Quiet Eric Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) This is one of my favorite builds to date. I don't think I ever finished anything when I was building years ago quite as thoroughly as this one. AMT '55 Bel Air kit to start. Shaved the trim to 210 level. Raised the rear wheel openings to the bottom of the trim. Thinned the front bumper filler to look more accurate. Shaved molded in wipers and door handles to use separate ones from the parts box. Molded in exhaust removed from the chassis. Bellhousing mounts and stock rear spring mounts removed. Rear springs relocated in line with the frame rails, 9" Ford rear end added and lift shackles made. Scratch built Lakewood traction bars. New engine and trans crossmembers made. Added the frame mounts at the firewall. Revell '56 firewall added, and core support from the same with the radiator moved to the 6 cylinder spot. Engine (block, heads, front accessory stuff) is from a Revell '66 El Camino with a modified tunnel ram from an AMT Old Pro Nova and resin valve covers that are copies of Revell Pro Stock stuff. Cut the hood bar area out of the grill and made one that actually attaches to the hood, added the grill support and hood latch detail behind the grill. I would like to re-do the grill on this as the wash didn't work out at all and looks pretty bad, a phoho etched grill would be nice...maybe someday. Wheels are from an AMT '65 El Camino kit, front tires are from the Moebius Don Nicholson Cyclone kit, rear tires are Mickey Thompson N50-15's from Fireball Modelworks and I LOVE them. Rear bumper is the kit supplied nomad version, mold lines cleaned off and bumper bolts added then Alclad coated (I need a lot more practice with that but it does look better than it did out of the box). Parts box steering wheel and seats. Color is Tamiya British Green and clear. I did miss a couple things like rear shocks and a license plate which I'll be adding shortly but for now, this one is off the bench! Edited October 15, 2020 by Quiet Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Very cool built, it looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Beautiful build there. The interior is very nicely done and paint looks great, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 VERY NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Beautiful looking '55. I like the Gasser flair. A lot of well thought out modifications that make this far more accurate looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Very, VERY nice! I like this one a LOT! Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 excellent build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Nice clean and sharp built model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Excellent work there Eric!! Great details. Love Tri-5 builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watertown Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Love the shackles and "slapper" bars. I recall a number of cars like this while in high school—mid-70s. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Eric Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Thanks everyone!! Glad y'all dig it. I've got another green tri-5 210 sedan build coming up soon to look out for. Stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Nice, I have some similar plans for a Revell 56 I've got..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well done! Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Wonderful build. '55 is one of my favorite body styles. It's a lot of work to clean up the body to make it a 210, I've done it so I know what you went through. You have a lot of nice features in your car. Looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Nice work, Eric! Reminds me a lot of this '55 I shot in Paducah, KY in 1975: Bel Air, though, and I remember it being dark red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Nice 55Â 2dr post body....paint & chrome look great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Extremely nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazz Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Great looking '55 Love the stance and your choice of wheels and tires. Can't go wrong with Cragars and Fireball tires. Well done Eric! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Eric Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 19 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Nice work, Eric! Reminds me a lot of this '55 I shot in Paducah, KY in 1975: Bel Air, though, and I remember it being dark red. Wow, that is a great car! Thanks for sharing. One of the best eras of hot rodding. Thanks for all the kind comments folks, really appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Excellent job on all the mods. I love the gold MOROSO valve covers. I had them on my Grand Prix in the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Eric Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Bills72sj said: Excellent job on all the mods. I love the gold MOROSO valve covers. I had them on my Grand Prix in the 90's. Thank you! The gold Moroso valve covers were part of the plan from day 1, a must have. I bet that was a cool Grand Prix. I love Pontiacs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny rocket Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 That is just fabulous! One of my all time favourite cars and you did it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Quiet Eric said: Thank you! The gold Moroso valve covers were part of the plan from day 1, a must have. I bet that was a cool Grand Prix. I love Pontiacs. The Grand Prix that engine went into burnt to the ground. I replaced it a couple of years later and still have it. I have pics if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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