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Chris- Looks great. I like that kit a lot. I think it would look good in a dark maroon. Are you using spray cans or an air brush? Later-

Here is what I got done this week and a bit today. I cut the tops of the rear wheel wells off of a 60 Impala chassis and molded them into the bed. The floor of the bed has been raised quite a bit. I notched the tranny cross member and sanded a little thickness off of the part under the oil pan (my brain just froze up on the name) to lower the engine about a 16th so that my tranny tunnel wouldn't need to be as tall. Lastly, I made a tranny tunnel out of some pop can aluminum. I'm home now and my wife is sick so I may get a chance to do some more work tonight. Let me know what you think. Remember, this is my first lowrider so I may need some guidance. Later-

Are you kidding? I don't think I could count on both hands the projects I have that are over ten years old. I have some I started when I was newly married....24 years ago. I'll post a few here when I can get to it. Most here have seen them already, but maybe not. Later-

I see nothing to be unkind about. Great looking build and color combo. Later-

Chris- This is one of my favorite cars. I'm interested to see how your color turns out. Your work is looking good so far. Keep it up. Later-

Thanks. I'll have to look him up. Later-

Bill- I'm in the process of building a 41 right now and I am definitely going to have to try this. The difference is night and day. Later-

Got your PM. Looking forward to seeing the 64. I got the rear suspension narrowed, along with the axle and I also got some wheel tubs molded into the bed for wheel clearance. Later-

Looks good. I like the lowering and the wheel choice. Looks good. I've got a Civic wagon that someone started by lowering it to the hilt. I'll have to finish it some day. I haven't done anything with it yet. Later-

More details please. Who is this Rob and how can I order one? Later-

I saw both of these at the hobby shop tonight and wanted to get both, but didn't. I was a little disappointed about the "curbside" aspect of it. Nice tires though. Later-

I really like all of this. The color, unchppped top, and the wheels and stance. You really brought it all together. Nice. Later-

Ron- That is a beautiful Vette! Any idea what color that is? Later-

I heard somewhere years ago that Eric Clapton used to build model cars. I don't know if there is any truth to it. I always thought it would be cool to have one of their builds to put on my shelf. Later-

Sounds great. This is my first lowrider build so if anything doesn't look right, please let me know. I've had this idea for quite some time and it all started from my wheel choice, which I will be keeping a secret for a while. Any who, I got a chance tonight for about an hour of building and I didn't get much done. I shortened the rear of the frame to fit within the length of the bed. I raised the floor of the bed to where it needs to be to allow the frame to sit right. I will be replacing the bed floor with a flat piece of plastic to replicate a steel floor. Lastly, I cut notches out of the bottom front of the cab for clearance of my new frame cross member. There is still a bit of redesigning to be done to the frame before it is finished, but it is a good start. Later-

James- That is looking great. You are making good progress on this. Are you planning any graphics or additional paint detail? I didn't get any work done on my 41 today. I am alternating between it and my 51 Chevy Boulevard Creeper build. I'm working on extending the rear fenders and molding in the taillights on the 51. Later-

Also as to the black wash, make sure you thin the black paint with thinner so that it flows into the cracks and depressions in the grille. It may take an few coats letting it dry between coats. The paint should be thinned to the consistency of water. Wipe off any excess from the high spots or parts you want left chrome with a clean rag, paper towel or q-tip once it begins to dry a bit. Later-

James- Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking calling your build an Impala. I guess it has been so long since I've seen anyone building that kit that I forgot it was a Caprice. It's looking good. I checked it out in the Workbench section. I went to a buddy's house tonight and he gave me some Super glue. I'll be up to getting the frame done by Monday or Tuesday. Later-

That is looking great. Going to be a nice addition to the shelf. Later-

That's looking great, but still a bit high in the front compared to the 1:1. Could be a good cruzing height though. I like the interior work. Later-

Thanks. I don't know what it came from. It was in the box of 70 MC parts and looks like it was cut off of something else. I cut a bit out of the middle and V butted it. I got the front of the frame glued on today. Later-

Good morning. I have been working a bit on the 41 this morning. Here is a start on my sun visor. It is just tacked in place for fitment. I have a bit more shaping to do and I need to make brackets for it. There will be more work on the suspension today. Later-

Whoo Hoo! I have company. That Impala's suspension work looks great. I got a bit more work done on the chassis for my 41 today but I ran out of Super glue yesterday, so waiting for the liquid cement to dry slowed things down quite a bit. I narrowed the front chassis/suspension but haven't gotten it attached yet. I still need to shorten and narrow the rear chassis and axle. Later-

Nice lookung build even considering the crooked interior. I'll have to make a note of that. I have the same kit in my stash. That color looks great on it. Later-

Wow! I feel so all alone! Lol. So anywho.... I have already had a change of plans. I had originally decided to use the chassis from a built up 70 MC that I picked up from a friend, but it was too wide. So I went with cutting out the front frame and suspension from the 60 Impala Lowrider kit. After making the cuts shown above it kept falling apart on me. I dug out the chassis from the 70 MC again and decided that I like it better and began hacking it up to narrow it. Since this build will probably have the Inline 6 in it the front frame section doesn't have to be too wide. Pics to come tomorrow, maybe. Later-