Customs Shoebox before.....Shoebox after.

Hey Dude, nope ruff won't go, so here's the full story on the Hamb

aha...that's the constant gas smell while welding



took out the dash

wife says reminds her of christmas...put it back in anyway !

 

started working on the interior

made some plywood doorpanels

just a sec..there's more

 

Looking real good, thanks for the pix to get me motivated on my 51.

 

covered seats in white pleats from Automotive Interiors

off to another car show, on a trailer caused by leaking master brake cilinder

sneak preview on door knob grille...new Coker's up front, stance on frontside looks better with 2" drop, backside still waaaayyy to high...

 

wow very nice!

 

Wow very nice!

 

Wow, that looks like way more work than a few changes. Its almost a completely different car! Nice work, looks good. How was it sanding off all that Rust-O-Leum?

 

thanks, what you see here in 15 secs. took me about a year to get it this far, and Bill, the black paint came of pretty easy, it was that sticky black goo that was all over the inside floor that really pissed me off, man I tried a dozen different grinders, hammers, skrewdrivers, torches and what else...grrrr....some kinda black tar that they used for sound deadening or such ?

 

anyway...there story continues

made a custom grille from kitchen cabinet knobs


the front came down pretty nice, the 2" lower coils and 2'5" dropped uprights from Jamco did a pretty good job


but the back is a different story...it's got 3" lowering blocks, I took out a leaf from the springs and turned the shackles upward....man it's still too high, what else can you do without goin' for bags....?

 

I bet with a set of skirts you'll be happier with how it sits. Lookin good!

 

here's one at the carshow it was trailered too..hate it when that happens, the master brake cilinder is rebuild and a brake line got replaced after it got home and works fine now, so next show it's gonna be driven there !



in the back you can see our club-stand, featuring some metalflake helmets, pinstriped items and some other stuff, in the back our club's banner, Trashers Car Club, check our website if you like: www.trashers.nl

 

I love it! You can take out a bit more or go with a bigger block. If you are super concerned with scrub line tho, Id say save up and go bags. You are going to be sitting on that exhaust soon tho!

Hey, about that brake master, if you find anything over on this end of the world and need it shipped lemme know, Id be more than happy to help get it over to you somehow, or any parts for that matter. Some ppl dont want to get involved with overseas for the scammers and the customs BS papers to fill out.

 

Err, I see that I post slower than I thought I did.

Well, either way if I can help PM me.

 

Dreddy, those were the next thing on my list !, but I don't like the look of most ready made skirts so I'll try to make my own, see that's why I didn't replace those half-thread home made white walls in the back ! they don't show much when the skirts are on...

 

Love the drawer pulls!

Some vendors won't ship overseas, so I have shipped stuff to England in a flat rate box for another H.A.M.B.er.; for under $30 if I remember correctly.

 

Thanks Chris, that thing already happens, when I hit the gas, the exhausts s****e over the pavement ! kool !! same thing when I turn left or right, you just hear 'm s****e and throw sparks...! the removal of the spring makes it a bit sloppy but I replaced the hi-jackers (one was leaking) to get a little stiffer ride, but I'll probably never inflate them, don't want it any higher then this, and for bags...maybe this winter, gotta finish the interior and un-seventies the engine / enginebay first...btw what r u driving these days ?

 

A Nissan Altima!

Seriously tho, I have a 51 Merc 2 dr I bought on here, chopped, 351C/C4/9" yadi yadi, but its getting sold soon as we are buying a 2nd house and could use the money. My new mail is MercMadness (at) verizon (dot) net