The build starts-34 5 window-The jam job coupe

Thought i'd start my first build thread, my 5 window arrived midway through last year, due to other commitments she had to sit and gather dust for a while.

Time has freed up a little so work has commenced. This is my first early build, i've done some mid 60's stuff, i get around in my old green 33 tub but nothing from the ground up so a bit of a learning experience.

On first appearance the coupe looked o.k, sure a thousand bugs lost their lives in the paint job, but a run around with a magnet confirmed not all is well.

We pulled the body a couple of weeks ago, frame is o.k, pitting on the top rail but not major.

Started stripping the paint last weekend, man, talk about bondo abuse, instead of tapping any small dent, the brain surgeons iced this baby like a cake, once the paint and filler is off it's not to bad.

I have'nt done a great amount of body before but i figure i'll give it a crack,
i can only screw it up and have to do it again.

The plans are hiboy, black on black with 18'' 32 wires on the rear and 17'' up front, quickchange, 3 spd and sidevalve.

Oh yea, we're going to give it a haircut, i love some of the chops going around on the hamb at the moment, D rods, muffin, etc, it will be a lakes cut with leaned a pillars but nothing as radical due to our laws.

About all for now, i'll try to post as reg as i can.

cheers, Thommo.

 

that's a good looking start!