i am only 23 haha 12 -14- 84. well i forgot all about the corners and wanted to get the outer "frame" done. well that also turned into another project of me not liking the body line going down the center of the hood. what else is new.so to the 53 parts caddillac i went .... the 49 was to lets say broad i wanted a more crisp and subtle line so i went with the body line off the side of the fender plus the orig. body line in the 49 was as crooked as a dogs leg. finished welding it up probably way to particular about stupid body lines but what are ya gonna do
Something about this picture reminded me of the Barris "Blue Danube" Buick (photo courtesy Rikster!) Your Pontiac is so choice. It reminds me of Cleatus' Chevy in that everytime you touch it - it just gets better.
thanks for the photo shop they are def gonna get rounded. and for the buick i think its in the hood which makes em look the same . haha and i cant complain about the pontiac being compared to it !!!! next decision run the body line down the whole hood .. end it somewhere in the front ..or run it into a piece of stainess trim off the 53 caddy... decisions decisions haha!
lookin great,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, glad you're gonna round them,, maybe i missed it,,but what are you using for a grille?
I didn't wanna chime in seeing as this is the first time I've gone through this post, but I have to. I say def continue it into the upper lip. Not only does it compliment the peak on each side, but it keeps you from abruptly dropping out a line. Something that I try never to do. Overall though, this thing is killer. Lots and lots of work for subtle changes that aid the flow. This car is going to look dynamite and no one will know why.
apsolutly amazing youngster,first time i had the time ti look threw this post keep up the great work and glad yur goin with the rounded corners the other ones were ok they just had a to stock for all the work you did
Killer design work and great metalworking skills to pull it all off. Really enjoyed this post - it's great to scroll thru and see all the steps with great detail pix all along the way. I usually finish something and then go "damn, shoulda taken some photos of that" Thanks for taken the time to show us your work!
Every time i check this post I am honored to share the same board... great work again. Now get your ass to Missouri and help me chop my damn Olds... lol HAve a good one
Wow, all that slicing and dicing, tons of photo's, ton's of fantastic work. It doesn't get any better then this thread. Very cool indeed...................... CRUISER
So what would a 4-1/2 cutoff wheel look like as a radius for the corners of the hood? I have no idea how it would look on the proportions of the hood, but it worked great on the doors! -Jeff
..this is gonna' be a "We knew you when" kinda thread.. Lot's of great stuff ahead..can't wait to see what you do..
Jeezus fucking Christ on a stick... I just waded my way through 27 pages of this badass metalwork, and I have to say, I really envy you. If I had the abilities...
damn im away for a day and all hell breaks loose on the thread haha !! thanks again guys cant say that enough .. helps ya through when your burned out . for a grill its gonna be a custom floater deal there some pics a while back jim on the idea thats in my head manily made up of a 59 caddy grill bar and some red bull cans haha! thanks alex that means alot. the body line runnin down the hood is gonna go into the front lip ever so slightly . rounded corners lines were maade with a roll of 3m body tape this time . 39 ford coupe is on the horizon next after this one is done . well time to get back to work more progress pics. when more shit gets done once again thanks for the comments.
thanks guys... moved along some after i got back from carlisle and before i go to hershey. not to many pie cuts im pretty excited about that there was once more cut in front of those but i forgot to take a pic of all the cuts i think you guys will live . ..thats about the last of the cutting the rest is gonna be weld weld weld picked up a 52 mercury splash pan for the front at carlisle and im thinkin about running 53 kaiser lights in the back now .
heres your once a day t town !! gettin all kinds of shit done !! uhhhh ohh green tape! as you can probably tell by now green tape usually ends up resulting in a big hole !
time for more body line off the 53 caddy fender just some mock up tacked it where i wanted it put the relief cuts in to make the curve and just cut along the edge with the cut off wheel. really dig the profile the body line has.. nice and tight compared to what was stock on a 49 caddy. crazy thing was how the body line was very crooked on the 49 caddy just though it got screwed up while it was laying around.. i saw a 49 caddy at carlisle same curvy body line. the metal pretty much told ya where it wanted cut i tacked the bottom and started with the first cut and it was all smooth sailing from there . never cut the metal all the way through on the edges even though it looks that way i didnt want to have the problem of getting it all straight again .. i bet that would be a pain in the ass. all for now im off to hershey to look for a 51 ford dash!!
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