1955 Cadillac Chop!

i'm lovin' it Flop. Its lookin' fast.

 

Want a close-up of mine for comparison...??? OK, here it is...





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Looking good. Fun thread to follow.

From a design standpoint given proximity to roof, diagonal scoop line should echo chopped flowing "C" pillar profile as closely as possible.

 

the rear glass came out awesome on your caddy!

 

Lookin' good Flop - BTW I've got a fairly complete '56 more-door sitting around, if you need anything off of it just give me a shout.

 

thanks Ted


Thanks for the pics roger. going a little different route then you did on your scoops.

thanks south. we opted away from matching the roofline and are gonna go with a fairly straight scoop.

gator i will let ya know if we need some small odds and ends. and man is nashville fun.i dont know how you guys get any work done there i would be in the honky tonks all damn day.


well we were in a spot of hammering out details on the window and scoops i went after some rust and dents







who ever had this car before ted really like to run it into things






shaved the coupe deville





couldnt tell ya why this spot was rotted out





about a quarter inch of lead





almost all finished up





mess

 

No way to describe my envy and respect for this kind of work.
Simply awesome!!
Talk about talent. WOW.
Cheers.....

 

Killer Flop!!! Yeah Cadillac used a lot of lead for all the seams, not that it's bad just saying. The 61 has so much lead it's incredible. The body panels are only spot welded in the rear and filled with lead.... interesting?!?!?!

 

Nice work Flop!!

 

Flop, what are you using to show you the low spots? It looks like you went at it with a disc sander? Details, please!
(And a compliment: fantastic attention to detail. Really nice work.)

 

amazing work Flop. Man there is no better feeling than seeing those rust holes disappear

 

amazing metal work. i appreciate seeing correct metal work. my vote is for this window also. makes it look classy from behind and the side profile of your filler piece is dead on. im loving this build.

 

thanks bob

yeah this one is covered in it ian. the 61 ford i put a quarter on also was covered in it on the seam.


thanks mats!!

atomic i use a low rpm sander with a 6 inch disc. to show the low spots thats just surface rust showing . but if the panel is clean i just go 2 different directions and you can see the low spots by the different sand patterns or if im feeling energetic i will run a vixen file over the panel haha

finally seeing it all come together ted!!

thanks johnny! thats the one we are gonna use !

started on the wheel lip rust . couldnt finish the big one because i couldnt get my brake to make a brake then have a quarter inch then brake again for the inner panel.had to take it to a local hvac shop it should be done tomorrow

patch



welded in and ground and worked over



skirt fit!

 

nice work as always man

 

Very cool! Love the Caddys

 

Thanks, Flop. I think I have one of those sanders sitting in my garage and I never really found a use for it until now.
By the way, I also vote for rear window #2. Looks the most correct.

 

new photoshop by James D(goddamn you are good!). with the scoops we like and maybe a little bit of messing with the quarters. almost doesnt look like a custom!@!

 

I love James D's photoshops , definitely has the eye for looks and proportion ! I am really looking forward to seeing how you tackle the scoop mods!

 

Cool chop, excellent craftsmanship.

 

Putty colour and black with larger black wires and blackwalls (gasp!). Whitewalls looked a little odd to me.

 

Definitely needs the whitewalls !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

whitewall for sure and keep the robins egg blue!!!

heres the quarter panel from hell . dent ,dings ,previous damage, rust, lead a quarter inch thick and thin metal everywhere









if this quarter panel could talk im sure it was taught some new words.thank god this one is done!

 

Awesome work Flop!! Thanks for sharing, your step-by-steps help a ton..


~Dustin

 

Loving it!
What do you think about the `51 -`53 fender top graft? Should be possible, or?

 

looks great !!! and don't lay it's frame ! that's a great feature nowdays

 

thanks desert

mr james d... its possible but i think i might actually need the quarter so it isnt a federal case.. has the possibility of getting ugly fast there .

talk about a mess. dents . a big hit came from underneath some how . rust .a huge oil can.. you name it . pulled out the big dents then cut the mess out



cut out the inner as well.



rolled this out on the english wheel today . it was way easier to make the patch bigger then fight the dents and oil can .



all tacked in ready to get welded in tomorrow!!! it was nice the edges by the skirt and the rear were not rotted out so i had something to work with because the way it slopes up towards the back

 

got the quarter finished up toady... man this was a fight but it ended up all good!! scoop starts tomorrow!

 

looks good man, as always.

 

thanks casey


cut a huge hole in the side of teds car today



put some metal through the english wheel and this is what came out



put a break and the bottom and now you have a quarter skin!



and now you have scoops in your quarters!!



cant get enough of the scoop really help the car out in my opinion



tons more work to go thought to get em right. have to close them off from the inside of the quarter and decide if any chrome spears or expanded stainless will be going inside

all in all a good days work!!