Projects 53 Business Coupe Build

subscribed.. great build, glad i found it. keep up the great work.

 

Thanks everyone! Glad you are all digging the 55 tail light swap. I love it more and more everyday. Gotta help my parents move this weekend and then hopefullly I can get back onto the car sometime next week.

 

did you see this? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=755829

 

stumbled across this this thread last night had to draw it, hope you enjoy...

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Man that is too cool!


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Rad!

 

Wow! That is so awesome man! Thanks so much for the drawing, you got some mad skills bro!

 

this is so cool...

 

I love the rear treatment and taillights, Man this project has come a long way . Keep up the great work!
Andy

 

Sick tails and sick drawing.

 

Love the tail lights, have you decided what colors you're going to with on the paint? An idea perhaps? Or are you that far along yet in your thinking?

1shot

 

looks awesome bro! Im excited to see this tail pan come together!

 

Well...

With no NHL season looks like you'll have lot's of time to work on your car.

It looks great Bro.

Keep your foot on the gas! Even when you start to get cold!!!

Later

Lucky

 

I have got a few ideas as far as color, but nothing is set in concrete just yet. I want something suttle, and classy so I am leaning towards a darker color. At the moment I am looking at a black base with a royal blue kandy.

Should see some progress withing a week or two...

Sucks there is no NHL this year! I will keep pushing as hard as I can, its coming up to holiday season and will most likely slow down closer to xmas for a bit. As far as being cold, its already freezing up here, got a new shop heater which helps take the edge off when working in the garage.

 

finally got through your whole thread... you are very talented. all i can say
ps you get this car from westside?

 

Thanks Andrew. Yes I did buy this car off Tyler.



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Car is coming along awesome!

 

This build is awesome. My favourite by far. Keep up the great work.
I can't get over the difference those tailights make, like it ment to be there!

Frank

 

Like to thank everyone for the kind words about the 55 tail light swap. I couldn't be happier with how they turned out. I have been swamped at work and life the last two weeks and got some free time yesterday afternoon to start building my first splash pan piece. Like to thank my buddy trevor for helping me with the routering as I dont have one.

Here is the first form with the sheetmetal clamped and screwed together, ready to be hammered.



Sorry for no midway shots. After I had hammered all the sheetmetal over the radius'd form, i took the piece out and did some minor hammer/dolly work to smooth out a few bits. The inside trunk radius had to be shrunk and in the end i had to make two relief cuts because there was too much material there.





I only had to time to get it test fitted with some clico's. I think i will build the other side now first and clico everything on before i start cutting and welding into the body. Hopefully can get some more work done this week and into next weekend. Stay tuned.

 

That turned out nice! I have a couple ideas with compunds like this, going to have to try that out.

On a side note, is all that sheet metal just tacked together? Your fitment on panels is amazing, wish I could get all mine to fit like that.

 

Nice. Very very nice...........

 

amazing work on those tail lights and rear pan... hey I know Frank also, I am at 232 and 40th, in Langley. you.?? I would like to see the car in person.. thanks, Lloyd

 

Thanks dude, yes all my tail light sheetmetal is tacked together at the moment still. If you take your time and measure twice, cut once, anybody can fit sheetmetal with tight gaps. Also, the smaller the gaps, the easier to weld and less movement when welding. Take your time, be patient.

Thanks again!

I am located near brookswood in langley. If you would like to come see the car lloyd, shoot me an email and we can organise a time for you to come over and check out the car. [email protected]

 

I just read the whole thread. Killer work! Subscribed.

 

Great sheet metal fabrication skills. Looking good!

 

Damn man, looking good....

 

was wondering what you were going to do to finsh off the bottom of the quarter. Very nice work.

 

So I only got out in the garage briefly this afternoon and got a few bits done. I got the form built for the passenger side quarter, trimmed back the drivers side one and got the bumper remounted. I left the pan piece held with clico's to check the fit with the bumper mounted.



Gonna get my passenger form routered on wednesday and then hopefully get the piece formed up next weekend. I am gonna fit everything together before i weld anything into the trunk area.

 

Wow!! I dig that filler panel!! Very nice work!

 

Oh man that looks killer!!!


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