Hayden Poffitt 1962 Bel Aire SS/S, Chas Cochran,

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Here is the 1962 Hayden Proffitt SS/S super stock. This car was built after 4yrs of resurch and talking to Harold Clay who did a replica 1:1 car also, Phil Reed, Brand Proffitt (Hayden's son) And also Hayden Proffitt him self.

AMT 1962 Hayden Proffitt Super Stock Bel Aire

Builder Chas Cochran
Battle Creek Michigan USA

I have to take the box air photo so please bare with me on that as I have to dig out the extra kit to do this.

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Paint: 1962 Roman Red (Chromabase Du Pont)
Clear Coat: Du Pont Hot Hues

Decals: Model Car World

After Market parts: Replica Min of Maryland Cheater Slicks, Model Car Garage Photo etch. Scratch made the SunTach decal. R&B spark plugs added.

Scratch built: Sanders Headers, Sun Tach decal,Vavle stems in the rims, correct 4 speed shifter lever.

Detail work: Full wired, fuel lines, brake lines with T Spliters and emergency brake lines. BMF added to the windows, side trim and also added the trunk trim that the kit does not have or shows

Changes to the car: 1962 NHRA Rules on exhaust, plus the sanders (S and S) Headers over and under steering shaft on the driver side. Extra upper link on the rear end was added to make it the 4 link.

Out Source: Chrome Tech USA did the bumpers and gril.

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Chassis work

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Chassis

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Rims and tires showing the vavle stems.

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Showing the motor in the chassis and the steering shaft going through the headers.

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The mock up the chassis to show the header clearing the back of the front wheels and the angle of the heads.

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Body in color before having cler coated, decals and photo etch put on.

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Showing the exhaust in its stock location up to the front of the rear axles. Also you can see the brake line and fuel lines how they are in stock location leading from the front to the rear.

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Body done and being test fitted for the last time.

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angle veiw

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Showing the motor and the wireing. The fuel lines also have the cloths pins added to the fuel line.

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Now for the finsh model...

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