Custom 48 Fleetline Pro street... pics

Hey guys thought id share a few pic sof my 48 chevy fleetline making some progress finally alot of subtle mods done to the car.

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By profleetline at 2010-09-20
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By profleetline at 2010-09-23
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By profleetline at 2010-09-21

I love the old Torpedo Back and Fleetline GM bodies! Makes a serious looking rod! :-)

Looking awesome! Can't wait to see it done.

I'm not usually a long deck fan but I'll tell ya ... very nicely done & looks like your getting towards the end of the project.

REGS

Thanks actually have a ways to go. body work is finally getting close have to get the rest of the car buttoned up just ordered heads short block is complete like to get wiring fuel system etc in it.
Than get the body back off the frame and send it over to the paint shop why'll i smooth the frame and it gets smoothed like the body and painted.

Interior will be platformed behind the seats like a new vette basicly and the platform will flip up so i can hide air tank battery selonoids etc. just getting starting on interior now that most of the body work is done should be able to get it pretty well mocked up.

I'll be sure to keep you posted hope you guys like photos! lol

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By profleetline at 2010-10-08
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By profleetline at 2010-09-24
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By profleetline at 2010-09-24
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By profleetline at 2010-09-24
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By profleetline at 2010-09-23
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By profleetline at 2010-09-21
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By profleetline at 2010-10-08

looking great. love the lines.

Very nice, smooth is kewl!!!

Fantastic looking project, I've always loved the lines on those models. I know others will disagree but I, for one, hope you keep the bumpers and grill chromed.

Oh yeh the bumpers and grille will be chromed that makes the whole look of the car.
I wanted to keep a lil feel of the 40's at first glance at the car so it has the feel and flavo to it, although i did remove alot of tim i did leave the cooool handles but removed the locks, i flipped the bumpers and moved them closer to the body also sectioned the rear bumper an 1 1/2. with new valance panels etc.

Also welded the fenders to the body front clip is a full tilt unit with a pancacke style hood that tilts to the side with smoooth under hood and inne fender wells with no visible bolts,
Dash smoothed up with 57 chevy truck gauge cluster, complete belly pan under rear, all changes done in a way not to appear reall kustom but to just clean up the ugly and look real simple and clean.

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I'm with you on the chrome, yours will just enough and the 57 gauge cluster is subtle and cool. BTW, go Buckeyes.

LOL Hell yeh wifes from wisconsin the house is simmering and game isnt till tonight lol Go BUCKS

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Oh yeh the bumpers and grille will be chromed that makes the whole look of the car.
I wanted to keep a lil feel of the 40's at first glance at the car so it has the feel and flavo to it, although i did remove alot of tim i did leave the cooool handles but removed the locks, i flipped the bumpers and moved them closer to the body also sectioned the rear bumper an 1 1/2. with new valance panels etc.

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Are you going to leave the grill as a 47 (w/o the vertical bar used on the 48?) Looks great either way. My very first car at age 16 was a 48 coupe that I put a 248 GMC in.

Yep the T bone steak bar is gone just a lil hole to fill in grill and pretty lucky because other than finish thats all needs done to grille not one dent in it.
Working on interior now and buttoning up the engine.

Extraordinary effort. Very, very nicely done.

A few pics and some cyber ink!
http://www.bangshift.com/blog/Projec...Fleetline.html

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OOh,yeah...you got that nailed...thats a kool car,love the subtle mods[and the un subtle mods]:D.Looks good sitting like that..Hey,I like the stands under your wheels too,,will have to make me some of those.:cool:

Thanks yeh there pretty handy build them for $20 bucks at lowes if you build them make sure there scewed together. but they are pretty handy to get the car up and when its in the air the wheels sit at ride height unlike when the suspension hangs when on jack stands. plus there alot safer.

I'll get you guys seem updated interior shots been working on the console turning out really sweet, just decided to make every peice as nice and as much to my likings as possible even if it takes a lil why'll longer.

Working on the car has been great thearpy from a busy life like we all have
I run a business have a wife 4 kids 2 dogs 2 cats and kids that all seem to have to be in sme kind of sport this time of the year s i wish i could be on the car at all day at a time clips but usually works great to get about 5-6 hours a night on it and i've built the car all myself, so taking a lil why'll but thats why i appreciate the pogess so much.

Love it! When I was a kid, we thought those were Grandma cars. Only a coupe was worth having. How times change. I'd love to have an old fleeline for a cruiser.

I remember your car in that issue Pro. I also remember seeing it on this forum before seeing it in the mag. Lookin' real nice! I like the new wheels too...they bring a whole new attitude to the car!

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I remember your car in that issue Pro. I also remember seeing it on this forum before seeing it in the mag. Lookin' real nice! I like the new wheels too...they bring a whole new attitude to the car!

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A true car guy remebering my lil ole car fom a mag true hot rodder,
By the way im really jealous noticed you have a 70 goat that was what i about built before this i had one as my first car when i was young sooo many cool memories and imo the best looking muscle car built!

I think you have a cool car there. It definately stuck out to me.

The '70 GTO is actually my dad's bought new. He had a '64 that was stolen and found partly disassembled after he bought the '70. It was driven hard almost daily for 90k miles and hasn't been on the road for 20 years. Its probably next, but I'm feeling pretty creative working on this '35 I don't know if I can do a restoration :eek:, but it will remain stock...maybe drop it a bit and ditch the 14's though :HMMM: It's a four speed too!

Some new parts from the big brown truck!

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By profleetline at 2010-10-28
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By profleetline at 2010-10-28

Man Dig the car, Love the way its all the lloks work. And who said PRO STREET is dead:D When yours is done will spark some intrest in it again. Keep up the good work.

Thanks did a lil work to the bumper opened up a lil opening to gulp some fresh air sends air though a scoop i built thats attached to the bottom of the valance to cool radiator.
Ill keep you updated!

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By null at 2010-11-09
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