I had a Flatlanders 5 window (Now New Age Motorsports)...Loved it...sold it to John "Rocketman" Paxson...he loves it too..now I have a Rust no More out of Louisianna...I really like it....But that all said, if I were building one from ground up...it would be a New Age first, second choice would be a Be-Bop...New Age has the most accurate body lines and driprails...Be-Bop had nice lines with driprails, but the driprails are solid and don't actually have a gutter in them...my third choice would be Rust no More.................the yellow one is a Flatlanders (New Age) and the red one is a Rust no More
New Age 32 five window built by my friend Darwin Albritton. For your frame consider Gary Maxwell at http://www.blackboardhotrods.com/ .
I built a 5 window using a New Age body about 7 years ago , and AT THAT TIME I had a lot of problems with it , BUT, apparently it was due to a partner there at the time was screwing everything up and I was told he was gone. I wound up getting reimbursed a bunch off the cost because of all the extra work we had to do to make it right. The other problem that showed up after I finished the car was shrinkage in several places because it wasn't sured long enough before I got it.The body guy got it perfect, painted it, everything looked great, but several months later sunken spots began showing up and I was told it was due to lack of curing. The owner is a straight shooter I think and has probably got it together again but I haven't talked to anyone that's dealt there since. All that said, I was at SEMA last fall and looked at the steel bodies put out by United Pacific www.uapac.com and they were impressive for sure! I was told the price complete was under $20,000. I guess if you're building a keeper I would save/ borrow/ steal to get one of these over a gl*** one, but that's your call.
I looked at Kiwi Connection's 5 window bodies a few years ago and they looked REALLY good, but don't know if they still do them.
I didn't specify. I had t-buckets on the brain...But, I still stand by being able to find a metal body for less than $8K..
I have always been a fan of windshields that swing out but I was scolded once because I was told it was hazardous and unnecessary to have that. Plus, you'd get all dirty driving? I'm still going to make mine fully functional...
I just received my Kiwi Konection $1800 frame this week. Excellent job, all really neat tig welds, I'm stoked. My roadster that I'm driving now has one of the gl*** bodies that Kiwi Konnection used to sell, I don't know if they still do them, but they are also a cl*** act. Australian made too.
Has anyone here dealt with this company before? For that price, I am more than happy to do all the work myself...
http://www.deucecustoms.com.au/325wcoupe.html Excellent Australian made bodies, pretty sure they have a distributor on the US west coast Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
I am right now in the process of building a 5 window coupe with a NewAge body and a Ionia Hot Rods ch***is. I have had the body for just about a year now. What I had to do was to puts some money down on the body to reserve a build date. I dont recall the amount. I think at that time Ed was about 5 months out. He was quite close on the production date and it took about 1 month to get it. The quality is very nice. Its not perfect but you have to remember its handmade. It will need some body work, but I have seen many other companys stuff that is much worse. The body was very flat when I got it. I would recomend putting it out in the sun and heat to help cure the fibergl*** and get the stink out of it. Some panels did shrink and a few minor air pockets showed up in the fibergl***. Overall I am quite happy with the quality of the body and the inner structure is unlike any others. I do belive its a well built piece. The body is not cheep, but I think you get what you pay for. Bill
I think I'll start putting out feelers for a forgotten project car with a New Age body when I have money in hand. I have a fresh flathead with about 2,000 miles on it and fresh T-5 and good old banjo ready for the setup... All I have to do now is finish my car and sell it.
about $13,000 with all the goodies I want... That's why a Gibbon is looking a little more realistic to me!
They are pricey. When I get disgusted working on the gl*** body I bought, I get on line and look at the New Age bodies and then look at the price and then go back out to the garage and work on the one I have. It will never be as nice as the NA body, even though I have put steel driprails and a Brookville cowl vent on it. Dennis D
Davicky. Didn't do enough research. Didn't have the knowledge about gl*** bodies I do now. Went with price instead of patience.......Dennis D
I dont think the Gibbon name is what it use to be in the 80's. I would use Redneck or NewAge, period. Mainly because they have the most STOCK looking features.
I agree , many of my mates have Deuce Customs bodies. My problem was that I wanted stock height, and no one in Australia did one. So I commitioned an interstate gl*** body company to raise the roof on a 3" chopped body up to stock. Regards Dave.
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