What did your project look like when you bought it.

My coupe when I got it.

 

From a trailer load of part to an almost complete cab with a 2" chop. Thanks metalshapes for the step by step chop thread.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61370

 

Before pics. Oct.-2010 and now.
46 Dodge/ 241 Red Ram Hemi.

 

Dang! There is some serious talent on here! All balled up with a lot of hard work, creativity, and dedication. Here's mine when I got it. And one with a bit of mockup with what I have so far. Unfortunately not much has changed other than a slowly growing pile of parts. Did I mention slowly?

 

than..


and now

 

Ok...posted before on tha other thread but here goes...before and after..so far

 

Top picture when I dragged it home in '56. Bottom picture, many, many, many years later

 

Some of you may think Im doing this backwards.

 

Keep them coming, I'm enjoying all of them. I think its great that we're saving these old cars from scrap metal for a new Toyota, etc.

 

MY '30 SEDAN, NOW ON A BLACKBOARD '32 FRAME PINCHED-N-BOBBED

 

Before:


After:

 

My 50 shoebox when I first bought it.

 

thus far I turned this



into this.....still have a LONG way to go



I turned this (this pic makes it looks a LOT better than it was)



into this



and this



into this (I need to redo some more of it his winter... the salt keeps rusting it from daily use)

 

last October:


couple nights ago:

 

that's really cool that you have kept your car so long

 

heres my 31 sedean the day i got it and last monday

 

About 3 weeks ago



Yesterday



Hoping to be roadworthy in a couple more weeks.

 

Like shit.

 

How did it go from a 3 window to a 5 window??

 

The 3 window body was beyond my skill level, Traded it to another hamb member for a 5 windowin better shape on a rolling frame.

 

1959 f100 styleside

 

1958 f100 panel truck

 

34 Ford
As found






Cleaned up

 

Here is mine. Planning a few changes, I waited a long time and got lucky enough to find a time capsule.

 

week one:


recently:

 

February 2008...out of storage for the first time in 20 years.


July 2010...just before taking it off the road for a ground-up rebuild.


Today...

 

I'm amazed at some of these projects. H.A.M.B. has some great people doing some talented work on these projects.It takes some dedicated work to finish some of these cars.Keep them coming. Ralph

 

My Before and After photos