Technical Skirts

I want to get some skirts for my 54 ford pretty soon. I've seen some that mount flush, and some that seem to mount outside the fender. Any reason to go with one over the other or is it just a personal preference thing? I know both styles are available for my car.
I'm going for a late 50's styled mild custom and want to keep it traditional.

 

personal preference and what ever works on the cars curb appeal i think

 

if it's going to be mild, go with the flush-fit skirts. they look good and are a bit cheaper. but, tire clearance could be a problem.

 

Customs are all about the looks. Which one looks better in your opinion.
In my experiences one style over the other won't determine weather it is mild or wild unless you go with some thing like bubble skirts. And even then unless you do something drastic it's still going to be considered "Mild". Plus either way it is just a bolt on change with no metal mods needed. What other mods are you planning? Which style would fit in best with your overall vision? The overlay style always look more custom to me especially given the year car you are working with.
Post up some pics.
Torchie.

 

I agree. It's just a bolt on mod and won't make that much of a difference, I've just never thought about it before. I've already lowered it 3 inches. Going 2 1/2" more right now. It's already nosed and decked and shaved trunk. Next up are going to be frenched headlights and tail lights, shaved door handles and molded in valence with a customized stock grill. Still not sure exactly how I want to do the grill, but I like the shortened floating look like the jimmy vaughan Vick. His car is pretty much spot on how I want to do mine.
Here it is right now.



The second picture has spider caps that I have decided against. I'll be running the flippers for now.

 

Well If that's the look you are after then there is your answer.
Mr Vaughan's car is a great looking custom. It shows what can be done with out chopping. In my book it is still a "Mild" custom. And the skirts that were used fit right in with the overall lines of the car. The bigger style overlay skirts would draw your eye to them and perhaps clutter up the clean lines of the quarter panels. as well as taking away from all that smoooothness.
JMHO
Torchie.

 

I think the flush fit are the cleanest looking ones

 

Thanks guys, I'll be going with the flush for sure!

 

SANY0732 by hogrider208 posted Feb 16, 2015 at 6:31 AM

SANY0750 by hogrider208 posted Feb 23, 2015 at 6:30 AM

 

Skirts "in the air" always been my fav!

 

I like stock 54 grills to.

 

Yes so do I!

 

Here it is with the skirts installed! I'm pretty happy with it. The p***enger side skirt tweaked a little I noticed after installing it. It fits flush up front and sits inside the fender about 1/4" in the back. I just have to fix that and I'll be happy.

 

gotta love a Vicky.what do you have for running gear?

 

Nailed it! That looks great on that car.

 

Looks great man

 

Gonna be a nice lookin car. I like the flush skirts. That's what I had on my 54 customline 2-dr sedan.

 

Thanks guys. I'm really happy with how it's coming out.

For now it's got the stock 239 with the ford O Matic. Might upgrade to a 5 speed with a 292 when this one ****s out.

 

Nice with a flush skirts !!!!!!

 

SWEET!

 

I got rid of my spiders too - running Cal Custom baby moons for now.

 

Nice! I like spiders, but they've gotta be on the right car I think. These old fords just looks so right with a nice set of hubcaps.

 

Amasing how skirts change a car.

 

good start, had a handfull of these fords/mercs, got a chopped 53 and a project 53 now..., just curious whats year is there 1, looks like a 52 with a 54 nose? Just asking because its hard to tell from the pics but the 52's had the 3 piece back window unless you put some trim on, and the stone guard on the 1/4s are 52.

 

Looks good. I saw Jimmy Vaughn's Vic at a little car show in Kerrville several years ago. Stopped me dead in my tracks. Perfect little car.

 

That '54 looks sweet, man! I like the flush skirts... Bubble skirts never did it for me. Do you have trouble removing the rear tires? My '54 monterey hardtop is also lowered 3 (maybe 4 inches) and I have to remove the skirt, flatten the tire, and fight it out. Small price to pay to look good. Bagging the rear seems inevitable.

 

Thanks. I believe it is a 53, but its on a 54 ch***is with a 54 engine and front end. But the rear window looks like its from a 52. It has holes that were plugged in the side of the rear fenders where the 53 spears go. I just registered it as a 54.

Same here. I like the flush much more now.
Yes, it was tough getting these tires on. I deflated them, removed my lowering blocks and still had to fight them to go on. Definitely will be getting a newer, narrower rear end soon. It would be impossible to change one on the side of the road. Mine is lowered 6" though. 3" blocks and 3" de-arched springs.
I have lots of rubbing to figure out too. With me and my wife in it, the drive shaft rubs, and all 4 tires rub over bigger bumps in the road. My dad always said, "it hurts to be cool!" haha so true dad.

 

Do you have any pictures of your chopped 53? Is it a hard top? That is something I may want to go through down the road some time. Everyone I talk to says that these are really a pain in the *** to chop, but I've seen plenty done that look really good.

 

Looks great man, I love those vickys!