NORTH TEXAS CUSTOMS

Up to Speed on a 67 Camaro

North Texas Customs — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:55:21 +0000

Wanted to share this quick video as we turn over a 350 Chevy small block engine on the way to finishing out this ’67 Camaro full frame-off restoration. More to come soon…

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Parts Counter Update

North Texas Customs — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:52:58 +0000

In addition to offering Dynacorn parts, we are proud to announce that we are now also a dealer for AMD, or Auto Metal Direct. AMD makes the finest quality Chrysler body panels on the market for B, E, and A body cars.

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Postwar Mopar Revival: 1947 Dodge

North Texas Customs — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:57:46 +0000

Marketed as the “smoothest car afloat,” the 1947 Dodge D24 Custom boasted power, speed, low maintenance and a spacious interior. With those features in mind, we set out to transform this fatigued stone beige sedan into a sleek black powerhouse and get her back in the game. Highlights of this model include an interestingly modern push-button start, a smooth, reliable flathead 6 engine, and Chrysler’s innovative Fluid Drive transmission, embellished with suicide doors and a dramatic butterfly hood. All rebuilt components and a new two-stage coat were just what was needed to put the spirit back in this car.

With the high demand following WWII, the popular D24 cost about $1500 new in 1947. While you may never find that on a sticker again, driving a vehicle like this makes a classic style statement today that’s definitely priceless.

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Getting in Gear On Our ’40 Ford Pickup

North Texas Customs — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:08:15 +0000

We’ve been mulling over doing our own build for some time now. While on the hunt for something with classic Art Deco styling, we came across a 1940 Ford pickup in workable shape. It looked to be a fun one to hot rod, quicker than a car and with less parts, which fit the bill for “shop project” nicely; we decided to make a go of it. A short road trip later, the 70-year-old faded Ford was on its way to a new life.

On arrival, the truck was mainly just sheet metal, sitting on a Chevy frame. Within a few days, we tore it apart and sent it through our media blasting booth to remove all the rust and see exactly what we’d be working with; the sheet metal was coated in PPG epoxy primer after blasting to preserve it going forward. The diagnosis: fortunately the doors and fenders were in great shape, and the hood only needed a small patch and a few pinholes filled. The cab, running boards, and bed were going to need a little more TLC.

Due to the Chevy chassis that the truck came on, we had to locate a replacement. Another road trip was in order, this time to Kansas for a 35-40 Ford frame. Once back at the shop it was also stripped down, a few spots fixed and brackets removed (since the frame was a trailer at one time in its life), and into the blasting room it went. We followed with a coat of PPG industrial line paint in a custom-mixed cool gray with a slight blue tint, for a nice peekaboo under the body.

Fab work was about to get underway and the search was on for suspension parts and an engine…

Stay tuned for updates as the North Texas Customs hot rod comes along…

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Get Blasted at North Texas Customs

North Texas Customs — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:51:40 +0000

Summer’s just around the corner – ready to get moving on that project car or truck? Start by getting blasted at North Texas Customs! If you’re the do-it-yourself type, media blasting is a quick and affordable first step that, when followed with an epoxy coat, will halt corrosion and let you take your time for the next stage of repair. Prefer to hand it over to the pros for step two? Blasting will reveal what work needs to be done and allow us to formulate a plan to meet your goals. There’s no time like the present: the longer your rusty metal sits, the worse it will progress – blast it and stop it today! Contact us or learn more on our media blasting page.

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Unearthing the ’68 Green Machine

North Texas Customs — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:04:45 +0000

At long last, we have posted photos of our recently completed 1968 Camaro restoration. This was a special project presented as a gift to the owner by his family, and we thoroughly enjoyed working on it. It’s not often you get the opportunity to turn back time for someone; he was delighted to see her looking better than the day he bought her new, 41 years ago.

We gave this gave this car a complete overhaul but remained true to the original details, from the color to the 230 inline six. We did up the ante on the paint job, converting the original single stage Rally Green to the matching modern two stage, a Fender guitar color called Eric Clapton Candy Green. The interior got fresh but genuine Ivy Gold upholstery and trim, and the engine was reconditioned and stroked to 250, a rare build which ads to the museum quality of this project.

Please enjoy the snapshot of history we worked hard to capture – having customers like these definitely makes our work gratifying.

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“Christmas Camaro” Comes To Life

North Texas Customs — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:04:27 +0000

We are finally getting around to posting some follow-up on the “Christmas Camaro” – here’s a short vid as we turned over the newly rebuilt 230 inline 6 (stroked to 250) and tuned her up. Truly a museum piece…

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Rolling Up Our Sleeves For A ’39 Plymouth

North Texas Customs — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:23:08 +0000

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Nostalgia Lives in a ’56 Pontiac

North Texas Customs — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:05:35 +0000

Honoring childhood memories of his family car, the owner of this 1956 Pontiac Catalina came to us to help bring it back to life. To meet his request for true authenticity, we used only original and new old stock (NOS) parts, fabricating any pieces that were not available.

This car got the full treatment: a frame-off restoration complete to stock, including media blasting down to bare steel, a rarely rebuilt 316 V-8 engine and Jetaway/Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, a large assortment of new and re-chromed trim, hand-fabricated floors, and an interior hand-stitched from original factory stock material tracked down for the project. We finished out with a classy two-tone Terragon Green and cool white paint scheme.

Seldom seen in common restorations, this model’s a definite head-turner and is sure to make many reminisce when she cruises by.

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Special thanks to Dee’s Trim and North Texas Quality Chrome.

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Holiday Madness: 3 Cars in 3 Weeks

North Texas Customs — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:16:13 +0000

While we have been hard at work on the “Christmas” Camaro, we’ve also had our hands full with two other complete restorations with an even tighter deadline – Thanksgiving! As we wrap up work on a ’56 Pontiac Catalina today and a ’47 Dodge early next week, we will be posting pics soon! Then a few days later, final shots on the ’68 Camaro. But we are definitely giving thanks for the business and can always sleep later

More to come soon…

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