Dirty- Your 54 is coming along great! I am really diggin all the changes your making and would do them exactly the same. Looks like between your Pops and that well equipped shop your ride will be done in no time. I live on Long Island also and go by TJ's alot so I hope I get to see it in person sometime.
just a little taste of what the tail lights will look like. Waiting on some new large bubble lee lenses to come . this is the flat lense
So like i said that bumper was next to get the treatment. To match the front we took the bolt heads out and welded up the seams then blacked it out. Was going to use the bumper guard again to hold the plate , but it just didnt look right was bulky and didnt flow with the front very well. So my father did a little digging on the shelfs and found this brand new nos " Hollywood " kar lite $1.79 haha. It was just what was needed to finish the smooth look . Made up a custom plate to hold just the right angle and it worked out just right. Also got the new large lee lenses in and made up another custom little attachment to add a second bulb where the reverse light once went. Check out the before and after pictures , it the little things that separate us!!
Got a little more body work done on the back and finished it off by rolling and molding in the rear pan. For some reason the trunk lid had a layer of rust under the paint like crust on bread. Needed some serious sanding and a little acid treatment to really clean it up.
i thank everyone for all the comments and support , hard to believe that i would be this far along 3-4 months later
No , no Auto/Body work as my regular job. My father owned a shop many many years ago before i was even born . I am out in Suffolk County
Trunk got some very needed TLC i don't have any before pics but it was very nasty with random holes in the floor and about 3 different colors . Holes where patched and plugged and a nice coat of primer and satin black went down on the lid as well as new weather strip
Hey there, what fuel tank are you using? I'm pretty sure i need to get a new tank but I want to do away with The filler door.
Does this mean the rear window is plexi? Usually that's a sign of a chop gone wrong. Hope you can get real glass in there if so.
Well ran into some rot problems on both the driver ,passenger side body mounts mud was so packed in them it just looked like rusty metal but surprise surprise. the good side (driver) before an after passenger was worse, was rotted into floor( before an after) what got cut out
got the dash all part and painted it with the roth rattle bomb came out really good was surprised how well it worked color is warm beer with warm beer flake . also got her outside she is all in primer now. got an original center bar in today from chrome and just waiting on my teeth to come back
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