chop and new floor (lots-o-pics)

there is a 58 buick consept car that I am gonna take some ques from. I am basicaly gonna make the body line on the side of the 60 look even more like a jet engine. I'll make the tail light look more like a jet and the front "bird" look more like a jet intake, I also dont like that part the tail lights are in. I might cut that al out there and change that shape

 

post up more pics as you go.

thanks.

 

will do

 

Great execution. I love the longroofs...

 

your car looked already low without the body drop. did you have to do the body drop??

 

wow, quality! looks sweet

 

the body drop was the 1st thing I did. All the pics I posted were after the body drop

 

what size tires/rims are on that in the pics? whats the height of the tires?

 

G78's I think wrapped around 15's and 54 caddy caps

 

I havent had a lot of time to work on it but I did get the window frame don on the drivers side. the frame didnt have the body line on the rear part so I had to reskin it.

 

Shouldn't you strengthen the floor with some bead rolls?

(serious question as I need floors in my Valiant but was under the impression you should roll the floors for strength)

Looks bitchin' though. I love the deliver look. Only thing I don't care for is the lack of lean on the windshield now.

 

Whoa! that's insane! I love it.

 

You do bitchin' work...that car is gonna be sick when its finished....

 

I used 14ga on the big flat pieces and the rest has brakes and edges to hold the shape.

As far as the windshield "lean" goes, its the same as a 59/ 60 impala, thats what the windshield came out of

 

This is a Bitchin' post as well as a Bitchin' job!! I still don't get the windshield!! ( how you did it?? ) I know everyone keeps asking but maybe NOT asking the right way, Fuck it, maybe I am just HARD-HEADED!!??!?!? Are you saying you used a "stock" '59/'60 Impala windshield and did nothing except arange the frame (windshield frame) around the glass, and lean it back and weld it to the sedan's body? So is the windshield the stock height? But you chopped the hell out of the sedans roof and it fit back together (with a lot of work I know)?

No matter what it looks BAD-ASS!!!...Ken

 

Wow, that wagon is killer! Nice work!

 

the windsheild is a stock hard top windsheild, stock angle. i used a hard top frame for the most part, but i had to use parts of the stock frame to make it mate up with the post style window frame. hope that makes sense

 

Zac

How much did you cut out on the chop?

 

man i like that car...

 

well.... The roof had a reverse slant that I took out, but the front at the windshield was 2". the back ended up around 1 5/8, maybe less, and I shortened it around 5" to get the right slant on the pillars

 

heres a good pic of the delivery

 

Looks really good man! A lot of the wagons that I have seen got effed up from the owner taking out too much. You hit it dead on perfect. Plans on paint yet? Keep us posted & nice job.

 

LOW DOWN D ! Good door gap's + the rest of the work

 

RAD,RAD, RAD!!!!!! Awesome work man!!!!

For the NW guys, there is a '60 Delivery on craigslist, not far from me......I ain't got the $$$$... 1960 Chevy

 

I spy a Grant Kustoms logo.....are you building this at the shop? That would explain the amazing metal work

 

Its my personal project but I am building it at the shop (perk of workin there )

 

need more pics.

got any of the rear notch?

later.

 

Impalla's Car club is hosting a show tomorrow and I am gonna take the delivery.

 

well no were to go but down from here! I got 1'st place under construction at the Impala's show

 

Congradulation on your first place. You sure do great work. I wish we lived closer to each other because I sure would like to see it in person. Steve