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'57 Chevy Street Machine

Our favorite '57 Chevy fan wants another car done. This time, it will be Danbury Mint's classic '57 coupe in black, outfitted with the twin Paxton supercharged engine from their new Corvette Canyon Racer. We'll also give the car a cowl induction hood, swap the wheels, fill the antenna holes in the rear quarters, and possibly change a few other small details. Too cool !

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DM's classic black '57 Chevy is already a beauty. Let's see if we can turn it into something a little more menacing.
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DM's classic black '57 Chevy is alre…
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Say goodbye to the stock hood. This one will be fitted with a cowl induction bulge.
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Say goodbye to the stock hood. This…
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The stock engine gets the heave-ho in favor of a new mill.
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The stock engine gets the heave-ho i…
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Stock wheels ? Outta here..............
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Stock wheels ? Outta here..........…
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We'll make a few small changes to the interior.
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We'll make a few small changes to th…
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Removing the dual antennae leaves these unsightly holes that must be filled and repainted.
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Removing the dual antennae leaves th…
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This unlikely pair will become one.
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This unlikely pair will become one.
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Hard to believe these come from the same lineage.
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Hard to believe these come from the …
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DM's Canyon Racer was just released in late 2006, and it's engine will breathe new life into our '57.
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DM's Canyon Racer was just released …
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Here's the big beautiful motor with twin Paxton superchargers.
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Here's the big beautiful motor with …
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The undercarriage is all business. We haven't decided yet, but we may use the IRS unit under the '57 as well.
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The undercarriage is all business. …
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The Canyon Racer is dismantled. None of these cars come apart easily.
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The Canyon Racer is dismantled. Non…
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We were able to get the engine out in one piece.
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We were able to get the engine out i…
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The block is painted in a non-descript Battleship Gray. We haven't decided whether we want to repaint it or not.
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The block is painted in a non-descri…
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Now the '57 comes apart. Even though we're only changing a few things, we still have to dismantle most of the car.
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Now the '57 comes apart. Even thoug…
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Look at that ! The new engine fits between the '57 frame rails very nicely.
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Look at that ! The new engine fits …
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The antenna holes are filled with super glue and strip plastic wedges to minimize cleanup.
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The antenna holes are filled with su…
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After some body filler and a light sanding, we masked off the rest of the model so we won't have to repaint the whole car.
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After some body filler and a light s…
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Antenna holes are filled, and the area is repainted. We're able to color match the paint so we can save the client the expense of repainting the entire car.
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Antenna holes are filled, and the ar…
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Here's the stock hood with the chrome removed, along with the donor hood we'll use for the cowl induction scoop.
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Here's the stock hood with the chrom…
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