Howdy and thanks for stopping in. So having been out of the car resto for about twelve years, I decided to get back into the rat rod community.  So I picked up this 1953 Chevy with original bones but with a 1979 Camaro drive train slapped in.  Here is what I found when I answered the Craigslist ad: Below is the before photo right after it was dropped off the flatbed hauler: The car was barely running, but I saw enough to take the gamble. After an hour or two, after finding misplaced vac lines and a distributor that was very loose, I got it to at least idle. Satisfied I did ok, I cleaned it up a bit, before backing it into my barn lean-to. That is, I broke out some starlight silver spray paint that was left over from a Honda Accord repair, and painted away the rust on the bumper and dressed up the grill. Then I removed the bumper guards...and then the whole front bumper. The next step was to do some minor rewire to get all the