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In between summer fun i have been putting on lots of little filler pieces. Now its time for the firewall. Wondering if its worth removing all of...
Someone needs to photoshop the people at the concours into the dry lake pic and the dry lake into the fancy version of that car and then see how...
Thought you may know someone who would want this car i just found on craigslist here in Eugene OR. Title says 1930 Ford 5 window rat rod!!!!...
Nice job with the brakes man. I converted mine to original lincoln backing plates and brakes. But that whole f100 brake swap thing is killer. Hope...
Wow. Making some good progress. So your not running grease shields in your front brakes?
Nice work, but don't you have to weld the floor and rockers yet? I do wish i was at primer stage though...
Ask Grundy insurance.
You guys are kickin butt man but i think i will beat you to the finish! :) I may have less rust. Great job!
Ok. Here she is. Chop is done with just one inner tab left on each side. Lots more to do to button this thing up but MAN that was a lot of work....
Thanks for the "mild" support. Sometimes mild is the way to go on these cars. The rest will be wild though because all fenders will be welded onto...
I want to make less cuts, but you just can't. At least when i lead this car (no bondo on this one) it will make it all disappear. Thats the plan...
Made the filler panels for the back sides and got the right side quarter window tacked in. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You may want to check Eugene craigslist... roller frame here for 200! Maybe the guy could cut pieces of it off for you.
Cut a 4x4 or 2x4 with a chainsaw to the general shape of the roof. Put it inside and lift it up with the cherry picker to push that roof up...
Ship it out to me! What car do you have?
Promise my car wont look like this![ATTACH]
Side shot and reworked upper hump l/r areas. Also cut bottom rear window panel and tacked it in so its not one over the other. Meets flush now....
Thanks man. Yeah the rumble seat idea is a dream for another car. Not gonna happen :)
Thanks guys. Its coming along pretty good. I reworked the left and right areas of the upper rear window seam a bit more today. Even better flow...
??? What are you worried about? Movement? I had the body off when i cut off ALL of the front floor,rockers, and trunk. Nothing moved after i...
I can watch Bill's videos they have gotten of him leading a car all day long.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So i started putting it back together. Got a nice curve on the upper rear window....
I was thinking of that shot today but i have to put wheels on the table to get it to roll back. Or else its behind the post. Workin on it!
crazy. but that's what must happen to the loser in a race at the beach!
Ok here she is... 4 1/2 A pillar, 4 B pillar and 6 C (drip rail) pillar area in back. Whatcha thinks? More? Good? I like it and think its mild...
Got the car back from acid dip and made a body table for it. Then aligned the doors and worked the front lower curved piece at the bottom of the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Got it to the chemical dipper today. Hood and fenders and trunk lid and doors tomorrow. Then I start the chop! Figured it would...
Leaning away from rumble seat. But it would be cool to make a window that cranks horizontal with twisting a knob... Or VW style popout window...
Mine is the long door also. And by the way your car looks perfect.
Cool. Yeah i think i will lay the window down. The red 41 is the thread... 41 ford bussiness coupe chop. Feb 2010. 5" chop. I like the car alot...
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