cosmic12
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Very cool, I like it alot!!!!! Never knew Citroen made anything that looked like that.
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Very cool, I like it alot!!!!! Never knew Citroen made anything that looked like that.
cosmic12
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OK!!! its been awhile and I haven't had time to work on the Puzzle but I got to it on friday and it is finally CHANNELED!!!!! made so much difference in how it looks.
From the ground to the roof 54" I love it when a plan come togeather:driving:
From the ground to the roof 54" I love it when a plan come togeather:driving:
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cosmic12
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It'll be a while yet
but now its just finish up the last few bits of welding and fit'n more odd parts togeather:smash:
MattBMiller
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Project is looking great!!
pullmytrigger
Charter Member
It'll be a while yet
Looks good!
but you need to slow down....your making me look bad......
:sifone:
imco offshore
Competitor / Charter Member
yea me too!!!
cosmic12
Founding Member
Come on:smash: that Hudson should be on the road by now:driving:
We need an update on it soon:sifone:
imco offshore
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i,m trying to get the guts to drop the top like you did ,,what a big differance looks great...i just don,t know where to start..I did finish the 65 ss chevelle.
cosmic12
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There are a bunch of mags out there with articals on wack'n 49-51 Merc's and there isn't alot of difference. Its not that big of a deal I have done a 49 and a 50 Merc also did a 47 Ford and found out that a 49/50 Merc roof fit perfectly without even haveing to strech or widen it. Just have to study it and measure what is needed to comensate for the angle in the posts.
It would look soooooooooo good chopped, wish I had the time I would come down and help ya, it would be great fun.
Just found one in my piles of mags.....Rod & Custom July 2009 artical and pics with Bill Hines the king of chops.
Its not as hard as you think if you have a good Mig, hell I used to do it with a torch and coat hangers way back when.
Thank the lord for the Mig
If you want that mag I will send it to ya, CHOP IT!!!!!
It would look soooooooooo good chopped, wish I had the time I would come down and help ya, it would be great fun.
Just found one in my piles of mags.....Rod & Custom July 2009 artical and pics with Bill Hines the king of chops.
Its not as hard as you think if you have a good Mig, hell I used to do it with a torch and coat hangers way back when.
Thank the lord for the Mig
If you want that mag I will send it to ya, CHOP IT!!!!!
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imco offshore
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thanks i,ll look for some " info for dummies" books,,, I found a book on frenching the headlights,after buying it reading it , some kid walked up and said why don,t you just use 78 cordova lights ,their allready frenched...so that is what scares me..
cosmic12
Founding Member
Tim, the plan was to leave the rust (IE; Rat) but now it looks like it will be Black as in FLAT black with red/white 50's style pin strips and red smoothie wheels/baby moon centers.
The plan has also changed for the grill and hood, after I channeled it the grill is about a foot to tall so now it will be layed on its side with some added sheet metal work so I can put canted quad headlites frenched into it with just side panels and the top (no hood) open, will be kinda like some thing that was done by Ed Roth/ Dean Jefferies back in the day.
Here is a very quick sketch I just did to give ya an idea
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cosmic12
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The worst part about frenching the lights is mounting the buckets from the rear so you can pull them off to change a bad bulb. And that is a pain in itself
There are kits out now that make it so easy.
Dude! Sweet!
Charter Member
Looking good Mark! Man, the internet is going to bankrupt me yet... Everytime I see a cool project I want to build one too!
I've actually been digging on an old school '70s style T bucket lately... Totally over the top way to get around town!
Keep up the good work man!
I've actually been digging on an old school '70s style T bucket lately... Totally over the top way to get around town!
Keep up the good work man!
cosmic12
Founding Member
Thanks, now you see why I'm not in a big hurry for the project boat:ack2:
T-Buckets are cool....But someone and it might be me needs to take them a step further.............
As in... take a 50s or early 60s car like a 59 caddy/ 59 chev cut it at the door jamb (rear) move the cowel back to that point with a chopped windshield remove front 2/3s of the deck lid make that the cockpit and leave all the trim, sides and rear and narrow the nose and you got a very different cool bucket. I have found a 1960 Desoto that just might be next.
Its the begining of a new style that could be called.....ODD RODS
Dude! Sweet!
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Odd Rods... I dig the name. Picture kind of reminds me of Roth's Orbitron or the twin motor car that looks like the Orbitron (did a quick internet search - Mysterion). Not something entirely new, but still super cool.
I really dig the big "F/U" that a straight up, metalflake '70's freakout painted T-bucket hands out when you see it roll by. It's not original. It's not really "cool" in the modern Rat or Pro Touring scenes...
It's like a '70's blow and wife swapping party on wheels. Totally socially unacceptable. :sifone:
I really dig the big "F/U" that a straight up, metalflake '70's freakout painted T-bucket hands out when you see it roll by. It's not original. It's not really "cool" in the modern Rat or Pro Touring scenes...
It's like a '70's blow and wife swapping party on wheels. Totally socially unacceptable. :sifone:
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