] first time at the gas station, in a ****en years im sure. no lights, no seats, no plates and open headers. again **** it im rolling
got my chrome back from mr impala, feels like christmas to me unwrapping my gifts what i snacked on while i unwrapped im very happy how they turned out, thanks mr impala some of this stuff going back on tomorrow if i dont work, and when i picked these up i dropped off the front bumper/grille guard
took longer than i thought, but everything came together just right no struggling putting the bumper on the brackets. grinded them and painted them yesterday
all new bolts and chrome bumper bolts one package of bolts from my kit all gone all new bolts, lower valances put on, and brackets painted lets go put it on and wrap them back up so they dont get scratched during the rest of the build
put in alittle work today. turns out it wasnt getting the tug on the back it needed to go on because the headliner needed some hook wires that pull it snug from the back. so i made some works perfect, now it snugs the back part nice and tight now, ill wrap up the rest tomorrow
been working alot, trust me i dont mind it at all, but still putting in work. yesterday was filmed for the last time, enjoyed every minuite of it and am very glad i was a part such an awesome film thanks david setting up for an audio clip. david brought his buddy from germany started on my side moldings. before after, just one of them headliner is in, im going to airbrush something on it build is coming to an end soon, itll be done before i know it its so close. was alot of fun, loved every minuite of it
right now im undecided, get the bumper kit or the lifts, i was going to get myself one of the two for myself for xmas. but which one of the two....
im more tempted now, i found out a homeboy of mine that works for big rigs uses his boss dealer account to get airbag setups since the same companies that put out diesel air systems. they put out the same systems that make the viair car airbag setups that go for around 1400 bucks, and gets them wholesale complete for 500 to 600 bucks and thats for everything. tanks, 2 compressors, hoses, valves, switch box, fittings and hose. i can now get the bumper kit AND the airbag setup for xmas =D did alot today, but by the time i was done it was too dark to take pictures outside since it gets darker now early. but tomorrow ill post pictures of the car and what i did, and its alot this is the only picture i was able to take since i took them inside. its the other side spear i finally finished polishing along with the top spear and rocket im going to get up early tomorrow to start something thatll take me all day, just hope i finish by tomorrow night so i can post pictures. its going to be cool you guys will like
almost done with my work from yesterday, but not posting pics till thursday night when im done with both that, and what im getting ready to do right now heres a hit of what im prepping all this for that gas tank was nothing, watch this going to be a long day and night, wont be done till thursday night thats when ill post pics
thought i was going to be working on this all night, forgot i have to wait for the paint to dry and in in this cloudy weather it takes longer to dry. so i have to wait till tomorrow to keep going. well atleast i have the background color done
o it will be, wont be super bad *** im not an airbrush artist, but will be pretty cool and interesting prepped last night wont be done tonight, still sketching and cutting. i work tomorrow and this weekend is halloween weekend i probly wont be done till monday night. it will be cool tho, its going to take up more than whats just taped off it ll take up the whole bottom of the hood. another sneek peek check in monday night, i should be done
no more wind, im on it now. started airbrushing, not showing what so i scribbled over the work i should be done by tonight or tomorrow morning =)
still painting, but went shopping today dual exhaust hanging kit cant wait to get these on what i got hit with today from shopping, $814
not done with what i wanted to do, but ill wrap it up here since its taking too long and i want to put the hood on it already so its only half done of what i really wanted to put on it but its good enough. agian, im not danny d or mike lamberson so dont knock me for it not being perfect but the way i see it its wayyy better than having it all ****ed up and grimey looking under hood with a nice engine compartment, so im not complaining. but again its not perfect or fancy, im not an airbrush artist here you go, felix the cat on a film still, silver leafed stars and numbers
again its not perfect or fancy but id rather look at that than a dirty *** underhood so im happy the process im done for today, fumes from all that paint got to me. tomorrow i work and saturday i relax but back on it sunday morning. check in sunday night, some really cool pictures going up sunday night
few pics, more tomorrow since today i took it easy ready for the bumper kit i got bullets chrome striker chrome wiper bezel wrapped up till i get my bumper kit heres what that thing on my fender does, its just spinning with the wind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQukuj7HtY4&feature=player_embedded it sounds louder than it really is, my camera is like that thats why with just alittle wind it makes all that muffled noise. but with the motor just idling not even reving you wont hear it
some people use 8 balls or beer taps as shifters for theyre cars. my car is true 50s car, when people think 1950s they think marilyn monroe and elvis. this is my shifter, top this drove all the way to pasadena for it, original working 1955 shure microphone, the elvis microphone. its threaded on the bottom for the stand so i can adapt a thread to the shifter and itll screw right on
its defenitely going to be different, thats my goal. now that the mechanical and trim stuff is getting out of the way i can get to personalizing this car and giving it my own personal touches but will still be within what i consider acceptable limits like im not going to chop it or put trims from other years on it. just some mild customizing to make it unique and different this was yesterday, small pieces but damn did it take a long time nasty *** headlight buckets. just looking at them you can get an eye infection turn signals too grinded, cleaned, painted, and new headlight adjuster screws polished my headlight rings and buckets in ok with buckets, they do go in an order and are marked. L goes on the outside thats your low beam, L2 goes on inside thats your low/high beam. same for the right R on the outside, R2 on the inside finally get to bust out my bulb kit new bulb in housing and new screws. buying a complete car bolt kit made my build 100X easier with new bulb in, put in new lens and gasket rewire them, ready to pop in. more pics tonite
as of 4pm today i placed my order, 4 week delivery right on time for xmas. this is my xmas present to me, now my 59 is complete and dont need anything else =D
its just all dirty cause i left it out and it rained. but works perfect and wont scratch my paint. and only cost 5 bucks now this, ONLY place that had my headlights was napa, not autozone or kragen
starting this now. beat to **** trims deanodizing right now in the tub. almost ready but time to restore them. going to be a long night. pics tomorrow i have to bust these out now
did my interior moldings, the long ones cause the side windshield and side rear window ones have been done since a long time ago. took a bunch of pictures to show how they came out, they came out super clean, look better in person work tomorrow, saturday too. so more pics till sunday
**** did this take me a long time, all day today sunday again one of my personal touches for my car, theyre going in the 59 in the back seat by the window before
hand sanded and polished, hand painted still has scratches i didnt want to sand off, gives them character, a life and a story original and real, Projected Sound company will be working, will have sound and will play off my amps and sound system. thats why i said i was putting them in the back seat by the back window. will have a long speaker wire connecting to it so i can pos***ion them anywhere else inside the car or outside the car my 59 im trying to do different. not many 59s out there, but those that are have theyre own personal touch, this one will have mine
preview of do***entary im featured in http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=J8EkVgS2cfc
what ive been playing with the last few days, finally got it figured out and working. will be mounted on the inside of the 59 next to the record player under the dash, or maybe sit on the transmission hump on the floorboard under the dash. whats really cool is that its originally light blue, same color as interior. here it is, set up with special, just watch. enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1aa6y-WvYCA at shows ill have it playing and running like how you see, with 1959 Impala commercials playing. always see them, but never working. mines does and it plays dvds and flash drive movies, **** even my xbox. or i can run a rear view camera set up ontop of it so people can see themselves on it as they pop theyre head in to have a look. have something similar up my sleeve as well which you guys will see when i start showing it at shows.
saw this on another forum. guy said its one of his treasures and will never let it go its not for sale http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YKrCmlZofS4 its the record to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK43-ERSwwM&feature=player_embedded these red records were dealer and radio station record also known as jam handy records, it was played in the dealership and radio stations played it as commercials. not for sale and never let it go? everything is for sale and everything has a price
tomorrow ill post pics, been working alot. im getting paid so trust me i dont mind but been busy. ill post pics tomorrow of some of the things done and putting in it. this time for sure too. got this in today, 2 1/2 inches so its going to sound good check in tomorrow nite for sure
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