Hot Rods What was I thinking-3 window kit car (steel)

Lookin' real nice.Great work!

 

I'd like to suggest a license plate for the car when you do get it together...........JIGSAW

Looking forward to watching your progress and hope it comes together well for you.

 

Great for a 6 digit state. If it's 7 digits, I'd offer WELDROD!

 

I like the sweep of the roofline

 

Thank you, I'll be away from the car for about 2 weeks and I keep looking at the last pix I posted and wonder if the rear section of the roof needs to come down a little. Opinions are welcome.

 

Maybe............BTSNPCS Bits and Pieces

 

I don't think so. Personally I think they get too boxy/squished looking with a heavy chop if the front and rear are the exact same height. I like what you've got going.

 

Amazing what can be accomplished by just jumping in and going for it. Great progress and looking great. Following along to see what’s next.

 

Very nice sheet metal work, it's definitely a process to piece in the panels and have it come out so nice. I'm 63 and was in high school for autobody and I had a teacher who was old school and he taught us how to do lead work it's something you never forget even if you don't do it that often .

 

It looks like there’s a small hump (inside the circle) is that an optical illusion?

The straight portion of the window surround (in the rectangle) looks off to me. The factory three-door has a subtle curve there.

 

I'm concerned about the hump, I think it looks to full if that makes sense. I may have to get a better look when I get back to work, The door top doesn't bother me as much, I think there is only about1/4' to 3/8 " of rise in the blue box.

 

Will you be able to install door glass through the window opening?

It seems @3wLarry was never able to install door glass in his deuce 3 window as the window opening was too low.

 

Great work, it does make some of us a little jealous because we can’t do this. Thanks for the pictures and descriptions of your work.

 

F-ing sinister looking

 

I think it looks badass…considering what you started with, I certainly would not sweat a small rise or a hump or perceived humb.

 

Nope....looks great fantastic work

 

Grab a smooth Black trash bag and 'wrap' the area with it and stand back.
You might even spray some Gibbs or such to make it 'stick'. Even a light water based glue if you aren't done sanding.
Quick and cheap way to visualize a finish. Should show issues.

 

I've ben thinking about that, not near the car right now, but if I have to I might make the upper 2 or 3 inches of the inner door skin removable. I'll see what happens.

 

I was thinking PUZZLED

 

Don't have to copy but maybe dig up a few pictures of Rolling Bones 33/34 3 windows and check their side roof profiles compared to yours.

 

removable would be great..my 32 when they chopped it they left the door glass too long to get out, then slid the glass up and welded welded stops to not let it roll too far... they thru bolted billet mirrors, then weld every thing... couldn't get in there with an allen wench to get the mirrors out...and can't replace the door glass if it ever breaks... hair pulling experience to get the mirrors off... lots of WTF went on...

 

Gary, I've looked at a lot of pictures of heavily chopped 33-34's, I think I need to bring the top down and forward like the blue line in the picture

 

Your top is lower, but here is a profile of the Kalifornia Kid. The back of the roof appears to be somewhat in the same plane as the raised area behind the door. Parallel ?

 

Good question.............Maybe make the inner door panel have a removable section that screws in place holding the window brackets and stuff.

 

Well, I'm back from Kansas (granddaughters wedding, great grandsons' birthday, and a celebration of life for my sister in-law).
I think I worked out my problem with what I considered a hump in the roof. I had to make the roof opening about 2" longer to match a 3W opening. I used the front section of another roof and flipped it around and widened it 3" to line up. I was able to lower it about a half inch where it tied into the sides of the roof. I'll have to shrink a few of my welds and do some welding under the back window, I'm happy where it ended up.

 

Lets try this again.

 

there's very few of us who could keep up w/ that!--nice!