Projects Oddmetal Chopped 34 5 window coupe

My Dad and I have been working on this 5 window since 96 at which time I was 14. We were given the back half of the body from the quarter windows back because it was smashed up so bad. The top and cowl were both found seperate at swap meets and the fire wall is out of a 35 ford truck firewall and the doors are also swap meet finds. We chopped 3 1/2 inches out of the top while lowering and leaving the back window stock size in order to make the windows proportional all the way around. The top was wheeled and hammer welded to complete the top. The frame was completely split apart, repaired then riveted back together. We decided to use a 57' 365ci Cadillac with a S-10 5 speed transmission behind it. This is all the pictures I have right now but will post more soon. The car should be done sometime in August.

 

Very cool. That's along time coming. Half your life. : )

 

Push that thing outside and take a nice side profile shot!

Then I can ***** about how awesome it looks.....seriously, looks like a cool car. But I need better pictures.......Please?

 

We are about to paint it so as soon as its together I will push it out side

 

Its cool!

 

great work, to make something out of nothing and end up with correct proportions, top stuff.

 

Looks awesome!!!

 

Great stuff , got any pics of the chop being done?

 

cool build, hope it continues to go well

 

cool hot rod

 

Here are a few pics of my dad and I filling in the top and leading the rear quarters.

 

Bad ***..Working on my 5 Window this summer too...

 

sweeeeet

 

Admire your sticktoitivness. Had a 34 coach for a while and sold it because it needed so much work, way less than yours. (There's a post on here about a really nice roadster 14 years in the making, but the fellow is paying someone else to do it.) Seems like you get so much more out of this stuff, the more you do yourself. Keep us posted, looking really neat.

 

Man, i love to see chopped '34's...It's brutal!

 

Wow I was impressed with all the projects stacked and packed behind your coupe. Thats alot of nice original steel!!!

 

Nice!!

Spike

 

First pic in first post looks real good with the hubcaps/tire sizes and trim rings.......not to mention the Cad 2x2 with chromed pipes. Great style and build.

 

Early pics of the body when replaced the wheel wells. Cut out the old ones, made new ones out of cold roll and tig welded them in.

 

Damn!

 

That is one cool hot rod. Great job.

 

A lot of work but well worth it by the way it's turning out. Keep posting the progress.

Frank

 

It's going to be rad. Love the engine choice and the stance is nice as well.

 

This is familiar territory for me. Very cool build!

 

Awesome build! That is exactly what I would want, parts and stance.

 

time well spent...looks good!

 

Wow that Cad motor is awesome! Great stance, you guys nailed it, nice work!

 

When we were given the rear half of the car the quarters were smashed down to the beadline so we had to replace some of the quarter.

 

more pics of the body

 

Great stuff, well done & keep it coming.