Opinions on this project

I want to take this And make it into this Yes the rims **** and thay are already gone... With fresh white paint, teardrop and traditional mags.

 

do it g***er style no hood and with a really big motor.

 

First cut into three equal pieces. Discard the middle and weld the two remanding pieces together. You will end up with something like this.

 

Is that a unitbody car? If so, you better know what your doing, unless you intend on building a frame for it. Either way, looks like a lot of work. Gene

 

Since Wagons have been done before,Why not make it a More-door G***er?

 

Yes it is...I'll be using frame ties and a 6 point..it's a fairly pristine barn find 4 door(27K mles) wth no rust underneath...Thunderbolt"business coupe"

 

It'll look funny...

Business coupes had really long trunks in the old days.

 

It will look like a 80 model mercedes .sell the car befor you cut it down .

 

s**** it., ok no im just kidding but why not just freshin it up and leave as is. couldnt see pouring time and money into that car.

 

I think it would take a lot of work to make it look right.

I don't think it's the trunk that is the problem, the door will have to be lengthened:

 

Why?

Thanks,
Kurt

 

I personally think those "shorty" cars always look stupid. Guys do this with tri-5 Chevys all the time and I've never seen one I thought looked good.

But I wouldn't give up on this car yet. I personally would try to track down a junk 2 door post car and use the doors and quarter panel parts to make your car into a two door sedan, and then just work off of that. It's somewhat time consuming but WAY easier than shortening the whole car and it'll look a lot nicer when you're done.

Here's a link to a tech I did showing the conversion process (I love to ***** this thread out whenever I can)

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78120

 

Nailed it, looks like a benz. Don't do it

 

All you need is a pair of 2 door sedan doors to make it into a 2 door sedan. The "B" pilar will have to be moved back to fit the doors, and the rear door "skinned" to get the sheetmetal for the rear quarter, but it is do-able. I have converted a couple of '64 Fairlane 4 doors into 2 doors. I will try to dig up some pics.

 

I actually had one like that once. I bought it from a junkyard in florida. Had a straight axle under it too. don't know what the history was. It was the merc version but that's exactly what was done to it so clearly you can do it. there was a 61 falcon shorty on ebay about two months ago also for $1200 that was done a reeeeally long time ago. it was pretty rough. so for whatever reason, at least two of these were done a long time ago so technically it is "traditional" at this point.

 

This would be an ***-load of work for little gain, the more-door g***er idea would work a lot better.

There is a Comet 4-dr drag car in MI that really looks great & runs like stink! Put your time & $$$ into the drivetrain. A lot of guys get 1//2 way thru a project like this & then it ends up in the s**** yard.

 

here's my old one...can't find the falcon from Ebay at the moment...

they are pretty clowncarish...

 

I vote for leaving it original length and finding two door doors and moving the B pillar back like Drive Em said.

 

I appreciate the opinions....I was never a fan of "shortys" either but I thinking of about a 105 inch wheelbase, less than a foot removed rather than to have to drive it sitting in the old back seat.I thought about the two door conversion idea...I also thought about just paintng it and driving it but I'm sure I'd get bored with that.. The mercedes comments did make my stomach turn some. I have a couple others I need to finsh before I do anything with the Ford but the food for thought is a good thing.

 

There is a local guy here in Baltimore with a 66 / 67 Chevelle that was a 4 door car, now it is a real shorty, yellow, strange looking thing. If I see it out this weekend, I'll post a pic.....
leave it a 4 door and drive it......my 2 cents

 

The best reason not to do it. clownish.

 

I'll ask,,WHY?
Just because you can don't mean ya should,,,that's what you ask for opinions. HRP

 

Go g***er with a 6 stack injection system. It is the only way

 

Sell it as is......... and find something worth spending time and money on.

 

There's a two door for sale on the local craigslist for $14K, about the same cost in time and money as you would spend on doing your project.

 

If you have the talent to take on something like that, don't you think it'd be wasted on something like that?

 

That is why I ask for opinions.. It's easy to look at stuff and say"I can do that" then when it's done say "now what do I have"...Did that with this car..

 

What a waste of time. Step away from the 4 door...

 

Put it on Craigs list and get a 2dr

 

After wasting your time and money the first time it seems like you would already know better,,,,again,,just my opinion. HRP