Customs 54 Buick Top Swap & Chop (part 1)

Here are a few pictures of my 54 Buick Special "Top Secret".
My brother Geoff & I started by removing the roof & replacing
it with a 57 Buick roof. The roof was chopped 3 inches in ft & 3.5 rr. I then moved the ft fender port holes down below the trim line which will help the car look lower when its finished. Headlights are from a 57 Lincoln & tail light are 50 Chrysler. The car is now painted & I will add more pictures once the trim & wheels are on.

 

Holy fuck....



Amazing....

 

WOW
Really like this. Will be watching this build. Lookin forward to updates!

 

crazy cool! do you have a profile after shot?

 

Dam Brother you gots skills!!!

 

not bad lol

 

I like the 57 roof, looks like it belongs. How are you going to deal with the vent windows and side glass triming?

 

i think i'll go have another beer!

 

Laurie, hard to believe it's the same car. You nailed it again. I keep looking at that front 3/4 shot with the new lights n' all...STELLAR!! We gonna put some miles on this summer for sure! - Dave

 

Metalman - The vent window frames are cut ,welded, replated & ready to install. The door glass frames only required a small adjustment due to the tappered slope of the roof. The rr quarter window frames I cut down to fit & will work fine. The center back window is the original size- just layed down , and the rear corner glass is sunk into a deeper channel. The windshield will hopefully be done next week.

 

Wow!! that is sweet

 

Wow, how hard was it to weld those vent window frames, they're potmetal arn't they?

 

They are potmetal - I made a wood guide to hold the two halfs together for alignment & then had them welded . Worked out great.

 

great work, amazing look so far, please keep us posted.

 

I second that....

Brian

 

Nice work Laurie, here's a couple more pics I found.

 

Nice work!

 

Looks great!

 

I like the top and trunk lines, i have a '53 Special, trying to refrain from cuttin...but.

 

Nice job man. I remember seeing your truck in a magazine, although I can't remember what mag it was.
Buick looks nice! You planning on keeping the whitewalls?

 

Just, Wow! I'll admit, I rolled my eye's when read the title of your post but, wow! I can't believe how good this looks.

 

I alway thought a GM car from the mid 50s should never be chopped. You proved me wrong, that thing is sweet! I cant believe how beautiful the lines are now.
POZ

 

my, my, my...

that truly is a sight to behold.

long live the KUSTOM!

 

cool mods! nice thing is i'll get to see that one at goodguys in june i bet. keep the pic's coming!

 

Looks good fellas! Is this a car you guys are building for a customer, or a personal ride? Hopefully we'll see it at some of the local NW shows this year?

 

can't wait to see more pics!!

 

WOW WOW!!,,,,,,,,looks incredible,,,,,,,,,,,what a cool idea,,,,
i cant tell you how much i love to see fresh ideas on kustoms,,,,
i constantly hear stuff like "EVERYTHING'S been done before"...i believe it is still possible to be original,,just takes some thinking outside the box,,,,,,,,you have proven my point here for sure......great work guys,,,,,,

 

i think i'll have another beer!

 

Nice! The top proportions and your workmanship appear to
be excellent. Brings back a lot of memories of when I was cutting the
top on my 57 Buick. When answering the question as to what my
next project would be-- I said chopping a 57 Buick. My friend
replied Why? The mid-fifties cars don't need to be chopped.
Now he replies -- the factory should have done it that way.
(yours is what the factory should have done to the 54s.) I
also sunk the windows front and rear. The small wrap around
windows in the rear were the biggest pain to do. It looks like
you Canadian hammers know what you're doing up there.
Anxiously waiting for part two. Not to steal your thread,
here are a couple of pictures of my 57.
TwoChops

 

What an awesome look...WOW...I love everything you've done with it!
Keep the updates coming...please.