STARLINER Update #15: DISASTER Strikes..........

.....the rest of the kustom scene as "May Cause Dangerous" nears completion!

It was another FULL weekend of work on the Starliner. The whole Gambino crew sanded their fingers raw and their arms limp on Saturday...ALL DAY and into the night! I didn't sand any, but I did do some other menial stuff like finishing up the grille, kept them fed, entertained and hopped-up on energy drinks. Everything but the doors and dash got buffed out.......and WOW!

Sunday, yes Easter, the striper, Gene Worth, got busy with his brush. His freehand straight line work is pretty amazing. He finished everything but the doors, front fender sides and the dash. I think he'll be doing the dash tonight. When he was done Alex and I hit the trim assembly hard and got pretty far along. I'm beat, but not as bad as Alex must be. He's been living at the shop (literally) for days to work on the car.

The rest of the glass and assembly will be hot and heavy this week to get ready for the Goodguys Get-Together this weekend.

Just a reminder of the early stages...


Dave, Steve and Alex getting busy.




Dashboard top


Glovebox door


I'm really in love with the cobwebbing now that it's polished.








Some of the trim.


Alex is a perfectionist and ran this guy ragged.

 

Steve!


Ash!








May Cause Dangerous!










Shop monkey.


The grille complete.

 

scared me there with the all white... I thought you had to start over!!!

 

That's a lazy Shop Monkey. Good job Alex Gambino and crew!!!!

 

No striping


With striping.






OK, I need some hard and honest truth here. The taillights are under debate.









It's really starting to look like something as the trim goes on. DAMN I'm stoked!!!!!!

 

HELL YES!!!

And I was going to go to work this coming weekend. I will now come down with the "flu" all of a sudden, stay home from work and show up to Good Guys this weekend!

Looks great!

 

At first I thought there were kinda goofy looking. But, really add to the car's Charm. I bet they look sweet at night. Keep em' on.

Ken

 

lookin great!!!! they sure do some killer work in their shop.

 

Keep the tail lights!

 

Maybe u should ask the Fonze? Now he's got taste in cars.

 

Oh my gawd that is too cool. Can't imagine how excited you must be. Great Job guys. Gary

 

Exactly! They have gone way above and beyond with this project and should be VERY proud. Look for them camped out by the car this weekend in Pleasanton!

 

Taillights do not fit the car...they appear, to me, as: "Oh man we need some different taillights, let's just glue some plastic on them."

Sorry, KIRK!!!...they need more thought...just as much as the grille got...!!!

YOU want out-a-sight taillights...??? You've seen what my son (www.Dichrome.com) comes up with, let him blow some for you.

R-

 

Love the taillights and the striping really finishes off the panels beautifully.

 

I was wondering what radical idea you had for the taillights. I think you nailed it. I love 'em. When will it make it to Texas? The Roundup? I would love to see it in person.

 

oh my sweet jesus. you better keep those tails!

 

That's what makes them work IMO. 60's show cars seemed to have lights that were exactly that "let's glue some plastic on them".

 

taillights HAAAAAVE TO STAYYY!! PLEASE!

ps - is it me or has Alex aged 15 years since the pileup! hahha

 

I love everything but the tailight lens decorations. Flat Lee lenses would be prefered by me [maybe with a chrome spike or 2] but I'm more of a hotrod guy than a custom guy so I'm biased against anything that isn't functional.....like continental kits and fake spotlights.
Great lace and cobwebs. I see more 60's-70's lace paint in the future.

 

So the car will be in Pleasanton?

That is reason enough for me to go!

I say NO to the tailights. I think they take away from the car. Too much for such a clean car.

 

He has. Blame May Cause Dangerous.

 

He's right! I've seen some of his work.....verrrrrrrrrrry tasty and super different...all in real glass with various and sundry items imbedded in the glass. I say give Roger's kid a chance to show his stuff. You won't be sorry.

 

The car is so freaking beautiful! Unfortunantly, I agree with stude dude. They look like an after thought to me. However, I would never say one negative thing about that car. Only say this because you asked.

Mike

 

I thought you warned him about using his PPE when rubbing out may cause dangerous...

killer kirk! and alex.

the tail lights are kida hokey. what do the stockers look like?

 

Damn, that is killer.....esp. the grill.....
But the taillight stars? look 'cheap' compared to the rest of the car.....

 

The pinstriping really adds a great touch- makes the color come alive!

... I agree with SinisterCustom; the tailights don't live up to the rest of the car. As busy as the piantwork is, you might want to try something more subtle for the tailight treament (maybe even making what you've done shorter/more shallow)?

 

looks sick !! love the grille & the design of the taillights but i think the white side pieces should be clear too................ but still bad ass either way. i cant wait to get the feature on it so i can hang it up in the garage !!
j.t.

 

WOW-the grille and headlights brought it to life for me. The tail lights are 50/50 to me. At least they're not LEDs. Congratulations to all involved.

 

anyone that doesnt like those lenses is FUCKING INSANE

those are the bees knees... otherwise known as pieros mouth

 

Car looks awesome...but the lights....Hmmmmm....If they look better in 'real life' than the pic's, then great....But they seem to me a little 'afterthought'...kinda like....OH FUCK....we need some krazy kustom tail lights..

Just my 2 cents.