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Still need a body? I have a 38 coupe body with steel doors/garnish mouldings, steel trunk lid and a frame. No front clip. Has rust on the...
Howdy. I have a 38 coupe now as well. Can you elaborate on your clip/pan swap? Mine needs the same treatment and a few pointers from a guy whos...
Found one. Probably as bad or worse than Fatkidscars'. No front end, a little twisted and a little rusty but its a genuine steel coupe. Was...
1938 steel Willys coupe. Doors, trunk lid, body and garnish mouldings all there. All the coupe spacific pieces are there. Its just a body on...
Question: 59-60 2 door HTs; Left and right, rear window area, UPPER stailess trim with the "fuzzies" that are spotwelded to the "bannana looking"...
Seats. 1964 Tbird...... dont hate me.... Bench was just SO boaring i couldnt do it. Made my own seat pans that mate the deat to the stock floor....
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Just got out of paint. Will be cutting and buffing.
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Is this the one i saw on Youtube?
That sucks as sedan delivery and wagons have a boot full of specific parts only for those body styles. My 2nd 59 was a Brookwood 2 door wagon. had...
I just realized that your in MB. The Caddy coupe was, and most likely still is, at Bucks on Springfield in the GM lot. North fence at the east...
[ATTACH] \ Stock frame. I fully welded all the seams. Blasted and powder coated all the components and frame. New, super tough bushings all...
I agree. Stance is 100% of your hot rod! I will not stop till the car sits and rides right!! I will wait till the car is trimmed out and see if...
Wheels I will be using are the same ones the car was born with,,, kinda'. OE 14"X5" wheels. I removed the centers of the 4 OE Bel Air wheels. I...
I am foaming at the mouth to get all the components on the car! LOL I will have the sheet metal squared away before paint. I absolutely HATE...
True about the doors. Mike VV mentioned the wind shield as well. Not to mention all the other glass. Maybe I am underestimating the COMPLETE...
Ooooo. I have a set of 15"X10" that I want for the ass end of this car. Do you happen to remember the offset/backspacing on those rims?? Tire...
[ATTACH] Big day yesterday; bolted the body to the frame for the final time. Considering that the entire floor, trunk, and 8 of the 10 body...
I had a bit on my engine trans combo but it was pulled because of the modern nature of it.
There is a green 59 Bel Air 2 door HT on the road right now in Winnipeg. Original small block and a munci 4 speed. It's the only other one I have...
I just LOVE the trim rings! I re-hooped my 14" rims to 15" so there is a better than good chance I could not get those for my rims... but I would...
later model engine and T56.
Got it. I tidied up my Avitar as well. I'll focus on the car and not so much the drive line. Cheers!
I think I have seen this car on HAMB before. Owner said he wanted a tri 5 convertible instead?? Was mentioned on another HAMB thread concerning 59...
Moose horn were never affixed to the car. LOL They were just set on top for some reason. I did not get them with the car.
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Body was rolled over to the paint booth. Sealed primed and under coated with Raptor canalized bed liner. This was a factory/dealer under coat car...
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