Speedpro

Alot of great work going on here! Your effort in the details is paying off. This is going to be a very nice build when finished. One thing that you may want to fix is the driveshaft slip yoke that goes into the transmission. A slip yoke is smooth on the outside with the splines on the inside where it goes into the gear box. With the driveshaft installed, you would not see any splines.

Excellent work and great subject! This 3D stuff is making these substandard factory kits we build a thing of the past in our near future as proof by this build!

Very nice! Some great styling cues going on. I really like the interior! The door card design works perfect!

Thats a good looking hot rod! Nice work!

Very nice! Great craftsmanship!

The fit, the finish, the details are all perfect. Not over the top, not to busy, just done right!

Nice build of an iconic '57 chevy!

Nice '37's! Leaning towards the blue one.

Very nice! Nicest GTO I have seen in a while!

Good looking Chevelle! I like the color and that paint looks very nice.

Turned out great!

Every time I see one of these the first thing I think of is mad max. Nice build!

Nice build!

Nice work!

Been working on getting the hood and radiator dialed in. Things will look good one minute and not so good the next. Mind you, the thing is put together with tape at this point and I figured it would be best to stop before making a mistake. I need to know that things are where they need to be before making these changes or modifications. I also have a few more things that will be addressed or removed/changed. I don't know about you guys, but I have been fighting to keep the interior pan in the exact same position during mockups. For me, I like the top of the door panel level with the door or window. But the back of the pan always keeps wanting to go up inside the body. I've been taping everything together during mockup and just want to drop the interior pan in without having to again tape it all together. Here is what I did. Have the floor pan with door panels and dash attached (I use tape). Fit this up inside the body and make a mark on both sides under the rear package tray. Remove the interior pan and put a piece of tape above the marks. You're going to make up the thickness of the package tray. Reinstall the interior pan and check the tape line from inside the car. It should be just above the package tray. Adjust as needed. I used 2 small pieces of scrap .030 evergreen and glued them in with tamiya extra thin. I like this glue because it gives time to move things around if needed. These little things are magic! The interior pan fits perfect and finds itself every time. And they are not very noticeable. For what they do is worth every minute it took to put them in. Now I can finish working on the hood and radiator fitting together. Ended up deleting the door hinges and smoothing out the running boards. Trying to figure out a way to have the fenders attach in a more positive fashion. Thats it for now. Till next time.............................

Quick update, I worked on the radiator shell and still have some more to do in that area. But at least I got it about where it needs to be. I think I found the tires that will be used. I am happy with the way the car will sit with them. The mockup tires just made the back sit up too high. I'll rework the suspension to keep this ride height as best I can. I did a little fender bobbing. Not sure if that was a good thing or not. But it is what it is! Till next time......................

I appreciate it, Steve!

Nice work so far! You have some great ideas. That exhaust is perfect. It's cool how mounting the mirrors to the door hinge gave the hinge some purpose opposed to just being there. Nice touch.

There is some really nice work happening here. It's fun to see everyone's ideas come to life. For me, I've made some progress. I have pretty much got the body the way I like it right now, so it's on to the fenders. Thought about this for a while as there are a couple different ways to approach this. After the channeling of the body the rear fenders no longer fit at this point of course. The first thing I wanted to do is rework the quarter panel to allow the fender to have room to sit higher in the body but didn't want to mess with that and what comes with it. Instead, the approach I chose to take is to cut the rear fenders off the running boards. At this point I just started rotating the fender and cutting off a little at a time where it mounts to the running board until it fit the quarter panel. I'm pleased with the results. And the fender and quarter panel fit perfect and have just a small area to clean up at the cut line. The wheels and tires are for mockup purposes only. And then there is this to work through.................................... Till next time........................................

Real nice work on that lower molding! Looks perfect!

Looking good @carnut, that custom piece for the taillight is definitely killer. You did good with the install! Nice project so far.

Thanks @Chris B, I appreciate your comment and following along with the build.

Had a left-over piece from the '30 top I salvaged the back window from. The visor. Was surprised how easily it was to make work. Almost like it was supposed to be there. Had to do a little filling, sanding and blending into the top. Overall, looks ok and was worth the effort. Also started some work on the frame. Decided to channel the body over the frame. What I did was thin down the frame, which in turn made the body look lower. Of course, this brings along a few more areas like the firewall, rear fenders and door panels that will need some work so everything plays nicely together. Didn't want to cover the whole frame from view, just about 3/4's of it. Till next time....................

Nice looking paint and the top turned out perfect!

I enjoy watching your builds, Dennis! Very thought out and well executed.