Customs TELSTAR: more progress with teaser pics,,,

yeah, the welding is tedious enough, but then i gotta go back and grind it all,,,,,,,the end result will be worth all the work though,,,

 

Wow, I really like the new side profile.... not sure about the front end yet, but I'm sure your magic hands will make it looks killer in the end

 

I hate to say it, but I think the whole car needs to be un-sectioned behind the rear door jamb....maybe 3 inches (or section the front 3 more inches?).

I think the elevation change from the top of the fenders to the start of the fins is what is making the door shape so awkward. The car has a lot or truely awe inspiring work, but the whole package isn't quite there.

 

This will be waiting here in Austin for ya.Let me know when you're in town.cool huh

 

YOU RULE MAN!!, , , thanks javier!

 

I can't really tell in the pics but it looks like the coves are just moved in? did you consider swapping the sheet metal side from side so that it is concave?

 

This is really taken shape. So what is the power plant of choice for it?

 

i did try that,,i liked it this way better,,i'm gonna put some type of expanded metal or mesh in there..

 

the car had a good running 302 in it when i bought it,,,i'd MUCH prefer a nailhead, olds rocket, or caddy engine, but unfortunately my budget does not allow for that right now, , maybe sometime in the future,,,,im very strict as far as keeping the whole build period correct, but its the one consession i'll have to make,,,,the hood will never be open anyway,,its a kustom

 

Jim, Love the last comment ! "the hood will never be open anyway,,its a kustom " My thoughts exactly . I am not seeing the need for the resection in the car. Probably because I couldn't handle that amount of work ! Just do what you need to do.

41 Dave

 

ahhh, cool!
check these guys out: http://www.chemetalco.com/finishes.htm

 

wow man,,,,thanks for that link lucky, definitely some cool shit there...

 

the car doesn't need any more sectioning, , ,just the nose lowered slightly as in this photoshop by Rickster

 

IThats funny because I amgoing to be putting a 302 in my 50 Merc this year but I am going to try and dress it up with finned aluminum stuff

 

im gonna be hunting for some of that finned aluminum stuff also,,,just because it's a 302 doesn't mean i cant at least make it look halfway decent,,btw, sent out your package yeaterday morning,,,

 

Speedway sells the nice looking finned valve covers that go all the way throught the valve cover and have no names on them. Thanks again Jim for the grille

 

When the car becomes an icon ...I can at least say that it once sat in my driveway.

 

It's funny you posted that. I was going to suggest throwing a pic of it when he started so those who may not have followed along could see just where it all began..
Pretty wild i'd say

 

I totally agree, Jim...it looks awesome!!

"Pretty wild"...who are you kidding...it's absafuckinlutley, without a doubt, the wildest thing around!!

 

You and everyone else that ever owned a shoebox! You'd better get over there and sign something underneath it all so the guy restoring this beast in 75 years finds it!!

 

no one is ever going to believe thats the same car

 

wouldn't it be easier to just buy a car thats already customized??? kidding..just kidding! ..no hate mail please!!!

 

Hey,

Whata ya meen "when"????????????????????

Check out the post hits that have gone down already!

Swanky Devils C.C.
" Your head would look good on a pike !"

 

easy sucks. lol

 

I love it all!
I've been waiting for the cove, and am surprised (NOT disappointed) that you didn't swap panels side, for side for a concave effect (what I expected). Was that not the original intention?

 

agreed ...anything worth doing is worth doing right...this guy knows "right" just bustin a few balls ...fng!...gotta admire his stick-to-it-iveness..i been a body/paint guy for years and i sometimes find myself sayin "i could do that"..but, sadly i KNOW i couldn't...and im a damn body/paint guy!!! ya either got "IT" or ya don't ...he "got it"...

 

'mo,,,,i did try that, but im planning on putting some textured metal or expanded metal in there, so the effect of the concaveness (is that a word?) would be kinda lost..

 

Ha Jim, I'm lucky ! all these months of reading post and all the great input on
the progress of telstar. Watching James D do magic on your babby.
I can drive that horendes two miles and seeit in person. HAHAHA
see you on monday . Joe D

 

stop by,,i have some stuff for you,,,,

 

Lookin Better everyday, Keep up the good work Your Royal Concaveness !