Cuttin' glass? fuck, someone stole my Zippo..Oh well... Great job,i love your (Clark?) windshield concentration pic
I think pretty much same way than you do.I think some rare cars are worth to get restored .But usually restoring cars to the original state is just a sign of lack of creativity and imagination. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Nice pic! That works too! Thanks, too each his own but like you 99% of the time I prefer a kustom done well! Here are pics of the winshield garnish molding finished and the back glass cut down.
Yes, it is nerve racking! I agree Clark is the man! I'm a little biased though, since he's my husband! Thanks! Being that we are still new to this, we probably aren't qualified to be giving advice. There are some great tutorials on You tube. One great clue was to heat the area cut primarily on the glass that will be cut off. Also not lifting your glass cutter once you start your cut. Thanks Mitch! Here are a few more pics: It's getting closer, but it's not done yet so excuse the areas that are still rough & need some metal working!
Rad!!! And stop apologizing for the "rough" work. you are an amazing team that owes no explanation. keep it up and never look back. I'm inspired now to get off my computer and actually do something cool. Thanks
Thanks! Thank you! Thanks, we're glad you like it! Well thank you. I just want to make sure that people know that it's not done and still rough. But, thank you for the compliment! Thanks Thank you, we try! Thanks, so much! Here are some more pics: We made the outer skin of the B-pillar as well as the B-pillar itself. This week we will be getting the windshield and back glass in, possibly the side glass as well. We are waiting on the vent windows that are getting chromed. So we might take it to Bob's in Toluca Lake this Fri. since it could be leaving in the next week.
I don't want the car to go, because I don't want the thread to end. Will you start a new thread for me?
Sure it's been done before, but you are special. You didn't go: Here is the car we started with. (picture of car) Got the roof cut off. (picture of car with stumps) (picture of roof on floor) Got the roof fitted. (picture of roof on car) Got the sail panels done. (picture of car and roof all welded up) Didn't turn out too bad. (picture of car with primer and filler) The end. You went the extra mile, and I appreciated it. I know there are a lot of good build threads. I was having a little fun. But yours is right up there with the best of them. You know what I mean. Eh?
That's funny! Well....we have a build thread going on a kustom 40 Plymouth & a kustom 54 Studebaker truck. I'll keep posting builds. That's nice of you to say but I kinda posted what you said with a few too many pics, minus the primer & filler. But I'm glad you liked the thread. Thanks again! Here are some more pics: Getting an idea of what it will look like with the stainless trim. Clark had to cut the windshield down another .5" to make more room for the rubber. Cut down the D.S. garnish moulding & we extended the back of it to match the new B-pillars. We made the B-pillars a little wider for better aesthetics.
Nice work! I enjoy that you share techniques & the excellent work on a number of cars. All the best to you both. Glenn
That trim sure sets it off. That chop is balls on. Too many pictures? Are you nutso? When is there ever too many pictures? Just keep them coming. Have you been posting on the Plymouth and Stoody? I thought I was subscribed.
Right on, we are hoping to be! Definitely 5150! Glad you are down with excess. There will be a lot more coming on the Plymouth. Not so much on the 54 Studebaker truck since now it will be getting slammed w/ Accuair & I know that's not super Hamb friendly material. But lots of progress coming on the Plymouth in the next month. Thanks!
Unfortunately, it's gonna be next Fri. not this Fri. we have to cut the back glass down more to fit in the rubber properly. We will be there Fri. the 19th though.
I love this chev. That chop and those 55 rear quarters just work together. I know you didn't do the 55 thing, but you could have if you wanted to.
Maybe it doesn't matter in California, or it was a test fit, but wouldn't a coat of sealer and weld dress up, around the windshield be a good idea? Not trying to a be a wize guy or finding any flaws in a perfect chop, just pointing out something that cought my attention. Bob
Hi Bob, you are absolutely right! Yes it's a test fit and it does matter in California. We prefer to do a test fit, then install the glass after paint. We have explained the need to remove the glass and trim before paint to our customer. We don't do any paint at our shop, so all we can do is suggest this to our customer. At the end of the day if they want glass, trim etc. installed before body work & paint even though it will need to be removed to paint it properly then we do what they ask. The car is going over 150 miles back to where it came from for paint, so it's really out of our hands at that point. That would be an expensive house call! The welds visible on the four corners of the windshield are factory leaded seams that got the lead cooked out of them during the chop. They will need to be re-leaded or bodyworked before paint. The other option would be to cut those areas out and patch in new panels to smooth those areas, but that would be beyond the scope of this project's budget. p.s thanks for the compliment on the chop, we are happy with it, but it is not perfect.
^^^^^^ Thanks Tracy, test fitting things before paint can add to the cost, buy save tons more if you have to fix something after paint. I really like the looks of this chop. Bob
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