Hey hot rod people!
I haven't been around much lately for a few good reasons (although I do try and catch up with the site every week or so), but some stuff has happened with this car from where I left off...
Managed to get a quite nice floor/firewall/parcel shelf all welded in and etch primed. The rust repairs were stacked three deep in some areas of the floor. The poor girl has had a pretty hard life!
Also made up some concealed hinges for the boot lid (trunk) - that could be a multi-page build thread in itself, what a complete nightmare - and got the lid hung again. I've got a period incorrect Desoto taillight on there as it has space to get a number plate light cut into it so I can mount the plate underneath it, should look a bit tidier that the stock bracket off the bumper.
Sorry, just realised that's a terrible quality photo. I also need some pics of the hinges...
It's latched with an FJ-60 Landcruiser rear window latch with a little trigger that can be reached from under the rear of the body.
I haven't been around much lately for a few good reasons (although I do try and catch up with the site every week or so), but some stuff has happened with this car from where I left off...
Managed to get a quite nice floor/firewall/parcel shelf all welded in and etch primed. The rust repairs were stacked three deep in some areas of the floor. The poor girl has had a pretty hard life!
Also made up some concealed hinges for the boot lid (trunk) - that could be a multi-page build thread in itself, what a complete nightmare - and got the lid hung again. I've got a period incorrect Desoto taillight on there as it has space to get a number plate light cut into it so I can mount the plate underneath it, should look a bit tidier that the stock bracket off the bumper.
Sorry, just realised that's a terrible quality photo. I also need some pics of the hinges...
It's latched with an FJ-60 Landcruiser rear window latch with a little trigger that can be reached from under the rear of the body.