I actually worked on the '47. It's a FREAKIN' miracle!

I just got all the Rage Gold off of me. I spent way too long tonight on my dash but at least I was doing SOMETHING. I shaved the stock square gauges, the stainless around them and on the glovebox door and frenched in a chrome aftermarket gauge panel where the radio used to go. The two BIG gauges are going too. The dash will get two chrome boobs where the holes are.

The body stuff is being done by my buddy Eric and his friend Rich in Gilroy. They do absolutely AMAZING work. Eric is just opening up his home-based shop again now that he ditched going back to school and I'm the first customer. If you are anywhre near the Bay area and need ultra PRO bodywork done cheap I'll hook you up with him. So far they have finished the tailligt frenching that I barely started, added the Winfield running board eliminators, molded in the rear fenders and rounded the decklid corners. Still to go: mold in front fenders and finish molding in the Winfield kit. I'm stoked! I have to finish nosing the hood and doing some finish body shit on it and mold in the grille +++++++more.

 

Dash is look'n really good and dig the rear fenders on the ford!!!!!!!

 

Those tail lights look great! Nice ass on that Ford.

 

The 47 is coming together well.....liked the lowered lid and stance....looking GOOD!!

 

Thanks fellers! I have to start kicking ass on it if I hope to make Paso.

 

that chop was harder than it sounds right???? Progress is lookin good... heres ours about 2 months ago...

 

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that chop was harder than it sounds right???? Progress is lookin good... heres ours about 2 months ago...

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Honestly it is my first chop, so it would be hard anyway. But Eric who has been chopping cars since he was 14 and his dad whos been chopping since the 60's both said these are a bitch. I guess every other chop will be easy from now on. YEAH RIGHT!

 

Good to see ya puttin' all those skills ya picked up at Winfield's place to good use!

 

Hi Kirk,
how much has the '47 been chopped front and rear??
Do you have another picc of the running board mod. ??
Thanks
Michael

 

why are you re-doing the rear window treatment? i thought it looked good when i saw it...

 

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Hi Kirk,
how much has the '47 been chopped front and rear??
Do you have another picc of the running board mod. ??
Thanks
Michael

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4" front and 5" rear. No more pics of the Winfield setup. Sorry.

Yorga.... That quarter never got finished.

 

Kirk, man, looks bitchen. Get as much done as you can Now...for the baby is on the way! You'll be a busy man then!
Let me know if you ever need a hand or someone to just stand there and say, "man, that's cool, Man that's gonna be rad!" hah
john

 

ours was 4 1/4 in front 4 7/8s in the back

 

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ours was 4 1/4 in front 4 7/8s in the back

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WOW, pretty much the same thing. I think that's just the right amount to keep good lines.

 

4 inch out of the A pillar?or in vertical height?
Thanks again.
Michael

 

Out of the A pillar.

 

<font color="purple"> You work on your shit as much as I do, which is not near enough. I hope you at least have a windshield in it by September.

I'm gonna make a little trailer for my bicycles so I can take them down to BP. Then we can race our cruisers through the show and scare the little girlies. We can set up a 1/16 mile on that main straight in the fairgrounds. </font>

 

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Shit, it better have a windshield in 3 or 4 weeks.