here's one I started that needs to get finished, so I'm taking it to a friends shop to finish welding and prep for paint. I just broke my right elbow and its going to take time to heal. so I'm biting the bullet and getting it done. I would like to tutone it about the fenderline to break up the wide body these mopars have. I kind of leaning towards a gold and cream, but you guys have a much better eye for design than I do. I've also talked to a cabinet maker that said he'd have no problems doing wood sides
thats what I've been thinking could you drop it lower where it meets the rear fender? I would like light colors to accent the fact there are no rear wheel wells. I took the top half of the left and right fenders to make pods. I feel that it makes the car chubby and short. any other thoughts on that?
Those wagons just naturally look chubby, so this time I moved the fadeaway fender line, sectioned it about 2 inches, you already went to a lot of trouble rebuilding the top, so why not a mild section, dropped it to the ground, rounded out the rear fenders, rounded out the front ones too, I like things that match, round rear= round front, etc. Johnny Angel
just one more thing can you do something like a 53-55 buick side trim about 2-3 above the front wheel well clear to the headlight? funny thing when I started this project I had a 52 plymouth belvedere hardtop and three plymouth wagons. the hardtop wheel base was 7 inches longer than the wagon. I almost went the long but decided that the stubby little box shape is what appealed to me. I only chopped the hardtop 3 inches but had to chop the wagon part 5 inches to line up the two roofs. the hardtop had a flat roof and the wagon was domed. didn't discover that till I tried joining them at the B pillar. So I cut up the second wagon and joined about 20 inches from the windshield and darted the flat roof to blend with the domed wagon. I'm happy
Picked your request to practice on some Photoshop techniques. Good thing you're no stranger to metal work, because these pixels are too easy to push around: easy to draw, hard to build. Good luck with the rig (and the elbow) and keep us updated. gilty
holy ****! wow! I'll give this to the painter. except for the wider door I can nail the rest. I like the extended front fender line. actually thought of similar build and now I see it works. the lines at the wheel wells could be faked with stainless. man you just brought this 10 year old project home......] thanks..........Jim
Here's my take. I think it needs to be sectioned quite a bit. And the rear pontoons need to be stretched forward. I did both of those, and put it in the weeds. I did a red with gold metalflake and '53 Buick trim... but it ended up looking like a Buick wagon. The first is your original, the second details the bodywork, the third is in paint. I can change all of this, let me know what you're wanting to see.
well I just walked out to the old plymouth and figured where to section it to match gilty's photo. I can go 3 inches without much work and I've always agreed it needed it. the rear fenders are made up of the top of two stock fenders and my thought is to section them about 2 inches to lighten them up. can you split the difference on the stretch?
OK Gotgas I love it but... those stock length fender pods come right off with wing nuts and if I stretch those fenders I'll intrude into the roll down quuarter windows. I'm thinking that taking 3 inches out the rear fenders and quarter panels. peel the door skin and take 3 inches out of the door frame and trim the same off the botom of the skin. 3 inches out of the cowl and 2 inches out of the hood and 1 inch out of the front fenders should do it
Ok I'll park it for another year. It does need to be sectioned. But I have two others to finish first. my friend is is not ready for even a simple section job like this..
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