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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] We are back on track again now after some downtime due to major flooding in our area, thankfully the workshop the coupe...
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A bit more progress with the doors and window garnishes all primed up ready for paint. The heater has been replated and assembled. Next on the...
We have had a fair bit more progress, finishing off some wiring and fitting the dash, started putting in some sound deadening material and...
Getting back into the 40 again, the past couple of weeks have been spent getting the dash finished ready for paint and yesterday we put the first...
I am a little biased as a Mopar tragic but it is fantastic to see Danny get the recognition for his efforts on this build. I am looking forward to...
The dash has been made from scratch for the RHD conversion so we had a clean start. The New Yorker is a 57 and it was owned by a collector here...
We have had a few distractions lately, work has been crazy, I've added another car to the collection, helped organise a local hot rod and custom...
Trim rings have arrived and they fit exactly as previously mentioned, it's almost like the Hagan pots were designed for these Ford rings! Will...
Righto I have sourced some 54 Ford rings so once they arrive we will mock those up and make them work then I will throw the Hagan rings as far as...
Thanks for that, I better track some 54 rings down!
There were some mockups done with a roof chop, I would love to lower the roof down the track. At this stage the exterior will stay bare metal...
You are 100% right about the headlight rings, they do need to be ditched, I might look into those '54 car rings!
Well a bit more progress here, all my chrome is back besides the bumpers so I have started putting the dash centre together and fine tuning the...
Doing a great job there, I'd love to chop my Chrysler one day.
A little more progress with the bumpers ready to go to the platers and we are mocking up the wiring to make sure we have all the brackets and...
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Progress has been a little slow with lockdowns making it hard for me to even get to where my car is but there has been a little more work...
Bloody good job! You see plenty of ex bash cars kicking around destined to become crushed, glad to see you have saved this one.
All valid points, the lazy me says the low maintenance option and the fact I have black fenderwelt already, but the stainless idea has some merit...
A bit of a delay on updates here, the rear bumper splash panel was cut off and remade so it was level across the back and we have tucked the rear...
I was intending to leave them bolt on.
Progress has been painfully slow throughout Covid, my work has seen little time for the coupe to progress. A small bit of progress of late has...
[ATTACH] Here's my 40 Coupe which is slowly progressing, had a few months downtime due to lockdowns and job uncertainty. It is running a 318 Poly...
HI Andy, the whole firewall has been fabricated and welded to the front floors which you can probably see in the earlier photos whilst the body...
Not a huge amount of progress visible here however we have spent a fair bit of time getting the body mounted up properly and modifying the inner...
I spent yesterday fitting some of the front sheetmetal back on and sorting out where the alternator is going to sit and clearances for headers,...
A little bit of progress in between work has seen the brake lines and fuel lines run and over the weekend we dropped the body back onto the...
Love your Desoto Lars! I considered dropping a Desoto Hemi I have into my coupe but will save it for my next project. Thanks for sharing pics of...
I had just used a 3M/ Scothbrite strip disc on a polisher.
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