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I wanted to add this shot last night but I got lost. Here's the tail light shots. This mod is the whole purpose of the build. Others may not feel the way that I do about how it looks generally, but it adds to the length of the stubby tri-5. Adding the fins in '57 was a good idea to compete with Fords and Mo-pups till they could roll out the new Impala. Now....what about a chop or maybe partial roof mod? This is my new experiment bitch. 🤣

Yeah, but when an idea shows up uninvited, you've got to be a good host and invite it in. This is probably why there's so much "junkyard" on eBay and elsewhere. It's just in our nature. 🥴

See above 💩.....thanks Topher!

My ideas generally cause lots of problems to solve, work around, or ignore. This one sat in the box and I don't remember why but it may have been pushed off the table by the squirrels, although there is some evidence of paint removal. Hopefully the direction it goes is not "south" 😔

Yay! 😀 👍🏻

This is something I started a few years ago. I had this sweet pair of tail lights from the '56 300 that I had to put somewhere. Along came the Del Rey. I unboxed it and saw my wonderful body work....... 🤮 Time to get this one back in action. The chassis is completed with the stock engine mounted. The interror is also finished. It was always a mild custom idea using cast-off junk from the "body parts" box. The color choice is evidence of my early dependence on Krylon. I had modified the side trim and that was the thing that had to go. All of it. Desoto side trim is a candidate for the replacement. Someone suggested quad headlights. I had considered that mod and decided it was too risky. Now I don't give a 💩. I have the noses from the '50 kit so I'm using the one with level quads. The headlights look to be from a Chrysler, the '57 or '58. Sorta balances things out. Chop chop with the saw and lots Dremel work. Trying to make the light pods fit the fender leaves less than zero wiggle room. The pods are really too wide but I thought I could file and feather it into submission. Its got a ways to go. Comments and helpful suggestions will be appreciated.

I'd put a wild flathead in it. Pretty trippy, huh? Don't listen to the lunatics (myself included 🥴)

Now you sound like me, boss. 🤪

Thanks, Anthony. I really like this kit. When I opened the box and saw all that chrome plated front suspension, I felt ill. 🤢 This kit was a pleasure compared to my memory of Big Daddy's "Outlaw" from a half-century ago.

I'm glad you do, Rooster. It not for everyone. 😁

I'm watching it closely. It's not the first time.

I surprise myself now and then, Bill. 🥴. Seriously. My last '40 coupe was decent too. But most of my stuff 🤮 I never worried too much about accuracy before I started listening to the lunatics on this forum. 🤣 It's a hot rod so anything goes. It's mandatory 🤨....especially my poorly bobbed fenders 🥴. Some of the stuff I did was because of the way I sexually abused the floorboard. It was already channelled badly so I had to do some things I regret. It created extra work and if there's one thing I reeeeealy hate its extra work.

I don't exactly know why I didn't try this first but after my night-time "medication" kicked in, I dug out some .005 sheet and the rest is a blur. like....why didn't I try this first? Much better, thank you very much 💩 Sometimes the simple stuff works 🥴.

You are, Mark, I've seen the IH pickup. Thanks for your comments.

Yeah, man, I'm liking it. I like the donor chassis a lot, too. A full channel job would have taken rear fenders off the table and I wanted to keep the front fenders (one of the reasons I like the chassis doner) and if there's fenders in front then....now I feel like I need to extend the rears to be flush with the body I extended 🤪. I'll never be finshed with this thing. 😪