The "waste-not-want-not" Starliner project

[Musclecarbuilder]

Looking good! Love that interior!

[customline]

8 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

Imo the only one they looks anywhere half decent with fenders is the 29 pickup! Roadsters should be clean, lean and unfettered with silly accessories like fenders and possibly even hoods. 
To the topic at hand, gold goes really well with Purple! Brave choice, but well done ?

Yeah, see? It looks like a Crown Royal bottle.  It's a doo-over. ?

[customline]

21 minutes ago, Musclecarbuilder said:

Looking good! Love that interior!

No, really? ?  Thanks, Will.

[David G.]

The gold foil is a nice touch and works well with the purple. I like the dash detail too.

David G.

[customline]

Well this one is almost done (some never get finished) and I figured I should at least put up a few pics just so y'all don't think I put it back in the box.

still some things to do under the hood so it won't look any different when actually finished.  If that firewall looks funny to you, it's because it came from a '63 as did the chassis and part of the interior. 

[David G.]

Dang, that looks great Jim!

I just love the color!

David G.

[customline]

Thanks, Dave.  As bad as the finish is, the paint works hard to make it look good.  

[LennyB]

That purple could never stay in the box and looking as good as it does there’s your proof.  
 

Am I missing something or is there only a Side view mirror on the passenger side. You haven’t gone down under have you Jim?

[Bullybeef]

10 hours ago, customline said:

Well this one is almost done (some never get finished) and I figured I should at least put up a few pics just so y'all don't think I put it back in the box.

still some things to do under the hood so it won't look any different when actually finished.  If that firewall looks funny to you, it's because it came from a '63 as did the chassis and part of the interior. 

Looks awesome Jim, just as well to finish it now that it’s on the bench! 

[Musclecarbuilder]

Very nice! I really love that purple!

[espo]

Great looking paint work and body trim. These were one of Ford's "Better Ideas". 

[customline]

10 hours ago, LennyB said:

That purple could never stay in the box and looking as good as it does there’s your proof.  
 

Am I missing something or is there only a Side view mirror on the passenger side. You haven’t gone down under have you Jim?

The other mirror broke in half but it's recovering as we speak.

I have gone down under many times, Lenny, but I can't talk about it on this particular forum. For that you will need to go to http/www/ muffsenuff.org ?

[customline]

6 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking paint work and body trim. These were one of Ford's "Better Ideas". 

Thanks!  Agreed. ?

Edited October 13, 2024 by customline

[customline]

10 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

Looks awesome Jim, just as well to finish it now that it’s on the bench! 

Yeah. I'm getting there, Bil. I need to do all those little things that get left in the box until you realize what you haven't done. Battery, wipers, mirrors, etc. I'll get there but the interest level seems to drop off when I get to this point. It's a character flaw ?

[customline]

9 hours ago, Musclecarbuilder said:

Very nice! I really love that purple!

I love the purple(actually violet might be more accurate) too. It's my "go-to" for certain subjects. I think you can make anything, including a London Taxi, look good in that color. ?

[Bullybeef]

5 minutes ago, customline said:

Yeah. I'm getting there, Bil. I need to do all those little things that get left in the box until you realize what you haven't done. Battery, wipers, mirrors, etc. I'll get there but the interest level seems to drop off when I get to this point. It's a character flaw ?

I hear you there sir, I seem to always leave the license plates in the box.  

[customline]

3 minutes ago, Bullybeef said:

I hear you there sir, I seem to always leave the license plates in the box.  

Yeah, some day I'm going to collect all the plates I have in one place and put them up on ebay. I like to make tags using "that website."  Because the size of what I print is probably different than the provided plate, I'll just cut a backing from .015 and use liquid tape to attach the paper to the new backing. 

[Musclecarbuilder]

2 hours ago, customline said:

I love the purple(actually violet might be more accurate) too. It's my "go-to" for certain subjects. I think you can make anything, including a London Taxi, look good in that color. ?

Yup!! I totally agree! The 98' Civic I'm building (There's a WIP thread on it) is gonna be the same color as the Starliner.

[customline]

1 hour ago, Musclecarbuilder said:

Yup!! I totally agree! The 98' Civic I'm building (There's a WIP thread on it) is gonna be the same color as the Starliner.

Great minds think alike ?