Neither fish nor fowl;"50 Olds coupe w/a '51 Chevy front cliip

The AMT front suspension was not up to modern standards so I grafted in the front frame of an AMT ;57 Chevy.   

philo, I can tell your having fun with this!  been watching on both forums.  cause of you, I guess I will have to open my olds kit LOL!  looks good, keep glooin!

Yes I know!I am probably driving the rivet counters crazy but I am having great fun!The engine will be the Chevy 283 with dual carbs and the batwing air cleaner assembly!

I painted the engine guards red instead of the factory color.I have to choose which headers to use,    

Hmm, the valve cover there looks exactly like one for a Big Block Chevy engine (396-454) not a 283.  Interesting project, though.  I'm watching.

Gene Beaird,

Pearland, Texas

Yep!I wanted chrome valve covers and these are the only ones in my meagre parts stash!

Can you relate to a dusty rose metallic?   

Went with a candy red interior,  

I painted the wheel and column body color.  

Installed the fender wells and radiator.The kit hoses would not fit due to my modifications.I decided to try red one conductor wire and it worked.When I stripped the insulation off the copper wire it fit the holes in the intake manifold and water pump.    

What did you use for spark plug wires?

The AMT '57 kit I used for parts came with black plug wire.I stretched out the wire and painted it Tamiya flat yellow. Then i followed the kit recommended lengths for the wires.

Added the battery and master cylinder,The chassis/interior combo is complete except for the exhaust from the headers back.I may go with sidepipes or resonators.   

Foiled the body,installed the glass and tacked on the grill.   

Mated the body to the chassis.I really like the popped up gasser look in the front!  

I decided to use chrome side pipes. The wire came in handy again to connect the headers to the side pipes.   

There was a gap between the dash and the firewall so I used body color diamond plate.   

Nearing completion