Great work.
I have enough problems trying to restore cars. The thought of custom work scares me. Most likely because I have no artistic abilities.

Chop
Great work
I know how things go I knew small stuff had been going on on other stuff.

I too have been busy just keeping my Grocery getters running and fixing house stuff as it pops up. Now that I have a local job I can spend more time on getting things fixed properly instead of Band aid repairs. After commuting back and forth to work 230 miles each way every week for last 7+ years plus work field trips that took me out of country to far off lands for 3 months at a crack has left me tired and just doing enough to keep things going or hiring contractors that only do a half **** job on things. Freaking amazed me as soon as I would go out of country House stuff would pop up that always required repair by a contractor or appliance repair.
Now its catch up time and get stuff fixed right and finish my projects.

I am still not used to being home soooo much feels really strange lol
Keep waiting for the phone to ring or a dreaded Text message to pack my bags.

Update, not much happening, besides getting the new engine running. No problems with that, or break in. Bonus, was I got to hear the custom exhaust system! Sounds almost as great as I hoped! Next step is finishing running brake lines, booster, and all, so it can move on it's own. I also finally got a used windshield. Paid WAY too much for it, at a junkyard in Philly, but at least I have it. Now to make a pattern and cut it. (Fingers crossed!)
In the meantime, I got the 51 Ford on the road, to be painted next winter, and the 57 Olds is finished, as far as I am concerned. The owner is still trying to round up some 57-8 Olds clips to install trim, and to do final adjustments on the bumpers. But the paint and bodywork came out pretty good. Cadillac White Diamond Pearl, with extra gold Pearl added. He also let me get rid of the huge hood emblem, and make a tube grill for it.

Very nice.
The work you do amazes me. I wouldn't even begin to attempt it.

Been a while since I updated, but nothing but bad news. Finally found a windshield, through the guy I did the 57 Olds for. In a junkyard in Philly. Took an hour and half ride out there, with 2 of my good friends along, cut it out, and paid as much as the brand new one for it! Bought the guys lunch at my favorite Belgian bar in Philly (Monk's cafe), and got it home safe.
Cut it, and was sanding it on the wet sander we got from a glass guy, to get it to lay back, and eventually broke it, trying to seat it into the rubber gasket.
Time passes, and I finally decide to drive to VA to get the other one. Very good condition, 4 3/4 hour drive down there. This time, when unloading it, I saw a crack, where it had been sitting, with 2 layers of moving blankets, over one of the backseat hold down loops. Ughhhh!
So the search goes on for another one!
In the meantime, did final prep and paint on a 55 Chevy for a local guy. HOK, Orion silver, coarse flake, and a Candy Apple Red roof, and inside the side trim cove.

Looking good.

Is there a way to identify an old windshield that is out of the car? When I bought my GTX the guy was helping me load the parts and pieces and threw in an extra windshield.
I called him so I could return it but he said to keep it, since he couldn't remember what it was for.

There should be a way, perhaps some sort of part number? Most mid 50's wraparound windshields look very similar, so if the numbers are un-readable, I don't have a clue how you could tell!

I'll check it out today and take some pictures.

So 30 years or so ago I wanted to start offering mirror resilvering. To do that I had to take "glass classes" as we would be offering it on residential mirrors as well as auto mirrors, decorative mirrors, etc. Just because of the "seat of the pants" way that auto glass evolved there never was any thought given to continuity in parts production. They started putting molding numbers on the molds but not on the glass. It finally just became those stickers which you see later.....
A friendly warning which was pounded into our heads about ANY glass product..... Glass is an unstable material. If you wonder where those waves come from in old house glass it is because the glass with age thins at the top and thickens at the bottom. Just pulling old glass from wooden frames can easily break it. Automotive windshields are even worse as they age because of the lamination process which means there are 2 layers of ultra thin glass bonded by that center material. Unseen cracks develop easily because of pressure points in storage.
I lasted about 2 years in the mirror resilvering business.... just too much jitters from the pressure of the whole process.....

Chop

What about Using Lexan ?
I know its used in Race cars, I have no idea if it can be used in street cars.

And what about New? Fresh Glass is easier to work with than old.