1949 Chevrolet Fleetline De Luxe Beater

[Beatupfleetline]

i had a photoshop of what it will look like, but for the sake of imagination see it as flatblack, lowered with wide whites, chopped top and buick style ports in the fenders.

 

[Bonehead]

looks good, a neighbor of my grandparents had one with a big visor on it, but that was years ago and it was shiney.

 

[Gastrick]

Those Fleetlines are some really fine looking cars. I've always liked them. They are a bear to chop properly though in the rear area because of the way the roof slopes into the deck lid.

Great choice as a project

 

[Beatupfleetline]

Those Fleetlines are some really fine looking cars. I've always liked them. They are a bear to chop properly though in the rear area because of the way the roof slopes into the deck lid.

Great choice as a project

no kidding i did one last year, took 4 guys, 6 cases of booze, and a whole week to get it done to where u didnt have that weird looking hump in the back.

 

[joehalford01]

that's going to look good, what's going to put the power to the wheels?

 

[Willowbilly3]

Those Gas Monkey guys had a chopped one at Dallas WOW last year. It looked right on. I heard they were one of the hardest chops, but worth it.

 

[Beatupfleetline]

that's going to look good, what's going to put the power to the wheels?

blown 472 cadillac/2x4 Demon 650's

 

[dawg]

what happened to the pix?...

 

[RoddingRon]

Those Fleetlines are some really fine looking cars. I've always liked them. They are a bear to chop properly though in the rear area because of the way the roof slopes into the deck lid.

I love the 49 - 52 Fleetlines too...love to have one myself, but I got to many other toys I have to finish first before I set my sites on a Fleetline.

As far as the chop...check out Bass' work on the HAMB. THe link below is for the 5th installment, but he has links to all of the previous posts. Personally I think he hit the perfect chop on one of these, and he shows a ton of pics how he did everything. Definitely worth the time to go through the posts for all the good info he has there...check it out

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=208995

 

[dawg]

what if ya just cut it all loose, and lay it out till it "looks good"?...

 

[fastchevy49]

You can always go "gasser style" LOL

Thats just what mine looked like years ago.
http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p33/fastchevy49/?action=view&current=100_0653.jpg
http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p33/fastchevy49/?action=view&current=100_0648.jpg

 

[joehalford01]

blown 472 cadillac/2x4 Demon 650's

Now thats what i'm talking about.