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So much better! Great tip Greg!

Definitely the look I'm going for, vintage, mild custom street car and I'm trying to use as much of the original AMT kit as I can. Lately I've done the same with an old AMT '49 Ford, and '49 Merc. Those old kits were actually pretty good! With a bit of finesse they look very good! Here's my Merc, in case you missed it, nosed & decked & shaved (no door handles) :

Total coolness! I'm loving this step by step fabrication!

WOW! Radical man, I love it!!

Steve, I never saw those Pegasus with wide whites, but I still like my tire choice more. I've finally got the scratch built skirts looking good. Paint is "in progress"

Not sure, some Revell kit probably. I mixed these acrylics together to match the body colour, painted the edges to simulate full wheel covers over purple rims.

Okay, for the wheel/tire combo, I found these Pegasus wheel covers on narrow whites, they're 15s but I want to use the wheel covers on 14" wide whites, so......... I rolled up some 600 grit and carefully made the plastic whitewall insert fit the Pegasus wheel covers, which are in fact the whole wheel from Pegasus. I had to cut out some rubber for them to fit the tires, but the plastic whitewall insert hides the sloppy cut on the face. I was more careful on the backs of the tires. The wheels were too wide also so I cut them down to the tire width I'm using. Here's how they look and there are "flippers, spinners, or crossbars" to go on the centers after they're installed. (still in the plastic bag in the first picture)

Thanks David, it IS the kit supplied engine, just fixed up a bit. Using as much of the old kit as I can, finally decided on wheels and tires, not from the kit! I have to make the wheels fit the tires, and I'll post that process up in a bit, maybe tomorrow, BBQ @4 and it's 3:30 here now!

Working on the AMT kit Y block, didn't like the oil filter, so I made one from sprue. Made up a triple carb intake and added a few wires, lines and linkages. Good enough for mostly old kit parts.

Wow, I love that gasser, great build! Both of those are nicely done!

That's cool! Having fun with models, I love it! You wouldn't do it to a real '69 Camaro, but it's a model, meant to be fun!

Nice work, looks great!

Still working on this old kit, want to use as much of the original as I can, but I made a few improvements to some old parts. Of course I de-chromed the generator, rad and fan. I spent 5 minutes improving the fan belt and pulleys. I replaced the front springs with some wound thin solder. I sprayed the floor pan white but I'm just brush painting the molded on stuff. I made a driveshaft hoop, just to complete the partial molded on cross member. Going to use the stock rear suspension too, but I've gotta lower that, the front was easy.

Wow Greg, that looks great and I love the way you motor through missing or misaligned parts! The rear cover looks excellent and your grille is genius! Cheers!

Good idea, but I've already made these, and I do like making my own stuff, so I'll stick with them. It's all about having fun, and scratch building to me is so much fun!