Art & Inspiration ----HOTDAMN'S Chopped '54 Pictorial----

and a huge thanks again to Jeroma and Damon! you guys are the jimmy jamb!

 

looks very good. very cool - what's the story on the hammer?

 

Nice chop! Are you going to put the post in or hardtop it? looks really good.

 

Dang Del! That looks killer!!! The pics show a big difference in the sail panel, I know its even better in person!

 

tudor~the hammer is Damons, its pretty much the radness.

flattrap~ thanks bro! I have been sweating yours for a hot minute myself!!
as for the post, they are going back in. I found a couple hardtop cars that I can rob from but I will save that for another chop later as I have seen waaay too many cars get screwed up b/c the builder starts going in a different direction half way through the build...

and terdy, thanks bro! see ya wed

 

Del you're killing this thread with your aweful pics!! Borrow a camera!!! Hahahahaha!!!

Looking good.....from what I can see on those 1kb sized pics.

 

Nice stuff, Bro-Del!

Looking forward to seeing it at the Shindig!

 

show your ass up and take some pics!!!

all I gots is my crappy black berry

 

Looking good Del! subscribed....See you and the progress on the 9th.

 

Damn dude the chop is looking great. Look forward to seeing it next weekend.

 

Just now picked up on this thread, but the chop looks awesome. Sleek and sexy like it should be. From reading through the posts, ya'll have a bada** shop. I will def have to stop by and check it out if thats cool.

 

Great looking chop, Del! Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

Sooo-weeet!!

 

good deal guys, looks killer, gotta love those 54s, what did you do with the windshield? I I need one

 

the windshield will be getting cut down and hopefully not cracked!

Damon knocked out my drivers side sail panel tonight, seriously that dude is all sortsa rad!

anyways I am gonna get them trimmed and fit over the next couple of days and then comes tig time

I am very excited about hammer welding this rear window in.

I will try to get some more pics in the next day or two and my plan is by auto fair to have the b pillars and door tops welded back on too

and guys as always thank you so much for the kind words and also as always any of you guys are welcome at our shop!

we are having out Hot Rods and Hotcakes sat morning and shop nights are every wed and the Swap City Shindig is April the 9th!!!

c'mon out!!!

 

You're welcome. Now get to work! I wanna ride around in tha damn thing.

 

I'll be humpin it after breakfast in the am!

 

so over the weekend jeroma and myself have been pluggin away on my sail panels and I have been putting that tig I bought to some good use

every one shamed me into working on my var by reminding me how long I have been fidilin with this damn thing..

not that said, thanks to all who have given me shit about not working on it. I am STOKED at how everything is coming out.

I am very fortunate to have awesome guys like Jeroma and Damon to help me troubleshoot and make it work, I have learned a ton from these dudes!

anyways here we go, oh and my camera still sucks but I did make the pics bigger!



if you are working by yourself this is a life saver, one of the most helpful things I have ever learned!







I have also learned the hard way that TIG welding is a little easier with no gaps











wowzers! its looking like a car again!







hotdamn the glass still fits!!!
I can finally stop sucking upholstery...

 

The chop is looking good! The back window worked out great. I like that trick with the clecos

 

Awesome brother! Did you stand on the hood of my Skylark to get that overhead shot?

Killer.




BloodyKnuckles

 

Cool Stuff...

You've got good reason to be excited about that way this thing is turning out.

 

thanks guys!

I really appreciate everyone's enthusiasm!!!

and no boobs I stood on my bumper

I couldnt have stood on your buick, my zoom doesnt work so you couldnt have made out what it was due to being so high up!!!

 

Dang CUz!!! Looks great. How much faster is it going to go now?

 

Funny shit right there!



BloodyKnuckles

 

What, no B pillars yet???


I'm only giving you (more of) a hard time. Nice work! You are my hero!!!


This chop is...

 

easy tudor!

dont hate on the awesomeness that is a stovebolt!

actully they suck, but I love them anyways

kinda like when you have a kid that turns out to be a real shit but he's still your blood

and thanks tawney, you're too sweet!

 

that looks killer bro when do you want me to drop off my 50 chevy? for the same treatment. just a little off the top please. cant wait to see it in person. seee yaaa

 

hey dude not butting in on your thred but here is a pic. of mine i said i would send

 

how about we just figure out what you need for the whole car?