Projects 53 Business Coupe Build

This is a great build, have really enjoyed all of the updates.

 

Killer work Trev.

Car just gets Better and Better.

 

very nice work!

 

Man I Dig it!!!!!

 

You're a man after my own heart dude.
Love the metalwork you've done around the tail end, I honestly wasn't too sure to start with but it's all coming together nicely.

 

I can hardly wait to see this car at the Langley Cruise Night in person!

 

Coming together nicely! Chop looks perfect, wanna help do mine??????

 

Still looking good!

 

What kind, and what size tires you running?

 

wow man. Those tail lights look killer.

 

Thanks to all you guys!

I can hardly wait to cruise it through Langley that night too! Not gonna be seeing it this summer at least.

Hey johnny, I would love to help but im tight for time even getting out to work on my car as it stands. Send me a PM, would love to come by and take a look and have a chat.

At the moment I am rolling coker ww radials 205/75/R15. Plan to be moving to diamondbacks when road ready.

Thanks

 

Wow great progress this things comin along sweet.
I like the chop and the 6-cylinder is gonna be cool too.
Cool to see your custom ideas are actually working.
Makes me want to grab the 150 my dad has stashed!
Hope you have as much fun driving it as building it!
TP

 

killer looking taillights. awesome.

 

Nice work! It's going to be a killer!

 

WOAH! Love that filler panel Trev! How did you do the compounds? multiple pieces? I looks bitchin either way, I would just like to know how you did that if its one piece!

 

Hey Tim, thanks bud! I'm as stoked as you on how the first attempt came out. It is a single piece of sheetmetal. Take a look at the first picture on the previous page and you can see it clamped between the wood forms I built. The lower wood has a 3/4" radius routered into the edge. Slowly you hammer the sheetmetal over the wood, taking your time working back and forth. You have to stretch and shrink in the corners but in the end it will turn out like it looks. I had to hammer/dolly it after to take out any small ripples.


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Oh, I missed those pics, I didn't go back far enough i guess. I figured that radius was going to be too much for a hammerform, that's the main reason I asked. Looks DAMN good man. Keep it up!

 

I am not sure how I missed this build up until now. I just went through it all and I love it. Great work man!

 

Looks amazing! I love that wood form trick

 

Bit more progress complete this afternoon today. Formed up the passenger side splash panel. Once both sides with held and bumper back in place i fiddled around with the spacing between bumper and pan. Both sides are ready to be fitted and tacked in for good.









Tomorrow should be able to get both sides tacked in and then I can start laying out the forms for the center section and the bumper ends.

 

Valance pan is coming along great.

 

That filler/splash panel looks awesome. Between that and the re done quarters I'd say you have a gift! Superb work!!!


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Nice work,man.Looks good!

 

Great day in the garage today. Cut out both sections to fit the splash pan sections.
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<br><br>Driver side tacked in and moving onto the passenger side.

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<br><br>After both sides were fitted. Our other buddy Trevor dropped by with his router so I quickly cut out some forms for both the center and bumper ends. Ended up forming the center section and getting it fitted into the car while the bumper was off. Here are some shots with the bumper back on the car. I am so happy with how its looking now.

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<br><br><br><br>Not totally finished yet. Still need to finish the center section underneath the override and the bumper ends. This will probably be the last day of working on the car till after christmas. Want to wish everyone a very merry christmas!!!<br>

 

I have already adapted a more modern 700R4 overdrive tranny to my 235.

 

Cool lookin ride love the chop!

 

Cool!!

 

Smoothe man very smoothe. The lines flow really well with the rear bumper.

 

I dig it! Merry Christmas!

 

Here is an early xmas present I got for myself. Eye Mechanic finished up the rendering I contracted him to produce for me. I am so stoked on how awesome it turned out. He laid out everything the way I have planned and I believe it is as close to how my car will look.

Merry Xmas Everybody!!