Lowlife ! ! Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) Glad to have this one finished up, a few problems along the way but Im more than happy how it turned out ! Its a standard 1958 Chevy Impala mounted on an Audi R8 chassis. 1958 Chevy parts are the bodywork, all chromework and glass. Modified interior bucket, dash, boot, and front inner arches. Audi parts is a modified, stretched and narrowed chassis, mid mounted V8, modified 4WD independent suspension ( to slam it ! ) Wheels and tyres, disc brakes, steering, boot mounted air cleaner ! Scratchbuilt... Chassis extended front and rear, diffuser, full roll cage, interior panels and centre console, smoothed firewall in carbon fibre, front mounted battery and fire system. Paint is Tamiya TS22 Light Green. Thanks for Looking .... Edited October 28, 2018 by Lowlife ! ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 A few more....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 It's a beast! love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 Thanks Atin ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Lovely job Martin. That 'Incredible Hulk' green looks great and the stance is perfect. I would love to see someone do this 1:1 scale. It would probably never happen, but that's makes this hobby great. Now, how are you going to top this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Great concept and execution! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 That beast is way over the top. Excellent workmanship and creativity. Who would have thought of an Audi chassis in a '58 land barge Chevy? My hat is off to you, two thumbs up. Beautiful paint job, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Wild ride. Great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Came out looking extremely good. It's amazing to me that from the outside it looks like a normal '58 Chevy. Fantastic work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Besides the beautiful exterior appearance of your build, the engineering of the chassis is so believable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red318 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I wasn't sure what to expect - stunning build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) Sonny... thanks mate, hmmm how to top this ? How about an Audi with 58 Chevy engine and running gear ? Just so happens i have all the parts ! Bruce...Thank you mate ! Ricky...Thanks, it's weird how the wheels suited it, and it just snowballed from there ! Terry...Thank you mate ! Jim... Thanks it was always the idea to keep it looking standard looking ! David...Thanks mate, I'm no mechanic so it's always pleasing to think I got the engineering side of things fairly correct ! David...thankyou, I like to throw a few curveball s with my builds, glad you like it ! Edited October 27, 2018 by Lowlife ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Awesome build! Fantastic idea to merge the two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Great concept build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 Craig, Carl, Thank you for your comments ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Wild! Just excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geewhiz Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Absolutely gorgeous and Kool!!! Will be a super pro touring machine!!!???????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 I really like these "never-thought-of-that"-themed builds! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 That's different! Very cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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