Two Lane Blacktop 55 Chevy

[TopherMcGinnis]

8 minutes ago, nickfzr61 said:

Couldn’t do it. My mechanic drowned. 
 

Too soon?

That's spot on, Lil rough, but spot on. ?

[alan barton]

This is looking good already! While working on a replica of the black 55 Chevy for the crash scene of American Graffiti, I mocked up a Two Lane car while I was at the primer stage, and took a photo before I moved on. Just thrown together as you can tell. This is a Revell 56 Chevy hardtop with an AMT front clip as I needed the panels open for the crash aftermath. I believe those correct American Racing Daisy mags came from the back of the T -Rantula dragster.  Good luck with your project!

Cheers

Alan

Edited March 5, 2024 by alan barton
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[nickfzr61]

I was going to use styrene for the hood scoop but I didn’t like the way that thickness was scaling. Made a pattern in AutoCAD and transferred it onto a pepsi can Then I used a photo etch bender to fold the edges. 
 

 

[nickfzr61]

The hood scoop looked a little too tall so I made a shorter one. Also trimmed around the trunk opening and put a trunk floor in 

[NOBLNG]

Nice progress Nick.? That hood scoop looks perfect…good thinking.?
Edit: What bender do you have? Thx.

Edited March 6, 2024 by NOBLNG

[nickfzr61]

2 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Nice progress Nick.? That hood scoop looks perfect…good thinking.?
Edit: What bender do you have? Thx.

This one:

[nickfzr61]

Trying to figure out how I’m going to do the front suspension. Mocked up for ride height and wheel gap. Might bring the rear down a little but I think I’m close. 
 

 

[FoMoCo66]

Personally I think the whole car needs to come down just a smidgen. Also I don't know if you care about this but the real car has american racing daisy mags. Don't ask me what kit my wheels are from because they came from the parts box. You could probably find some on eBay or from a resin caster. All constructive criticism aside Looks great. The things got some really mean aditude, I LOVE IT!

[nickfzr61]

21 minutes ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Personally I think the whole car needs to come down just a smidgen. Also I don't know if you care about this but the real car has american racing daisy mags. Don't ask me what kit my wheels are from because they came from the parts box. You could probably find some on eBay or from a resin caster. All constructive criticism aside Looks great. The things got some really mean aditude, I LOVE IT!

Thank you for the comments. Will probably drop it a little.
Yes the wheels are not perfect but I don’t like the ones I’m finding on ebay. I’ll keep looking but if I don’t find a set I like I’ll just use what I have. 

[Dann Tier]

Coming along nicely!

[nickfzr61]

Progress has been kinda slow. Finally got the chassis where I’m happy with it. Started by cutting off the front frame rails and replacing with styrene strips. Made them a little short but I think I can make it work. 
I made the transmission cross member from styrene rod and sheet and sprayed with Alclad chrome. I based it on a reference picture I found online  

 

Edited April 25, 2024 by nickfzr61

[nickfzr61]

Also made the structure for the tilt front . I tried to mimic the actual support frame from pictures I found online. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 26, 2024 by nickfzr61

[FoMoCo66]

Nice man! The tilt structure is killer!

[Mattilacken]

Nice build! One of the coolest 55’s! Nice work on that hinge and firewall.

[espo]

Great looking fabrication on the frame and front end. 

[nickfzr61]

Thanks guys. Really appreciate the compliment’s. 
 

Took care of the hood pins for the trunk lid. 
The pins that secure the hood are going to be tricky. 
 

 

Edited May 1, 2024 by nickfzr61

[NOBLNG]

You’re doing a great job Nick! Nice fab work on that tilt front end!??

[Bainford]

You're knocking this thing out of the park. Nice work all around. 

[Zippi]

Coming along nicely.  I'm diggin it.

[Dann Tier]

Moving along nicely!

[nickfzr61]

Interior is pretty much done. Still have to install the tach on top of the dashboard. 
I shaped a piece of sheet styrene to the curve of the transmission tunnel and used a blob of Tamiya putty as the shifter boot. After it dried I filed, sanded and painted it flat black. The shifter is a piece of aluminum tube flattened and bent. 
 

Edited May 3, 2024 by nickfzr61

[Kent_Frazier]

I just saw the movie last week and I've been thinking about doing a build myself. I'm glad this came up in my search. I'll be following this with interest and now I need to make a trip to my local Hobby Lobby.?

[nickfzr61]

Between family and work this build stalled a little but I managed to get some more done. Since I don’t have a printer yet I had to use solder to make the headers. I’m pretty happy with the way they came out. First I super glued 4 long pieces together to form the collector then I bent each individual runner to try and match my reference pictures. The header flange is cut from a piece of styrene sheet. Then I cut the 4 long pieces to the correct length and used a piece of heat shrink tubing for the collectors with another piece of sheet styrene as the flange. 
Sprayed with Tamiya white primer when done  

 

[Dave Darby]

On 3/11/2024 at 9:28 AM, nickfzr61 said:

Thank you for the comments. Will probably drop it a little.
Yes the wheels are not perfect but I don’t like the ones I’m finding on ebay. I’ll keep looking but if I don’t find a set I like I’ll just use what I have. 

Next time you're at Hobby Lobby, pick up an AMT 63 Impala.  It has a whole set of those American Daisy mags.

[nickfzr61]

10 minutes ago, Dave Darby said:

Next time you're at Hobby Lobby, pick up an AMT 63 Impala.  It has a whole set of those American Daisy mags.

I bought a printed set online. Not exact copies of the ones in the movie but close. I’ll definitely check Hobby Lobby if I’m near there.