**DIPPED MY A-HOLE IN COPPER!!..got pics to prove it**

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Did you do the bodywork and paint yourself?

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Steve is pretty impressive with his paint and body skills. He painted the black Buick, with ghost flames, in his driveway! It was sooooo slick lookin!

 

WOW, I'd just like to add my kudos as well. GREAT job, awesome color! Looking forward to seeing more progress photo as time goes on.

 

Dude thats SHARP!! Nothing much cooler than a chopped "A" Coupe

 

Very NICE good on ya
JR

 

I'm totally speechless holmes!! That thing is f@#$in amazing! Get it done so i can get a completed pic to hang on the wall. Thanks for the inspiration as well!!

Dirty

 

Your coupe looks GREAT!!!
I'm glad to see an "A" with a great paintjob...it's a shame to spend the time it takes to get a body straight just to cover it with DP90. Well, I guess not everyone spends the time....
Can't wait to see the car completed, keep up the fine work!

 

DAN..long time bro..
I figure i can make up for my bad taste in tires/wheels by having you distract them with some awesome, original Barnett striping!!
Dan, Dan, the striping man!!!!!!

 

Nothing is gonna out-shine, out-dazzle that paint job! I bet your club bros are freakin out over it!

 

Show car...

 

Stunning, I can't wait to see it finished. What grill are you going to use?

 

Holy shit, thats over the fucking top... I just wish I could find copper rattle can...

 

For those curious about the before/after shots, heres a couple showing the state the body was in when we started to chop it, like i said the previous owner cut 4 inches and never cross-braced it or stabilized it when he did so it was a pain to redo, and I of course had to take a couple more out. heres the pics....

 

front shot..

 

this was the final mockup before tearing it down...

 

heres the frame chassis after painting and everything put back...the exhaust is one piece, all mandrel bent from the collectors back so it was the last thing to remove and had to be the first thing to install...

 

damn pics, cant seem to get them very big...heres another

 

Awesome! Nothing like a little color to get you motivated for the "home stretch". Thanks for not making another flat black model A. I should know, I had one.

 

Looking great. What panel did you use to fill the roof?

 

Cut the roof panel from a 61 chevy 4-door

 

WOW! Looks great! Do I have a lot of sanding ahead of me, or what?!?!

 

What kind/color of paint is that? Looks amazing...nice job

 

Sweet!

 

Looks great Steve, not that I thought it would turn out any different. What happened to the "outdoors" paint booth like the 59 had???

Wish I was in SA to see it in person, I bet that color looks awesome in the sunlight.

 

KUSTOM55..the paint is PPG Copperhead Metallic

Hey, Terry...I would probably have been better off shooting it in my old driveway, that damn plumbing shop has more crap in it..cement dust...grinding dust..bondo dust..oh well just a little more wet sanding and I'm done!!

 

Great job Steve. I knew you would have that done in no time flat.

Will it been done before the baby?

 

I must have come back and looked at these photos 10 times now. I can't get over how good this thing looks. Can't wait to see it all bolted together. Great work on the body, chassis and drivetrain. What ya gunna do for interior?

 

ANTICHRYSLER, thanks..baby's due a week from friday, definately not gonna have the coupe ready by then!

OGNC...Interior is gonna be all black, rolled pleats with steward warner winged guages

 

Damn, that is sweet.. Cant wait to see it all together.

 

That's just too cool for words.

 

Holy shit thats nice I think I have just fround the paint for my chevy , PPG Copperhead Metallic ,would you get pissed if there was a old chevy in Belfast the same color ??