skinning the 58

[John ED Renstrom]

I thought that maybe the process of making a door skin would be of interest.
the impossible to find, expensive to buy, high cost of shipping and still having to make repairs when you finally get it on a 50 some year old used part make fixing things a lot more practical then replacing them on a harder to find parts for car.
so with this car rotted threw on the lower reaches all round we decided to replace the lower portions of the doors. time and money not begin the push we don't need all the latest hooks to catch more body men tools. besides we are using 20 Gage steel and most of that stuff wont work it. so it's by hand we go just like we did back in 67 when I first learned to do one.

this one we had to replace the lower door frame also. it is a testimony to Eureka's construction that when we got the car you could push each door shut with a finger. even in the shape they were in. fooled me I was thinking only a small patch or two when I first look at it sitting in the weeds

 

[John ED Renstrom]

and the rest of them. pay no attention to the date's. we really only have about 40 hr in this one. 3 more to go

 

[John ED Renstrom]

I guess you have to hit the up load button

 

[Richard Vyse]

Picaso at work!

 

[John ED Renstrom]

Picaso at work!

nope just standard old fashion body work. just thought some would like to see how it was done.

 

[Tim Prieur]

Ed, I am with Richard, masterful. Great to see how this is done.

 

[Pat Post]

I have to agree. A true master of the craft.

 

[Herb John]

Do those doors have any wood in them?

 

[John ED Renstrom]

no wood in the doors on this car. it my understanding that the last completely wood frame body by Eureka was the 1954 model

 

[James Fischer]

Skinning the 58

Ed,
One word....."WOW" !!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing this very intresting project.

 

[Abe Bush]

Nice job Ed, as always! I still find myself looking at Brendan's hightop Superior Cadillac and oohing and ahhhing at how beautiful a job you did and how amazing that car turned out.