Speedpro

I agree with everyones comment about building this on the '56 body style. It too is my favorite out of the tri-five line. Excellent paint and detail work. Outstanding build. Speedpro

Alot of effort put into this build. The engine detail is very convincing. The interior is really well done and is a unseen highlite of this build that is not seen after assembly. Excellent paint work everywhere. Super build right down to the weights on the driveshaft! Speedpro

Still chipping away at @Kit Karson's 29. I have been working on the exhaust. Have to say it's been somewhat of a challenge. First thing I did was cut the head pipe off the mufflers. The mufflers were then drilled for a 1/6" rod as that is what the new head pipe will attach to. Initial test fit looks good. Before making the head pipes, I needed to have the mufflers in a more permanent location. The mufflers were drilled and fit with a 1/6" locating pin. Holes were drilled in the support on the bottom of the fender assembly. Now the mufflers will always be in this location. Started making what turned out to be a few sets of head pipes trying to get it them to fit just right. Then it was on to the tail pipe and the gas tank to all work together. Still not sure what is going to happen with the tail pipe yet. But this is what i'v got so far. Another item I took care of is the head lights. I had already painted the part so it just needed the details. The inside of the head light buckets were first covered in BMF. Then taking a very small piece of pop can, a very small bulb was fashioned and glued in place. A small dab of amber paint was applied to represent a turn signal bulb. Put the lenses in place and found it to look very convincing. On to the tail lights and finish getting this exhaust figured out............................. Speedpro

From one finlander to another, welcome aboard to you and your son. Looking forward to seeing your builds. Speedpro

To see this in the magazine and then to see it here gives more appreciation for what you have built. Excellent craftsmanship through out. Congrats on your award. Well deserved. Speedpro

Very nice! I like the color.

This is one of the best pro street builds I have seen recently on mcm. Excellent paint work and craftmanship really make this nova stand out. Speedpro

Today was a good day. I was able to finish up a few things on the chassis and drive train on @Kit Karson's truck. Got the brake booster installed, Did some touchup painting(3 things), Test fit the painted headlamps and mocked it up with the gas tank. Another thing I worked on was the bottom side of the cab. I recently was looking at @Dennis Lacy's roadster pickup build and thought what a great idea he had filling in the two square holes on the bottom of the bucket. I was thinking to myself, I should have done that! But then it turned into "What can I do" to fix those two square holes in the bottom of the cab of this truck. So what I did was pretty simple. Using a piece of foil from a cigarette pack, I cut a piece to fit between the cab and the chassis. I brush on some clear tamiya paint to glue it down with. The foil has a perforation to it that resembles heat sheilding. Worked perfect. Thank you @Dennis Lacy for the inspiration to work on that area. Everything is done and it's ready to get the exhaust(which I have no idea what to do yet) going. Here is a few photo's.................. Speedpro

Just a small update on @Kit Karson's truck. Got the headers in place. Was going to get after the exhaust but realized there was a couple things that needed to be done before that could be done. First it needed to have a brake booster and master cylinder. I'm going to use the booster that was sent with the truck. A mount was made to mount it to the frame. It was painted the same color as the frame and the booster was sprayed with alclad chrome. Next up was the fuel tank. After figuring out where it was to be going, One was built out of some sheet styrn and fit with a drain made out of a steering column shift handle. It was also sprayed with alclad. Another thing that needed to be done was the headlamps. Decided to paint them body color. The chrome was stripped and shot some paint on that part. After the tank and booster assembly are installed I can start on the exhaust. Thats it for now. Getting close but I'm sure that I'll find more. Speedpro

Very nice custom! Interesting exhaust placement. I take it those are show only?

Excellent build! Really like the color combo. And the paint looks so smooth. Very nice!

Great looking build!

Great looking chevelle. I like the color and the engine details. Speedpro

Real nice custom! That paint looks super smooth. Very well done. Speedpro

Finally getting close on @Kit Karson's 29 truck that has been in the work's for almost a year now. When I left off, I had just finished correcting the engine placement in the frame so the engine would clear the firewall. But the frame needed some touchup paint done so it was masked off and I sprayed it. Also, After fiddling with some of the alcladed parts a little to much, they ended up having to be redone. Everything was mocked up to make sure things will now fit. This stuff never ends! The engine is pretty much completed. Did some plug wires and a fuel pump and line. Not much more. Put the engine in the frame. Now the exhaust can be done. Still have some touch up to do here and there. But it's coming along. Have yet to do a full mock up. Thats up to @Kit Karson. After all, It is his truck. I'm just making sure it will all go together for him. Speedpro

Nice work so far. Paint and color look perfect. I find the hood somewhat distracting though. Interior came out great with your choice of parts used. Very clean workmanship. I'm enjoying watching this come together. Speedpro

Paint color is spot on and well done. Really makes the car I think. Sits just right and thats a great looking engine. Speedpro

Nice work! Has that 70's vibe to it. Great details and paint. Speedpro

Very nice build. The paint and BMF look perfect!

Good looking project so far!

Been working on the engine and its seems like I go two steps forward and three steps back. The engine paint all went well. Even did some BMF work on some of the parts. I was able to finally get the intake manifold trimmed and fit. It was then covered in alclad polished aluminum as were the carbs. This is where things started to go backwards. When fitting the intake manifold, I had to move the cylinder heads apart more to compensate for the width of the manifold. This created a bit of a interference with the valve covers and the firewall. And the engine sits to far back in the chassis that the air box is never going to fit because it hits the firewall also. Never did a mock up with the engine at any time up to this point. Didn't think it would have turned into this big of a problem though. After a day or two figuring out how to fix this mess, this is what I did. First thing was removing the valve covers and stripping them again. They were mocked on the engine and put in the frame, with the fenders and cab in place. At this point I got a very good idea what to do to get the valve covers to work. Moving the engine forward wasn't too bad, but at the same time I was cutting on a finished frame and was not happy about that at all. But it is what it is and I made it work. Had to do some trimming on the frame mounts removing about half of them on each side. Also making sure the headers will still fit. A new hole was drilled in the trans to mount to the crossmember. A small plate will be made to fix the difference there to cover the old hole. When the engine is installed, It has somewhat of a pressure fit sitting in the frame. Not just flopping around. Some touch up paint will need to be done now also. While I was at it I made a new drive shaft as the original one was not going to work being too short. The valve covers and driveshaft are in primer. The frame needs to get masked off so the engine mounts can get painted. This all might work together now. Speedpro

Very nice chevelle! Love the engine details. That's some clean work. Speedpro

You have probably heard this before, But that paint looks excellent. I have been messing around with the alclad stuff. Just might have to give it a go. Very nice build! Speedpro

Very nice challenger! Those cragars look perfect. Speedpro

Great lookin build!