'51 Chevy Hardtop 60's Style Custom Street Rod
Jan 12, 2013 21:54:42 GMT -4
Post by BERNARD "HOT ROD" KRON on Jan 12, 2013 21:54:42 GMT -4
60’s Style ’51 Chevrolet Hardtop Customized Street Rod
Based on the AMT ’51 Chevrolet Hardtop kit with the following changes:
Bodywork: Nosed, decked, and shaved. The stock grille is modified by removing the upper trim piece. The edge of the hood and fender corners have been molded as a result. The rear wheel openings have been radiused Archer 3D resin transfer louvers on the hood. Revell '49 Merc front bumper.
Chassis: Front lowered using kit lowering kingpins. Rear raised using kit shackles.
Motor: Revell Parts Pak Chevy Small Block with ramhorn exhausts from my parts box. Side pipe exhausts fabricated from aluminum tubing.
Wheels and tires: Kit front wheels, rear deep dish steelies from Modelhaus. Modelhaus chrome spiders. Modelhaus T-120 from tires and Modelhaus T-140 rear slicks.
Interior: Stock kit interior with rear seat deleted, AMT ’49 Ford bucket seats in the front. Finished in Testors Acryl Gunmetal and British Crimson.
Paint: DupliColor Gunmetal Metallic and Testors Revving Red Metallic.
Thanx for lookin’,
B.
