"Project Orangepeel" 52 A.D

[99 to Life]

looking good. amazing what natural light will show ya.

[Advanced Design]

Looks really good outside Mark! Will you be back on this one soon?

[reaper71]

Thank's Guy's..

I hope to Doug, but I have my hands full in the shop right now with several projects. I'm taking it to my shop and might be able to get a few small things done, probably nothing major do to lack of (2nd set of equipment) at my shop and No air compressor.

Mark..

[99 to Life]

mark, feel your pain. multiple work areas actually sux for that reason. I have to have multiple welders compressors etc. Still need extra hammer and dollies and a million other things. hard to keep organized. I still only work out of a portable toolbox, I'm prolly the only guy on here that doesn't have a real toolbox! yet

[reaper71]

Well despite the " Toolbox issue" or lack their of you've come along way with yours!

Mark...

[reaper71]

It's been awhile since I have posted anything new on the progress of the truck. I have been busy with other projects, anyways here is an update.

Pic #1. These are the Dagmars from a 55-56 Cadi. that will be my new front bumper. This shot is of it untouched.

Pic #2. Drivers side was marked out to be cut. This will allow it to sit closer to the fender.

Pic #3. In this shot after setting it in place it would then need to be trimmed to fit the grill.

Pic #4. This was the mockup of how the fit was coming along.

Mark...

[Advanced Design]

Wow, that is a tight fit. Looks good!

[Daze57]

looks real good!

[RockinKees]

That is real nice!!

[reaper71]

Thank you guy's, It's not completely figured out just yet.
It's on the way though...

Mark...

[99 to Life]

nice, did you make the filler piece in the top right pic?

[rusty76]

I'm liking what I see.

[lv2tri2]

Ideas and workmanship, great build.

[reaper71]

99 what filler piece are you referring to?
The top pic is of the stock Dagmar. It came from factory this way and all the trim etc. had to be removed to allow it to fit the shape of the fender.
Hope that helped.

Mark..

[reaper71]

Rusty76 and lv2tri2
Thank you guy's.
It is in the mock up stage right now will need to get it back over to Dad's so I can start the fab work on making actual mounts.
(It's at my shop and do not have all the needed equipment to do the work and all my tools,equipment are at Dad's.)

Mark...

[reaper71]

Pic #1. Another view, seeing if I like how it was fitting.

Pic #2. Both sides trimmed. The white piece in the middle represents the "blade" or center bar (Forgot at the shop) The Dagmars are about 3 1/2" off the ground and I think I will need to raise them an inch for a touch more clearance.

Pic #3. Different angle.

The next step would be making all the needed mounts etc. then I can figure out what all I will come up with for the center bar. (I have a few ideas)

Mark...

[sqweaka]

very cool build, just found this and been through the whole thread!
some very cool thinking..

[lower50's]

Loving the bumper. You did a great job fitting that.

[*Kenny]

Really digging the bumpers!

[reaper71]

sqweaka,lower50's and kenny thank's Guy's!!

It took some time doing the trimming, had to widdle away at it!

Mark...

[RockinKees]

I like the look of the front very much!!
As if was meant to be on AD trucks!!

[Advanced Design]

Cool mod, is that a mock up piece in the middle lower? It will tie the ends together visually I think.

[reaper71]

I have some Ideas in store for the center Bar.
Once I get the Bumper pieces actually mounted I will start figuring out the details on it.
I'm thinking possibly a stock grill bar flipped upside down and put on the bottom of the last grill bar, then taking the "blade" center bar and having that just below the upside down bar (hope you can visualize that)
So that way it will not have to much of a gap in the center area between the bar and the ground.

Idea #2. Take the Blade center bar and move it up a bit to be even with the last grill bar, Then make my own Blade center bar to go just below the first one and have it a bit forward of the top one (again if you can visualize this)
They would have a stacked look..

Mark...

[reaper71]

Kees...Thank's again.

This has been done before (like alot of Hotrod things) But this was the only bumper I really liked to put on the front since I made the back one cool, my Friends and I spoke about it and we all agreed that it needed something cool up front to match.

Mark..

[Advanced Design]

Mark, you have so many good ideas in this build. For my burb I am thinking about column mounting and I remembered yours...so I am "borrowing" this idea.

Thanks again for sharing.