Projects the coupe from half moon farms

lots of work to make it fit .still not great but i got frustrated and just moved on ill come back to it later.

 

i think im going to cut the lid on the lower bottom corner,up about 10 in. and spread it to get a better gap,i hate to cut on a new deck lid but i see no other way..

 

yep thats kinda on the same lines of what im going to do. its a dang shame you have to beat and cut and weld a new deck lid. if i would have known i was going to have to rebuild it. i would have just made one from scratch. probably less work

 

Bout got that car runnin yet...

 

nope not yet but im making some progress. just a lot of little things.i have all kinds of things started but something always comes up like not having the right part or something. i hope to start having some good up dates when it all starts coming together

 

Your work is amazing. The level of detail and your level of ingenuity. I is quite awe inspiring but it leaves me with one question, any updates?

 

looking good, sounds like a good deal too, (hope the cracked window will not be too big of a challenge!)

 

well its been two steps forward then take one back for me lately.i shortend the torque tube and drive shaft this weekend. i used a ring compressor to get a straight line all the way around then made my marks and cut then made a jig to hold it straight and welded her up.

 

I get that way, just come back to it, one piece at a time bro, don't let it get you down.lol there will be other things. I'm in the same boat.

 

then the drive shaft then i cut a piece of steele and drilled a big hole in one side so i could keep it straight and weld it. then after i welded it i made a sleeve to go over that spot and welded the sleeve

 

after all the work on the rear end i realized one critical thing i did not take into account. that is that the drive shaft i shortened come out of a 46 rear end and i have a 36. yep you guessed it!!! its has different splines. so i will be shortening another shaft. what the heck i guess i just needed the practice!!!!!

 

hang in there bro, not the end of the world, been there lol.
get-r-done

 

Just got done reading through your thread.
Wish I had the balls to shorten a driveshaft. Have you done that before?
Great job man! Tons of great ideas.
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hey guys i got me some louvers!!!!!!

 

i also got a good deal on on a fuel tank i just couldn't wait to see how it looked in the car

 

sweet!

 

i picked up some tail lights at big daddy's show and finally got around to putting them in. i had to make the piece that goes on the back of the bucket to hold them in.they need new lenses and re chromed but i like them

 

Lookin' Good!

 

Lookin GREAT!!! Love the louvers and the tailights look tits

 

Wow man, that's a lot of louvers! Why stop there? Why don't ya louver that cool Moon tank too???

 

Damn this just gets better and better. Thanks for the updates!

 

Now that's a true hotrod cant go wrong on 32 rails

 

nice build

 

Real nice car .

 

I was totally with you, till you got to the tail lights.

 

i like it .. everytime i think of selling my pile of parts a thread like this pops up. thanks for the insperation.

 

Me too...

 

x3

Outstanding work thus far though!

 

Y'all are being harsh about the taillights! I think they look pretty cool....

Great build and keep the updates coming!

 

thanks for the comments guys i can appreciate criticism but i wanted something a little different and when i seen them those things they just stood out to me. i hope to get back on the car next week. i pulled the motor out of my ski boat and had to go threw the motor.that has taken all my time the last 4 weeks but i got it back together and now i get to go try her out this weekend