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60 chevy impala
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:08 pm
by jmays
hi pimps
just wanted to throw this in, my latest project is a 60 Impala.
I have yet to decide if i am going to lengthen the chassis or leave as is, maybe it will look ok after the side skirt is molded in the rear and the molding added, this may take away from the eye being drawn to the short chassis, we will see when it starts comeing together.
jmays
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:20 pm
by riddinspinnaz11
good luck man! i have a feeling this is gonna be a true mack daddy creation.
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:49 pm
by Finks
You know me, I am always into what you have cookin. Only thing tho is this is really a thread intended for the Custom Jobs section. Keep us posted (course I know ya will anyhow)
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:29 am
by Bit boy
hmm jmays and a pic of a half done body only means one thing. This is gona be freakin sweet.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:48 am
by betty.k
lookin' forward to this baby turning out! air craft carrier on wheels
impala
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:53 am
by jmays
here is what i ended up with when i decided to shorten the body instead of lengthen the chassis. i think that it looks proportional now, also did some work on the fins...
jmays
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:06 am
by Bird
That is awesome, j. I'm a HUUUUUUUGE Impala fan.
I'm just wondering how you are going to pull off the "bubble top" front window... I'm sure you got it covered, though.
Put me on the waiting list for one of those if you're gonna cast some.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:29 pm
by Sdog
There is a lot of detail in that Impala....this should be interesting to watch. Looking forward to see how this one turns out.
impala
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 6:43 pm
by jmays
update on the chevy:
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 6:53 pm
by Finks
Holy Fuck!
OK spill it, how did you make the soon to be cromed out details J? Where the ripped off of a diecast or are they scratch built?!? That is looking to be just brilliant! Just do us all a favor and use different rims, those will stick out bad. Does anyone have some of those multi spoked gold alloys kickin around? That's what this pimp-mobile needs.
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 6:58 pm
by jmays
SCRATCH BUILT all the way
you actually cant really see the grill, but i took the xzcto knife and some clay, i flattened out the clay and then i rolled the dimpled area of the xacto knife into the clay and then i took some wood glue and spread it unto the clay and when it dried i pealed it off and cut to shape then clued it onto the front, finished texture is a mesh grill.
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:03 pm
by sessiz
That is freakin great.
I want one.
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:21 pm
by Ahh5hit
That is bad ass. That's all I can say.
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:59 pm
by Bird
Finks wrote:Does anyone have some of those multi spoked gold alloys kickin around? That's what this pimp-mobile needs.
I have a set *cough2sets!cough* of the 10mm Scala BBS on stash waiting for just such a shell... They are too wide(at least, the way they come) to stuff under a low-low like this... BUT... and here is the big but... One of the sets was partially built by the previous owner, and is missing one of the back pieces... I've been considering tearing them down and redoing them incorporating ZZ hubs for the backs... If j. is kind enough to make molds of this shell available for purchase, I would SURELY build that set like that and narrow them and the tires down to tuck in under there...
And to anyone who was gettin' ready to ask.... No, the other set is not for sale... I have something cookin' for those, too
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:49 pm
by Sdog
Oh hell yeah...Jmays, I know you were a little worried about whether or not you needed to stretch the chasis for this shell....but that seems to be shaping up just fine.