wow that is a tight car, you just gave me some new ideas for the buick. now i only need to find a suitable wagon roof
i am so thankful your re considering the wheels!! just look at jesse james 51 merc, also a stunning custom then it has painted wheels with spider caps both cars are way to nice and classy for that wheel combo.. your car is a little to modern i think for caddy sombreros. most of the winfield cars had real chrome reversed wheels. thats what i think would be perfect for this car!! ive been diggin this car for a loooong time! what a great car, and job you did on it.. cant wait to see it all buttoned up.
What an awesome car, I was waiting for some updates. As far as the wheels go, I'd leave the wide whites with steel wheels painted a semi gloss black with a thin chome trim ring. I think it would give it a tough look.
I've kept me mouth shut for a bit now, some smoothie stude covers or (if they fit the wheels) some lincoln premiere caps with the center painted to match the car the dark cobalt of the lower part of the car, and paint the rims to match the lighter blue where they peek out of the covers. Really tie in all the chrome and fades and make the slabside style of the kaiser pop.
I didnt check this out in a few months......wow! its the only thing i can think of now. I think paint the wheels as you sescribed w/ beauty rings and spideers. Bitchin.
Haven't looked at this thread in a while, man, you have really followed through on this build. Just a ton of work. Beautifully done.
I got the handles mounted, well one of them. I need to get a small brass bushing to complete the other one. I've also been fine tuning the fit of the headlight rings so I can send them to Josh for chrome. I am experimenting with different headlight depths to decide what I like best. It's between flush mounting them and frenching them right now and if I french them I need to figure out how deep and how to fill the gap between the ring and the light. Oh, and the wife wants our home office finished this week too.
Indeed, I just have to set aside specific days for it and that's what I do that day. But yes, life does get in the way of building a hot rod. That's why I need a shop and some helpers.
Do you know Solidworks? We could trade jobs for awhile and you can sit at a desk and design intakes. Of course I would be working on my car in your shop, using your employees, not much ROI for you.
Beautiful car! Please dont put painted steel wheels with beauty rings and spider caps on it though. Way to nice for that. A unique car such as this deserves a unique wheel treatment. I actually dig that full Henry J cap posted above. Something with some chrome.
I use Alibre' but that's beside the point. I was thinking you could reach into your vast piggy bank and just buy my shop.
Those are cool but I don't think I can bring myself to put Buick caps on the Kaiser. I'm hoping that some original Kaiser caps will look good. Maybe I'll be able to modify them slightly like a lot of other Kaiser parts on the car. Got the trunk handle put together and it looks great. I'm also working on the door handles, headlights, mirrors and stainless trim but everything needs something small so it can't be finished in one shot. I'm going to send the headlight rings and stainless out to Josh shortly so look for more chrome work and stainless straightening/polishing from him.
I just saw a glimpse of your Kais (pre paint) on the Gene Winfield part in the back from the dead II DVD. Not even done and its getting famous. haha. I really want to see it in person.
Thanks for the heads up, I didn't know about that DVD. I found the trailer online and it shows my car too. http://www.throttletv.com/backfromthedead2/
I've been working on the headlights. I had to reshape the peak slightly to match up with the fender. I also had to sand the back edge and bend the rings to match the contour of the fender. I'm hoping they don't change shape too much during chrome. I also got a set of fluted H4 headlights from a friend. Should look better than the non-fluted ones I had in there. Headlight buckets are sandblasted. I am going to weld 1/4-20 inserts on to them to simplify installation then prime and paint. Semi-gloss black Krylon seems to be the most used item in my garage these days.
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