Just read it all, great work. Only one suggestion, not a knock at all, but I find the hood sides to look a bit off with the large blank up front and slats at the rear. In my mind I want to see the slats at the front and solid at the rear. And I guess if one is going smooth and organic, like the blended rear, taking them out all together might be an option. Could be a Photoshop exercise for someone who can.
Finished primering the other door. It was the one made from a million pieces. Took a lot to become primerable! It will still need help, but at least all the panels have paint on them now. Hey BB, want to come over and help sand? I know you love it and you've had plenty of practice.
Hmmm, we could shoot a movie and call it "Billy Down Under". Why does that sound like a porno title? It was cool when that Magnum PI guy did it.
Well, it's all one colour now. 50 shades of grey that is. Anyway, I put all the pieces together the other day to see how the whole thing looks and thought I'd share. Nothing's gapped or anything like that and bodywork still to come, but you get the picture. Oh, and no front bumper because I haven't finished filling the bumper guards and fitting threads to their rears.
Fantastic job, great metal skills. Can hardly wait to see it in color/colors with those great slopping lines. Slope to slopping??? Who can spell?
Tony ... That car is going to be nothing less than wonderful - a work of art! I have no doubt it will take its place among the greats in custom automotive design!
I had better post something. I've filled the front bumper guards/overriders and made the mounts behind to replace the bolts. Now I'm working on the rear windows. Finalising the mech and the glass pattern so I can actually feed it in from the bottom (bearing in mind glass doesn't bend) and then welding in the inner panel, which I had taken out for body blasting.
Here's a bit of an update. I have been working away on a range of things. One was finalising the inner quarter panels, window mechanism and run channels. That's now all in and works well. I modified the splined shaft on the winder to a square shape so I could use 1940 handles. (window mech is Landcruiser manual - cheap) Didn't take pictures. A third brake light has been a consideration for a long time. I don't really want one but I live in an inner city area with plenty of traffic and generations who have only ever seen eye level 3rd brake lights. The tail lights are quite low and I just feel nervous about being rear ended. Anyway I pondered many options and because of the extreme slope of the window and it's height above the parcel shelf I ended up with this. I also wanted something pretty much sealed against the glass - I didn't want red light spilling all over inside like I was driving in a brothel. For better or for worse, it's only attached with 2 screws so can easily be removed if the spirit moves me. Also finalised the trunk release. I used a Ford cable. I had to add a popper because the spring in the latch alone didn't have enough boing factor. Work well now. Finally today I pushed it outside for the first time to have a look. I confess to being slack at taking many photos of what I've been doing.
I would guess nervous is a mild term, for me anyhow. You have brought a healthy share of photo work here. Just remember us on that first coffee run, when you are surrounded by the crowd
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