1963 Fairlane at the Roadster Shop

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Roadster Shop

If there is dust settling on the car than it isn't getting worked on fast enough!

Any dust on this 63 or do you have some updates?

[67XR7]

stellar FAB work!

[RS-Chris]

Thanks everyone! - The 63 is over in the body shop so I should have some new pics soon!

[RS-Chris]

A couple of small updates on the Fairlane:
With the exterior metalwork and leading complete, the car is now over in the body shop.

With the first primer coat down, the bodywork can begin:

[RS-Chris]

While the bodywork is underway, we are beginning a couple of nice details that should improve the car and keep it as stock looking as possible.

The first is a set of stock looking, custom made wheels. The customer wanted the wheel to look like a factory rim, only larger, to accommodate a larger brake and take advantage of the handling improvements and ride comfort of the IRS FAST TRACK chassis.

The idea was to take the look of a '56 Ford hubcap and scale it up with a machined replacement. This would be set on top of a newly machined 18" wheel and center, designed to look like a factory steel wheel, only 18" in diameter.

[RS-Chris]

We will also be working with Classic Instruments to re-create and modernize the existing gauges (which already look quite cool).
First order will definitely be a speedometer with bigger numbers to let you know precisely how much fun you are having with that Kaase motor...

[INTMD8]

Hell yes, that wheel design is spot on.

[Musclerodz]

I see a trend coming where these cars will look more and more stock, but everything underneath will be all new technology just like this fairlane. Very cool touches.

[jarhead]

Insane. I love it

[Rick D]

That is just what I wanted to do with my wheels, have an 18 inch wheel but look like the stock steel wheel with a dog dish hub cap only bigger to fill in the wheel better!! Man I need to look into doing a set of these