'50 Olds v2

[squirrel886]

While waiting for paint to dry on my other Olds project, I started this one.

[squirrel886]

Not sure about the chop, but here's the kit body before trim removal.

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......trim and drip rails removed.

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.......modified front and rear suspension.

[bpletcher55]

Bradley ,i would like to see how you are lowering this ,post lots of pics ,please ,

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Blair, for the rear suspension, I cut the springs down and removed half of the rear crossmember. I then added a styrene brace on top of the crossmember for reinforcement. For the front, I seperated the control arms which allowed me to mount them 1mm higher. I will then cut the tab/spindle and relocate the hole higher, thus lowering the front end.

[bpletcher55]

thanks ,i have one that i want to lower,and this will help ,

[squirrel886]

Cut down front springs to match the trimmed lower control arms

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Cut down rear springs for the amount of drop I wanted. I'm only using the top portion.

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And here's the "lowered" front "spindles. I cut off the kit mounting points, used strip styrene to lower its location, added a length of square behind the strip for reinforcing and locating it along the center of the upper control arm, and added "c" channel to the front for strength also.

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Here's the notch showing the trimmed and notched upper control arm.

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.......and here's what it looks like altogether.

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I trimmed a little bit more from the upper control arm after this pic was taken.

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And here's how it sits Blair:

[bpletcher55]

nice ,its got a good rake to it ,are those the wheels and tires from the kit ,?

[slusher]

And here's how it sits Blair:

Great stance.

[squirrel886]

Blair, that's the kit wheel back and the black wall tires that came out in the first release. I'll be running the whitewalls when it's finished.

Carl, thanks!

The body is now in primer. Looking at the hood, I'm thinking about sanding off the peak like on my first build. Especially since there is no exterior trim.

[squirrel886]

The peak has been sanded off of the hood and the hood has been reprimered. The body has it's first coat of black. Now to figure out what colors for the interior.

[mrm]

Looking really good so far. Not a big fan of flat black on cars, but old led sleds pull it off.

[squirrel886]

Mike, I agree. Too much of a good thing, but on some body styles, it never goes out of style.

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......color and clear finally dry after 48 hrs, pinstriping applied to trunk.

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Oooops, here's the pic.

[72 Charger]

This is very cool Bradley where did you get the pinstripes from or did they come with that kit?

[squirrel886]

Dave, it's from the Revell '48 Ford custom kit.