A channel created to showcase vintage old school classic cars, trucks, antiques and parts, aswell as the progression of my building and metal fabrication as I learn and evolve. And...don't forget some off topic shananigans!
It's your car so whatever you do with it is the right choice. If you're asking for input, what are you building it for? I linger longer at restored period correct cars at shows, but i giggle and grin more in a heavily molested hot rod. If you're building a channel, it might make for good backup content along the way. i.e. waiting on parts for x so this week we're doing y to the Plymouth.
Should have stayed to the end. He traded it for an original Pacer Wagon 304 4 speed with 12K miles with a guy he met at a garage sale looking for parts. Go back and watch to the end and you'll feel like a fool.
This thing is awesome. My opinion; Work truck white Keep blue int 413 4spd Slot mags 440 is cool but 413 is a conversation piece. Period correct street car would be cool.
On your windshield tilt out you can make a c shaped sloted piece with a pivot mount on the dash so when you close it you can pivot the slowed piece up towards the windshield and it want be sticking out towards the inside!
Doug ..In reference to the Trunk Lid Leather straps ..They may look better if you had a bracket attached to the bottom end of the Trunk Hinges fitted the Leather Straps to that bracket and took them down from that location as you would have a better flown effect .....just a thought ...what do you think ???
Great idea! I actually had that thought aswell and it was one of my previous options. When i had layed out the leather i liked the shorter straps and decided to go with it...but you never know i could change my mind as i keep building. Thanks for the comment
Good job on the hood top. Like seeing how you fabbed that up. The side and center accent reveals look great also. Vintage style leather straps should be a cool look.
I have a tooled leather dash. I have been looking at conchos, they have different kinds with a Chicago screw on them and some of them have two openings on them where you can have leather straps hanging from them. If you're not familiar with conchos their items that are on saddles. 👍 Your creativity is great
I think it's a great build I have a 57 that is or was about the same shape maybe a little better but either way you have a great car to start with I've seen worse 😊
Look at the VIN number on A pillar when you open drivers door. If it begins with a V it was a V8 car. I don't see the holes under the taillights for V8 emblems so it was probably a 6 cylinder car. Belairs did come with 6 cylinders or V8's. I think it's a great project. I'd build it and I've built worse ones.
Restore it. It will eventually be worth more and way more desirable for many people with real money. Too many of these are hacked by people that think they are doing the greatest thing on earth for their fame, including commenters, of which I am. I have one advantage over most, time and by that I mean age. Having seen a lot of trends, seems the most desirable all the time is the restored version.
Initially that was my plan was to tuck it a bit closer, but then as i started building and laying pieces out and contemplating life decisions lol...i started to dig how it stuck out...most guys would have done that but i wanted to be a bit different and i also kinda liked the narlyness of it!!! Thanks for the comment, i hope you enjoy the build and channel!!
@@oldfashionhotrods Yeah it will honestly work better with thinner sheet metal too. I honestly think some of these bigger fab shops have gone to water jet now because it's so much cleaner.
Nice fix on the crossmember, looks great. Building hot rods is always educated guess work, adjustments and repairs to get a quality build. Enjoy your vids!
