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1955 Chevrolet Cameo Resto-Mod, Slammed, LS Swap


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Finally after a 2 year break from this one, I have finished it. It’s an AMT 55 Cameo. 

This had to be one of the most ill fitting kits I have ever worked on. Lots of work went into make it fit together halfway decent, and that’s what made me put it in the shelf for so long. 

The paint is Tamiya Mica Silver base coat with Tamiya Clear Orange. Wheels are Steve Zimmerman “Daggers”. Chrome is a mix of Some parts sprayed with Alclad and some with SpazStix. All of the molding and door handles where shaved, cowl and gas filler were filled. 

The interior is painted with Duplicolor Interior carpet dye, light sand color. The seats are from an SSR.

The engine is an LS engine from the SSR kit as well.

This didn’t turn out as well As I had planned but it is very good looking, and I am glad to have it completed. 

Thanks For looking  

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9 hours ago, Russell C said:

Sharply well done!

Thank you!

1 hour ago, 57peppershaker said:

Thats very very nice. Removing the side trims makes such a different to the look.

Maybe I need to pick up an SSR just for parts. Is the engine cover part of the SSR kit ?

The SSR engine is absolutely the best decision I made for this build, lol. It is very detailed to be so simple. Yes the engine kit was part of SSR kit as well, I just sanded off the badging on it. 

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6 hours ago, larman said:

very nice job! Great stance, wheels and color!

 

5 hours ago, crazyjim said:

Fabulous build and so SHINY ???

 

5 hours ago, cobraman said:

Great looking model.

 

4 hours ago, Belugawrx said:

Nice job getting that finished up Scott  ?

 

Thank you very much everyone! Glad to see this one done and not sitting there staring at me, lol. 

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15 hours ago, jdhog said:

Beautiful.  Great job.

 

5 hours ago, Lunajammer said:

Wow, everything looks, overall, so good it almost looks like a 3D illustration. Definitely something to be proud of and worth the push to finish it.

 

5 minutes ago, PappyD340 said:

Beautiful pickup!

Wow! Thanks for the compliments guys!!

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16 hours ago, tbill said:

Somewhere there is a post about what color smooth is, I think I just found the answer! 
 

wow that’s sweet!

Lol, Thanks Tom.  The I saw the color in my head but I couldn't find anything mixed to match what I wanted.  So Mica Silver Base with multiple coats of Clear Orange was the answer, haha.

9 hours ago, martinfan5 said:

Very nice

Thank you Jonathan.

9 hours ago, Sixties Sam said:

Yes it is! Great color and shine. I like the engine and wheels a lot!

Sam

Thank you Sam. @Steven Zimmerman Makes some awesome wheels! Also, an LS was the only way to go on this build I felt

3 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Awesome!

Thank you Chris.

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