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Cody Walls builds a 35 Chevy

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Cody Walls, May 21, 2015.

  1. Cody Walls
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    This started a couple months back when I was asked by Larry Stewart if I wanted to do some metal work on Dave Thomas 35 Chevy 3 window . Of course I said yes . This is Dave's car so I told them to bring it down to the shop . He's owned it for almost 40 years now . It's been all over the place in many different forms . When it came to me .the chassis was already done.it was but by Ionia hot rods and it's a work of art . The body had some stuff done to it but I ended up redoing a lot including getting rid of all the wood inner structure and making it out of steel , finished up chopping the top , filled the roof and the list goes on and on and on . So far it's all in bare metal and debuting it at York in a couple of weeks . Bare with me because I have a lot of photos to post .
    So this is how it came to me .
    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432255360.543178.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432255393.708763.jpg
     
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    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432255540.410656.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432255604.742151.jpg I ended up making all the new structure out of 14 gauge ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432255674.381406.jpg
     
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    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432255887.996186.jpg btw Butch Lloyed started the floors and I finished them ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432256049.694783.jpg and I finished up the wheel tubs as well . ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432256124.331267.jpg
     
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    Can't wait!
     
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  5. Cody Walls
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    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432256459.478920.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432256507.627660.jpg now onto chopping and filling the top . This will be the third time that this car has went under the knife for the roof . The chop was starting else where I ended up bringing the front down about an inch and a half more then filled the roof using a 54 Chevy roof that I ended up taking a foot out of the center
     
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    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432257385.830424.jpg starting to fill the roof
    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432257441.351976.jpg tacked in
    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432257493.739267.jpg
    One continuous weld pass only stopping to grab more wire
    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432257577.995592.jpg metal finished to some extent
     
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    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432257743.541240.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432257793.396266.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432257832.250135.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432257878.418111.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432257957.425688.jpg started cutting down the Nash dash
     
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  12. Fulvia
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    That metal work. Just amazing.
     
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  13. Cody Walls
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    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432258346.621766.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432258393.491814.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432258449.580559.jpg the doors were bad as well so I decided to make all new inner structure as well ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432258532.219408.jpg
     
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    Followed your wagon build, saw it at the LSR. That coupe is in great hands.
     
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  19. Cody Walls
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    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432259493.062825.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432259505.930261.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432259520.265125.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1432259531.815126.jpg and this is where I finished off today
     
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  20. That is a work of art! Love early thirty's Chevys. Looking forward to watching your progress Cody!
     
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  21. Amazing metalwork, great build.
     
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  22. Holy shit.......that's some quality metal work. 33-35 chevs are every bit as good looking as fords of the same years..
    I had a 33, 3 window but it needed more body work than I was capable of..had to let it go to somebody who could do it justice...very nice work!
    Rockys33chevy.jpg
     
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    Impressive work!
     
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  25. awesome! will be following.
     
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  26. Kona Cruisers
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    Yay! Cody is doing a termite!
     
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  27. Cody great work from a master . Nice meeting you at LSR . Could you tell me again who you bought your seat covers from for your 59 . When are you starting your roadster ?

    Thanks Blue
     
  28. Damn that's nice work.
    I got a 35 that needs similar treatment. Look me up if your ever down my way. :cool:
     

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