cool 4 doors ??

hey guys im new here are there any cool 4 door big cars chopt up ? ive got a 49 cad 4door that was free i wanna get rollin, but im not sure what would look good to do to it. any help would be appreciated!
thanks

 

First....welcome to the HAMB.........i would have to look at the car....trying to remember exactly what a 49 looks like........shaveing the rear outside door handles would make it look more like a 2 door.......if that is the look you are going for.......

 

heres the car.... hope the link works... i first wanted to do like a 5in or so chop but now im kinda like how can i just make it look cool so i can get it rolling & work on other things later, i planned on shaving all the door handles, i do have a 331 cad motor, but i also have access to a 472 cad so ill prob go that route, wide whites & chromies or caps. i havent seen any 4door cars fixed up that i remember & it alerady has a camero sub frame & whover did it did a killer job !

 

i like it!!!! stuupid computers!!! if ya cant figure out how to get it on here then send it to me...i will post it fer ya!!! welcome to the HAMB!!! breeder send here... tdcpainting@hotmail.com

 

I like it. 4-doors are great for the kiddies to ride in. The Cozy Coupe in the background needs a hard chop and airbags though...

 

well then...never mind!!! i love more doors...free???that makes it even better!!!!whats yer plans???any side shots for the photoshoppers?????

 

hell ill push her out when a buddy comes over & get a side shot so some folks can photoshop it.... no plans for paint at the moment but green tinted primer for sure.... there are tooooo many styles i like to shoose one... love the 60s style customs... but dont think itll work w/ this car, could go custom or westerguard/ valley custom style ..... hell who knows lol

 

id sled it..but thats just me..but fer the price, your options are limitless!!!

 

Just so happens I did this quite some time ago, a rough ink drawing of a 49 Caddy sled.

Doc.

 

Heres mine......i think is cool....

 

Here ya go my 4 door fleetline. lowered, skirts, sunvisor, lakepipes, what else do ya need?
Pooch

 

you guys rock thanks! theyre all cool *** cars1

 

I've got a fo-do fiddy fo and love it. Love it even more when i can get it bagged and get rid of the 235 but for now its runs well and i enjoy just working on it... and if my dumb*** could finger out how to post pics i would. Good luck on it and enjoy, some of the most fun i have is figuring out what it is exactly i want to do.

Big Tony
Lewisville Texas

Forget cookies and milk... Give me ***ties and beer

 

Similar enough lines to the Chevs of the time.. hope this helps

 

I have been thinking about this too. I have seen 4door project cars in my price range but I always p*** them up looking for a 2dr. I still don't have a project. I may have to quit being so selective

 

Here's the one that got away.I was so close to owning this one,just wasn't meant to be.The best 4dr i've come across.There's also a nice black one that was at the Back to the Beach show.I'll have to look for the photo.

 

i love both the chevy & the merc are the doors welded shut on the chevy ?

 

Nope, all 4 doors work and will continue to. I did have to create a brace that ran down the b-pillar and out into the floor to keep the b-pillar from wiggling though...still have to modify the rear doors' opening to open forward of the hip so I can run some teardrop skirts.

 

Maybe... I was looking for a 2-door 10 years ago and every junk one I found was 500-1000 more than a 4 door... after talking to a gent about his junk 51 bel-air he told me where this one was sitting and after a bit of wrangling with the old lady that owned it and wanted 2500.00 for it because that's what the blue-book said, I towed it home for 600.00.

Looking back on it it was a start, a cheap one at that. A good car to learn and continue learning on, making it into what I wanted. I didn't and don't really dig the 2dr vs 4dr, "which one is cool" conversation for the simple reason that you can take anything you have and with enough determination and courage and turn it into what you want. (consider Burt Munro) Just be encouraged, if you find a car no matter 2 or 4 door that you can do whatever you want to with it, it just takes time, planning and courage.

 

THere are a lot of fine 4 door cars out there. My next project will be a 4 door becuase they are cheep and readily available. I may get some flack from the "no MORE door" crowd but scew'm... I'm looking for a family car were I don't have to struggle just to get two kids in the back seat.

 

Im glad this thread came up, I have been anti 4 door since I got into cars 14 years ago. I swore that I would never ever buy a 4 door, ever. Now I am negotiating a deal on a 54 Buick 4 door

 

Well 4 doors were very uncool when I grew up and I still have a hard time thinking of one in any other light. They cost just as much to fix up or restore and are generally worth a fraction of what a 2 door is when your done or ready to sell.

 

i started a thread awhile back asking for suggestions on my dodge 4 door.heres a link to the thread


http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114915


theres a before and after that someone did for me in the thread too.

 

okay,I found them.Nice huh?

 

thanks for the link cool car have you chopped it yet?

 

nope,not yet.i just finished the body and will be working my way to the top soon.i'll post some pics after i get it finished.

 

I think my 4dr is *****in! but others probably think differently haha. its a 54 ford lowered, shaved handles, painted in primer. pics soon when i get my digital camera. (stupid free shipping takes forever)

 

hey markanthony can you send me some more pics of your car bro, the ones on here are small & id like to check it out better my email is scr8pn84@yahoo.com
thanks
j.t.

 

Sure thing....I'll send you a mid-size, let me know if it goes through and we'll go from there..

Mark-Anthony