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From Von Hitch Kustoms…
“Seems like I had a lot of people wanting to see how I would make the door open. Well had an idea before I started this and today I did a proof of concept. Or in knuckle dragger terms a mock-up anyways it’s a lot like a fleet line Chevy on the door portion I will do a bigger step down for more room on the door portion for more clearance but this I just stepped on the #mitlerbeadroller it’s what I had. I may change the gap line it can go farther forward that just makes room as farther in front of the hinge pivot the line is the faster the door part gets away from the fender but this is the minimum it can be. Guess what it works and door goes full open the cleco at the top hits in the video but that’s full open. I wonder how much money GM spent engineering the fleeltline doors? This took me about 4 hours and was worth it now I have a roadmap for the real parts. In the last pics you can see the foam mock-up on the floor I did the foam to get a real look at the fenders on the car but there’s a key part to how I did it… the 2” foam parts are glued together with spray foam at every 8” section I have a 1” piece that is screwed to the 2” stuff those 1” parts now are my patterns for the wood stations on my buck 8” apart is plenty of information and if I want more stations at any points I can cut them out of the bonded foam sections. There’s your tip for the day. Btw I really don’t know what I’m doing I’m just winging it.”
“I wanted that coach built look with European influence and they were definitely doing hardtops and long fast fenders there is a book I have of Lincoln’s and the hand made coach built ones are amazing and really I’m trying to just not make it look like a big VW Bug :-)”
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From Von Hitch Kustoms
“Well that’s glued in. Not without a struggle to weld my sail panel I English wheeled into the stamped roof. More often than not there can be issues with that something about the stamped panel wants to act weird n move as it required the whole panel to hold its shape and I cut some of that out in this case after probably over planishing on my part I ended up with a high spot. So… I worked my way out of that mess I busted out my trusty shrinking disc this disc is one I helped Jeff Spence Kustoms Develop it’s the only smooth disc (not fluted) on the market that is spun Stainless not stamped and it runs very straight and smooth also it has a big radius on the edge to get in reverse panel spots. I was never sold on shrinking discs until a couple years ago now I’m I can’t live without one and it’s the ticket with something that needs to be shrunk esp oil can areas also it’s a great way to average out tension in a panel in weld areas hit up Jeff if you need one he also spins headlight and taillight rings.”
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From Von Hitch Kustoms…
“Working on pancaking the trunk lid I hate to give away what I do on sedan trunks but I hate seeing people run a sawzall through the skin and inner structure even more so here ya go. This is just rough n tacked and gap is still jacked but there’s some pics of the inner my advice make the inner work and that was a mess took some work to get it like that but the original parts with work fit I then tweak the skin to fit won’t say how much I pancakes that but if you go to the last pic the spare tire will not fit anymore it almost hits the inner so that thing is gone.”
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From Manns Restorations….
“Wayne Roth repairing the front end of a Ford couple custom.”
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Justin Hills from Australia has been working secretly on his Jaguar XK120 Le Mans style Custom for many years, he is now starting to put out the first photos….
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From Von Hitch Kustoms…
“Sneak peak of unclebuck also made all the parts for the other side at same time so they match”
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More progress from the Manns Restoration Shop on the Dick Fowler Barris ’38 Ford Coupe.
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Pharaohs Car Club St.Louis shared a few pictures of a visit to the Manns Restoration Shop together with Kurt McCormick.
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From Von Hitch Kustoms
“Made a start got about 2.5 hrs it’s rough but the plan is to make all the pieces then average them out spent a lot of today just cleaning n organizing the shop but I wanted to make an easy part the door will be a bitch”
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Steve Van Morkhoven’s 1939 La Salle Coupe in progress.
“My 1939 Cadillac is taking shape! Very happy with the profile and reshaping of the window frames! Thanks Townsends Customs very happy with the style! Can’t wait to bag it and put some sweet paint on it!”
“Some more progress pictures of my 1939 Cadillac that has been at my buddy @townsendscustoms getting chopped and he installed some 41 Zephyr skirts on it! Super stoked on the style! Thanks Matt!”
“Got the Cadillac all loaded up and ready to bring it home can’t wait to get to work on this thing!”
“Updated pictures of my Caddy! Gave it a Okie 4” lowering job in the rear to give it the stance I want and put a old set of Sombrero hubcaps I had ! ”
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From KC’s Paint Shop….
1937 Zephyr chopped by Metal magician Gary Howard after a design I did many years ago.
Gary chopped the top, sectioned the door window frames and sectioned to trunk to get it all in proportions. Beautiful paint by KC’s Paint Shop and now back at the Austin Speed Shop who did all the rest of the car and who are putting it all back together.
Really looking forward to see this one getting finished.
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Another interesting project at Hollywood Hot rods is this 1956 Plymouth Wagon.I’m not sure if the end result will be CCC-Proof, but the work on the chop sure is and it shows some really interesting subtitle touches and a neat technique on the jig for the top to be pancaked one inch. Another Eric Black Design coming to live.
All photos shared by Sean Leger‎
“1956 Plymouth wagon. 1inch chop 1 1/4 inch pancake. Hollywood hot rods build”
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