Dale W. Verts Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Well, since coming back to the hobby anyway. This was also my first "hurry-up" job. I was at therapy last week when I heard the owner say his dream street rod would be a yellow '55 Chevy pickup. He also said he'd like a modern engine in it. Well, I happened to have a '55 AND a '99 Chevy, so with a little hackin' and choppin' I put it together. It's by no means perfect. but I gave it to him this morning and he looked like a kid at, well, Christmas. The wheels are aftermarket also, because the ones on the kit just didn't work for me. I also dropped the axle until it was almost touchin' the ground up front, and the interior features the '99 bucket seats and steering console to spice it up some. This kit had some pretty bad-fitting features, and I had no time to fix them and still get it done by Christmas. But my goal of "Lookin' good up on a shelf" was acheived. Merry Christmas everyone. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Looks good! I have one that needs finishing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Looks good! I remember getting back into the hobby back around 1993 and one of the first kits I built was this truck, in a similar color! Nice job and I am sure he enjoyed being surprised with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Nice truck! Your friend should be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Very nice. Good job. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W. Verts Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Thanks, guys. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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