Here are some photos of a 1930 Pontiac that we fabricated the entire inner structure on. This thing had a wood floor and inner structure. That wouldnt hold up too well to 500 horses so we ripped out the wood and fabricated the entire inner structure. The roof used to be cloth but it was replaced with a roof from a 1998 Chevy extended cab pickup. Cadi trunk latch, door solinoids, hidden hinges, BMW Z3 8 way power seats, A/C...There are so many things we have done to this thing it would take a novel to explain it. It's almost ready for paint....thank God!!!!!!! It seems like this thing has been here for ever. It's going Very Velvet witch is a black cherry. Brand new color from Planet Color. In low light it is black. Give it some sun light and whamo...bright red. Cool, cool, cool. Should be painted next week. Then we have to put the thing together. Fun little project.
Some fabrication from my shop
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wilbilt said:WH0DAMAN said:There are so many things we have done to this thing it would take a novel to explain it. /QUOTE]
Very nice...when can we expect the publication?
As soon as we get the last check from the owner!
punkabilly136
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are you gonna chop the roof?
The fenders, running boards and jambs are supposed to be painted by next week. We have a lot of collision work in the shop right now so it is hard to get time to finish this thing. The plan is next week for the aforementioned items though. I will take photos as soon as we get more done.
Man I can barely remember back to when our car looked like that!!!! Looks you have some work ahead of you.
We jambed the doors and painted the dash this weekend. Fenders and running boards are being prepped right now. Getting closer!! The owner took the dash home today before I got pics. He was just taking it to show his wife so it should be back soon. I will post more pics soon.
We jambed the doors and painted the dash this weekend. Fenders and running boards are being prepped right now. Getting closer!! The owner took the dash home today before I got pics. He was just taking it to show his wife so it should be back soon. I will post more pics soon.
I've been reluctant to add any more photos since the car really does'nt look a whole lot different than it does in the prior photos. My painter has been blocking the whole thing with 400 grit so it now just looks light grey instead of marbleized. The body has been re-seam sealed after the primer was blocked so it is now ready for paint. I would imagine that by the end of this week we should have a good portion of it painted. The color looks pretty cool on the dash and the door jambs. Can't wait to see it on a larger panel with some curves.
hrm2k
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looks like you guys do great work....and you get paid for it...even better. The project looks a lot like our project which is a labor of love....I'm posting a few pics to give you an idea. I think you will see the likeness !!!
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hrm2k
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Thanks for the compliment !!
Now if only we could get paid to do the work...what you see is 5 years of " Wednesday Night Hot Rod Night"...3 hours at a time
Now if only we could get paid to do the work...what you see is 5 years of " Wednesday Night Hot Rod Night"...3 hours at a time
OK so here are the fenders through the process of being refinished. The 1st photos are of the ground coat in gold. Next we have the mid coat and finally the clear coated product. These are being baked in the booth right now and will be wet sanded down on Monday and polished to a glass finish.
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Down Under Bloke
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One word DEEP
Morrisman
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I just watched Rides, about Fooses latest Ridler winner. I'd never fully appreciated the massive amount of work and car that has to go into a car to even enter that competition, let alone get into the top eight. But to win it, almost unreal, hard to believe anybody could work to the standards required to produce perfection.
The fenders, running boards and jambs are painted. The paint shop is working on the main body of the car right now. It should be painted by next wednesday. The fenders and running boards are installed on the frame before the body is attached. That process, along with running fuel lines and wire pulling, is being completed right now so I will post more progress photos tomorrow.
I have a 32 chevy street rod. An Experi-metal steel repo body on a precision engineering frame with a small block 350. We have been running it in primer for the last two years and enjoying every minute of it. How many hours are involved in paiting the car: chassis and body including filling and grinding welds etc. Thank you jon crane rochester mich
I would say that we are at about 150 hours right now not including the fabrication work. I lost count on the time for the fabrication!!!!
My partner and father-in-law Tom did all the fabrication and body work on this. He truely is a master with metal. My painter is VERY **** about having a flat panel. He spends a lot of time on these kind of projects. Prime, block sand and repeat. There is nothing worse than seeing a car that somebody has put a lot of work and $ into only to look down the side and see that washboard effect. Truely a shame. Prep cant be rushed.
toms73novass
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What is that color and paint make? It looks awsome!!!!!!!!!!!
toms73novass
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thanks! !!!!!!!!!!
No problem
It took awhile to pick that color. The Planet Color line has sooooo many cool colors it made the decision very difficult. There is one called Orange Crush that is bright orange with some really heavy metal flake that I was quite partial to. I'm so glad we picked Very Velvet though. It's one of the coolest colors I have seen so far.
Der Bugmeister
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If the colour reproduction on my monitor is any indication, that IS a wicked colour. Looking forward to seeing the finished project!
toms73novass
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From that pic, I would not have wanted to touch it!
I know what you mean. I'm not a fan of old stock cars though. It's crippling speed or nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hrm2k
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I am sure that some stock chevy fanatic cried about the " disturbance in the force" when you wacked it......love that color....you guys do good work !
I am sure that some stock chevy fanatic cried about the " disturbance in the force" when you wacked it......love that color....you guys do good work !
LOL!!! Thanks. We have been putting it back together for about a week now. It's looking more and more like a car everyday. I will take more photos next week to show you where we are at. Thanks for all the great comments. It really has been a fun project.
Uncle Buck
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Much as I admire your work, and love rods; I have an appreciation for fine restorations as well. I care for both, and think there is room for both. I will admit to being fuddy duddy enough to say what you did to that old Chevy is almost criminal. I do not understand ripping apart a good restored to do a rod; I just hate seeing it done. It is hard to believe there were not enough parts, or parts cars to do this project. Now that I am through bitchin, Your work looks great, and I will look forward to seeing the end result.
I hear you. We have done PLENTY of the original restorations down to the correct hammer marks on the carriage bolts. I totaly agree that there is room for both. I made a comment earlier about if it isnt fast...blah, blah, blah. I of course was just playing around.
I personally like the custom stuff more but some of the original stuff is pretty cool. To me it's just fun to think stuff up in your head and make it come to life out of metal. The photos of the old Pontiac look great but it by far wasn't perfect. You could have replaced all of the wood and so on and so on and made it a pretty cool restored car for probably about the same $ that he has into it now. To each his own. The owner of this one wanted a rod so a rod it is. I feel your pain but we just look at it a different way. If we are going to cut this thing up then it better be done right and look damn good when it's done. Then even if your not into the rod thing...it commands respect for the amount of craftsmanship and time that went into it. Uncle Buck
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I want to make sure and know that I do appreciate the superb craftsmanship and attention to detail that went into this project. I also look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
Thanks!!!!
Ok, so here are a few more pics. We have been absolutely swamped in the body shop so the Pontiac was put aside for a few days to allow for the other work to be painted. Our painter is polishing the car right now so I will take more after that is done. Hopefully outside so you can get the full effect of the paint.
