espo Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Just now, customline said: I think they look a lot like Halibrand Sprints, which have a polished finish. I'm sure I've seen some like this that had a grayish spoke but with polished edges. I have the x-19 and you are right about less is more( I tell her that all the time ☺️) You maybe right on the wheels. Just something that cought my eye on that. So many wheels manufacturers have made knock offs of others wheels, sometimes it's just hard to tell what is what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, espo said: You maybe right on the wheels. Just something that cought my eye on that. So many wheels manufacturers have made knock offs of others wheels, sometimes it's just hard to tell what is what. I just looked at Cragar 390 street pro...this might be it...the center thingie looks right (without the knock-off spinner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 1 minute ago, customline said: I just looked at Cragar 390 street pro...this might be it...the center thingie looks right (without the knock-off spinner) 18 minutes ago, customline said: I think they look a lot like Halibrand Sprints, which have a polished finish. I'm sure I've seen some like this that had a grayish spoke but with polished edges. I have the x-19 and you are right about less is more( I tell her that all the time ☺️) You maybe right on the wheels. Just something that cought my eye on that. So many wheels manufacturers have made knock offs of others wheels, sometimes it's just hard to tell what is what. See what I mean about all the companies coping each other's designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, espo said: You maybe right on the wheels. Just something that cought my eye on that. So many wheels manufacturers have made knock offs of others wheels, sometimes it's just hard to tell what is what. See what I mean about all the companies coping each other's designs. Yup. There are at least 3 that I saw that look like the above. I think I'll take the x-19 path. It does tone down the "chrome" to look a little more real. Edited March 23, 2023 by customline Removed phantom words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 A little movement on this one but it's not quite finished. I never know what to do here because I must be consistent with my "narrative" and the car I am imagining is a street driven custom with lots of rod run mileage since it's completion (a hot rod is never really finished). So the underside is consistent with that. The engine has been replaced with a nice flathead because the FE that some lame-brain stuffed into this car finally developed a wrist-pin knock and this flathead, which was waiting for a completely different project, was longing for home. I decided to light up the rear with tail lights from the '41 Plymouth as an homage to my old coupe. The exhaust system is kit stock and very poorly routed but who am I to argue with the experts? If you don't analyze it too much you won't care. You can't fault me for following the instructions 🤓. There are a number of small details left to be dealt with after body to frame attachment is made such as shortening the tail pipes 🙂. But this is it for a while; I have company coming soon and won't be able to work on this stuff. Till then, don't forget to tighten those paint caps. 🥴MO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Digging that flat head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I can almost hear the Flathead from here. Don't forget the positive ground on early Fords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 31 minutes ago, espo said: I can almost hear the Flathead from here. Don't forget the positive ground on early Fords. Oh, good one! Glad I haven't hooked it up yet. And yeah, I can hear the sound of a flathead in my mind too. Music 🥰. The first engine sound I heard when coming home from the maternity hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 33 minutes ago, customline said: Oh, good one! Glad I haven't hooked it up yet. And yeah, I can hear the sound of a flathead in my mind too. Music 🥰. The first engine sound I heard when coming home from the maternity hospital. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferbz Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 On 11/28/2022 at 9:59 PM, customline said: Looks awfully messy, doesn't it? I love Bondo. This is as far as I got today. Now I need to decide to add back the drip rail or not. It changes the whole look. For this mild chop, I am leaning towards the drip rail. I dunno. Lots of work still ahead. Great profile! It's not easy to get the chop on 39-40 coupes to flow nicely. Did it get finished? Here's my last attempt: 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I'm curious if this one got finished myself. It looks Great so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 32 minutes ago, Zippi said: I'm curious if this one got finished myself. It looks Great so far. 17 hours ago, Ferbz said: Great profile! It's not easy to get the chop on 39-40 coupes to flow nicely. Did it get finished? Here's my last attempt: It's on the shelf in an acrylic display box, guys. I'm done with it; as for being finished, probably not. I think it's missing the right, outside door handle (I never did find it). Ferbz, it looks like you got the chop down to perfection. I didn't go that low but I plan to the next time. Thanks for dredging this one back up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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