1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

This will be a frame-off restoration. We will media blast both the body and the chassis separate from each other. The customer will be having this car restored in stages, so once we repair the quarter panels, he will be taking it back home until he's ready for the next stage.

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Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

This shot shows what the car looked like when the customer delivered it to us.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

We removed the body from its chassis.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

Here's Justin power washing...

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

media blasting...

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

and priming the chassis.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

Once the body was media blasted, we could see what areas needed to be repaired.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

The driver side quarter panel had previously been worked on and needed to be replaced.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

The area in front of the rear wheel on the passenger side needed to be replaced as well.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

After we looked it over real good, Justin shot primer on the body to keep surface rust from forming.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

We then attached the body back on the chassis.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

This shows the area in front of the rear wheel on the passenger side after we cut the damaged area away...

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

and this shows it after it was repaired.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

This is the driver side quarter panel area with the quarter panel removed and the inner stucture repaired.

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

Once the quarter panels were repaired, we primed both the passenger side...

Fred's Fabrication - 1956 Chevy Belair 2 Door Hardtop

and the driver side. The customer then picked up his project car and will keep it at home until he's ready for the next stage.

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