well here it is . the lil lady wants a cool car to roll. so we looked around far and wide to no avail for something to build. one day my dad brought me just a few blocks from my house to show me and ol 53 buey. i showed it to candace and she loved it. so two hundred bucks later we proceded to drag the ol gal home for a make over. we havent an real solid plans for it as were going to see what it becomes as we work on it. she has said she wants a chop top. and i want to bag it so it lays right, but is still able to drive( our roads suck so being able to lift it is essential) were not rolling in as much dollars as some builders so this thread might be a bit of a slower one. but i will try and put up lotsa pictures for all the jpeg junkies out there such as my self. heres a video of were it was and us dragin it home. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfXE7NXGTag
ya were preaty stoked. the engine turns by hand so we have been doing what we can to see if it will fire. this is my first real build so im having a blast!
pulled the carb last night. our neighbor is an old mechanic that used to work on these so we opend it up sowe can clean it and he can have a peek
Nice score. The Buick are a fav of mine, they look great as a custom, but have seen a few that have been chopped too much. When they are done right they are cool!
is it even posible to chop a more door?. i have looked around on here and the few i found were made in to a two door. any help or pics would be greatly appreciated
It is possible to chop a 4 door, its a lot easier if you have 4 extra doors laying around, because you need to lengthen the doors when roof slides back for the chop.But these pieces can be made also, my brother made the extra pieces I needed for my shoebox chop.Just plan it out over and over, and expect nothing to work out the way you thought it will,cuz it won't.There are a few of us who have chopped 4 doors so do a search on here.Also keep in mind the chop is the easy part, the finishing and details are the parts that make the job a handfull.Mine sits as it looks in the picture so I'm pretty far from being done, but with a sick wife(9th surgery done on monday) and 2 kiddies, its tough to find time.
ya thats my concern, is putting it back together and finishing it. im not even totaly sure were to cut it as not to fuck it up. i did search it on here but to no availe. hence the plea for help
A neighbor of mine inherited a '51 or '52 Olds about as clean and complete as your Buick. He tried to chop the top, got in way over his head, and destroyed the car. He then parted it out and junked it. Turned a nice old car into a piece of useless scrap metal that's been crushed and melted down by now. Chops are hard to pull off. 4-door chops are more complicated. If he'd just fixed it up a bit and sprayed it all one color he'd still be driving it. I'm just sayin.
i agree totaly with what your saying. i have already destroyed one of my cars due to bitting off more then i can chew and im not intreasted in doing it again. thats why in doing my reserch on this one before hand.
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