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Call this a slight diversion while waiting for some paint to arrive at the hobby shop...

I just wasn't diggin the chassis as it came in the kit, so I dove into the parts bin, and this is what I have so far. I wanted to lower the car, but not so much it looked impractical for a 1:1. To get there, I cut the front clip in half, and spliced in the crossmember and spring pockets from a Monogram '65 Corvette chassis, and added the 9" axle from the Revell '32 Ford.

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After that I dove back in the parts bin and came up with some rear shocks, front springs, sway bar and a tie rod that I think is from the Monogram '40 pickup. Not sure if I am gonna keep the tierod, gonna do a little "kit pickin" to see what else I an scare up. I also had to remove the kit oilpan and use a rear sump pan from the parts box.

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And that get's the car to this point. The tires are leftover from the Revell '50 Ford pickup. The front will come down just a tad when it's finally glued together. Right now I'm thinking Tamiya TS-60 lt pearl green for the body color, need to find a decent color for the interior and wheels.

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