52' Olds "Roadster" build thread

Quilt work??!!

 

The left side is done. Small update.

 

you are making nice progress on this build!

 

Thanks

 

The passenger side rocker panels are done.
We started the new floor fabrication...

 

And more pics

 

nice work...i would lower the caddy tail lights, to follow the upper fenderline. i dont think it looks good with wings like that.
just my opinion!!
keep the pictures coming
-palle

 

Disagree totally. The 'fins' on this Olds are in keeping with the traditional Cad lines!
The taillights are the true trademark of the design. Many GM cars in the Barris years (the Sam Barris years, that is) got the Caddy rear fender treatment. It was what WAS!

As a child, I used to admire the Cads that slid by the house...the neighbor kid called the Caddy taillights 'Duck-Ends'.

This Olds is really coming along. Rough when started...as soon as I started the new post, I said, "Now here is one worth saving!"
Only real change I'd make is if the car is not documented (no magazine pics or 'real' history)
is a grille and headlight change...the front looks like a "face-lift" on an otherwise timely Custom.
I'd suggest an early Cad grille and '53 type Caddy headlights with 'eyelids'...

 

Love your Olds, especially the chop.

I have a '79 Seville front under my '48 Cad convert (see my avatar) and I found that it was necessary to narrow the A-arms in order to get any type of a decent turning radius. Without doing that, it would have been nearly impossible to drive on the street. I narrowed mine 1" and things are much better now. Of course, I put airbags on the Caddy so that in itself hampers the turning radius when the car is lowered. Also, the shocks are now mounted to the rear of the A-arm so that limits the turning radius as the tires tend to hit the shock.

Just things that hindered my build that I wanted you to be aware of during your build. Good luck...

 

whoever did this should have all thier tools confiscated and banned from the automotive hobby forever.

 

Here is the new custom floor

 

More pics

 

Nicke work! Keep it up.

 

Thank you.
Here is Robert's next 2 projects:
38' Ford Coupe DeLuxe and
37' Plymouth Coupe

 

I forgot the pics

 

Here is the new floor, 90% done

 

I started therepair of tailpan.

 

I'm enjoying watching this olds be resurrected!! Keep the updates coming!!

 

Nice work. Plenty of it! It's cool to see this kind of work on these cars happening all over the world. Too bad she was hacked so bad, but it looks like you have it under control.

 

very cool!

 

Love the car! You doing a great job on the repair!


Can't wait till this custom is done.




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Very Nice work.

 

Here is the next update:Tailpan is done.

 

Horror picture show

 

Lower repair panel for the rear left fender is done.

 

Upper side of the fender

 

Inner side

 

Congatulations Brother, that is an awesome car. You are doing great work on the bad boy, best wishes for a good completion. Rock on cats! ~sololobo~

 

Cool roadster !!

 

Thats cool, are you keeping the frontend with the canted quads?


-LUKEY-