i've been wracking my brain trying to come up with a suitable location for a gas door on the car, , ,i came up with a few ideas, but in the end, i just wasn't real thrilled with any of them. .i was trying to avoid an opening deckild in the interest of smoothness and flow, but in the end the opening deckild won out...here's a few pictures, , , just getting started, but this will give you a general idea of where i'm heading, , it's gonna be a little tricky, but i think i have it pretty well figured out....
Definitely a pita to fab up, but I think you'll be much happier with a functioning trunk in the end. Besides, I think if the whole car was to be sans doors, trunk, etc., it may end up looking too smooth - like you took the easy way out. Not that I think you ever take the easy way, ha, ha
Are you going to lead everything when you're done? You should be able to set a new record for amount of lead used in a Kustom... Looking great so far!
There is going to be so much s***ching on the underneath side of that car!!! I bet you're working on 1mil in tack weld, at least several hundred thousand!! Nice job Jim!!!!
Been a while since I checked in Jim...been too busy working on the T-bird... Looking incredible! Can you see the light at the end of the tunnel yet?
i agree, i think the functioning trunk will solve a lot of problems for me, , ,i'm gonna pancake it so it compliments the hood, , i don't think there is an easy way out with this car, , ,lolol
definitley a big fan of this build, like many of us probably are, thanks for keeping us in the loop. you're like a modern day dr. frankenstein of cars, and i mean that in a good way! just curious, how many different cars have given up their body parts so far to become this masterpiece?
here's the rundown,,,,probably overlooking a few things,,,it's early,,,lol 56 lincoln: hood section spliced in, pieces of the hood used on either side of the decklid, rolled pan made from decklid 56 olds: wheel openings, quarters, cowl/windshield 57 studebaker: fins 50 ford: various filler pieces made from sections of the roof, fenders, hood, etc 58 edsel: dash 53 buick: side trim 58 lincoln: canted headlights (under consideration) some unknown 50s sports car: seats damn,,,just realized i don't have any caddy or pontiac stuff,,,,not to worry, i have IDEAS,,,,lolol
50 ford: various filler pieces made from sections of the roof, fenders, hood, etc This one makes me laugh.
LOLOL,,,,,,,me too actually,,,, after i typed it, i debated on whether i should edit that,, and decided to leave it, for its comedic value, if nothing else,,,
don't know how to do lead,,,,,hopefully i won't set a record for bondo,,,,,,i don't think i'll need too many gallons,,,,definitely going through some mig wire and gas though,,,
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