Amateur fleetline chop began today! A few pics added at the bottom

looks good

 

Love them chopped fleetlines. Specially that one on my avatar.

 

Thanks guys

 

got the doors finished today

 

Looking real good! Nice work.

 

a few more

 

going to round the door corners tomorrow

 

Now got to lower it some and find some wheels and hubcaps for it....Also still trying to decide which tail lights to mold in...

 

I really like the way the fenders are more pronounced after dropping the entire top/deck lid down between them. Didn't R&C feature a Fleetline chop awhile back done the same way?

Very nice work!

Brian

 

Not sure. I'll try and find it. I snagged this idea from sticklifter's chop thread

 

anyone know the cheapest places to get floor patch panels?

 

Awsome thread!

 

Checkout EMS for patch panels. I went with these for my 52. The place I ordered them from is local to you in Acworth I believe.

 

So.....this is gonna be a chopped donker?

 

Nice work. Hope your not going to run those wheels.

 

x2

 

definite negative on the wheels. those are just rollers i have laying around..gonna have wide whites and some nice caps along with the skirts....gonna be lowered some too

 

here is my grille in the mock up stage. Its a 50 buick grille. I cut the center section out of the chevy grille so the buick teeth would fit. I'm going to narrow the bumper a few inches on each side too.

 

thanks...will do

 

any updates on the trunk area?

 

i'll get you some pics tomorrow

 

you know I will pick it apart

 

Please do...I love the feedback! I change things a million times

 

Looks great!!

 

did some work on the bumper today. took 5" out of each side because it was way to wide for the car. her are some quick pics of it welded back together. going to get my steel wheels tomorrow

 

one with the grille in

 

lowered the front today...man that was a pain!!! I cut two coils out. I'm going to start on the back tomorrow. I'm also going in the morning to pick up some steel wheels from a fellow club member for it. My caddy hubcaps should be here soon too!! I'll post some more pics tomorrow too

 

You have a lot of GUTS man. Looks like your doing fine

 

Yea a chop is a must .You said the most durastic change is a chop but I think a SECTION is the most drastic change you can do to a custom. 16 cut off wheels, 12 sawzall blades ,a pile of grinding discs and many hours of welding are all it takes.Oh yea a lot of measure twice cut once. The end results are worth it.

 

Always loved those grills - looks like a land based filter feeder!

Tons of work but keep going.

Later,

Mike