Exterior Modifications

 

Rounded corners on the doors.
Welded insert, and cutted part on door,maked up the rounded upper corner..






Fabricated an support fore Sun Visor,
mounted on roof.




Grille modifications with use of a bumper from another car. reworked in shape and inserted park/turn lights



Picture of the earlyer ´54 Chevy grill, with turn/parklights at ends.



Newest plan!  Use theese inserted as grille- bar section....   from a CD rack.....
with turn/parklights behind grille.

 



Chrome trim.
After a lot of searching after the "right" trim, i´d found a german company fabricating chrometrim with plasticlayer, easy to form in curbs anyway heated.
It sticks with selfadhesive backing.
Delivers in different sizes to fit all purposes.




Sun roof/ Cabriocoach top.
maked a removable roofpart over frontseats,hatched & possibility to put in luggage compartment.
this is to be mocked up in glasfiber for lower weight, skinned with similar tuck´n roll as interior green.









False hoodscoops.
More 50s custom modification. false scoops was made on hoodsides, of fabricated curved sheetmetal, welded.









Rework of rear bumperguard
The guards didnt reach ful height of bumper, and middle section was cramped, with fastners & dinges.
Also needed an flap to direct light on the licensplate....



< < all parts. 2 guards who isnt high enough, and middle section, of a tube pressed to oval shape, wider than before.

Fabricated parts ready to be welded together.....






Reworked lower bumperguard part.
Made up lower part suited against the upper ,follow the shape.  And side sections to close the open lower gap.








Finished bumperguard- brigde.
Fabricated in stainless steel, and polished up.