The Jalopy Journal
Started bodylines
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Still chippin away [IMG]
Started final welding/metal finishing tonight, masking tape body lines will have to do for now. [IMG]
I'll do the body lines last, after building roof, doors, and windshield frame several times to get the look I wanted I'm glad to finally be able...
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I hope it's not copyrighted I found it on google images awhile ago.. Free to the world as far as I'm concerned.
after sitting outside and becoming yard art, several moves and spending all my 'free time' on my Cadillac project I'm back on the 38..
Looks awesome! Are you running 37 fenders on it? I think it's strange that Ford would have gone through the hassle of making the 38 standard...
Haha The same guy building the 3 window started this thread.
Trick question?
I would have to agree, I'm sure this is a question I could simply Google myself but one of you fellas probably knows.. Curious to the production...
It's defiantly the least desirable of all fat fendered cars but in my mind that's mostly because it's the least common... I understand that if we...
Ha anyways, Sorry if the first one was confusing still trying to figure this computer phone out.
Ugh me man, make car go fast and crash.. Me Confused cause crash should be sad but instead me happy after crash :)
I can't say from first hand experience because I have yet to build myself "my own" gasser but I've done atleast a half dozen in this exact...
Took this pic when I was trying to establish new roof height while I built and leaned back the windshield surround.. This moment might have scared...
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It's a rusty pile of shit but I sorta like em that way.
[ATTACH] Sorta felt inspired today after all the compliments about the 38 from you guys, I went ahead and spent some alone time with her on my...
Haha!! Ya, but it's not a Cadillac without those bells and whistles, crawled through the engine compartment, cut a hole in the firewall and was...
TRUTH!!! Blew off close to 25lbs of metal with the air blower just cleaning this thing up.. I'll take some pics of the innards, only reasons the...
Yes you are 100% correct, I stretched the drivers door "quickly" to the exact length of sedan door.. The Doors in the photo are sooo wasted I just...
Deluxe32: this would be the "standard" version available in 38' the deluxe model is a whole different animal sheet metal wise.
Thanks guys! And Ryan, if it wasn't for people sitting in the corner judging me I'd probably never get anything done.. So I appreciate you the most :)
I've Always known that one day I would own and build a 57' pink Cadillac, the only problem I had was finding one before I died and being able to...
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