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General => Hobbies and Interests => Topic started by: T/A Kid on October 16, 2011, 09:30:59 PM

Title: Garage art
Post by: T/A Kid on October 16, 2011, 09:30:59 PM

Ok this is not really art but I've wanted somethings to hang up in my garage. We've had this 1962 International dump trunk in the family since I was a kid we decided to junk it out because it had just become too old to be usable, I decided to cut off the front end sheet metal hook up the lights and hang it in the garage.
  It turned out to be a little bigger job than I thought but I sandblasted and repainted and and the lights are working, I have a 80 firebird nose piece that may be next.

(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/37072-1/101_3086.JPG)

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: b_hill_86 on October 16, 2011, 09:53:50 PM

Cool idea! I've been wanting to get a 77-78 nose and the lights and everything to hang on the wall too. Just haven't found one for cheap close to me yet and my 77 needs its nose a little more than my wall does lol.

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: folzinal on October 16, 2011, 10:11:13 PM

That is pretty cool.  You otta get a picture of the motor to sit in behind that big ol grill.

That reminds me of a service garage here in my town that took the back 2-3 feet off an old GTX and did the same thing on the outside of their building with the taillights flashing.  There were more than twenty 911 calls a night for the first few days from folks who thought there was an accident.  The cops told them to they had to move it cause it was scaring people. So they raised it about 10 feet in the air - even more calls that night and then it disappeared completely.

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: Mongo on October 16, 2011, 11:24:59 PM

Way cool!

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Post by: RainMan on October 17, 2011, 04:17:44 AM

Very cool

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Post by: AussieTATA on October 17, 2011, 04:40:16 AM

Sweet!! I wanna do something like that with a 68 Firebird front bumper.

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Post by: 72StreetBird on December 01, 2011, 12:01:17 AM

While cleaning out my dad's garage I found the center grill and quarter panel inserts for a 57 chevy that will find its way to my garage wall someday.

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Post by: Prettybird81 on December 01, 2011, 07:39:10 AM

Nice!  Like!

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Post by: rkellerjr on December 01, 2011, 09:30:35 AM

That is way cool, nice job!

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: coreyvett on January 08, 2012, 04:36:56 PM

A friend hung the tail of a 84 vette outside above the garage door,set it up so the taillights light up and cut the top off of beer cans an used them as exhaust tips.

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: CT Bird Fan on January 16, 2012, 07:54:06 PM

Awesome, that was a great idea!

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Post by: tazweb on January 31, 2012, 07:44:34 PM

I need to do something like that with the 77-78 nose I have hanging in my garage.  I could always use more light in that corner.

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Post by: Burd Turd on February 01, 2012, 08:22:08 AM

http://www.ahwooga.com/detail.asp?id=238296

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: iceman on March 02, 2012, 09:06:35 PM

Here's a pic of a fender that was left over from a front clip I bought from a local salvage yard in '90. This was left over from the restoration and is in original paint...I have a old rear quarter from my 'vert and in need of a rusty door and I can hang the side of the car there... After taking these, I realized what a state of dissaray the garage is in... Oh yeah, I have two cars going thru a restoration..... Mike

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/pondoo462/IMG_0706-1.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/pondoo462/IMG_0705-2.jpg)
Lurking under the blue cover is a 77 TA...
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/pondoo462/IMG_0707-1.jpg)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/pondoo462/IMG_0708.jpg)

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: Solar Gold 79 WS6 on March 02, 2012, 09:50:43 PM

I have my old hood on my wall. I will get a pic up tomorrow. Thinking of getting an old tailgate and making a working tailgate shelf.

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: Justin on March 02, 2012, 11:26:20 PM

(http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/justinh4578/019b00ea.jpg)

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: joe74ta on March 02, 2012, 11:40:08 PM

I have this

(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg48/joe74ta/P1060223-1.jpg)


And I found this for a mate of mine

(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg48/joe74ta/B0lWQsmkKGrHqMOKj0EoHzVzSBM9Yg1hw_3.jpg)

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: iceman on March 03, 2012, 09:09:39 AM

Quote from: joe74ta on March 02, 2012, 11:40:08 PM

I have this

(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg48/joe74ta/P1060223-1.jpg)


Now that is pretty cool...As far as hoods go, years ago I had a chance to get an authentic "Hot Wheels" hood off of an actual NASCAR race car... That would have been sweet 'cept for the $1500 price tag... The scary part is I actually thought about it...Mike

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: Burd Turd on March 03, 2012, 10:32:01 AM

Quote from: Justin on March 02, 2012, 11:26:20 PM

(http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/justinh4578/019b00ea.jpg)

It's my job to start you youngins on this kind of thing!

Title: Re: Garage art
Post by: Justin on March 03, 2012, 12:37:35 PM

Much appreciated. First thing on the wall other then rakes and other yard stuff.