Lowlife ! !

I'm enjoying watching this one come together, paint design looks outstanding ! Can I ask what type of tape you use ? And once sprayed, do you remove the tape straight away ?

Well interior is complete, first a thick white carpet ! Then a white metalflake dashboard.... (flake nail varnish ! ) Then glue it all together......

Steve... Thanks ! Rusty... Thanks, funny you mention surgical, a friend worked at a hospital and used to get me disposable knifes for operations ! I have one left, ultra sharp, just for BMF ! Guido, James2, thanks guys ! David... thanks but i dont want to copy any of his designs , most stuff is on the web, simple enough ! Chris... Thanks ! Kevin, thanks yes i got the pens but Ive found lately they sometimes come out a dull metal colour. Maybe im not shaking it up enough ? I use BMF for straight lines and the pen for small objects, usually !

Bit more added..... See how the paper design can fit around the seat shapes ? Endless posibilities with this ! I redone the armrest too with more BMF, just carpets and dash left....

Thanks guys...... Well i had a couple of hours spare to work on this earlier, and got 1 door panel completed ! Oh the joy of BMF, especially when it wont stick ! The panel is actually matt white and semi gloss ivory, and theres white fur at the bottom, but in the pic it just looks like its not painted... Dont know why i bother sometimes, whatever happened to building a complete kit in a week end, like i did when i was a kid ! ! !

Been working on the interior, finished a front seat, then hated it and luckily found another one in the spares box ! Thing i didnt like was the only interior decals are in red, thats it ! So i thought of printing off some new designs on the computer, reducing the size, then simply gluing them on with PVA glue ! Heres a couple of mock ups, but when glued down they look great, and being thin paper they fit around corners etc ! ! Oh and im probably using the top ones...

Always liked the 59/60 Chevys, and this was destined to be another Lowrider.......... Thing is Ive built a few now and I fancied something a bit different ! So this is going to be slammed, and I'm adding anything i think looks Kool.... Or chrome ! Its mainly a bit 60s style i guess, but I'm not copying any particular style just making it up as i go ! So far I have Pegasus lowrider tyres, with deep dish chrome reverse wheels, and the engine is a chromed out 348, with tri-carbs from the 58 Chevy kit ! Might have a white interior, and possibly a tube grill front and back that covers the lights, I'm not sure yet ! More soon, thanks for checking in.......

Good imagination, I like the idea it's crazy... Looking forward to more on this !

Would make an awesome daily driver, your builds are so realistic, great job !

Wow love the paint on this, fantastic colour ! That in-ya-face green interior suits it well, great job !

Craig, Carl, Thank you for your comments !

Sonny... thanks mate, hmmm how to top this ? How about an Audi with 58 Chevy engine and running gear ? Just so happens i have all the parts ! Bruce...Thank you mate ! Ricky...Thanks, it's weird how the wheels suited it, and it just snowballed from there ! Terry...Thank you mate ! Jim... Thanks it was always the idea to keep it looking standard looking ! David...Thanks mate, I'm no mechanic so it's always pleasing to think I got the engineering side of things fairly correct ! David...thankyou, I like to throw a few curveball s with my builds, glad you like it !

Thanks Atin !

A few more.......

Glad to have this one finished up, a few problems along the way but Im more than happy how it turned out ! Its a standard 1958 Chevy Impala mounted on an Audi R8 chassis. 1958 Chevy parts are the bodywork, all chromework and glass. Modified interior bucket, dash, boot, and front inner arches. Audi parts is a modified, stretched and narrowed chassis, mid mounted V8, modified 4WD independent suspension ( to slam it ! ) Wheels and tyres, disc brakes, steering, boot mounted air cleaner ! Scratchbuilt... Chassis extended front and rear, diffuser, full roll cage, interior panels and centre console, smoothed firewall in carbon fibre, front mounted battery and fire system. Paint is Tamiya TS22 Light Green. Thanks for Looking ....

Well its finished, decided against the turbo setup, and decided no skirts either ! Pics in the finished section soon.....

Interesting build Dann, love the original so I'm looking forward to more on this ! Just an idea, have you seen some of the pro mod builders on here, they use a jig with bits to hold various things in place. Getting the wheels/axles in place, the engine at the correct height/position etc. Thought it might be a good idea for this, to keep things from moving about ?

Love reading these kind of threads ! I'm really not that knowledgeable on these early style hot rods so I find it a fascinating read, I certainly learn not only about period perfect hot rods but your a great builder too, so many ideas ! I quoted Ace -garageguy because he's another builder similar to you, someone that really knows about these cars and how they should go together ! Looking forward to more on this, and your other builds too !

Cool wheels Lloyd, I much prefer these, you could almost lace paint them to match ? Hinges are cool too ! As for the interior ?? How about a normal blue body colour and white two tone for the seats and door panels, blue carpet, but continue the lace pattern across the dash, then down across the centre console and again on the rear parcel shelf ? So it mimics the outside design ? Just throwing ideas at ya ! Look forward to more on this ...

Very clever, the roof looks a very good fit ! Look forward to seeing this complete, then you can start your magnum, with a stude roof grafted on ! !

Very nice build, as usual from you ! Quick suggestion with the molotow chrome, try brush painting future floor polish on it. I find it doesn't reduce the shine, it's self levelling so no brush marks and it's a barrier from fingerprints etc !

Enjoying this, great colour combination and the black wheels finish it off perfectly ! Looking forward to more on this !

I like it, but i do agree with the comment on the grill being too tall... How about channelling the body a little, maybe try a 34 grill too ??

Still plugging away on this , scratchbuilt roll cage is complete, and ive painted its bottom ! ! Funny but the wheels always look really angled when i post a pic, their not that bad in real life ! !

Incredible build, I've enjoyed reading through this ! Great tips and techniques, and I love your real model A, it's just beautiful !