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Metal finishing work continues... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What astonishes me isn't that someone used body filler as sculpting clay, its that the slab of filler remained adhered to the hood apparently for...
Thank you!
Working on final welding and metal finishing on the chop. This car has well over 100 trim holes in total to be filled - 20 just around the door...
I finished the mechanism to remotely release the trunk latch with a control cable. The cable will be routed along the trunk lid inner structure...
Decked and dent repaired. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Passenger door garnish and glass is caught up to the drivers door. [ATTACH] Quarter window garnish moldings are underway. The tight rear radius...
Thanks! Hard to do something tateful that hasn't been done before. I think this grill is right on the edge.
If it was me, I'd leave the cowl and bottom of the windshield alone. I would figure out where the top edge of the cut down windshield was going...
Got to work on the doors starting with the glass. When I got the car it was dissasembled with scrambled parts. I had 2 right side glass dividers...
Down to fine tuning on the front. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Driver's side fender is getting closer. Headlight panel is in place but more finishing is needed. Lots of trim holes and the original marker...
I've had huge problems with Coker. Once went through 7 tires to get 4 that could be balanced (clown car levels of out of round). Never had any...
Thank you - not a bad description!
I owe 48fordor a beer, or maybe a 6 pack with interest since it has been so long. The L shaped grill bars were the winner. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Thank you - I appreciate your thoughts on the grill. I am leaning towards the horizontal bars after looking at them for the last couple days....
Thanks for the positive comments! I've been working on grill options for some time and have gone through lots of ideas. I've come down to 2...
I count on you guys to call me out on less than sober decisions.
I got the passenger side headlight panel roughed out. These panels were more challenging than I anticipated. There is so much shape with tons of...
I really appreciate the positive feedback on the chop. It is chopped more than most would suspect as the before / right after pictures...
Thanks everyone! The goal of the build is to create a car that looks like it could have been factory built back in the day, at the same time...
Detour from work on the grill bars - I like the Studebaker headlights that I started out with, but the shape just isn't a good fit for this...
The heads are a bit of a mystery, at least to me. The have "MADE IN USA" cast in them along with "FOR A" so I don't think they are Canadian....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Drove up and down the driveway and got some outdoor photos. Grill bars are next.
Made a simple buck to help form the bumper bracket openings. I goofed up on thr lateral location a little because I didn't realize the brackets...
Sometimes life gets in the way, but I left that job behind and I'm back at it planning on having Howland on the road this Summer. I decided not...
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Crank pulley has sold. All others still available.
$300 + shipping for all. Individual pricing below. Double sheave truck water pump pair: $220 Very good condition. Non-matching pulleys...
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