a little more progress on the shoebox..

got the drivers side of the buick headlight graft welded up solid,,,,,decided not to use the floating bar grille i made (for sale in classifieds)..made a frame from 3/4 counduit,,after i get it chrome plated, it will get expanded metal in the opening and some cool little oval shaped chrome drawer pulls,,,,i mocked up (in cardboard,,hahaha)the next pieces i have to fabricate,,the half circle fill-in piece for the hood, rounded corners for the hood, and grille piece,,,,,,,i will horizontally slit the front of the hood from the center to the edge, push the pieces down to meet the grille shell (if you look close at the pics, you can see there is now a gap between the edge of the hood and the merc shell), and fill the small triangular openings with metal,,,,,,,

 

damn lookin good man.... more then im gettin done .. im still pluggin away at my trunk. looks like your doin some fun stuff ... did you ever sell that packard trim?

 

Jim,the car looks GREAT!!!!!!!!!.Can't wait to see itin person.

 

looking sweet,is that your own shop?

 

yes,,moved there last november from a one bay shop,,,best thing i ever did!

 

looking good,the head lamp treatment is awesome,nice work

 

very awesome

 

Very nice Jim....that grille looks really good in there....fills the cavity up perfectly.....

 

lookin bitchin man!

 

Nice work. Some old school stuff with a modern touch.

 

Very nice touch on the grill, fits the overall look of the car better than the bar.

 

Those headlights rule.

 

Very nice. Keep us posted.

 

Very Kool.... I am going to go look for your ad for the grill for my new project!!!!

 

yes,,,the trim was sold,,,,wish i knew you needed it before i listed it,,,,ill keep an eye out for more..