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Here is my '51 Chevy that provides motoring with V8 background music.

Modified cars are really not my thing, so I build very few of them.

Like I wanted a nice engine, I just dropped a Ford Thunderbird Special 312 V8 in the Chevy, complete with gearbox, and voilá, job done!!

paint on this one is Tamiya Metallic Green from the spray can, followed by automotive two part clear.

14288732754_bd9bbf6dcc_c.jpg1951 Chevy Fleetline V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

14102611830_e78873eafe_c.jpg1951 Chevy Fleetline V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

14309426423_204eddc3fd_c.jpg1951 Chevy Fleetline V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

14309427453_1b45c09fb0_c.jpg1951 Chevy Fleetline V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

14102606738_5e5b7978ab_c.jpg1951 Chevy Fleetline V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

14285908061_18ddd59ca0_c.jpg1951 Chevy Fleetline V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

14102562329_385ce22283_c.jpg1951 Chevy Fleetline V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

14102563059_7f5be450fb_c.jpg1951 Chevy Fleetline V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

14102702757_17db478ae1_c.jpg1951 Chevy Fleetline V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

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Tulio, that looks really great.

Did you have any trouble getting the inner fenders / firewall / chassis / interior assembly fitting properly up into the body..??

Posted

Thanks guys!! I hoped for some negative feedback, after all I installed s Great Ford engine into a not so great Chevy :lol:

Tulio, that looks really great.

Did you have any trouble getting the inner fenders / firewall / chassis / interior assembly fitting properly up into the body..??

Richard, the very first of those kits I built as a teen was a disaster. Then, I had the idea of gluing the inner fenders and firewall to the body BEFORE painting and assembling anything else, and that solved all problems.

This is my third '51 Chevy kit built this way, and it always work like a charm!!

13481282734_5516e003e8_c.jpg1951 Chevy building by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

13480924475_ed0283a433_c.jpg1951 Chevy building by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

13481037033_9ba3ed5c71_c.jpg1951 Chevy building by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Posted

Beautiful I have one in the works as a street rod too, very similar color. Mine will have a Chevy v-8. A ford engine tho? Blasphemy! Lol.

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