'57 Thunderbird Re-imagined Custom

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Coming together....

[Jimmy Wilson]

The QuickAluminum arrived today. It was a lot larger amount than I expected. Thanks again for sharing the information. Your build is looking better every new post.

 

Edited December 17, 2020 by Jimmy Wilson

[Steve H]

Hi Mike, you are doing some fantastic work here. Loving watching this come together. So.... I like everything low, my thought is, if you drop it down it may balance the “long” tail? That’s my 2 cents. Look forward to seeing whichever direction you go, it’s a very cool build.

Cheers, Steve

[Lunajammer]

19 hours ago, Jimmy Wilson said:

The QuickAluminum arrived today. 

Glad to hear. I hope it serves your needs as well as it has mine.

 

16 hours ago, Steve H said:

 if you drop it down it may balance the “long” tail? 

It can't hurt, right?  While I've been away I did lower it, maybe a scale three inches. I'm reluctant to go too low because I don't see many (era appropriate) classic customs in the weeds the way we see them today. But it definitely can't stay the way it is.

I've also been carving on a bubble top and like what I'm seeing. I Just need more opportunities for bench time and pic posting.

[Lunajammer]

A little update on this...  So I going with a bubble top and I'm using a clear egg ornament. Not being a geometric engineer, it took a few cuts to get it right. Then I added a frame on the rim. I lowered the suspension about 3 scale inches and I think it made a big difference.

 

Body work around the cockpit to fill gaps and to accept the interior correctly. Most of the work was at the dash for trimming, fitting, filling.

 

 

 

 

 

[Impalow]

Oh yeah!   that looks fantastic! Are you considering some floating headrests? 

If so.... I have had luck making them from the tips of 2 spoons joined together

(also thanks @Tom Geiger That award is one of my most coveted and hangs behind me at work! I'm still amazed at the success of that particular model)

[Lunajammer]

Eric, the spoons are an ingenious idea. Yes, I'm toying with what goes behind the heads. I know the squares I used earlier are out. The spoons would be more complimentary to the dome, so.... hmm.