Projects SNOWY DAY PROGRESS, , , TELSTAR with pics,,,,,,,

worked a bunch on the car during the snowstorm today,,,
got the rear wheel opening grafted in,,,
shaped the quarter...
welded in some filler pieces,,
shaped the bottom of the quarter from the back of the wheel opening to the end of the car
welded in some bracing to tie the quarter to the trunk floor,,

pretty productive day today..
the snow STILL sucks though

 

I still can't believe that thing used to be a shoebox.

 

Looking great by the way.

 

Looking good! You are a way better welder than me.

 

I hear ya....it is mind boggling.

 

dave, my welding has improved a lot since i began this project,,
sometimes i look at some of the early welds and cringe,,,,
i still have plenty of room for improvement, but im getting better,,,

and i'm having a blast...

i dont know what the hell i'm gonna do with myself when im finally finished,,,

 

looks real good.....john

 

Go to Disneyland.

 

i'd probably start cuttin' up the rides....
hmmmmm a sectioned rollercoaster car,,,,

 

and i'm having a blast...

i dont know what the hell i'm gonna do with myself when im finally finished,,,[/QUOTE]


So many cars...So little time!!!!!!

Keep up the good work, I love this car, its like a full scale custom model car!!

 

Are You still running the skirts ?

 

"i dont know what the hell i'm gonna do with myself when im finally finished,,,"


build a shoebox???haha its coming together man

 

i believe i'm gonna deep six the skirts,,,,

i liked the way they looked,,,but after
some further thinking, in the interest of
keeping the car true to its fictional build
date (late 50s/early sixties),,i'm not
gonna run em after all,,,,,

once i had the wheel opening grafted in
and stood back and looked at the car, the
decision wasn't really all that difficult..

 

So much better without the skirts.

 

Agreed the skirt kind of looked out of place and the wheel opening just goes with the flow of the rest of the car. Great work Jim!!

 

can you still call it a shoebox

 

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Good I thought I was the only one THAT DIDN'T LIKE THEM.
BILL

 

Looking better all the time!! The whole rear quarter treatment looks fantastic.

I see the shelves are bare!?!

 

looking better everytime i see an update. think the forward leaning headlight hoods definitly improve the side profile of the car. also agree no skirts, looked cool but interupt the flow of the overall body. rear bumper fits around quarter beautifully. i'm amazed at your willingness to change plans mid stream and it always seems to be for the better. keep the updates coming, jersey mike. p.s. for anyone who hasn't seen it, go to kustom7777 profile and check out his early cadillac full kustom build, amazing car i would have loved to seen finished. what ever happened to that car jim?

 

couple more shots with some better lighting..

 

yep...................seeya soon buddy!...

 

not doubt Jim's a better welder than when he started this beauty..........Jim

 

Awesome, Jim...those rear wheel opening came out perfect and flow nicely with everything else. I liked the skirts, but it does look better without them now that you have the openings done...less is better!
Thanks for the update!

 

That was a shoebox !?!

By the way that thing looks awesome

 

thats a Realy Nice looking Shoe-box Car!
have you got a Pic of what it looked Before?
it would look good Side by Side
just my 3.5 cents

 

,,,this is the only one i could dig up at the moment,,,still unchopped, unsectioned,,,

 

I think its one of the coolest projects on the hamb

 

4B AND NOW,unless he has been doing it on photoshop.

 

Jim, make sure youcheck post #50 of this thread-
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=420949


nevermind, just rememberd the "Watefall" between the seats...
next project...

 

That thing is nuts! Can't wait to see it finished.