avidinha Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 I started with the '51 Chevy Sun Cruiser kit. I bought a resin conversion kit to turn it into a '52 that had the bumpers and grill. The resin rear bumper was a short shot and the grill was terrible so I cut the center bar out of the resin grill and put it in the kit grill. I used a resin continental kit, I added a little plastic to the spare so it would sit a little higher and I used the resin front bumper on the rear, I also added some tubing to extend the exhaust. I also made new side trim. I lowers the suspension with the kit drop spindles and de-arched the leaf springs to get the rear down and used some custom wheels and tires out of my parts box. And no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get the inner fenders to fit, so I left them out.
espo Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 Very cool looking Cruiser. The big down fall for these kits was the way they designed the front body parts. Yours looks very clean and well built.
Spottedlaurel Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 That's very nice. I'm not sre if subtle is quite the right word, but very clean and understated.
Michael in Illinois Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 Way cool, Those inner fenders are a bear to install, even on the real kit.
TransAmMike Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 Thats an impresive YALLA paint job? Very nice build.
slusher Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Very sharp and clean Chevy! Beautiful paint finish!
ATHU Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 That yellow paint job looks straight as an arrow, great build!!
RAMBENNA Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 wow this is fantastic, love it. a truly fine job, I have built one of these and they are not easy.
BeakDoc Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 Stunning! Looks like it could be a picture postcard from Cuba. Beautiful work.
Bernard Kron Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Superbly executed. Lovely model. You wouldn't happen to remember the source for the resin continental kit, would you?
avidinha Posted July 20, 2020 Author Posted July 20, 2020 8 hours ago, Bernard Kron said: Superbly executed. Lovely model. You wouldn't happen to remember the source for the resin continental kit, would you? I got it from J&J resins on Facebook.
Bernard Kron Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, avidinha said: I got it from J&J resins on Facebook. Thanks! Looks like a good source for hot rod and American car stuff. I notice he pressure casts, usually a good sign of quality. Edited July 21, 2020 by Bernard Kron
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