Puh, after some dusty hours of sanding i can say the chop is done:
Unfortunately I lost some of the window trim details so I made some new with very small diameter Evergreen rods.
I also set the ride hight of my model:
It's so easy to lower these old kits thanks to the stick-through metal axles. But the drawback is that the front axle goes right through the engine ☹️ that's why I replaced the metal axle with a styrene rod...
... filled the hole in the engine block and oil pan...
...and removed the part of the axle thing across the engine bay:
Up next will be the interior:
First I searched my parts box for a matching steering wheel...
...which came from amt's '62 Buick Electra (I think) and then I want to create a new center console with cup holders and a TV...