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  1. Dirty54
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    got one of the top 4 link bars covered the sheet metal work is finally coming to an end.

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  2. 50 chevy matt
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    Then out comes all the bondo lol

    looking good and i bet you cant wait to get her done now
     
  3. Dirty54
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    Yeah fortunately all the exterior body work is done. It was just all the holes made inside the car. Making it lay frame was the easy part, but making it back into a car again is what takes all the work
     
  4. 31-5window
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    Looking good man!

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  5. Boones
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    nice progress. is your rear seat going to fit back in there with the upper 4 link boxes raised so high? Nice plumbing job in the trunk
     
  6. mob53
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    Yeah, please post what you end up doing with the seat. I'm pondering how to do my rear 4-link without hacking up my backseat.
     
  7. 50 chevy matt
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    I can only imagine how much work that took to do

    i was lucky as i got a pickup lol
     
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    Working on that next. I can tell you that before I boxed in the bars the seat back fit right back in and clipped in with the car fully aired out. The seat bottom needs alittle trim but its so far back you won't be able to tell. They barely come out passed the seat back. Now that I have them boxed there will need to be alittle trim on both pieces. I made the boxes as small as possible height wise to clear the arms. I will be posting pics up soon
     
  9. Janice584
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    Cool car, I've always liked the 54[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     
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    Here's cross section of trailer fenders 9 inch wide

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    NUERATRAILERPARTS.COM. here is website for all those interested in trailer fenders that are not galvanized

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  13. Boones
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    thanks for the link
     
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    Starting to put car back together. Back seat is back in and functional I know alot of people say u can't use back seat with a 4 link set up. You just have to do some trimming on the seat frame was my seat was already newly covered so Iam sure if u just have a frame you could do the job even better.
     
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    Back went in fairly easy
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    Seat bottom is what took most of the work I have to trim out the back corners and the whole middle where the driveshaft tunnel comes through
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    Seat bottom is what took most of the work I have to trim out the back corners and the whole middle where the driveshaft tunnel comes through
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    [​IMG]
    all coming back together
     
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    Lookin good man! I guess it wasn't that big of a deal to get those seats in afterall. Good to know. Thanks for the trailer fender link too.

    Keep up the posts, I'm enjoying the progress.
     
  23. HellzBelle54
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    Looks really good man! This thing is gonna kill!
     
  24. Dirty54
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    thank you
     
  25. Dirty54
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    Just alittle somthing more to come in the morning
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  26. lorodz
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    Looks great


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  28. HellzBelle54
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    Man this is killer!! Stance is spot on, Bodywork looks bitchin, and that trunk setup is clean as shit!

    How big of a pain in the ass was frenching the heads and tails?
     
  29. Dirty54
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    thank you buddy. the headlights took the most work , being that the bulbs still go in from the front and can be adjusted from the front. the back wasnt too bad . frenching is the easy part ,making it come apart easily is where the thought has to come in
     
  30. deeddude
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    Car looks great Dirty. Hopefully mine turns out as well.
     

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