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**Ryan** · 09-25-2009, 11:04 AM

I arrived in Santa Rosa, CA late last night and am about to head to Costco to get some dogs for the open house at Vern's. As such, I don't have a ton of time for a post... I mean shit fellas - I've got a...

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**Jive-Bomber** · 09-25-2009, 11:27 AM

1. Nose it.
2. Deck it.
3. Floating bar grille- Kaiser?
4. 4 bar Lancer caps - 15" re-pops, I guess.
5. French the headlamps.

That should all be pretty affordable. Maybe some seat covers too-- That Naugahyde is hard on the eyes...

Billybobdad · 09-25-2009, 11:29 AM

I would stick a grill in it, detail the engine compartment & spend the 4k that was left over on gas!

eddie1 · 09-25-2009, 11:29 AM

Owning a 51 Tudor Sedan I have been drolling over the car since it was first posted, only trouble I am about $15k short of the $15k asking price.
What I would do would be french the taillights, french the headlights, shave the bumper bolts, & add a 49 grille bar & turn signals with the Cal Custom centre piece to eliminate the bullet (already have that piece), &
wrap it all up by lowering it a couple of inches. After those mods are done nothing left to do but drive!

Asphalt Outlaw Hero · 09-25-2009, 11:48 AM

Lower it a tad,DeSoto grill,spend some money warming up the motor.
Donate the balance to the Alliance

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**saltflatmatt** · 09-25-2009, 11:52 AM

Just add a grill, simple is better most of the time.

John Denich · 09-25-2009, 11:54 AM

Chop the hell out of it!!!! suicide the doors, canted quad headlights, skull grill and spider webs all over it!!!! Seriously very cool car, I would lower it and drive it!!!!

THE_DUDE · 09-25-2009, 11:55 AM

add a grill, lower it and go!

THE_DUDE · 09-25-2009, 11:57 AM

wait, no.... drive it till the weather turns crappy, work on it then

**BIGREDTODD** · 09-25-2009, 11:59 AM

I'd put the grill back in, drive it, and put the $5k in a CD...

lockwoodkustoms · 09-25-2009, 12:01 PM

I think I would get it first and drive it around for the first year and begin to decide which way to really go with it. Lowering and a grille would be the most I would do to it. Like I said drive it and then you can get a feel for what you like and don't like about the car. But going off your previous cars you seem to be a suttle and simple type of person when it comes to your cars. I also appreciate this whaen they are tastefully done and not over the top. I hope you get the car and if you do post up build pics of what you do with it.

eric54chevy · 09-25-2009, 12:12 PM

Drive it, put 5k into another rod

**GreenMonster48** · 09-25-2009, 12:12 PM

I agree with most here that say it looks good the way it is, but if i *had* to customize it, I'd go for a Desoto or Olds floating grille, Plymouth Bumpers, maybe Crestliner trim and add a nice complimentary color for tu-tone.

Dan Hay · 09-25-2009, 12:20 PM

This is definitely a cool car and a good buy, but like alotta folks, I'm out of a job and out of money.

Dago Red · 09-25-2009, 12:25 PM

Nose
Deck
Shave handles
French head & tail lights
Lancers
Lower
'56 Plymouth grille bar integrated with the original surround
Drive

**fur biscuit** · 09-25-2009, 12:37 PM

front bumper under the gravel pan (later fill in the bolt holes and smooth out the bumper). drop the rear an 1" or 2". shave the antane, move add 2 to the rear gravel pan. I like the look of the peaked and hooded headlight bezels (like brewsirs '57 wagon). Floating tube grill. (but do the Bass/Barris style internal grill surround treatment, with the rounded sides). Shave the door handles, or maybe push buttons. lop the top off the side trim, so it is just a smooth bullet.

**JeffreyJames** · 09-25-2009, 12:44 PM

>>>Newly chromed Stock grille
>>>Skirts
>>>.5-1" lower out back
>>>Detailed engine
>>>Frenched headlights with '52 Merc rings but that would require paint to cover the work up.

Done

Thirdyfivepickup · 09-25-2009, 01:47 PM

I think someone should buy it so Mrs Bleed has a car to drive this winter!!!!!!!! Help a brother out!

Fifty5C-Gas · 09-25-2009, 03:22 PM

I am contemplating ,VERY HARD, buying this car for my wife but im trying to figure out where to get the extra money..... Oh, and I would nose it, deck it, shave the door handles, french the headlights, grille and taillights

Shamus · 09-25-2009, 03:54 PM

I would use the '54 Chev grill with 15 teeth that came out of my friends '51 Convertible, dig out the '49 Plymouth bumpers and Olds Fiesta spinners I 've been saving for "one of these days", put the top down and head out.

09-25-2009, 11:04 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,623	Shoebox Convert I arrived in Santa Rosa, CA late last night and am about to head to Costco to get some dogs for the open house at Vern's. As such, I don't have a ton of time for a post... I mean shit fellas - I've got a... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

09-25-2009, 11:27 AM	#2
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,420	Re: Shoebox Convert 1. Nose it. 2. Deck it. 3. Floating bar grille- Kaiser? 4. 4 bar Lancer caps - 15" re-pops, I guess. 5. French the headlamps. That should all be pretty affordable. Maybe some seat covers too-- That Naugahyde is hard on the eyes...

09-25-2009, 11:29 AM	#3
Billybobdad Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 789	Re: Shoebox Convert I would stick a grill in it, detail the engine compartment & spend the 4k that was left over on gas!

09-25-2009, 11:29 AM	#4
eddie1 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 466	Re: Shoebox Convert Owning a 51 Tudor Sedan I have been drolling over the car since it was first posted, only trouble I am about $15k short of the $15k asking price. What I would do would be french the taillights, french the headlights, shave the bumper bolts, & add a 49 grille bar & turn signals with the Cal Custom centre piece to eliminate the bullet (already have that piece), & wrap it all up by lowering it a couple of inches. After those mods are done nothing left to do but drive! __________________ Rescuing one dog may not change the world , but for that one dog the world will be changed forever.

09-25-2009, 11:48 AM	#5
Asphalt Outlaw Hero Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dixie Posts: 942	Re: Shoebox Convert Lower it a tad,DeSoto grill,spend some money warming up the motor. Donate the balance to the Alliance .

09-25-2009, 11:52 AM	#6
saltflatmatt Alliance Vendor Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South burbs of Minneapolis Posts: 624	Re: Shoebox Convert Just add a grill, simple is better most of the time. __________________ HAMB Alliance Vendor - www.lakeheaders.com We don't just sell headers, we build them.

09-25-2009, 11:54 AM	#7
John Denich Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Watsons House Of Style 24/7 Posts: 2,872	Re: Shoebox Convert Chop the hell out of it!!!! suicide the doors, canted quad headlights, skull grill and spider webs all over it!!!! Seriously very cool car, I would lower it and drive it!!!! __________________ www.watsonshouseofstyle.bigcartel.com For all things Watson...Shirts and Posters!

09-25-2009, 11:55 AM	#8
THE_DUDE Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Olympia Washington Posts: 2,615	Re: Shoebox Convert add a grill, lower it and go! __________________ Too weird to live...TOO rare to die..

09-25-2009, 11:57 AM	#9
THE_DUDE Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Olympia Washington Posts: 2,615	Re: Shoebox Convert wait, no.... drive it till the weather turns crappy, work on it then __________________ Too weird to live...TOO rare to die..

09-25-2009, 11:59 AM	#10
BIGREDTODD Alliance Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: (JUST OUTSIDE OF) MODESTO, CA Posts: 2,629	Re: Shoebox Convert *I'd put the grill back in, drive it, and put the $5k in a CD...* __________________ WANTED: 1961 Starliner deck / trunk lid (rust-free) Embracing the impractical to combat the mundane . . . Since 1977

09-25-2009, 12:01 PM	#11
lockwoodkustoms Old School HAMBer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NY BABY!!!!! Posts: 3,687	Re: Shoebox Convert I think I would get it first and drive it around for the first year and begin to decide which way to really go with it. Lowering and a grille would be the most I would do to it. Like I said drive it and then you can get a feel for what you like and don't like about the car. But going off your previous cars you seem to be a suttle and simple type of person when it comes to your cars. I also appreciate this whaen they are tastefully done and not over the top. I hope you get the car and if you do post up build pics of what you do with it. __________________ Check out my Metal Art here http://www.facebook.com/JLockwoodMetalArts?ref=hl

09-25-2009, 12:12 PM	#12
eric54chevy Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kingwood, TX Posts: 733	Re: Shoebox Convert Drive it, put 5k into another rod

09-25-2009, 12:12 PM	#13
GreenMonster48 Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Enfield Connecticut Posts: 1,170	Re: Shoebox Convert I agree with most here that say it looks good the way it is, but if i had to customize it, I'd go for a Desoto or Olds floating grille, Plymouth Bumpers, maybe Crestliner trim and add a nice complimentary color for tu-tone.

09-25-2009, 12:20 PM	#14
Dan Hay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Worth TEXAS Posts: 2,081	Re: Shoebox Convert This is definitely a cool car and a good buy, but like alotta folks, I'm out of a job and out of money.

09-25-2009, 12:25 PM	#15
Dago Red Grenade Inspector Join Date: May 2002 Location: Delaware Posts: 314	Re: Shoebox Convert Nose Deck Shave handles French head & tail lights Lancers Lower '56 Plymouth grille bar integrated with the original surround Drive __________________ Potrzebie.

09-25-2009, 12:37 PM	#16
fur biscuit Alliance Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: corner of 23rd and Cutting Posts: 7,286	Re: Shoebox Convert front bumper under the gravel pan (later fill in the bolt holes and smooth out the bumper). drop the rear an 1" or 2". shave the antane, move add 2 to the rear gravel pan. I like the look of the peaked and hooded headlight bezels (like brewsirs '57 wagon). Floating tube grill. (but do the Bass/Barris style internal grill surround treatment, with the rounded sides). Shave the door handles, or maybe push buttons. lop the top off the side trim, so it is just a smooth bullet. __________________ "Zounds! Zorched by Zarches, Spaceman Spiff's crippled craft crashes on planet Plootarg!"

09-25-2009, 12:44 PM	#17
JeffreyJames Alliance Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SUGAR CITY Posts: 15,923	Re: Shoebox Convert >>>Newly chromed Stock grille >>>Skirts >>>.5-1" lower out back >>>Detailed engine >>>Frenched headlights with '52 Merc rings but that would require paint to cover the work up. Done __________________ I PLAY WITH TIGERS WWW.SUGARCITYSPEEDSHOP.COM CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM IMAGES

09-25-2009, 01:47 PM	#18
Thirdyfivepickup Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DeMotte, In Posts: 6,066	Re: Shoebox Convert I think someone should buy it so Mrs Bleed has a car to drive this winter!!!!!!!! Help a brother out! __________________ looking for a solid 55-59 Chevy/GMC bed. fleet or step side. Preferably Chicago area

09-25-2009, 03:22 PM	#19
Fifty5C-Gas Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Belleville, NJ Posts: 1,434	Re: Shoebox Convert I am contemplating ,VERY HARD, buying this car for my wife but im trying to figure out where to get the extra money..... Oh, and I would nose it, deck it, shave the door handles, french the headlights, grille and taillights __________________ Mike Kustom Knights N.J. 1955 Chevy 210 Gasser 1951 Ford Convertible Kustom

09-25-2009, 03:54 PM	#20
Shamus Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NC Posts: 360	Re: Shoebox Convert I would use the '54 Chev grill with 15 teeth that came out of my friends '51 Convertible, dig out the '49 Plymouth bumpers and Olds Fiesta spinners I 've been saving for "one of these days", put the top down and head out.

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