I plan on doin what i can with the little scratch i have....money is definitly gonna be an issue, so goin full on traditional is gonna be tough, but it wont be a rat....im always open to ideas/advice/and constructive critisism.....what i dont need is people tellin me to go out and buy thousands of dollars in period-correct parts. My wallet aint that deep. If it works and looks cool in my eye, thats where Im goin....
i am hearing what you say about the cost of period corect parts but i like what i see, and i think i can see this one ending in a good place .i will be watching this build so keep the photos coming
Oh Man... I just sent a link to this thread to a friend who was complaining that he can't find rear quarters (for cheap)... screw it ! Find a set of sweet 50's front fenders instead! Subscribed.
Nothing photo worthy tonight, just rebuilt the lower pieces that attach the cowl to the body, needed to be 6 inches longer so I would have enough leg room. Also whittled away at my pedal ***embly so it will fit.
Well count me in as subscribed to this thread. I really dig the front fenders being used as quarterpanels. Now that is definately thinking with the creative part of your brain! Cant wait to see this build progress.
Ditto....Subscribed! Looks like you are on your way to building a really cool car. Good luck and don't listen to anything Racrdad says (the dude is coo-coo for co-co puffs!) haha!
rebuilt the rockers to move the cowl out 6 more inches, I think this helps the proportions a lot. just used some 1x1 tubing with some relief cuts in it to get the shape. plan to start reinforcing and skining the body on monday.
Looks awesome, can't wait to see this build take shape. These always make really cool projects when multiple parts come into one car. Keep it up!!
I saw a sticker on someones car one time, and it was the clay smith cams Mr. Horsepower woodpecker except it was called "Mr. *** Backwards" or something like that. I wish I could find that sticker, it looked really funny.
looks like a cool build. i like the builds where people make the best of what they got lying around and come up with a cool ride at the end. wats the plan for an engine etc?
Finished up the inner structure and began skinning the decklid....bad pics cause all i had was my cell phone.
I've been wondering this since the beginning, what will you be doing in regards to the cowl and rear quarter being at different heights, in regard to the rocker area. Will the rear be raised?
I'm diging it. I'd love to build something like this but I'm so damn slow. The A I just finshed the first part was picked up back in 99
thought I had a line on some artillery wheels, but it fell through....probably gonna use 19" model A wheels, but we'll see.....pretty far down the line right now. Something cool will turn up.
Been pretty busy lately, but managed to get a little more done on the body and started on my frame rails....more to come....(****py phone pics again)
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