Projects 57 Belvedere 4 Door Gone Mad

Wow Doug, your going to town now.......yeah I can't wait for the thing to be all in one color primer. Keep it up I can't wait to see where it goes from here.

 

Wow looking great Doug!! It wont be long now I hope !!

 

Man, that thing is lookin' good!

 

Haven't checked this in a while- looks amazing! Please get the front primed soon!

 

Talk about one inspiring build! It's got me looking for cars that would be great to mimick this type of build! As if I don't have enough on my playe already!!

 

Awesome build!!!

Is the grille shell primered yet?!?

 

yeah, we're still waiting on some updated grill in primer pics!

 

"tap tap tap, is this thing on?"

 

Update ?


MrC

 

Yawn!

 

Sweet ride cant wait to see it done do it in red call it Christines half sister

 

wow. sweet build. great insight. totally wasted my afternoon reading thru all 851 posts...

 

Well I am wondering about this .................how you making out with it............is it in one color yet...........?

 

Got sidetracked a little. I didnt like the axle in front of the spring and the tie rod in front of the axle. This had been bothering me for a long time. I removed the 4" dropped tube axle. Took a 6" dropped tube axle and cut the hairpin brackets off of it. Had a local machine shop machine me some perch pin bosses, drilled the axle and tacked them in place to mock it up.
Ordered up a few parts from Speedway, some batwings, spring perches shock mounts, steering arms and a spring. Bolted it all in place. This shortened the wheelbase about 3.5" getting it where I originally wanted it and giving me the amount of drop I wanted. I think it looks much cleaner and I am really happy with the look. Still have to finalize shock placement and upper mounting and get it finish welded.

 

Automotive A.D.D. at its finest! Hurry up and get to my house so we can get busy with this......

 

I am loving it can't wait to see the lights in it and the grille insert on.

 

So you aren't doing all this work to make those headlights fit...

 

Those headlights are property of Lockwoodkustoms now. Still waiting to see them on his car!

 

Soon Doug, I promise!!!!!!!!!!.............been trying to get a 36 Buick frame done for my Brother in law.

 

Long as they went to a good home!

 

Man, I still like those Imperial lights. I bought a pair several years ago when I had the goofy thought of making a similar looking car out of a trashed but way cool 'glass boat hull with fins like a '58 Chevvy. Saner heads prevailed, and I sold them, and have been sorta sorry since...

Brian

 

Brian, I will try and do them justice on my build..........Thanks again Doug they are way cool!!!!!.....I was in the garage figuring out how I will mount them .

 

Grille shell is in primer.....finally! I dont have headlight bulbs and trim rings yet so the last pic they are just photoshoped in.

 

Well its about time!!!!! It looks awesome!!!!!

Where are the Crown shirts????

 

Just read this thread from page one... Awesome work, now I'm ready to see it done!

 

thank you for letting me follow along your build.. i have speng the whole night reading this.. what can i say this stuff is better than any damn novel. i think you did a great job, and she looks fantastic in primer.. that just means she will be even better in paint. i hate to ask.. but you have to be asking your self the same question now.. what are you thinking for a interior?


also for all the people who wanted the hemi in the first 29 pages ( they sorta stop bring up the hemi around page 30 i think the engine has grown on them.. it looks fine to me with the old valve covers and the intake... with out that intake i think it would make the engine look narrow.. duel carbs make the engine look wider, optical illusion or iv been following along to long. hah ) anyhow, only reason i mention this is for when you go to car shows i can promise you.. you will hear the same thing.. so my idea is fine you want me to have a hemi in her.. pay up sucka.. have a table with a coffee can on it with a sign that says something like "you think it needs a hemi? add some cash to the can when enough of you have donated, ill put one in there.. till then pay up or shut up" or some shit i dunno.. hah

thanks for taking me along, has help me waste some hours of my boring life.
rock on.. subscribing to this bad boy.
chris.

 

Just read the complete thread, subscribed to see how this turns out.

Great job, you won't see a group of these parked togther anywhere.

 

And if you do its time to put down the beer!

 

Awesome!

How does one go about getting one of these rumored Crown t-shirts?

 

Good Question!!!! Waiting...........