chris chabre Posted April 27 Posted April 27 the roof and front end mods MAKE this build. its perfect. You could always thin out or french the stock tailights. itd be custom AND still have that mild vibe 1 1
Mr. Metallic Posted May 1 Posted May 1 Jay this thing is killer. I don't get to come around here as often as I used to, but when I do it's nice to have some detailed hot rod and kustom action to check out. You nailed the stance and body mods on this. Looking forward to color. 2
Jay Whittaker Posted May 2 Author Posted May 2 Hey thanks again for all the kind works folks! Moving right along, I’ve been continually refining the body work to get it perfected for paint. Got it in what I hope to be the final primer coat and while it was drying I mixed up a small batch of turquoise using Testors light blue mixed with a few drops of Testors green, then laid it on the engine after a quick primer coat. I did a little experimenting with Kosute Gin San on one of the headers, and I think I’m going to go ahead and clear the headers to get a shinier finish with the Gin San and make them look more like polished aluminum…. Time will tell. At least we got a little progress! 5
Jay Whittaker Posted May 7 Author Posted May 7 3 hours ago, TopherMcGinnis said: How's this one coming along? Just got some bench time in this afternoon and evening getting the body imperfections sorted out, including cleaning up the vent window areas. Also turned some major focus to the engine bay firewall and inner fender clean-up. Mocked-up the engine and I'm glad I did because I need to make some reliefs for those dual 4-bbl carbs hanging WAY out on them long-rams! I do believe I'm on the last round of putty/primer, thus hoping to get it into paint this week if all the stars line up correctly. The devil is in the details, and I'm workin' him OUT!! Thanks for asking! 3
Dtimmerman89 Posted May 7 Posted May 7 This is a pretty exciting build to watch. I have recently got pretty darn good at scratch building and I am really wanting to get into making the 60's Kustoms. I really have no idea where to start...even though I picked up the AMT 61 Galaxie that came with all the customizing parts. 2
Jay Whittaker Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 6 hours ago, Dtimmerman89 said: This is a pretty exciting build to watch. I have recently got pretty darn good at scratch building and I am really wanting to get into making the 60's Kustoms. I really have no idea where to start...even though I picked up the AMT 61 Galaxie that came with all the customizing parts. Thank you!... As far as where to start, I think you've got it right there in the box that you mentioned! If its the kit I'm thinking it is, there are all kinds of options. Pick the ones you find the most tasteful and set to blending them into your build. The beauty about customizing is this: you can do it any way you want, and there's no real "wrong" way to do it.... Sure, there are "traditional" standards, "radical" standards, and so-on, but at the end of the day it's just like Burger King: Have it YOUR Way. If you know 100% that you can scratch-add something in, by all means do it! Starting small and building on your skills (no pun intended) will take you far beyond anything you can imagine right now. .......Hopefully we'll see a WIP of that '61 Gal coming soon?........ 3
Dtimmerman89 Posted May 8 Posted May 8 13 hours ago, Jay Whittaker said: Thank you!... As far as where to start, I think you've got it right there in the box that you mentioned! If its the kit I'm thinking it is, there are all kinds of options. Pick the ones you find the most tasteful and set to blending them into your build. The beauty about customizing is this: you can do it any way you want, and there's no real "wrong" way to do it.... Sure, there are "traditional" standards, "radical" standards, and so-on, but at the end of the day it's just like Burger King: Have it YOUR Way. If you know 100% that you can scratch-add something in, by all means do it! Starting small and building on your skills (no pun intended) will take you far beyond anything you can imagine right now. .......Hopefully we'll see a WIP of that '61 Gal coming soon?........ I certainly appreciate the kind words. I'll definitely get digging into it after I get moved. I'll definitely be making a build post. 2
Spex84 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 I'm enjoying how this build has turned out so far. Looking forward to more! The "bladed" bumpers look great and when I finally get around to doing a '57 Chrysler custom I'll be looking to this thread for inspiration 2
customline Posted Wednesday at 06:48 PM Posted Wednesday at 06:48 PM On 5/8/2025 at 9:58 PM, Spex84 said: I'm enjoying how this build has turned out so far. Looking forward to more! The "bladed" bumpers look great and when I finally get around to doing a '57 Chrysler custom I'll be looking to this thread for inspiration I'll second that notion 🤚 1
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