Mild custom 55 chevy post.

[FoMoCo66]

I just started this car this week after playing around with wheels and tires. The wheels are from revells 64 Thunderbolt and I think they look really tough on this car with the white wall pie crust slicks. Im also going to go with a gold paint job with white accents. Oh and its got to have a tuck n roll interior. My inspiration was this car that I saw at the 2024 goodguys heartland nationals, I really like the attitude and stance of this car.

Here's the moch-up of the car, had to hog out the rear slicks to fit the wheels, quick work with a dremmel.

This kit also has a molded in exhaust, I forgot to take a before picture. Here's the finished result.

Thanks for looking

Elliot

[johnyrotten]

It's sitting right. 👍👍. I haven't been to a Goodguy's show in years, they stopped the Rhinebeck NY show a while ago.

[FoMoCo66]

13 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

It's sitting right. 👍👍. I haven't been to a Goodguy's show in years, they stopped the Rhinebeck NY show a while ago.

Thanks, I usually go to the heartland nationals every year, couldn't go this year because I moved across town.

[Shark]

Liking what I see so far. Where did the tires come from?

[meechum68]

Gonna follow this! Can't beat whitewall slicks at all!

 

[FoMoCo66]

1 hour ago, Shark said:

Liking what I see so far. Where did the tires come from?

Fronts are kit tires and rears are amt parts pack M&H Racemasters.

[FoMoCo66]

Next update!

I got quite a few things done this week. Sence this car is a mild custom I had to shave all the emblems, the Belair emblems on the side, the chevy emblems on the hood and trunk, and the top of the hood are now all flat. After shaving everything, I primered the car, sanded again, then put the final layer of primer on.

I also got the engine completed, I went with the fuel injection and had to shortened the stacks to fit under the hood. Also got the battery wired up.

The firewall had a nasty gap on it so I had to fill that in with 3m spot putty, probably needs another round of filling and sanding.

The chassis is also in primer, couple stars from the molded in exhaust but you can barely tell. Also had to add a transmission brace because there oddly wasnt one.

Lastly, I put some testors flat steel on the wheels to replicate the magnesium wheels.

Thanks for looking!

Elliot

Edited Friday at 07:14 PM by FoMoCo66

[Spex84]

Love that wheel/tire package!

[FoMoCo66]

2 minutes ago, Spex84 said:

Love that wheel/tire package!

Thank you, that's basically what the whole cars feel was built upon.

[slusher]

Nice how you fixed the gap in your firewall and nice looking engine and wheels. 🛞 

[Quiet Eric]

Very cool project!