front end makeover w/ '53 buick lights & a merc'ish grill surround!

Nice work!

 

I see A super cool opportunity here .Get another pair of rear fenders and put right on left ,left on right ,up side down,,, cut them into fender skirts hiding the top with the rear fender chrome strip. That car is screaming for wide whites

 

x2..

 

Now thats the kind of work that really impresses me. Minimal fancy tools, mega creative mind, and a lot of sweat. Beautiful job!!

 

Thanks Jeff. I had been looking at a mandrel bend to start the corners. I couldn't tell what direction you made your pie cuts. Again great tech that for sure will be copied by more than a few folks.

 

thanks guys, im glad most people are appreciating me taking the time to put this post together
;-)

Studeboy, copy away, thats why I posted it. The cuts go to the inside of the radius, that way when you bend the pipe it closes the pie cut and you can weld it up.

jeff

 

What a cool build, w/o the fancy tools, those dummy spots are bitchin'!

 

Very nice! Thanks for posting it.

 

well done!

 

more pics please/

 

Wow, too cool. Gonna be a hard choice when it comes to voting.

Scotty

 

That exhaust tubing trick is genius!!!!!!!! Definitely locking that one in the vault for a future build....

 

Great job! All with minimal tools, lots of creativity and determination.

 

Some of the best work I've seen around here! You have a great eye for flow in styling.

 

with minimal tools and some fabrication trial and fit , you worked that front end like a Boss , looks great ,

 

Dang it, now I might have to install 53 buick head lights on my Fleetline! Great job.

 

And now you know how easy it is to do, right?

Glad you guys liked all liked it.

Jeff

if anyone still thinks its easier w/ the fender pcs from the buick, PM me, we can work out a deal on the crusty ones seen in the pics

 

will keep this one in my files.. good ideas thanks

 

Very nice indeed!
voting is goona be hard.......

 

agreed, that car is coming along and probably waaaay happy inside

 

Very nice job !! well excuited !! spelling is not my strong point .will think this out to work on my shoebox thanks for shareing this .

 

any updates?

 

Time, perserverance, and talent will always overcome the lack of fancy tools. Well done!

 

little by little, im still plugging away.
Really that's a lie, ive been working on it every chance I get, but the progress is just soooo slow


I just painted it a couple weeks ago and now ive been wet sanding ALOT!



The whole build thread is here:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=581049&highlight=jcs64

jeff

 

very nice work! Major props!!!

 

That color is wicked cool!

 

you have no idea how many people are loving this color! I had already bought 1g.l of silver but I decided this car wanted something a little more special.
The great part is, this paint is right up my ally as far as being cheap @ $75gl.

The funny part?, Its really close to the sea foam green on the car originally, but w/ a lot of metallic. Almost like it was meant to be.


Jeff

 

Man that is some awesome metal work. Paint looks great too. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

Nice color. Get that baby outside for some more photos please. Like the look you are going for!!