Greg Pugh

Mmmmm....pretty cool idea!

Would you mind asking your buddy where he got the Empi's? I'd love to find a set. Also, it's pretty common for the deck lid to be open at the top like that. It helps cool the engine. It's called a stand-off kit and they're readily available. Excellent job on this! I love the overall look!

Nice job!

4-wheel disc brakes? Really?

Nice save amigo! It's got attitude!

Uhhhhh.....that's a Chevy.

Is this the same kit (for the most part) as the MPC van?

Wait. What happened?

That's wild!

Geeeez! TWO HOURS!??? That's awfully nice! Lol Paint, foil, and everything!??

Ah, I see you decided to wire it up too.

Wow! Nicely done! VERY clean!!

So sorry for your loss. They are very much a part of the family and the pain is every bit as intense.

Now THAT is a sleeper!! Nice job! I love it!!

Lots of great information here!

Thank you everyone for your input!

I actually gave some heavy consideration to this but then I realized that I'd be completely straying away from the original intent. I have some sort of a draw to this kit as I remember it from my childhood. I never built the kit but I remember thinking it was so cool! I am bound and determined to make a respectable '54 Chevy Sedan Delivery! Lol

That's sharp! I love it!!

You are, without a doubt, the master of alclad and metal finishes. ...actually, you're just the master!

Alright, I'm ready! Lol. Please proceed.

No, not yet. I was trying to do that when I ran into this mess. I figured a house has to have a foundation so I'll start with this. Now that I'll have correct fenders on it, I'll make a hood or a combination of hoods to fit. Thank you!

WOW! This is COOL!!!!

When compared with the front fenders on the diecast car, I found out that even though the diecast is 1/24 and the Sedan Delivery is 1/25, the fenders were exactly the same size except for their height. I also discovered that the grille on the SD was too low. The difference was the space between the wheelwell opening and the body line on the fender. The SD's was not tall enough in this area. So I thought about cutting the fender length-ways and then under where the turn signal/grille is positioned and bringing it all up. You can even see in the first picture where I made a cut line. But then, the more I looked at it, and being that the fenders were so darned close between the diecast and the SD, I decided to use the diecast fenders. I figured that it would be less work in the end beings that the front fenders from the diecast already had the right proportions. The only difference between the SD and the diecast and their scale differences was that the body was wider. I cut the cowl away on the diecast and then took a center section out from the bumper splash pan and voila! There is still A LOT of work to be done here but I'm kinda digging on it. I personally feel this is also a HUGE improvement. What say you?

So my plan was to use the back end and the top center of the Olds hood and combine it with the front of the Chevy hood. But the more I looked at it, something else was wrong. If I positioned the Chevy hood correctly, it became apparent to me that the problem wasn't actually the hood at all. The problem is in the fenders. Actually the whole front end of the dang car is wrong! I couldn't figure out why the tops of the fenders didn't follow along the body line since I replaced the windshield area. Then, I whipped out another virgin body I had and take a look at this! The top of the front of the fender starts out where it should, but then take a look at how it slopes down towards the center!