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    Could you stick a Thunderbolt chassis/engine under that nice body? ?
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    Thank you Austin Powers! ?
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    Thanks, moparfarmer. I hate to disappoint you but I butchered a '69 Z28 body for that glorious crown. Sorry ?.
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    Thanks, Dave, it wasn't my idea!......☺️......o.k......some of it.....?
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    Nice try, Claude. ?
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    Yeah well, this one made me crazy... thanks, Olliver!
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    Thanks, Claude, I hadn't thought of it that way but roof swapping is going to be a thing, thanks to us ! ( yeah, I saw the T-bird ! ) I've been contemplating another roof swap on a '63 Impala (and the chassis). The roof is a secret, for now ?
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    Yeah, Steve, I know exactly what you're talking about ?
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    Thanks, gents. Much appreciated ?
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    If you didn't see this build in the WIP section, you probably haven't seen the inspiration for it. Behold!pretty cool, huh? I fell in love with it. The '56 vibe is much more evident on this 1:1. There is also a lot of Mercury too (the hood looks like a Merc sans scoop). The roof swap and Corvette bumpers make it a very unique kustom. Thanks for your interest, comrade ?
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    Well that's comforting, Rusty, thanks, but It keeps happening. It's always out there lurking, waiting to bite me in the ass ....anyway, I gotta slow down and plan better.
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    Thanks, Rusty, it had its moments. There's something that sometimes happens with the fit of the interior where the dash and the windshield have a disagreement. They both try to occupy the same space at the same time. This build has taught me to pay a lot more attention to this area and in the future I definitely will. I tend to focus on the central idea and become ignorant to the problems I'm causing down the road. Such was the case with "COOL 53". I have opted to not glue the three major components together. It's a semi-permanent mock-up. I will fix the mess I created when the time comes to do so. It needs a whole new interior. Till then, it's done ?. Thanks for your interest ?.
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    Thanks, Mario ☺️
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    Cray cray? ? Where have I heard that before? Thanks, Ray!I
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    This roof swap totally works and you did a beautiful job with all of it. Your redesign of the classic "square bird" is amazing. Don't stop!
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    Love it or hate it, I'm done with it. Thanks for looking ?
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    Congrats on your retirement, Gary ! This project looks like fun and I am eager to see where you are going with this.
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    Ah hah! That's what I suspected. Wow, Rusty, that's some radical ? ! This is gonna be great fun!
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    I've been looking closely at my kit's body and I see the "droop" but I can't understand how you resolved it based on what I see above. I get the cuts on the door line and under the lower trim but there must be more than I see here. Are you raising the whole rear section (trunk)? It's making my head hurt. ? where else are you cutting?
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    Yup. It seems GM was not taking any chances with new styling trends. ? I'm not alone in this particular tail light swap.
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    I've been thinking about what to do with my '58 kit for years. Now, armed with the knowledge that you have provided, it's time to move on it. GREAT STUFF HERE, RUSTY! After seeing all the inaccuracies of this kit, I will now be more aware and looking for them on future builds.
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    May I suggest this trim scheme? If you don't , then I guess I'll have to ☺️ l think it's a Savoy. I really like it ?. The single spear seems to add length. Simple and effective.
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    As you know, the tail lights on a '39 Chevy look like an afterthought. That situation needed to be addressed. All I could think of was this. Ta Daaah....'59 Corvette tail lights! A little Bondo was used to match the contour of the body to that of the light bezel. Also, I added back the drip rails. Further work will be needed on both areas. Stay tuned ?
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    May I suggest the addition of a satellite radio antenna? ?
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    Faced with this situation, I think I would have kept the seats and thrown the rest in my scrap bin. I applaud your perseverance. You did a really nice job with it, whatever it is ?.
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