Re: Finally making progress on my 53!!!!
Posted by fory On 2012/1/13 0:17:56
Thanks for the kind words, man! I have seen one Packard, I think it was a 51, with a really, really nice chop.... It looked very period correct. Everything else was kept stock. My car will never have anything that radical done to it, though! We have a 50 Ford for doing that to. LOL! I plan to shave the trim forward of the quarters, and move the spearheaded to the door. The fins have been shaved, as have the reverse lights (I am keeping the lenses for another project, the placement of them was terrible) and I'm looking for a set of 53 Buick headlight bezels. I'm only doing mods that someone my age could've afforded in the late 50s, early 60s.
Yep, I'm a senior at McKinleyville High School this year. All the pics were taken at school. I'm grateful we have such a kool teacher that would let us work on projects there! My buddy has a 67 Nova in there that we're doing a bunch of bodywork to. And as a class project we're build a Model A sedan-turned-pheaton, however slow moving it is (It's only a body and frame so far. Has potential, though, and will be a sweet hot rod!).
Today I was able to finish a test early and get into shop to do a little work. Didn't have a whole lot of time, but I wired up the ignition and got the coil mounted. Tomorrow I'll be able to get in the during metal shop and put it on the lift to put in the trans crossmember, shift & clutch linkage, and install the drive shaft. Hopefully I'll have time to add oil and do a comp test, but that might have to wait til next week.
Anyhow, here's a pic of the trim mocked up!
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Yep, I'm a senior at McKinleyville High School this year. All the pics were taken at school. I'm grateful we have such a kool teacher that would let us work on projects there! My buddy has a 67 Nova in there that we're doing a bunch of bodywork to. And as a class project we're build a Model A sedan-turned-pheaton, however slow moving it is (It's only a body and frame so far. Has potential, though, and will be a sweet hot rod!).
Today I was able to finish a test early and get into shop to do a little work. Didn't have a whole lot of time, but I wired up the ignition and got the coil mounted. Tomorrow I'll be able to get in the during metal shop and put it on the lift to put in the trans crossmember, shift & clutch linkage, and install the drive shaft. Hopefully I'll have time to add oil and do a comp test, but that might have to wait til next week.
Anyhow, here's a pic of the trim mocked up!
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