Towmaster Dave Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) This is the end result of a 2 week build, mini tubbed the rear and added a ford 9" rear end, wide low profile tires on 23" sleeves using the kit custom wheels, used a TPI from a 90's Camaro on the kit engine and parts box headers and air intake. paint is Duplicolor Med garnet Red and Tamiya white. Thanks for looking, Dave Edited February 27, 2011 by Towmaster Dave
MrObsessive Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 Excellent work on a classic that will never die! Nice and clean!
Greg Pugh Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 Yummy! I like that one alot! I just picked this kit up today actually. I hope can have similiar results! Very nice!
DRG Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 Fantastic build of a car that has never been matched for styling and popularity.
juergen Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 hi ! the dupli color red looks sooooo great !!! superb built !!! greets juergen
oldscool Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 Nice paint and good detail work. grumpy gus
Chris C Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Thumbs up! Love the deep dish rear wheels, awesome...
ajulia Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Hello there friend!! You arent lying fella !!!CANDY!!! I love that decal on the trunk!! Way too cool my man!!! The Peppermint Patty!! Beautiful build-up!!
Towmaster Dave Posted February 28, 2011 Author Posted February 28, 2011 Thanks evryone, This is the first model i named, Candy Kiss, thats what the decal on the trunk says. It was a great build, i have the Convertable next, just triing to decide on a color for it. Thanks again for looking. Dave
Bernard J. Froomer Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 The engine compartment is immaculate and the paintjob just pops! Congratulations on a great build.
walt francis Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 can't go wrong with a Tu-tone paint job that looks that good .
falcon65 Posted March 8, 2011 Posted March 8, 2011 Great looking 55'chevy. How did you mini tub the rear end and how did you widen the wheel wells.Do you have pics of the underside of the car that shows the rearend.
Towmaster Dave Posted March 10, 2011 Author Posted March 10, 2011 The mini tub was just deepening the stock wheel wells to the frame, then just add some styrene to fill in the new part of the wheel well and done, easy except with this car the stock leaf springs run inside the frame and coundn't be used. I used the suspension from the Revell 32 highboy for this, Here is the underside of the car and a stock chassis for the convertable i am building. Thanks again for looking and the compliments
Teds57 Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Awesome build and love the color cant wait to see what you do with a convertible
gilsdropshop1 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 i love it!!! but you and went to the same guy to paint our cars Hmmmmm! j/k here my 55 amt kit i did last year.
Towmaster Dave Posted March 11, 2011 Author Posted March 11, 2011 Must be a traveling paint guy that likes red and white, hmmmmm. Your looks great, i like the rear suspension set up on it. The same guy didn't get ahold on my Vert, It got painted Testors Lime Ice.
gilsdropshop1 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Hey Dave on your 55 i noticed that you chromed around the side windows all around, for weeks i didnt know what to do i looked at real 55's and found some to have the doors pillars chromed and others not whats your take on this.
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