Hot Rods Making a beltline for model A

Thanks, I havnt seen all that much info on the particular issue. Originally it wasn’t something I planned to do but as the car has been getting better,I figured it was time to just do it

 

hooligan: nice job, how are you fastening it to the body?
Rich

 

That is posted in the thread

There are studs welded to the back of the belt line

 

Looks good!

 

Thanks, much appreciated. This final product was the result of a few attempts.

 

That came out really nice good job. I did something similar with my special coupe belt line. Before final prime I used some 2 part panel bond to seal it up to the body so water can’t get between and mess up the paint later.

 

Great job...

 

That's really cool. I never thought to do something like that. Much better trick than layered Bondo.

This looks amazing! What did you use to make the trim that goes up the roof?

 

Scotch buzzard king- For the strips that go up the roof I used some 3/8 by 3/16 flat stock. Rounded the edges same as the strip I used for the belt line.

 

Wow! That's really effective. Your car looks amazing! I'm going to use this for my coupe. Yours is the best conversion I've seen yet.

 

You know,I really appreciate that comment.thank you. That part of the car always bothered me. It just never looked quite right without it. It was a struggle. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t take a few tries.

 

That looks Great Hoodlum......I mean Hooligan......I wonder where that fits on the Hoodlum Scale...Maybe it's based on winning races...The Black looks good too...your journey is coming together...

 

Thanks, it’s my first full body work and paint. I’ve done both before but never on something that needed so much work

honestly this car wasn’t fit to be built. It was almost too far gone but I really wanted a hotrod haha

 

Some pictures of the various stages. Belt line really made a difference. This started out as a ‘special’ coupe

 

I've had this picture for a while, and I never noticed that it is a converted Special Coupe from the 1950s-1960s. What gives it away is the belt line below the rear window that goes no where.

 

This one is mine. Got a little bit to go.

 

yeah probably because that bend around the corners bends down and around. it was a bit of a chore for me to get both those bends in a solid piece, of you cut it a bunch of times it may be easier but then all the grinding And trying to get it to look smooth seems not so fun