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Old 07-07-2012, 06:27 PM   #81
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That was a car version of the mullet. Business up top and party out back. Looks great now. What color blue is that?
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Old 07-07-2012, 06:59 PM   #82
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Nice save,and it looks sweet now...
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Old 07-07-2012, 08:45 PM   #83
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After much soul searching the gods directed me to the "chosen" ones. Wes, Denny (aboner), and Denny's son John. A pair of deuce rails were the first offering on the road to forgiveness.
By this point, the German parts were becoming a distant memory, the only proof saved in photos, if only for ensuring that history does not repeat itself. A HOT ROD is born.........





Brother Nick pitches in to close the wound............




At this point, satisfied with the result this far, the gods grant a rest period. A period of "gathering" commences between spring 2010 and Dec. 2011...............

Josh, the sedan looks GREAT! Really like the blue paint with the black frame and stripe. In the one pic, that's my coupe chassis in the foreground....how time flies. How does the sedan like the Waukesha streets, or should I say poor excuse for streets. Hope to see you at the "Gasthaus" one of these Wednesdays.
- Denny
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Old 07-07-2012, 09:05 PM   #84
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A model A grill shell on a Model A? What is the world coming to ?? haha....love this car, excellent work.
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Old 07-07-2012, 09:50 PM   #85
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Great work Josh!
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Old 07-07-2012, 10:02 PM   #86
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Good work,Looks great!!
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Old 07-08-2012, 08:07 AM   #87
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You profess to save this beautiful car by getting rid of the vw pan and drivetrain then you put a bowtie engine in a blue oval. You my friend are only slightly better than the cretin that had the car before you.
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Old 07-08-2012, 08:12 AM   #88
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the good lord will bless you for this save.
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Old 07-08-2012, 08:36 AM   #89
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I love the grill insert. I've been wanting to do something like that on my Sedan but just haven't got to it yet.
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Old 07-08-2012, 09:11 AM   #90
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Wow, good save! You gonna do an early small oval rear window or a big window?
Split window!
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Old 07-08-2012, 10:22 AM   #91
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That was a car version of the mullet. Business up top and party out back. Looks great now. What color blue is that?
HAHA! The color is Washington blue....
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Old 07-08-2012, 10:23 AM   #92
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You profess to save this beautiful car by getting rid of the vw pan and drivetrain then you put a bowtie engine in a blue oval. You my friend are only slightly better than the cretin that had the car before you.

Yeah, I'd really prefer it had an Olds....
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Old 07-08-2012, 10:25 AM   #93
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Josh, the sedan looks GREAT! Really like the blue paint with the black frame and stripe. In the one pic, that's my coupe chassis in the foreground....how time flies. How does the sedan like the Waukesha streets, or should I say poor excuse for streets. Hope to see you at the "Gasthaus" one of these Wednesdays.
- Denny
The car rides pretty well, I had to stiffen up the throttle return springs to keep from "goosing" the gas pedal over East Ave. craters tho.....
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Old 07-08-2012, 10:32 AM   #94
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A lift in the garage !!! Drooool....
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I love it! Great Job! Post more pics!
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Old 07-08-2012, 12:14 PM   #96
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I'm wondering, in looking at the original hack-job, why it was never finished in that configuration? All it needed was steering, brake pedals, fuel plumbing, some wire and a few bolts, right? Not that it would have been RIGHT that way, but it should have RUN. Maybe the previous "owner" finally had a Colonel Nicholson "Oh God, what have I done?" moment?

Seriously, though, good to see it saved and it's a very pretty and 'right' car (if it were mine I'd run a hood but it's not so...)

I won't rag on the 327 as even flathead Henrys can be a bit too much of a cliche these days (he says, ducking...) and hot rodding much as anything is about running what you've got.

I'm looking at the 'before' pictures thinking that keeping the VW trailing-arm IFS on the new frame might have been a good way to 'memorialize' the car's history (he says, ducking again...)
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Old 07-08-2012, 12:24 PM   #97
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A lift in the garage !!! Drooool....
Enough working space to have a big A-frame outside !!! Drooool...
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Enough working space to have a big A-frame outside !!! Drooool...

I wish it were my home garage, but I've got a kick ass boss that let's me use work as my own, as long as I fix some regular cars during work hours.......
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