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1959 Custom Hearse


Custom Hearse

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This was originally a Ecto-1 ambulance, That I have been customizing for awhile now. I've been working on it for about two years, because I keep changing the body on it.

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I chpped the top at the front, by cutting the A-pillars at the bottom, then cutting the B-pillars at the top. Then I pushed the roof down to where it looked right to me, then marked the pillars where they needed to be cut, then I superglued the roof to the newly cut pillars.

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I then cut the front clip off to make a tilt front end for the hearse.

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I scratchbuit a cover for the rear most window, then cut out a custom window shape at the back of the cover. I then added a custom shape to the rear side doors windows.

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I then decided to change the door opening shape to match the windows. The photo above shows the original shape of the opening.

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The photo above shows the door after it was customized.

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I bought two Monogram '59 Elderado kits for the frames.

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I measured how much I needed to cut the frames so I could stretch them, and then cut them.

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And then I put them together.

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Let me know what you think.

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