Lowlife ! ! Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) 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 .... Edited October 28, 2018 by Lowlife ! ! 1
beeRS Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 Lovely job Martin. That 'Incredible Hulk' green looks great and the stance is perfect. I would love to see someone do this 1:1 scale. It would probably never happen, but that's makes this hobby great. Now, how are you going to top this one?
TarheelRick Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 That beast is way over the top. Excellent workmanship and creativity. Who would have thought of an Audi chassis in a '58 land barge Chevy? My hat is off to you, two thumbs up. Beautiful paint job, also.
crazyjim Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 Came out looking extremely good. It's amazing to me that from the outside it looks like a normal '58 Chevy. Fantastic work.
espo Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 Besides the beautiful exterior appearance of your build, the engineering of the chassis is so believable.
Red318 Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 I wasn't sure what to expect - stunning build!
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 27, 2018 Author Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) 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 ! Edited October 27, 2018 by Lowlife ! !
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 Awesome build! Fantastic idea to merge the two!
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 28, 2018 Author Posted October 28, 2018 Craig, Carl, Thank you for your comments !
geewhiz Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 Absolutely gorgeous and Kool!!! Will be a super pro touring machine!!!????????
Koellefornia Kid Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 I really like these "never-thought-of-that"-themed builds! Well done!
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