1957 Chrysler Windsor

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July 19, 2018
The object is combine the AMT 57 300C,,,,,,
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July 19, 2018
,,,,,with the front end of this 57 New Yorker promo,,,,,,
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July 19, 2018
,,,,,,into this: 1957 Chrysler Windsor. This one is the same color as the one I had, but with single headlights.
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July 19, 2018
It has the Windsor scripts and maybe a few other small things I can use.
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July 19, 2018
the promo fromt end is a bit warped, so first I'll have to straighten it so the hood will be straight
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July 19, 2018
Not perfect, but pretty close,,, good enough as it will need more work anyway
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July 19, 2018
I used dymo tape to try and make a straight cut. I knew it was too short, so I went all the way!
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July 19, 2018
Again, not perfect, but it's not wide enough either!
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July 19, 2018
There's the new hood.
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July 19, 2018
It's gonna need some work!
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July 19, 2018
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July 19, 2018
The parking lights & grill backing have to go!
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July 19, 2018
So much for that.
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July 19, 2018
now for some adding plastic on the sides and front
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July 19, 2018
The 300 trim will have to be removed.
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July 19, 2018
Done. The gas door looks a bit high to me, might give me trouble when it comes time to put on the trim ???
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July 19, 2018
Mine had single headlights, the 300 has duals. So I'll see if I can make these fit. ?????
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July 19, 2018
The letters & badge was the same on the New Yorker & Windsor,,,,,
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July 19, 2018
,,,,hopefully I can keep it in tact.
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July 19, 2018
The promo grill is about 5mm too narrow,,,,
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July 19, 2018
,,,,so I'll have to widen it somewhat. I'm thinking the headlights aren't going to look good, too much of a gap, I may have to go with the doubles!
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July 19, 2018
Spliced a section in,,,,
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July 19, 2018
,,,,and cut the grooves with a saw. Have to see what it looks like with some primer. I'm sure it will need some work!
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July 19, 2018
Getting there !!
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
The engine wouldn't fit between the upper control arms!!!!!
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April 4, 2020
fits w/valve covers off, but then you can't get them back on!
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April 4, 2020
grind those puppies off !!!
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
I was going to put plug wires on this one bit there was NO COIL!
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
the air cleaner on the kit is totally wrong. there would be 2 like this facing opposite each other.
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April 4, 2020
the frame or floor pan was warped. I knew that early on, but figured it would be acceptable??? the rear has tabs that fit into the body, the front just rests on pegs. Had to use plastic glue and clamp it to make it stay CA just wouldn't hold it.
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April 4, 2020
the exhaust warp the swaybars!
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April 4, 2020
not sure the Windsor had chrome trim on the headliner, but I did it anyway
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April 4, 2020
the tranny diptube is way out of whack. The battery was too tall and the hood sat up too high, so I hacked about 1/8" off the bottom!
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April 4, 2020
,,,but in general it doesn't look too bad really. the front wheels are too far forward! The body is too short distance between rocker panels and top of doors too short. Check the pic of the real car, much more space between the fender flare and the trim
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
well, the promo hood doesn't fit the greatest.
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April 4, 2020
the headlight lenses fit horribly. It took me 2 hours to get them in and had to use too much CA so they fogged, usually they dont
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April 4, 2020
I couldn't get the single headlights from the promo to fit right, so I used the duals. Mine had singles.
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
the trim color is too dark. it was really pinker.
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
the exhaust pipes when attached to the frame were under the bumper. had to cut them loose to get the bumper on!
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
the Windsor trim is from the Model Car Garage 300 PE set
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
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April 4, 2020
the wheel pins were pretty bad, they had to be shimmer or they would have been real sloppy, one is a bit loose.
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April 4, 2020
yea, could have done better on the hood !!! BUT<<<<<<<<<

Comments

19 July 2018, 00:55

Christian
That looks interesting, here I will watch excited.😉

19 July 2018, 06:23

Robert W Martel
Hey Christian!
Yes, it's gonna be fun! But it will be worth the effort.
Looks like you've been busy yourself. Some great projects.
Keep up the good work!

20 July 2018, 18:06

Robert W Martel
I gotta say this AMT kit was pretty bad as a whole. I had all kinds of fit problems with it. So far the only AMT kit I've built that was decent was the 49 Ford. I seem to remember as a kid that Revell kits were much better. The Revell kits I've built so far have been pretty good. The AMTs seem to have a lot of fit issues!

4 April 2020, 03:27

Christian W
Very nice conversion.

8 June 2020, 06:20

Robert W Martel
Thanks again Christian. I should have paid more attention to the hood. The promo New Yorker was pretty warped. I straightened it side to side pretty well, but didn't realize is was so warped lengthwise. The 57 Windsor was a sweet car back in the days! I remember it well.

10 June 2020, 04:32

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This was one of the nicer cars I had when I was in high school. Mine had single headlights, later production cars had duals. It was a real tire burner with a posi rear end !!

1957 Chrysler Windsor

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