'39 Chevy

[crazyjim]

Can't see it but there's rolled & pleted interior (matches the rear panel in the kit), flocking. Brought the car down to a reasonable height. Cut open the hood sides, put in a spacer bar and backed that with mesh grille. It got a Hemi that's blown & injected. I think the block came from the ala Kart kit. I used transparent red fuel lines (somebody posted about using 30 lb fishing line) into a fuel block. Big & little Pegasus Hela wheels/tires. Exhaust tips are polished aluminum tubing. Taillights are small bullets that have been tunneled.

[Bobdude]

Jim,How did you lower the frontend from the Gasser height?

[Ryan Quantz]

Jim,How did you lower the frontend from the Gasser height?

The Kit I have has an option for a stock ride height too...

Nice looking model, great color, don't car emuch for the wheels. But that looks like a 37 Chevy to me, not 39.

[outlaw035]

hey jim luv it...sits just right...luv the wheels....but i agree with ryan its a37....nice job...neal

[RodneyBad]

37 Chevy 39 Chevy.

What's the diff?

(no need to answer )

Looks good

Body and paint looks good

Nice Exhaust and wheels.

I like the hood sides

Nice work.

[Flatout]

Nice lookin' Hot Rod Jim...I especially like the stance! Any pics of the engine? Aloha...Pete

[crazyjim]

Alright - '37 Chevy. I got as close as the camera would allow for an engine pic. It's the block,heads, valve covers from the ala Kart kit. The valve covers would in terrible shape so I stripped what litlle chrome was left and painted them Testor's Steel. The rib across the top was painted body color.

Body color is Testor's Mystic Red rattle can. Body was rubbed with Novus #2 and then polished with Model Car Wax.

I got the front end down by mounting a parts bin axle below the springs instead of on top. The axle was narrowed to keep the wide tires under the fenders. The springs were notched to accept the axle. Grinding the spring mounting points front & rear also helped bring the body down.

I screwed up by opening the rear wheel wells to the factory scribed line. They were too big for the tires. I had to fill in with 2 part putty and grind & sand. It actually worked good for me because the tires fit the wheel very well.

The exhaust tips are polished 1/8" aluminum tubing that attach to solder exhaust pipes. Larger diameter aluminum tubing was used for mufflers.