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Visor or no Visor?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Steves46, Jul 4, 2013.

  1. 302GMC
    Joined: Dec 15, 2005
    Posts: 7,856

    302GMC
    Member
    from Idaho

    Visor ? Take ALL the crap off & lower it. And find some hubcaps ...
     
  2. mashed
    Joined: Oct 15, 2011
    Posts: 1,473

    mashed
    Member
    from 4077th

    I'd leave the visor, lower the rear, and throw the skirts back on.
     
  3. Drag the tail and leave the visor on, side pipes optional. Drop the front, or f and r, and get rid of the visor and side pipes. The way it sits, no visor.Really good looking coupe!
     
  4. No visor................ever
     
  5. Does the visor help keep the front down at speeds? I'd take it off along with the side pipes. But you would probably paint my coupe. So do it your way.
     
  6. spiders web
    Joined: Jan 16, 2011
    Posts: 387

    spiders web
    Member

    Lose the side pipes, leave the visor, put on some skirts and lower the rear. Full wheel covers (sombreros). If after that look is still off drop front and more in the back. Fat man Fab has 2 inch drop spindles. Do what makes you feel good!
     
  7. motoandy
    Joined: Sep 19, 2007
    Posts: 3,334

    motoandy
    Member
    from MB, SC

    Drop the visor and add some caps. If you were going to run it as a tail dragger/bomb then add the skirts, leave visor, drop the ass and add some caps......

    Overall very nice car. Good luck and give us an update.
     
  8. NAES
    Joined: Dec 24, 2008
    Posts: 491

    NAES
    Member

    Lose the visor and the flaming side pipe caps.


    My .02
     
  9. Steve Ray
    Joined: Mar 2, 2001
    Posts: 693

    Steve Ray
    Member

    The side pipes and forward rake say "hot rod", the dummy spots and fat white walls say "kustom" and the visor says "old man's restoration". My opinion is to pick one look and stay with it.
     
  10. Gman0046
    Joined: Jul 24, 2005
    Posts: 6,256

    Gman0046
    Member

    Nothing looks worse then a visor.
     
  11. Allmotor
    Joined: Jan 7, 2007
    Posts: 135

    Allmotor
    Member

    They look cool on semi's
     
  12. tubman
    Joined: May 16, 2007
    Posts: 6,913

    tubman
    ALLIANCE MEMBER

    One thing nobody's mentioned is the practical aspect of a visor. I bought my '51 Ford in '87, and it had a dealer installed visor (I have the original invoice for the car). I considered taking it off, but after driving my 6 miles to town into the sun with both this car and several different DD's (with tinted glass, by the way), I know why they installed them. Unless you don't drive your car during the day, taking it off would not be a good move, IMHO.
     
  13. jazz1
    Joined: Apr 30, 2011
    Posts: 1,534

    jazz1
    Member

    Take visor off and rotate the peak on your ball cap so that it shades your eyes.
     
  14. I'd lose the visor. Go for sleek.
    My opinion means nothing.
     
  15. desotot
    Joined: Jan 29, 2008
    Posts: 2,036

    desotot
    Member

    If, you remove the visor it may start to look like an AMC Pacer! Those coupes have tall ws, or you could chop it.
     
  16. You asked...Back in the day, in the Midwest, visors were on your Grandparents cars....First thing removed. Centurion9
     
  17. DoubleJ52
    Joined: Jul 15, 2007
    Posts: 237

    DoubleJ52
    Member
    from Belton, MO

  18. harpo1313
    Joined: Jan 4, 2008
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    harpo1313
    Member
    from wareham,ma

    Myself I would section and narrow it a bit to match the body better.It looks huge on there.
     
  19. fab32
    Joined: May 14, 2002
    Posts: 13,985

    fab32
    Member Emeritus

    The visor reminds me of the rest-o-rod era and I'm more than happy that phase of rodding is all but faded out. It would be on Ebay or hanging on the wall if it were mine. The fact remains, it's your car, do what pleases you.

    Frank
     
  20. 1951Streamliner
    Joined: May 15, 2011
    Posts: 1,875

    1951Streamliner
    Member
    from Reno, NV

    Drop the rear, get some nice hubcaps, ditch the visor, and get rid of the side pipes.

    or AT LEAST get rid of the little flame things on the pipes........

    Either way, these cars look best at a level stance, leaning forward it fights with the flow of the car.
     
  21. rip it off!!!!!!!!
     
  22. 1951Streamliner
    Joined: May 15, 2011
    Posts: 1,875

    1951Streamliner
    Member
    from Reno, NV

    However, to play devils advocate....
    There were some customs that ran visors in the 50s... Well, at least this one. :)

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  23. punisher7
    Joined: Jun 24, 2010
    Posts: 398

    punisher7
    Member

    Take it off and sell it to me! Would look great on my 48! I think it looks great

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  24. genosslk
    Joined: Feb 6, 2009
    Posts: 245

    genosslk
    Member

    Keep it!!!!!! I have a soft spot for visors..... Your car looks great with it.
     
  25. Keep it. It looks great.
     
  26. el Scotto
    Joined: Mar 3, 2004
    Posts: 4,698

    el Scotto
    Member
    from Tracy, CA

    I don't mind the visor but those flamed lakes pipes caps are lame!! :p
     
  27. 59ab
    Joined: Feb 19, 2009
    Posts: 221

    59ab
    Member

    The only person you need to please is yourself!
     
  28. plym49
    Joined: Aug 9, 2008
    Posts: 2,802

    plym49
    Member
    from Earth

    Remove the visor and sell it to some kid who will mount it to the rear of his Honda.
     

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