Hotrodders.com Hot Rod Search • Bulletin Board • Free Newsletter • Photo Album • Project Journals • Tech Article Wiki • Hot Rods for Sale • Company Reviews • Knowledge Base • T-Shirts • Advertising Got a hotrodding question? Get free help on the world's largest hotrodding discussion community. click here to check it out  We have thousands of experts: mechanical engineers, custom car builders, machine shop owners, mechanics, welders, body techs, interior specialists, drag racers, and many more.

Hotrodders.com Project of the Week
To see our Project of the Week archives, click here.

Part 14: Chopping the Top III
1950bulletnose

Time now to close the gap on the rear deck area between the window and trunk.






The drip rails above the door jamb and side windows were cut away giving the roof and car smoother and cleaner flowing lines when viewed from the rear.






Rear and side window areas skimmed and sanded.








Front views of the car before and after the roof was chopped.




Roof primered. NOTE: Rain gutter has been removed.






Since the body was chemical bathed several years ago, I noticed lately that rust had formed under the weather strip moldings in the door openings. I decided to remove them and glass blast around the door openings. I'll now have to glue weather stripping either on the doors or on the openings themselves instead of using the stock Studebaker weather stripping.






Click here for Part 15: Remote Hydraulic Tilt Front Clip III


Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22

Record your hotrodding project in our Hotrodders Project Journals. Add photos and information as your project progresses. Easy to use, and completely free. Click here to check it out.

---