Car seems a little confused! Are you building a Custom or a Hotrod Merc? Chopped,skirts,frenched headlights.....BUT,scoop under the hood,tach on steering column! Don't get it... Looks great from the outside and I love the dash. Kinda like Tuxedo with tennis shoes.
I have the same issue with my 51 Ford, chopped top full 50's custom but when it came to the driveline it's all hot rod. I am thinking about swapping the motor out with a stock small block and overdrive but I love the sound of a fat cam and lots of compression LOL. But I do like your car and can't wait to see it in color! Billy
That's not what I meant....scoop looks out of place so does the tach on a Custom. I didn't say anything about the drivetrain,headers or the sound. It sounds bad***!
with the red dash, tach, and scoop. Might as well stay consistent and go with those bright reds you see on those 55 and 57 chevs. That's what I would do, and loose the skirts, drop it a little in the front, to be consistent with the compe***ion look. I had a friend with a Merc set up like that, Dropped real low in the front, no skirts, under the hood all the sheet metal had lightening holes.
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