‘55 El Camino

[NOBLNG]

3 hours ago, customline said:

Do you recall any abberations when using Tamiya gloss clear? My roadster went in the pond yesterday. 😡

Sorry to hear about your roadster woes Jim.😳 I can’t recall what I last used the Tamiya clear on? I believe it is quite hot also.

Edited August 15 by NOBLNG

[customline]

4 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Sorry to hear about your roadster woes Jim.😳 I can’t recall what I last used the Tamiya clear on? I believe it is quite hot also.

I have better luck with enamel 😕

[NOBLNG]

I’ve been adding some of the details to this one. And I am finally getting the wheels permanently attached.

[Big Messer]

Nice work!. I did a '57 many moons ago. Now I am pondering the idea of doing another, but to higher standards. One thing I may try would be making the tailgate closer to vertical to look more like the regular station wagon.

[Big Messer]

Also like the trick for getting the wheels straight. Live and learn...

[NOBLNG]

1 hour ago, Big Messer said:

Also like the trick for getting the wheels straight. Live and learn...

I use 5 minute epoxy to mount them solid. The rears are parallel and the fronts have a bit of “toe-in”.

[slusher]

Beautiful color Greg, looking forward too the finished product!

[NOBLNG]

The chassis and the body are now permanently mated (I hope😬). After having the radiator in and out about a dozen times I got a couple of rad hoses made to fit and added an antifreeze recovery tank.

[NOBLNG]

The grill is in, the wood bed is in, the door handles are on and the mirrors are located and just waiting for the glue to dry. Once the license plate is attached it will be done.

[customline]

That's a cool technique for installing mirrors, Greg.  My guess is they were too small to drill. I hope I remember it 🥴

[NOBLNG]

52 minutes ago, customline said:

That's a cool technique for installing mirrors, Greg.  My guess is they were too small to drill. I hope I remember it 🥴

Thanks Jim….I learned this method right here on the forum.🙂  I pinned the bases to the body and then added the mirror sections as a last step.

[customline]

10 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

Thanks Jim….I learned this method right here on the forum.🙂  I pinned the bases to the body and then added the mirror sections as a last step.

Ahh...sometimes the mirrors are just too small to pin. I figured that was the case. So this is a way to attach and aim the mirrors. I think I might have some 1" angle out in the garage. If I can find it.

[NOBLNG]

Yeah, the mirrors are two piece units that I stole from the Foose Impala. The mirrors sections are too thin to pin.

[NOBLNG]

I am calling this one done.🥵 Thanks to everyone for your support and input along the journey.🙂 More pics under glass here: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/203136-1955-el-camino/#comment-3068281

Edited 9 minutes ago by NOBLNG