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Customs 53 chevy custom coupe build

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by mattcan53, Apr 10, 2013.

  1. mattcan53
    Joined: Feb 2, 2005
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    Screen Shot 2013-04-12 at 9.44.04 AM.jpg Screen Shot 2013-04-12 at 9.44.10 AM.png Screen Shot 2013-04-12 at 9.44.17 AM.jpg Screen Shot 2013-04-12 at 9.46.08 AM.jpg View attachment 1912002 Next was the inside rear corners... broke some sheet to match the og window chanel contours, then took it on the shrinker to get the arc needed to flow with the outside.

    Oh and I did this on all the outside corners as well. I see people commonly piecutting the corners to get em to close up, I decided to just cut em out and stretch the outside till the corner closed up. Makes for a much more natural radius and no weird kinks in the corners.
     
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  2. bill s preston esq
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    crazy awesome build, skills, ozzy poster, etc. love it.
     
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  3. mattcan53
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    View attachment 1912006 Screen Shot 2013-04-12 at 9.27.19 AM.png Screen Shot 2013-04-12 at 9.39.12 AM.png Sorry for the shitty pics, If i'd have known i was gonna start a post i would have taken much more informative ones. So the chop turned out to be about 2 3/4 out of the front and about 3 1/2 out of the back. With the use of the sedan windows i was able to keep all that crown in the back which i feel like gets lost in a lot of chops. Also I was very pleased with how small the sail panels stayed along with the relationship of back window to qtr window lines.

    Anyways, thanks for all your kind words dudes!
     
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  4. Swiss50chevy
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    Amazing work!!!:eek:
     
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  5. 54rat210
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    Engine looks fucking sick!
     
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  6. borntrouble
    Joined: Mar 23, 2010
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    Good taste in the chop... looks like it shoulda come that way, not the obvious "too low" chop, that looses the clean lines/proportion.

    Keep it up.
     
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  7. mrconcdid
    Joined: Aug 31, 2010
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    Looks outstanding!
    Great build

    Godspeed
    MrC.
     
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  8. Zombie 51
    Joined: Feb 18, 2009
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    from New York

    Absolutely killer!!!! Keep posting!!
     
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  9. mattcan53
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    Thanks everybody! The feedbacks definitely appreciated!
     
  10. oldrelics
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    Its builds like yours that make me think about switching to customs.....
     
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  11. eric54chevy
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    from TEXAS!

    looks amazing....I really find it intriguing, how just a little bit of extension on the rear fenders changes the whole attitude of these cars....of course and a kick ass chop
     
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  12. engine138
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    [​IMG]
    NO Room For BEER
     
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  13. Rynos63
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    WOW looking good....
     
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  14. johnny two tone
    Joined: Feb 26, 2011
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    from nj

    love the chop nice eyebrows and tail lights you did great with the olds dash your car has the same goodies I put on my 51 chevy we think alike way to go
     
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  15. Hot Rod Chris
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    Holy crap that thing is awesome!
     
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  16. mattcan53
    Joined: Feb 2, 2005
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    photo(2).jpg been busy as hell, but made a little progress, all thats left before paint is to finish the hood, chop the other vent window, door garnish mouldings, fit the hood and fenders, do final gapping, and radius the door corners! finally seeing the light!
     
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  17. mattcan53
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    photo(1).PNG photo(3).jpg I'm really pleased with the profile and sail panel that I was able to get by using the 2dr window frames.

    I know it's the wrong journal but I started tinkering on the shovel again too, sissy's a bit overkill...
     
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  18. mattcan53
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    IMG_1399.jpg IMG_3122.jpg IMG_0890.jpg IMG_0603.jpg I've recently moved to SF so it's taken a while for me to get my ducks all back in a row. Lucked out in renting half of a homies 1500sqft shop up here. some of you might know him and his chopped hard topped 41merc.

    My chevy is still in Dago at Mike D of the Majestics paintshop.
    After 10 years of trying to pick a color, i ended up saying fuckit and just going all piano black. Heres some progress pics of the frame
     
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  19. mattcan53
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  20. mattcan53
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    ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1398020327.416253.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1398020356.912780.jpg ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1398020388.541682.jpg
    More to come but makin some real good progress


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  21. Sakke
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    Now this is a PERFECT KUSTOM !!! Dig your Showelhead also..
     
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  22. 49ratfink
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    nice profile on that chop! my favorite color too...
     
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  23. mattcan53
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  24. mattcan53
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    Got the roof all done! ImageUploadedByH.A.M.B.1398547543.963417.jpg
    Back at it tomorrow and ill post up some pics in the sun!

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  25. jdownunder
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    very very nice
    j
     
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  26. Bazooka
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    Man this thing is looking great. You def have skills!


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  27. layedout49
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    Damn I thought my chassis was nice lol wow


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  28. Man I don't know how I missed this! Your skills and your car are killer!
     
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  29. ss34coupe
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    Outstanding build!
     
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  30. mattcan53
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