More progress on Lee's Merc...

The new inner and outer rockers are all finished and work is progressing steadily...chop coming up soon!

Follow the progress on here and on Facebook...

Frenched skirts are finished and other kustom goodies!

This blog is long overdue, but both sets of Lee's skirts are finished for his '51 Merc kustom project and other great kustom things are going on at King Kustoms. I've made some small progress on my '50 Ford by installing a new trunk latch and making the trunklid fit the body with about a million and one slices...I hope to have all of the metalwork and bodywork finished on my Ford within a month or so and focus on getting her back on the road as a daily driver. I also got the front bumper chromed by Buena Park Plating who did an exceptional job- pics soon!

Up next is more metalwork on Lee's Merc, including new inner/outer rockers, floors, fitting the doors, lower cowl and front fender rust repair, and hopefully a good start into the chop by the time school starts up again...it's going to be a great summer :)

Stay tuned!

take care,
Rob

The latest...it's been a while...but the skirts are being frenched :)

I haven't chimed in on here for a while now, but work on Lee's '51 Merc has been steady...and that's pretty much the latest. Quarter panels are done and the '49/'50 flush-mount skirt set is finished, and I'll be doing the '51 set next...stay tuned!

Merry Christmas from King Kustoms! Hope Santa brings you all those little Appleton parts and Goodyear whitewalls you asked for!

Check out the King Kustoms myspace page until I get more pictures and info up on this blog...I'm working on some flickr slideshows for each project so you can easily click on a certain kustom and take a look!

www.myspace.com/kingkustomstemecula

Shop pics...trying to post a slideshow on here for visitors...am I retarded? (I think so!)

Well, I've tried photobucket (which is infected with diet coke ads all over the screen...so annoying) and now flickr...and I want to post a link to, or add, a slideshow of recent work...in the meantime, maybe this link will keep you entertained while I fix the projector:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chopt50ford/5287826870/in/set-72157625538100785/

Popcorn and sodas in the lobby...sorry no refunds :)

All real kustoms have shaved driprails...

And now mine are gone! I had them on back in 2003 and I thought they looked cool then, but this week saw the passing of the old rain gutters onto another dimension...one of sight and sound, and...well, they ended up in the scrap pile let's just put it that way. Kustoms are all about being smooth- like a wet bar of soap flying out of your hand...round on every edge, with nothing protruding from the sides to interrupt the aesthetic flow.

This is my first blog...EVER...so please don't laugh! I am trying to set up a page for my kustom shop :)

I'm still getting used to all of this blog stuff, so any advice or help is greatly appreciated! I want to share what I am working on in the shop on here, as well as let everyone know what I have to offer at King Kustoms...in the past, I have been posting work on myspace at: www.myspace.com/kingkustomstemecula but myspace has just gotten too cluttery and I want to eventually have a more professional website or blog that will showcase my latest work.  Thanks for looking, Rob