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1957 Chevy Bel Air Rearend - Project American Heroes: Bringing Up The Rear

In Part 3, Project American Heroes now has a suspension in the back, one that'll take our big-block's copious amounts of horsepower

By Arvid Svendsen, Photography by Arvid Svendsen
  • 1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Beginning with an 8-foot length of Classic Tube's 1/2-inch fuel line, Chris Patzer from the Roadster Shop begins routing the line around various obstacles.
    1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Beginning with an 8-foot length of Classic Tube's 1/2-inch fuel line, Chris Patzer from th
  • 1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Care is taken to create bends that in no way restrict fuel delivery.
  • 1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    The fuel line is marked at the point in which the line must angle.
  • 1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    The 1/2-inch fuel line from Classic Tube is plenty strong, requiring slightly more effort to bend than a smaller brake line. For that reason, the big boy bending tool is called into service.
    1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    The 1/2-inch fuel line from Classic Tube is plenty strong, requiring slightly more effort
  • 1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Bends must be both the proper angle and square.
  • 1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Measurements are made to create a line that works around the various obstructions in the frame.
    1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Measurements are made to create a line that works around the various obstructions in the f
  • 1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Chris determines to trim the line in an open place for installation of the union that will mate the front and rear hard lines together.
    1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Chris determines to trim the line in an open place for installation of the union that will
  • 1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    The line is trimmed and flared to create a union just behind the tubular chassis support.
  • 1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Connection is now in place for a union to the front hard line. For now, the line will wait for completion until the motor arrives so that the optimum location can be determined.
    1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation
    Connection is now in place for a union to the front hard line. For now, the line will wait
1957 Chevy Bel Air Fuel Tank Installation

With the tank safely secured, we're bringing up the rear with Moser, Heidt's, Air Ride, Classic Tube, and Rock Valley Antique Auto Parts.

SOURCES
Air Ride Technologies
350 S. Charles St
Jasper
IN  47546
812-482-2932
www.ridetech.com
Cars Inc.
Project American Heroes
www.projectamericanheroes.net
Classic Tube
80 Rotech Drive
Lancaster
NY  14086
800-882-3711
www.classictube.com
Heidt's Hot Rod Shop
111 Kerry Ln.
Wauconda
IL  60084
8-00/-841-8188
www.heidts.com
Moser Engineering
2-60/-726-6689
moserengineering.com
Rock Valley Antique Auto Parts, Inc.
(800) 344-1934
The Roadster Shop
http://www.roadstershop.com
By Arvid Svendsen
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