer every day.
And I guess the top arm would have bolted to the water pump in that setup. If anything, I just wish it wasn't so bulky. That's why I was thinking about welding it and eliminating the bolts.
@@RestoringChristine1956 68-72 chevy/gmc truck used short waterpump with the bracket that bolted to the head. There were about three different types of upper brackets.
Straight is great
I'm envious you get to work on something that is so clean and everything is easily assessable! Great progress, Bill.
Truth told, a build like this RUINS more clothes and shoes than anyone might imagine. When I started the channel, I was trying to wear car shirts. That quickly ended and I've been going through white undershirts like they're paper towels! LOL!