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Got out and did a little more work this weekend. Got the driver side cuts in to match those on the passenger, then once everything was in place I...
It's been awhile since I had an opportunity to get out and work on this project. Life seems to always get in the way of working on the fun stuff....
Got back from work training and started right back in. I got the quarters attached, so I started building the lower back part under the trunk....
Those headlights look pretty sweet! The rest of it is pretty cool, too. It's just cool to see that a similar idea to mine works and looks...
Thanks guys. I may have one or two more work days on it before I have work training for five weeks, but then I have three weeks that look pretty...
I haven't quite got that far yet. I'm kind of taking it as it comes.
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Finally back at it after awhile. Got some things done this last weekend, and I'm hoping to do a little bit more this next one before work sends...
It's been sitting for a little bit. I started working on a project for some else to make a little money on the side. That, coupled with being...
Awesome stuff. Seeing this is giving me tons of ideas for mine.
Hahaha..yeah, that's how most of my buddies feel when I ask them if they want to give me a hand.
It actually wasn't too bad. I made sure to measure everything about 3 times before and after cutting. The worst part was the back quarters....
Some more pictures. I try to work on it most weekends, but it's been pretty busy lately.
I finished my first mild custom, another Shoebox, last year and have been itching to start something new since. My dad had this sitting in his...
I worked with my dad on my first Shoebox, and I loved it. Just started my second, and he's mainly watching from the sidelines while he tinkers on...
I don't work at Tinker, but I do work pretty close to it. So you've definitely seen either my dad or me driving it around.
That's probably one of the coolest things I've seen in a while.
I'm pretty surprised at how nice they look for just being tacked in place. I guess that's what happens when you combine the brains of an old dog...
Thanks everybody for the welcome.
Thanks!
My dad bought my first car, a 1950 Shoebox, and we rebuilt it together. Definitely some of the best memories I have are working on cars with him....
My dad finally convinced me to get on here and start checking things out. First build was a 1950 Shoebox Four Door Sedan(picture below)....
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