Customs Another shoebox goes under the knife

what a nice side profile that thing has

 

great Job once again. To think that 51 sat in a Redmond Minnesota field from 66/67 until Feb 2007!, It's awesome to see this one coming together!!. Any new pics?

 

Damn man, you made that look easy. Looks great and I also love that way cool building, oh, my garage envy is showing!! ~Sololobo~

 

mild chopp ...i like it ..very clean

 

Nice job!

 

Final pics!???

 

Looks good. Can't wait to cut the lid off mine, but there's so much rust who knows when I'll get to the fun stuff!!

 

There are none. My buddy had to sell the car before it was finished. It still needed the garnish moldings and vent windows cut down. Believe me I would have loved to finish the car but he needed the money worse, you know the whole shitty economy thing.

 

Looking sweet. Wish mine was going under the knife!

 

nice chop. but i love the tail light treatment better. soooo clean!

 

I bought it.It should be in here before the end of march.
So,for while i've been like 5 yrs old kid who is waiting for christmas

 

x2. Very nice

 

Finland is getting one hell of a car! Good luck with it Finnrodder and post some pics when it arrives

 

KID...did lenny say, just a little off the top! HA! look's like your doing a good job. i can tell you have done this many times before, so this posting will probably help your business. atleast i hope so, man i love to see great craftmen. and i love you clean little shop...POP.

 

Proportions are spot on, i really like it, a pair of low top converse shoes will fit right inside.

 

PUUURFECT. Meow, Meow.

 

Thanks,i'll post some pics when its in here.But that will take some time,i hope it will arrive safely.

 

You should be really happy with the car. Hate to see it go, but oh well...

 

I didnt have any plans to buy a car,but when i saw pics how that chop was done,i decided to buy it.I've seen a lot of chopped tops which looked like horrible.This one just looked correct to my eyes and so i dig up my wallet from the rearpocket..
So i guess i'll be happy with it.

 

Love what you have done with the tail lights. Keep sending those pics.
The Rock

 

I was hoping the car was still in west palm, waiting to be shipped off, that way FinnRoder could have had the glass and hood finished.

 

Its not a problem.I dont think that hood and the glass work are issues.
Friend of mine told me where he get quarter and door glasses,for one of his 59' Cadillac projects and with reasonable price.Its in my hometown,only a 4 miles away from my home.I knew that they cut glass for houses,but i didnt know that they cut glass for cars too.

 

So, what happened after the car arrived in Finland?? Is that another thread?


Never mind, I found it.

 

I have to bump this thread to the top. I find myself going back to this thread time and again. I want everyone to see it. The car looks great, but what blows me away is how gracefully The Kid works. It's like poetry to see how everything comes together. No unnecessary cuts are made. No large amounts of metal added. No english wheel work. The way he works is beautiful. It is poetry. What makes him a great metal worker is all the metal work he doesn't need to do.
Did I mention I'm impressed?

 

FOUR INCH CHOP, AND SLANTED B POST IS THE BEST WAY TO GO.. I LIKE THE WAY YOU DO THE BACK LIGHT... GREAT LOOKING CAR... A SHOT OF MY FI COUPE... I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 29 YEARS. FIRST THING I DID WAS CHOP IT...MLMLML