Technical BODY, A fool chops at home. Step-by-step photos.

paint?

 

VERY! VERY! NICE JOB!!!!! You should be proud of your hard work......OLDBEET

 

Cleatus My Hats off to YOU!!! What an outstanding job.That first pic proves you can polish a terd and make it a thing of beauty. You the Man Cleatus---FEDER

 

outstanding.........you can only see this on the HAMB
CT

 

nice job, most people would not have seen the problem with the turret top.....you moved the windshield up perfect to eliminate that bald headed look.

If the pics are good quality one of those mag guys should get some of that on print.

 

Very Nice job
Congrats
Keep the picturs coming
thanks
Garth

 

thats one of the best posts lve seen on here, congrats, top job and l love the paint.

 

cleatus that car ROCKS

i love it...
makes me wana build one someday

right out of the magazines
kick ass post.

Tuck

 

VERY NICE, love the color. Makes me want to wack on the roof of my 41 Chevy. way kool......To

 

really wonderful job, inspirational, even. great post; takes a lot of mystery out of the process.

thanks for posting this!

 

cleatus, after we met briefly in Paso, I went and found your car a little later on...and I must say, your concept for the car and the craftsmanship it embodies is incredible.

I really love the dash as well....any chance you have a pic of it?

Great post and even greater job on one of the best cars of the HAMB. Thanks for sharing.

-Brian

 

I don't normally reply to a post just to jump on the wagon, but I gotta tell you cleatus, that is truly inspirational.

I've been spending a lot of time cutting up paper copies of my fantasy 41 Ford coupe (since I dont have an actual car to cut on), but your story really helps me to see that it's possible for a real person to do this kind of work.

Thanks for the inspiration. Your kustom really is a work of art, thanks for sharing.

 

That is a GREAT looking chop, Cleatus! Thanks for sharing all the detail shots of the work.

 

I met you at paso you are a really humble guy he told me and gordini about his car like this {yes mine is that green forty over on the street its not done yet though} I went over later and looked at it my jaw dropped one of the best cars at the show in my opionion

 

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Yea, paint.
I can see that car looking good a pearl butterscotch or pearl brick dust orange.

 

Wow! Looking real good man! Keep up the great work!

 

FTH, it looks too damn bitchin hoodless.

This compliment is from a guy who doesn't like Chevys, so you know it's good!

 

i'm sure you've humbled many pros.

great to see you take the time to learn it right the first time, instead of the common attitude that you can just carve it out of bondo later.

you have really got the lines down on that car!

fuckin A.

 

Holy schniekies cleatus, that car is supoib. Very nice work.

I think you need to do more thinkin' on your window frames. If you leave the frame rigid on the door, you might as well put the b-pillar back in.

Check out the door windows in a 59-60 GM hardtop. A chrome frame is attached to the (flat) glass and the frame's trailing edge (where the b-pillar would be) extends about a foot into the door in a heavy track to keep it vertical when it's rolled up. The vent window post has a felt u-channel that holds the bare leading edge of the glass. All you'd have to do is make the frames above the beltline and use the hardtop parts below. I measured the glass on my Olds and it's 13 1/2 inches tall, they travel down the same distance. You might even take a peek at how the quarter windows roll down if you're really feelin' froggy...

I know you're itchin' to call it done so you can drive it, but please do that beautiful car the justice it deserves.

Is it too early to call dibs on shooting it when it's done? I LOVE that style custom.

Hey Ryan, TECH-O-MATIC!

drooling.

 

I don't know what to say...that looks beautiful!

 

Love it!!

 

One of the best posts in a LONG time...You have a great eye, and apparently the skills to pull it off...My computer is a piece of junk, and took forever to download all of those pictures, but it was worth every minute...The proportions on that car are perfect...GREAT job.

 

very inspireing... good work!

 

I keep looking at this, and just realized I never posted...
that car is BEAUTIFUL. You've done a good job.

I vote for TECH-O-MATIC...a lot of good information, and it's just so stinkin' inspiring!!!

Steve

 

One of the best posts of the HAMB... I feel like I could go out and chop a car right now!

I'm looking forwad to watching it progress. Beautiful car!

 

Super bitchin' car Cleatus..!! I've said it before, it is one of my favorites cars I've seen on here, and you could never post too many pics of it in my opinion... I saw it at Paso as well, and it looked even cooler in person...especially cruisin' down Spring Street..!! You better be at Billetproof..!!! So ruling..!!!

 

Damn that's really impressive!

 

Amazing work cleatus, and proof that standing in the garage,beer in hand, just lookin at your pile (I do a lot of that)is not time wasted.

 

I know this thread is old. It is a great thread so i thought i would bring it back up. Something new to read from something old.