Rad Rides By Troy Building a 70'S Nova ....

[TravisB]

Originally Posted by notorious1970

Well back from Sema and it was awesome! Saw a lot of cars there and I really really liked the camaro from KD hotrods. Looked absolutely wicked. Anyway, back to this thread.
-derek

Thanks for the kind words we spoke with troy about your car he was pretty excited about it. I cant wait to see more pics.

[Dukeofsho]

Originally Posted by TravisB

You come on here and pst a picture a explorer, a....what is that a tuarus, and a run of the mill street rod and compare your self to Troy? Lots of people can paint and bolt cars back together.

Humm... unless you just cant read. I never called myself Troy. I stated that I an only hope to be like him. As for "Run of the Mill HA!!" Thats a 47 Desoto with a 5.7 Hemi that was completed in 02. Yup, run of the mill.

Ok, enough with the "disturbance" of this thread. I'll start a new one.

[TravisB]

Originally Posted by Dukeofsho

Humm... unless you just cant read. I never called myself Troy. I stated that I an only hope to be like him. As for "Run of the Mill HA!!" Thats a 47 Desoto with a 5.7 Hemi that was completed in 02. Yup, run of the mill.

Ok, enough with the "disturbance" of this thread. I'll start a new one.

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[notorious1970]

The car is on the ground and looking great. The rims are simply mock ups but used to get the correct tire clearance/backspacing and look. Not too much left on the nova except for some dash finishing touches, exhaust work and finally the engine compartment. Now some pictures! Have a great thanksgiving!
-derek

[customcam]

nasty man love his work and the car

[RECOVERY ROOM]

I will be checking it out next week.Going out to Rad Rides for a few days.

[4cefed]

How do they get that look on the sheetmetal? No sanding/grinding marks. It looks almost like a car that just got acid dipped.

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by 4cefed

How do they get that look on the sheetmetal? No sanding/grinding marks. It looks almost like a car that just got acid dipped.

The Rad Rides crew has an interesting philosophy on projects in-progress.. they'll never leave something "unfinished" looking, even during the build. It makes sense, as the owner, or a magazine photographer may stop in at any time, and they always want the stuff to look cool. So all through the builds they sand metal with a fine grit DA so that it looks that way. You won't see rusty parts, or stuff with rattlecan paint on them, 1/2 primed, etc.

[awr68]

Really cool car you got going!! Troy and crew does great work! Love all the pics, keep them coming!!

[customcam]

There paint work is also amazing. Is it there preparation,materials used ??