Projects Truck into a coupe- My next pet project

Thank you!
Comments like this make me need to sit down and be very thankful for the talent that manages to surface. I hope the thread helps many who see it.

 

Been following since the beginning. Then I get to the part where I have to go back to post 121 to refresh my memory on the deck lid. Then it hits me, holy crud he fabbed that shit way before all that cut, squeeze, bang, blow, drink, weld, hammer, shit on the quarters, roof fab. And the dam thing is still going to fit.

You've stuck to your plan well.
Your head must hurt sometimes, but it will be worth it when she's done.

 

I need a fix. (update )
Please

 

Sorry Larry, I got nothing here.
The coupe has been shoved into the corner the past week.

 

Keep up the good work!

 

Alright. You've had a few weeks of disco nights to rest up. Hoping you're ready to jump out of that fancy polyester white dancing suit ... and get back to crushing beer cans, sipping tequila, and performing miracles again.

I was just checking in. Hope the paying work is flowing out of your ears. Cash is always king. Everywhere.

 

Yeah. What's going on over there? Tequila shots??

 

I wish
Mercedes V8 into a 1959 Mercedes 190 SL and Willys overland RPU is keeping me busy.

 

Huh. Paying jobs?

 

Anything we should see pictures of ?

 

Well I started a thread on the willys and there was no interest

1985 v8 into That Mercedes is making me think way too hard, Talk about 10 pounds in a 5 pound bag.
Some genius butcher was there before me and the first order of business was to remove his nincompoopery and fingerprints then graft a complete unibody front frame section back into the car. Starting from scratch and then some. Then modify the graft to fit the engine ever so gently. I'll get a thread when it's all done. Is a 190sl on topic ?

 

Modifying an older car to put a V8 of some sort in it, seems appropriate,

 

Ok,
I've got that Mercedes out of my hair,
Watch for some updates

 

cool did you make the hood. Next project for me

 

I put a 289 in a stock frame 190SL front frame wraparound has guests in side

 

I never paid to much attention to a 117 Mercedes oil Pan but its front sump , square & huge like a Trans Pan.

The front pulley is equally in the way of everything.

If you look close you can see the layout lines of what's coming out of the stock ponton sub frame.


Took the inside corners out after I built the out side corners up.


After it was all said and done, it looked factory. It just looks like there's nothing to look at. So much work and thought into it too.



The steering worked out 100% perfect geometry too.

 

Good job , don't you hate when it takes hours to do and it looks like it could have been done in minutes ?

 

So, Its almost Christmas, AGAIN. Any plans for the future?

 

your car looks awesome good job !!!!!!

 

Well hopefully I get it finished lol!
How's that for a plan?
This is a spare time project and spare time is kinda short at the moment. Since we get 8 months of crappy weather it should move along a bit soon. I was debating if I should start a part 2 thread or just push this one on thru till the end.

Thanks !

 

If you start a part two please post the link to it here. Thanks.

 

Any plan is a good plan, I just like this coupe, the combination of body parts gives it a great look, finished or not. it was fun and painful watching the truth come to the surface, and you finding a cure.

 

A cure ? The patient is doing well, but is not out of the woods yet
Just kidding, we need to see some progress and see it on this thread !

 

Thank you.
Sharing pain lessens the blow some how.

I need to see it on the road,

 

Merry Christmas

 

Merry Christmas to you as well, Vicky,hemi and all of you brother( and a few sister) Hambers!

 

Merry Christmas to you and lets hope to see this thing in Christmas red (or raspberry) this year.

 

Merry Christmas

 

beautifull job, very nice work !!!