One more day and i'm done with my trunk,wheel wells and back seat panel...

tuesday i started making wheel wells for my chevy and today i got goin on putting them in. it's all 16g and they go all the way to the top of the rear quarter. its super solid and fits perfect with the Gambino notch. I'll post the completion tomorrow. the body was so weak it needed it asap, so i can finish the body work....







made a frame for the gas tank










i made the wheel wells a little too wide, so i had to take out 3" to put them in the re welded the 3" strip






and repeat....






gonna finish tomorrow. im pretty stoked on how its coming out!!

 

that's coming together nicely...the notch looks great...that rear view in your avatar looks great

 

Nice work buddy!!!!

 

thanx guys!! im shooting for march.....we'll see!!!

 

Hell yeah......nice work bro!

 

nice work!

 

Sweet...............subscribe, coz I want to see how this pans out. Great work and a great future reference to look back on.

 

got some more work done on the car.













so that's pretty much it for the metal work in the trunk except for the support (wheel well to trunk ). im gonna make a colored plexi access panel, but that's later, and some shocks!!

i did some more work inside but i still have to finish the bottom part of the wheel well, i just wanted to fit my seats in. t bird seats i got from my friend lucky burton (old crow) , front seat is from a 60 impala.



notched the wheel well so i could fit the seat in





made a frame for the bottom part of the seat to rest on so it doesnt hit the top bars





i made a little divider for the back rest since i dont have the middle piece , it's gonna be painted same color as the car and also gonna have sides filled in, still gotta do that









and i also dropped in the motor and ******. i bought bobby green's sbc(69') that used to be in his roadster before his nailhead. cleaned it up, painted it, put manifold/carb on it, headers. TH350.





i haven't worked in 6 weeks , at least im making the best of it!!

ian

 

You are a master. lookin forward to seeing it on the road....

 

Simply put, WOW! Lookin' great!!!!

 

"girl with a gun" is doing a fine job too!!

thanx a lot

ian

 

Not a master!! LOL!! but thanx!! i have the most basic tools in my garage which is not much. i just try to do the best i can with the skills and tools i own.

thanx

ian

 

Well thank ya kindly darlin', but compared to what you're doing, I'm a 1st grader doing fingerpainting while you're a M.A. student working on an art show

Keep it up, cannot wait to see this beaut on the road!!

 

Excellent work!

Is it possible that you can post a pic about how you attached the outer trunk panel behind the wheel well to the quarter panel? I'm just trying to figure that part out for mine. Cheers

 

Thanx man! i think i understand what your asking, but im not 100% sure. Behind the wheel well where the flat section starts it goes all the way to the inside of the 1/4 panel. when i cut out the old floor i left a 1" lip so i overlapped the new metal over the old and welded it underneath and i welded a 1/4" rod at the rear bottom of the wheel opening to the floor bottom.
Does it make sense? i'll take a pic when i get a chance!!

ian

 

Looks *****in'. I was about to ask what kind of toold you're working with for the metal fab and then I saw the pic of the 2X4's clamped together... The quality is all the more impressive when we consider the equipment it's being done with.

Congrats on a job well done.

 

What kind of front seat will you be running? That bench just ain't gonna look right with that ***y back seat...

 

looks good so far. so many people rip all the trunk out and never replace it then drive around in a big piece of ****.

what did your trunk look like before?

 

Thanks for the explanation and yes, I understand what you mean, not sure about the rod though. That part will become crystal clear when I see the pic. Cheers

 

nice work man nice and cleeeeeean

 

Kudos on the rubber boot where the bars go through the floor. That's pretty ****ing slick.

 

thanx bro! im not sure about the front seat yet, right now that's all i have and there's so many parts in need to buy that the front seat is gonna have to wait.
im keeping my eyes open for something cool and cheap!!

ian

 

thanx Flop!! the poncho is looking amazing! im lovin' the rear treatment!!

ian

 

Pretty much non-existent !! LOL!! before i cut it out it was pretty thin and crusty so i just went for it without knowing much about replacing it! im learning as i go. this is my first project and i picked up welding last december so every thing i do on this car is pretty much trial and error, and as you can see i forgot to brace the back before cutting....oh well!! it's all square now!!

ian

 

hey your rear ends pointin the wrong way. just thought i would let ya know.

 

You got skills. Looks real clean.

 

rad!!

 

What back sit is that? Impala?

Looks like it was made to be there. The seat bottom looks like its the perfect width and height for the suspension setup.

I just finished the 4 link, notch, and ultra low kit on my 53 and these pictures help out alot with filling that hole in the trunk.

I dig it!

- Jon

 

right on jon!! the back seat is t-bird but im not sure what year, i thing 62 64?

im glad the pics are a good help to you or anybody! that's what the HAMB is all about!!

ian

 

Ian...why didnt you tell me you were a metal god?! The trunk area came out *****in'....you need to do my trunk for me!! Im tired of seeing concrete when i look in my trunk!