Deco Rides..

Well guys,[and gals],thought I would share some pix with you of a job I am doing at the moment. As you can see,its a Deco Rides s/d,the only one in the country,was imported along with a Lincoln Zephyr coupe by Custom Rods,here in New Zealand[.Now no longer trading].
The guy who owns it picked it up along with a Fatman Fabrications frame,which has helped the build..
Anyway,pix..

As first seen in owners workshop.
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First job was to trim up the original floor so I could start the new rear floor section and new wheel houses.

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This wagon is going to be an every day user,no bags,no extranious garbage,a rolling advertisement for his trimming business,so its strictly useable.
At this point I should point out the fact that neither side of this body is identical at the rear,so this is why I have cut about 3/4 inch out of the front of the R.R wheelarch and glassed it back together..

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The rear floor has a recess for the spare wheel.There will be a flat floor fitted in to cover it.
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At this point I am told to fill the slots in the firewall,as the owner is doing something different with the hood hinging.

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Because of the engine recess,the firewall is built back several inches,good thing he is only about 5'ft 6'''max.

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Dont know if anyone has ever noticed,but the rear fenders are actually different widths,and the spine on the left fender curves in towards the body,sooo...
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Out with the cutting disc,and into the fender..

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The owner decided that because he couldnt lower it any more,[clearance regs down here in NZ],we would slash the bottom off the rockers,and front and rear valances,and give it a lower appearance.
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When he got the body,someone had put a steel frame inside each door,but the way they were built,there was no way a window or regulator was going to fit,so owner made new frame.[in second pic]
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It was about this time we decided to check the RR fender again and found it was about an inch shorter than the LR fender,hence the next few pix.

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We now have the body off the frame,which is back at the owners workshop,while we do the tail lite openings,finish off underneath the body,and finish the bodywork ready to shoot in 2 pack primer.
The running gear is a point of interest here,as the owner has stripped a perfectly good 2004 BA series Boss 5.4 quad cam Australian Ford Falcon
ute,less than 50000miles,which he has owned from new.:eek: