Long awaited joining of two halves

[choppinczech]

I'm finally ready to join up my main body with the front end cowl/dash/windshield frame I made. I started this project with an ebay T bucket body. Made the back end and built the front end while on the body. So today I was able to cut off the front end plug and set the final glass front end in place. Tomorrow I'll start prepping the two halves to join them.

 

[2.3Turbo_T]

THAT..........is cool!! More pics please!

 

[Torchie]

Very creative and great workmanship.
Keep us posted.
Torchie.

 

[choppinczech]

Thanks guys.

The back holds Toyota Solara tail lights and an LED third brake light. The copied windshield frame is a chopped '67 Bug convertible. Here's some more photos of the long year and a half process.

 

[choppinczech]

Some more.

 

[skull]

like

different is good sometimes[P

POWER? CHASSIS? TIRES & WHEELS?

inquiring minds want to know.

Later

 

[choppinczech]

Plans are a dropped tube 4 bar front end, 9 inch rear, BB Chevy, TH400, 29x18.5 M/T SR radials in the rear.

A low, wide monster.

Next comes the floor, opening doors and deck lid.

 

[YBeNormal]

WOW!!![cl so I am guessing you know how to work with fiberglass!. Looks great man, they are never going to let you on that other forum now! I will be watching and I can't wait to see this one done![cl

 

[Snake Farm]

Wow, talk about holding out on us. That is some mighty fine work. Kinda "Ed Rothish" but with the "cool factor" bumped up several notches! [cl[cl
I'm gonna be watching this one for sure. [P[P[P

 

[roddguy1]

Wow,that is some very imaginative and talented workmanship. I love seeing this kind of creativity. Keep up the great work. I will be looking forward to seeing more on this. [cl[cl[cl

 

[Sunnybeach]

Nice

Great work, I like it.

So, are you planning to make more of these with the molds you created? The molds look really nice from the photos.

 

[Dirtyrat]

That definitely looks really cool, good to see someone going in a different direction especially with fiberglass, which seems to be very run of the mill sort of thing.

You have a great vision!

 

[26Troadster]

suded i'll be watching this, great work.[cl

 

[Z.Z.Rat]

I like it. Never been around much of the fiberglass work before. Need to watch the process in time lapse would be interesting.

Looks good.

 

[Oldrodder43]

WOW, a true Craftsman, and with an imagination to boot. Different but really nice. Love it.

 

[choppinczech]

Thanks for all the kind comments fellas. I appreciate them.

This site inspires me.

 

[GJunktionMike]

I have been waiting to see how this was going to come together, and you nailed it. I'm going to assume because the molds are top notch there are plans down the road. Is that all mat work or chopper gun?

 

[choppinczech]

For the most part, 4 layers of 1 1/2 oz. mat. Just under 1/4"

Later on as it goes on I'll build up here and there, add some core mat and unidirectional cloth where needed.

The windshield frame had to be molded in two "C" shapes, front and back. The layup was heavy to give a 3/8" edge after grinding. There's a spiral wrapped length of 3/8" all-thread with e-glass running through the frame. Then the two halves were epoxied together. The pillars were packed with shredded glass, capped off, and vacuum infused with epoxy resin.

The windshield frame is stronger than the original.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Man that a ton of work, looks awesome.

 

[RimSpoke]

Great workmanship.