does my model a look bad ??????

[Slag Kustom]

some times in doing my own work with too many options in my head i start to get lost and not like any of the work i have done . I need some thoughts on what i have done so far
it's a 1931 model a pickup chopped 4.5" sectioned 2" channeled 3" cab streched 4" suicide flush fit doors 1957 ford dash . im not sure if i want to keep the fire wall i made. i am not that fond of it but i refuse to use a flat one with a dimple for the magneto. or one of those store bought gerneric recesed ones that has no chance of fitting with out cutting it up to ribbons help me out with your thoughts

[Slag Kustom]

pic above is 00 mack pointing at his 1 minute stripe job to make me like the fire wall

[Slag Kustom]

1957 ford dash cut 6 ways to sunday to fit

[Slag Kustom]

[Slag Kustom]

streched cab

[Slag Kustom]

bottom of doors and cab corner finished flush with the bottom of the frame

[G V Gordon]

My two cents... I like the firewall and I think you will too once it is smoothed up and painted, or at least primed so it blends with the rest of the car. Oh, and YOU BUILT IT!

[Slag Kustom]

do the head light look too big ?????? im going to run a chopped 32 steel shell

[cleatus]

Not bad at all, I kinda like the coffin shape in the firewall. The cab stretch and lights look good too.

Is the smoke in the cab stretch picture coming from the exhaust or your bong?

[spudshaft]

I think the firewall is going to look fine. You might want to put the valve covers back on before you start welding/grinding/bondo-ing to keep crap out of there.

Also, I think you may want a different exhaust. Those kind of look t-bucketish.

[Slag Kustom]

the exhaust was a freebee from a friends t bucket i re did for him im thinking of cutting it up and using the big radius bend to make some style of low lakester headers that will follow the bottom of the body but again i cant decide

[DrJ]

I'm kinda wondering about that British cable winch? on the front end.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[296 V8]

Dig that Jag front bumper http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Looks good. like cross rams alot.

[CURIOUS RASH]

<font color="green">Looks good.

What the hell is that seat out of and when is it gonna be out of that car? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Low backs man, low backs.

RASHY </font>

[30roadster]

for NOT deciding i'd say your making good decisions http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif ...looks great to me!

[Slag Kustom]

not sure what to do with it. thats why there is no mention of it. but i have to say i am thinking about it for the fact that i can run the bed lower on the frame and have the full size bed with plenty of travel. i would hate to build a pickup with a bed that can not be used for more then a moon tank holder and a place to put the battery and a six pack. i need room for a keg (full of beer) and the junk i buy at the swap meet

[Slag Kustom]

seats are a $20 purchase at a swap meet that are now mounted to what was my office chair

[BigDdy31]

I like it so far. A lot of hard work in it. I too think the firewall will look good once it's finished off. But when it's your own work it can be kinda hard to get a good perspective.

You may be right. The headlights might be a bit big. But I would wait on that decision until you have more of the structure finished off and can see the proportions better.

Big Daddy Eric

[Slag Kustom]

i have another cross ram i may use instead of that one that uses 6 rochester 2gc carbs but again im not sure yet

[Smokin Joe]

Local 4X4 club help you build that front suspension?
Just kidding, looks like you used a Jag rear in the front! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
From the pics it's hard to see what you have going on up there. The firewall is fine. Any issues with the valve covers whn the engine rocks? It looks close on the corners. I'd make a set of headers for it and run the pipes closer to the body. Sell the ones you have to someone building a T bucket. Put plugs on the light wires so you can swap them out with a different style when your mood changes. How does the car fit you? Could you do some miles in it or will you have a crooked neck after 10 minutes. That's priority #1. You won't drive it if it isn't comfortable no matter how cool it looks.

[Slag Kustom]

the front end is a 4" beam with split bones and f-100 box the big pile in front of the car is a jag rear that im not sure about

[KCsledz]

Its looking good. How bout streatching the headlights like you streached the cab.

Just my 2 cents.

[Django]

That's going to be cool when you get it on the road. I think I know why you don't like the firewall. The left side does not match the right side. If the pass was the same as the driver's side, it would look better I think. As for your headlights, they need to be mounted so they hang straight. Right now it looks like you are using the mounts as they came off the donor car and they are angling the lights outword, which does not look right at all. I think the size will be ok, and they will look better visually with the deuce grill... they just have to be straight. I really like the bottom frame/cab and the extended doors. I have to agree on the seats... high backs gotta go.

EDIT:, I looked at the firewall again, and maybe it's just the pic that makes it look uneven. What exactly don't you like about it?

[haring]

I had the same questions as everyone else -- what the heck is all the metal up front, but you answered the question. You need to roll that puppy out into the clear to get some real photos so we can actually see it (without Jag rearends blocking the view)!

Just pick a theme and stick to it and you'll be fine.

[00 MACK]

as a few of you may know,I know this guy pretty well.As much as Im always harping on period correct hardware blah,blah blah ,The thing about this guy is that he aint in it for the costume party or the little kulture scene.All he gives a shit about is CUTTING,WELDING,CUTTING SOME MORE AND ARROW STRAIGHT BODYWORK.Then he proceeds to beat the everloing shit out of em when they are done. This guy is form following function which is why he will probably never completely subscribe to any particular theme when building anything. I know that he plans on abusing this car so bad that he even installed power wiper to beat it in the rain

[Fat Hack]

Off to a damn good start...doesn't look like a generic "rat rod" or anything stupid.

It's got enough owner built "cool" to stand out from the slap together junk getting so popular now.

Just keep at it and do what YOU dig...it'll be a sweet streeter when you're done!

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[Shoeboxer]

I'm digging it! I can totally see the potential there and all the work you've put into it so far. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif It's gonna look great when it's done!

-Taylor

[Slag Kustom]

who are you fuking kidding anthony i plan on towing it behind your merc to car shows and putting velvet ropes around it as i display all the trophys i have won. I will stand around wiping it with a diaper to keep the dust off it

[AKATIREGUY]

WHATS THE LOOK WE STARTED WITH??? RAT ROD OR IS THIS GONNA GET SOME SHINEY COLOR. FIREWALL LOOKS BITCHEN FOR THE RAT ROD STYLE IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR GOING FOR.

AS FOR THOSE PIPES... HACK THE DAMN THINGS A FOOT OFF THE MANIFOLD AND BEND THEM BACK... YOU CAN ALWAYS THROW INSERTS IN EM IF YOU CANT HEAR YOURSELF THINK.. BUT IF YOUR LIKE ME, HEARING YOURSELF THINK IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING..

[Slag Kustom]

it is going to get somke kind of paint as of right now im thinking tangerine candy over silver metal flake and anthony (00MACK) owes me 2 cans worth of one shot all over the car for all the rust i have inhailed putting structure back into his merc

[Fat Hack]

[ QUOTE ]
BUT IF YOUR LIKE ME, HEARING YOURSELF THINK IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING..

[/ QUOTE ]

THAT EXPLAINS THE CAPS!!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[00 MACK]

here is a better pic

[OGNC]

If I had to change anything it would be the headers and a set of wheels &amp; tires. Some lake's headers or cast block huggers (like the Sandersons) and a set of 16-inch steelies with skinny blackwall bias plys and you'd be in business.

[manyolcars]

Dont like the firewall? rolling some beads in it like Henry did may give it character

[Mojo]

I like the headlights... I think they can work if the truck is gonna be low and long, it'll flow together. Imagine them dropped 3 inches, and moved forward about 2... I think that would hide them enough so they don't stick out, but they'd still contribute to the look...

[AHotRod]

NAW...it looks great!

Grab 12 cans of spray primer, shoot it, get some better looking wheels/tires on it....roll it out side, and you'll have a new view of your ideas and dreams...trust me.

[Slag Kustom]

i just got done working on it for the nite and welded some more structure into the rockers with a grove to fit a weather strip to seal the door. i am feeling much better about the fire wall thanks to every one that answered.

[chopolds]

The firewall....hate to be the only dissenting vote, but I think it is too angular for the car. I really hate the look of a part that just looks like it was bent up on a brake. For it to look more "natural" it needs to be softer, more rounded corners than sharp edged. I know it's a lot of work, but from what I hear, you like to cut and weld! I would get a T dolly, or solid round bar, 3/4 or 1" diameter, cut the bends, and hammer them over the bar to round them off, and reweld. A few beads rolled in it would also make it look more natural. Esp. if they were wider than the normal 1/4" ones.
Just an opinion from someone who likes to do more work than necessary, though! Anthony can tell you.....

[marq]

In the firewall recess you need some cathederal type pin striping to go with the shape a kinda theme once it's done when i say church or cathederal if you look at some of the stuff from the middle ages in Britain it was kinda skulls and skeletons and very very gothic...........Marq

[Slag Kustom]

as i went to sleep last nite thinking deeply about the look of the fire wall it came to me to cover the out side with either engine turned gold leaf with some stripe work or aluminum. not noticeable in the pics are the fine bends in the reacesed portion of the fire wall that follow the other angles. also i think alot of it is not going to be seen when the engine is fully dressed (valve covers and spacers magneto, plug wires, heater hoses , carb linkage)
any one got ideas on what kind of air cleaners to run ?????
i have old cal custom finned valve covers or an old set of corvette ones that im going to use when i decide

[CURIOUS RASH]

<font color="green">I am running an O'Brien Truckers air cleaner.

He is a Hamber 59BuickWagon is his HAAMBdle.

Get ahold of him and he'll send you a catalog.

RASHY </font>

[Kevin Lee]

I can't believe only two people have mentioned the wheels and tires. Maybe everyone assumes they are just rollers.

[Slag Kustom]

i cant imagine any one thinking they are going to stay. but if any one wants them send some shipping money and ill be glad to get them the fuk out of my shop along with any of the other junk taking up good space

[stoggie]

when you are thrown' out the Cal Custom cover I'll send you the shipping money - NO PROB!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Fifty5C-Gas]

turd.

[Slag Kustom]

Hey Politz,Pipe down before I bare ass your sheets in Gettysburg!!

[00 MACK]

Hey Slag,Dou really think that you need to do that ,given your behavior last year??? Assholing the guys sheets????Good Christ...

[Fifty5C-Gas]

hahahahahahaha....your outta your mind....but seriously the "A" looks f-ing good.