1955-1957 Chevy wagon spare tire delete, tailgate, filler panel installation for a larger fuel tank

In the Garage Media Tech Center Team show how to remove a spare tire well on a tri-five wagon so they can install a larger fuel tank below the rear floor. Real Deal Steel offers a 1955-57 Chevy Station Wagon & Nomad Cargo Area Spare Tire Well Delete Panel 18-Gauge Steel Panel Includes 7 Stamped Ribs To Add Strength And Simulate Nomad Tailgate Bar Design Designed To Weld-In and Delete Spare Tire Well Fits All 1955-57 Chevy Station...panel to cover part number SWNFF-567
the Installing a new tailgate part number TG13-55 and tail pan TP13-553 from Golden Star Classic Auto Parts. The team used many metal working tools from our local Harbor Freight Tools store.

[@fw1421]

Boy you just don’t see cars like this anymore. They’ve been scrapped and are license plates now. This is a cool project.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mickeywalker8885]

Love those 55 wagons. I have one handed down to me from my grandmother 37 years ago. Built my first engine at 16 for it. Just pulled it into my shop to bring it back to life. Thanks for the great video!

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

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[@pickin6strangs]

Sweet concept! I may want to go this route with my wagin.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

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[@jessieeller1702]

Reminds me of working on my 57 2 door.!!! Jessie I’am 69 years old Thanks

[@stomper2582]

Kudos to you. You’re never too old to enjoy working on tri fives. 👊😎👍👉🇺🇸👈

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

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[@stomper2582]

Those station wagon bumpers used to be popular to delete the tags from the trunk. Just subscribed. Like what I see so far. 👍👉🇺🇸

[@42luke93]

Nice. That was a standard thing from manufacturing or was that an option?

[@edwinheredia4305]

Nice job my brothers I like the sound of that welding machine it seems like it's a very good machine.

[@toddperry9860]

Great workmanship!

[@davidfahey5068]

Great video

[@hikmatalsaffar4011]

Good luck it's beautiful

[@WSNO]

Very cool! Love the ideas for the project!

[@bobbywinkler9455]

All the places that you have double panel dirt gets in and stays wet so watch out overlapping stuff

[@hikmatalsaffar4011]

Good job

[@kennethroy9974]

Your doing a good job eye would sand blast and primer those hinges 🤔👍

[@timothyparker9810]

The factory uses a fat tip 3/8 in spot welder and overlaps the spot welds till you have one continuous seeing that's waterproof and then you don't need caulk but they caulk it anyway

[@johnmosely4216]

Good job 👍 985

[@timothyparker9810]

Yeah the factory in the old days did drill holes and then weld them but then came along good spot welders and the factory nowadays cold welding with lasers

[@REMBRANTTUBE]

Great Job Guys!! 👏👏👏

[@sjones8738]

That is a nice project to restore a vintage car from the fifties.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

That last thing they are going to do is restore it.

[@claycharmsFOREVER]

Was there a reason you didn’t corrosion proof the hinges before you reinstated them?

[@blkwallstreetfbalineagegen4698]

🎶 “ I ain’t afraid of no ghost” 🎶 👻

[@garyburgess3829]

Do you still have the spare tire well? If so, what you want for it? I have a 56 handyman that needs that part. Enjoyed your video...

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Perhaps you might enjoy following along as I get my late father's 1958 Plymouth Suburban back on the road. kzbin.info/www/bejne/baDTo4GeiruanKM

[@williamhufnagel8790]

How can I sell a 65 thunderbird that doesn't start but has a rebuilt engine... Needs lots of work...

[@LORDS-SWORD]

Where did you get that car?

[@adjamirnascimento2380]

Esses são o que podemos com convicção dizer verdadeiros aborígenes!!!

[@blackkimba851]

Get that nasty frame redone man!

[@robbiebyers6222]

It's just doing a job have done and make shoplook week-

[@pettyguy64]

Sure wish I had that back bumper

[@CrazyWillie01]

Hi doin a A 56 2 dr wagon needs same parts changed out and was considering the tank change . Will factory filler spout still work , be 56 proprietary I’m sure . Hope to hear back , where did you get your parts CPP ?

[@tjames1858]

The tank is from CPP and it is set up to use the factory fuel fill. The tailgate and rear panel are from Golden Star Classic Auto Parts. The delete kit is from Real Deal Steel.

[@robertmccuistion9218]

Why do call the five window car a tri five. Where did that come from?

[@timothyparker9810]

If you're only welding sheet metal you should be using one of their 115-volt mig welders there is no argon tank and it has a cold weld and the only cost 200 bucks

[@kevincruz4045]

You guys need a scatter shield!! Protect your eyes...

[@craigmonteforte1478]

in regards to drilling out the Tailgate Screws ? you are replacing the panel so what’s the big Deal? you can easily Weld new Nuts for threads if you need to that shouldn’t be much of a question ? Worst case drill and tap a Steel Plate heck you guys can even design a better system of a floating Plate that allows you to have some small Adjustment for easier Alignment than the Original Part

[@robertlangford5170]

Is that Nomad? I had a '59 Nomad in Collage, MSU. It was a great travel vehicle for a Geologist.

[@monkeymangorilla4015]

To classic paint it.

[@deanrobertson4386]

We

[@garysgarage.2841]

I don't get the whole spare delete thing. First the fuel capacity was fine for 70 years and second it's a great storage place.

[@jimmielong2748]

The instant I heard harbor freight I lost interest

[@scottmeeker9971]

cheap chinese junk

[@garysgarage.2841]

Why? I got thousands in snap on tools and I also have harbor freight tools. They do the same thing but one does it for less money.

[@bobbywinkler9455]

Patina is Spanish for can't afford a paint job

[@gbaker9295]

I'd love to see this converted to electric

[@reedlive]

Is that tattoos or is your arms that dirty

[@jamesseaman6919]

Anyone leaving a 55 in a patina , doesn’t get my view!

[@markhuff8541]

Good job