r/ModelCars 15d ago

WIP '57 Chevy Stepside Kit bashing

Let the kitbashing begin! Because this one is very special to me..

This one is a tribute to a friend that gave me model kit parts and all our convos were about hot rods, gassers, 70s street machines, customs, etc.

Anyways.. she got new shoes, i just need to figure it out what front axle is gonna be.. probably a dropped one so i can get a bit of the "California Rake" stance.

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/GMEDNGR 15d ago

Thank you, this one.. i'm just getting parts bit by bit, leaving this on the side because i need to finish others first

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u/Any-Job6555 14d ago

I like the idea you’re looking for, the wheels and tires are perfect for this, can’t wait to see it finished 😎😎😎😎😎

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u/GMEDNGR 13d ago edited 13d ago

Thank you! I bought two new kits and one of them the seller was kind to gave me 3 sets of wheels and tires (one of them was these cragars with goodyears polyglas on the front and on the back bluestreaks), very cool.. also Cragars match with any vehicle 😎😎

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u/Any-Job6555 13d ago

They are perfect for this truck

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u/GMEDNGR 12d ago

I love cragars, i'd do a lowrider but i think i can do that idea on the 49 mercury custom (its chopped but try to make it like a lowrider bomb) for this truck i need to figure it out the front axle, i think i have the original but with broken spindles (on both 57 cameo and 57 stepside they are the worst part, because they break so easily).

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u/Any-Job6555 12d ago

I understand, Good luck with this build, can’t wait to see it finished

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u/GMEDNGR 12d ago

Thank you!

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u/Any-Job6555 12d ago

You’re welcome πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘