Customs Another shoebox goes under the knife

Lenny says it's a keeper. We'll see

 

Well lots of work since the last update. I did the bodywork on the roof, then pulled off the strips on the quarters and welded up the seams. Then the gas door had to go. Relocated the filler into the trunk. Of course the half ass taillights had to go. Time to put it in one color primer. Still have the vent windows and garnish moldings to do. But he wants to drive it for a little while, so those will wait. Plus I'm tired of looking at it.




Taillights before


After

 

Super nice proportions on that chop! It looks like it came that way from the factory. I too really dislike overly chopped cars with weird back glass - or no back glass (filled in the hole with metal.) Great work. BTW, is your avatar a shot of your car? I love that thing every time I see it.

 

Yeah it is. It's the 308 in my Hudson.

 

nice!!!

 

one word "perfect" !!
It looks like the car is running out off the factory like this.
I can spend hours on looking at the pics!!
Do you have any pics of your hudson, i can use some tips and suggestions from a kraftsmen like you...

thanks and keep up the good work!!

 

Now theres some talent, nice job.

 

Great work!

 

I dig it, perfect proportions. Awesome craftsmanship also, doesn’t look like it should have taken much mud.

One a side note, I use cleco clamps but have never used the box looking clamps with the wing nuts on top. Are they easier to use then the clecos? What are they called and where do you get them?

 

looks great mike

 

very nice chop! you did great work.

 

You made that look easy.

 

I use clecos also. These panel clamps work great on flat areas. You can get them from Eastwood Co. or I got mine from Harbor Freight. They are pretty cheap.

Thanks guys. I tried really hard to keep the proportions right on. I wanted it to look like it came from the factory that way.

 

way to go, like everyone said before its the right amount. perfect! nothing better then a perfectly chopped box sitting just right

 

Very nice looking chop. You make it look too easy!

 

Thanks. Here are soom pics of my car. Just mild right now. Still have lots of plans for it.

 

Thanx for the pics!!
Also a great looking car!!
This is a bit the way i want to build my Huds...
I like the pushbuttons that you use!! are those lincoln, or is it repro??
I dig it the way it is, but look forward to see more posts of your work!!
greetings from Belgium

 

Looking awesome.
I am gonna bookmark this for some tips for when i (ond day) do my first chop.

 

They are Lincoln buttons.

 

some here on the Hamb was making repos(push buttons) for i think $150-175..an original pair is gonna cost you may be double that.

 

Your a talented b-------------. To keep things in perspective, how long have you been creating this kind of art?

 

great chop!! this is how cars should be chopped. im tired of seeing cars chopped way to much. you car looks like it rolled out of the factory.

 

Thanks, I'm only 32 and I have been messing with cars as long as I can remember. I chopped my first car with my dad at 13. I still have that car as well. I'm really happy how this one turned out, and so is the customer.

 

very tastefuly done,
thanks for taking the time to post this

 

another great chop, my friend.. funny thing, I am looking to do one of these again.. my last build, I am 60 and getting tired..I have chopped a lot of cars in the years, and this is the best, I have ever seen. and now, I am trying to buy THIS ONE !!!!!. I have gone over your chop, I bet ten times, really looking it over. and now I might just own that exact car... crazy car people...But I have to get it all the way across to the west and far north. we are working on that right now.. Thanks again for a perfect chop...Lloyd

 

nothing special?? thats great work there man! don't underestimate yourself!

 

nice flow..looks really nice

 

Truly amazing work, been building my 40 Dodge truck and looking for a chop...

Hows you schedule looking?

 

A few little jobs. I could work it in no problem.

 

Lookin real good. Just enough to know its chopped. I like everything about it