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Customs 52 Buick 4 door chop

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by BigOl'Buick, May 8, 2017.

  1. low budget
    Joined: Nov 15, 2006
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    low budget
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    from Central Ky

    Lookin good, Keep it up!
     
  2. BigOl'Buick
    Joined: Jun 21, 2013
    Posts: 44

    BigOl'Buick
    Member
    from Vegas

    Alright. Laziness and this damn vegas heat threw a big ass wrench in the works.. I took a couple months off from the ol girl and am regretting it now, only a month until the car show / deadline I had hoped to make. So this weekend I peeled my ass off the couch and away from Night Court re-runs. The roof and body are all one unit again. *whew*. So she's pretty close to being drivable. Not done, but drivable.. Here come some pictures.
     
  3. BigOl'Buick
    Joined: Jun 21, 2013
    Posts: 44

    BigOl'Buick
    Member
    from Vegas

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    I realized she needed a little structural support, so I cut up some plate and welded it in place. Doesn't look like much but it will do.
     
  4. BigOl'Buick
    Joined: Jun 21, 2013
    Posts: 44

    BigOl'Buick
    Member
    from Vegas

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    I couldn't resist setting the glass in to see how she looks. At this point, I'm very happy I stayed with the stock glass..
     
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  5. sololobo
    Joined: Aug 23, 2006
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    sololobo
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  6. too many fords
    Joined: Jul 1, 2015
    Posts: 106

    too many fords
    Member
    from Las Vegas

    Last couple weeks have been brutal, everyone's projects are on hold

    You're not welding that frame stub with a HF welder right?

    Glass and roof shape looking real nice BTW
     
  7. BigOl'Buick
    Joined: Jun 21, 2013
    Posts: 44

    BigOl'Buick
    Member
    from Vegas

    This morning I decided I didn't like how my new "c pillar" kicked out at the bottom. So I cut it up and started over. Ugh. IMG_20170722_212704.jpg
    You can see where I had it before. That was just silly.. IMG_20170722_192709.jpg IMG_20170722_191758.jpg IMG_20170722_191941.jpg IMG_20170722_192158.jpg
     
  8. BigOl'Buick
    Joined: Jun 21, 2013
    Posts: 44

    BigOl'Buick
    Member
    from Vegas

    Yup, frame is all welded up with the 85 amper. Turned her up high and burned it in slow. It'll be fine.. Or I'll be playing leap frog with my engine on the 15. Hahaa
     
  9. Odins parkhard
    Joined: Nov 19, 2018
    Posts: 23

    Odins parkhard

    Dammit man! That's nice, Wade in and make it work. Looks very well done so far. Keeping that back glass is great.
     

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