1951 Ford Custome Coupe Build..

Also Eric EBW, did you get my email about the shoebox cars up north?

 

Nice progress and that stand is pretty cool too!

 

Thanks Antti on the progress. For the stand thats what I am thinking of making. Not sure yet.

 

nice work! I have a shoebox tudor, coupe and convertible for sale if you know of anyone looking-also lots of parts too.

 

Cool to see some progress. I've forgotten what progress looks like.

Find yourself an old round-base café table on Craigslist or wherever, flip it upside down and you've got yourself a handy dandy shotbag stand. The old ones are heavy, remove the wood top and bolt it to the floor or a base of some kind...

 

Nice work you're doing there. Keep it up!

 

Oops,sorry...I should read your post better.

 

Yes Matt, got the emails and replied.. Let's do it !!
... and I will pickup extra material if you want to do the stand like in the pics.

 

Well get on it Mooneyes! I will be there with mine.

 

Hey guys sorry for the absence , been a bit down and havent even touched my car in three weeks.

Getting back on it this weekend.

 

Well,same here.Not been down,but some work issues and i've been stuck with my project,but hopefully i'll got something done too at next week end.

 

Keep at it.... Let me know if you need anything. I should be getting those plates to you soon.

 

MOONEYES BROTHER! Cheer up. I got clearance from the doctors to get back to mine. I rewired it while I was down!

 

Well I have some updates but cant upload pics.

 

Well tried a couple more times and nothing.
I will have to figure something else out in a min.

 

There is no way I can make it to mooneyes, unless I somehow find $2000 bucks in the couch or street.
Had some bills come up, so putting 800 at least towards wide whites, then the master cylinder how much that will cost, registered, radiator, drive shaft, havent even opened up the rear diff, are pretty much the major things, not counting a few small ones. So it looks like it will be Officially on the road by Feb 1st.

So as I save up I will be still working on the body and custom work.

I started out not really knowing the build direction as far as custom work, so my goal was to get the body back to stock (metal work, cancer repair, dents etc).

I finally figured it out. I will attach some pics of what I want when I can.

 

Bye bye wind split

 

Subscribed! We will have something similiar going on with a 52 Vic that we are picking up on Friday

 

not yet

 

Good to see that you are back in action.So,you get rid of the windsplits?
Whats next?

"How to keep a lunatic in suspense?
-I'll tell ya at tomorrow!"

 

I have pics of it, but its not letting my upload them, tried photobucket and I cant rezize them and they are huge

 

I sent an image resizer to you,check your emails...

 

I formed these piece only as I did want to remake the whole edge.

My Buddy Steve cutting away



Another hole, got tired of spinning my wheels on the metal that was there. Couldnt find a decent


Part of it tacked in



Finished being tacked into place



Using a pipe on the ground with my feet controlling it to get the shape of the wrap on the panel thats replacing the missing windsplit






The panels around the new ones look worse then they are

I ground the spot welds down, need to slap hammer/dolly the haz area, go over witha shrinking disc then start filling in the gaps. Everything fits great

 

going to do the grill surround like this.
didnt feel like resizing it, have to leave work and no time haha


then other parts from this one

 

thats some of the things I have planned. I wish I knew how to use photoshop haha

 

That grill setup will look sweet !!!! Get back to work !!!

 

Nice work man.

 

Great job! I hope to start a build thread on my '51 shoebox soon.

 

Excellent work Matthew.keep up the great work.


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cool shoebox, nice work!