Greg Pugh

Holy smokes! That was a wild summer!! Things are finally slowing down and I am now able to get back to this! First on my list is to finish up the interior and to get the chassis up off the ground. Starting with the door panels, I had a HORRIBLE time getting foil to adhere to the door handles, window cranks, and armrest bases. I tried 3 different sheets of foil, I tried painting those pieces in gloss black (in hopes that the foil would stick to the glossy paint better than the semi-flat paint), I even gave up on the idea of foiling them and started to old-school paint them! When that wasn't looking right, I said to heck with it and I sent the door panels from the donor kit I've been raiding parts from, to Chrometech to have both door panels chrome plated. I figured then that I could foil those pieces, basically masking them off, then paint the rest of the panel. When the panels arrived and I tried to foil them and AGAIN, it wouldn't work. I switched over to my last ditch effort. First, I ground the window cranks and armrest bases off of the original black painted door panels. Then on the chrome-plated panels, I ground from the backside carefully until the pieces were free. I cleaned up the edges, painted the armrest pads black, then installed them to the black painted door panels with 5-minute epoxy. A ton of work and not what I'd recommend (just due to the cost, time involved, and the work) but I was at a point where I was about out of options. What's up with today's chrome foil anyways!!??? Anyhooo...here's the result. I feel like they turned out pretty good after all.

FINALLY have this one on all fours!!

It's a heavily customized '39 Chevy.

Thank you everyone for the kind words! It is very motivating to hear! Trying to figure out what I was going to do as far as a chassis went was a real head-scratcher. But, I think I finally found something that will fit the bill. I was wanting an Art Morrison style chassis and rather than investing all of the time and effort needed to convert the kit-supplied piece, I turned to the Wagon Rod. Not only does it have the frame I want but it also has airbags already and seems how I'm wanting to lay this thing out, that's perfect! In addition to that, it comes with disc brakes, a four-link, and an LS7 Chevy engine! Bonus! So with just a simple spindle flip on the front, I'm good there. The rear however is a bit different. In the pic below you can see the height difference between the front and rear axles. The bags are already in a "deflated' state and the rear axle tube is almost touching the frame. Now, that would be all fine and dandy if I was happy with the current position. Which, I'm not. Must. Go. Lower. So anyways, be watching for a C-notch and a few modifications in the back...

Thank you Bill!

Perfect! Thank you!!

Thank you guys for your comments. It's very motivating to get after the next one!

Ok, NOW the engine bay is done! I completely spaced it and forgot to add my battery cables and the hose from the washer fluid reservoir. But now all is well with the world again. Lol

I heard a rumor that this will be the last GSL... Can anybody shed some light on this?

Simple for me really... '52-'54 Mercury Hardtop

Well, so much for getting right back on this! Lol! I've had it in my hands and in front of me probably a hundred times since my last update. I was concerned that proportionately, it wasn't jiving. But, the more I look at it, the more I think maybe I'm just going crazy. I've asked several people for their opinions and collectively, it seems like everything is just fine. So with that behind me, I'm feeling a bit more motivated on this. I ended up having to quarter the hood. I needed to use the rear section of the Olds hood and the front section of the resin piece that was cast from the diecast car. Then, I had to cut each one of those halves in two as they both were too wide. Anyways, everything is glued and roughed in but that's about all. Just like the body, I've got a lot of body work yet to do. I'm just glad to have it starting to look like something again.

Nice work here! Hard to believe you're a beginner! Can't wait to watch you progress!

Whoa! That's awesome! Great detail and finish!! And you're right, that is one ugly car! Through no fault of your own of course!

wow! Wow! WOW!!!

Thank you all so much! I'm glad you all like it!

Whoa!! That's awesome!

Wow! That's nice!!

Another beauty from you! Love your work!

DANGGGG!! That's awesome! And I'm not even a Camaro fan!

Thank you so much Chris!

I agree! It's a great kit!

Thank you all so much!

Wow!! Thanks Tim!!

Thank you!