California Rod and Custom 68 roadster build

[DirtyDutchMen]

New project 68 long box pickup to roadster transformation.

Life as a longbox

P1010108 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


PC240134 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


PC240139 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


PC280143 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


PC240140 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


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P1050005 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr

Here we tilted the rear of the box back 6*

P1050004 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


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PC090011 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


DSC_1366 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr

We cut the doors down to match the height of the box


PC290148 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


P6110119 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr

here we lowered the windsheild frame so it matches the same height of the hood. We also tilted the windsheild back and chopped 2" out of the posts.

P6110121 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


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DSC_1367 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


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DSC_1371 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr

Here we built a new windsheild channel to flush mount the glass


DSC_0388 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


DSC_0389 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


PC090012 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr

We extended the bottom of the doors to go to the bottom of the rocker and built new inner rockers


P1010036_02 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr


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DSC_0391 by California Rod And Custom, on Flickr