Well ive been workin on this for a bit now and i figured id show you a few pics.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=500/10177767_1.jpg
the light is kinda messed. Showing off the scratchbuilt cowl hood.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/10177767_2.jpg
the rear quarter
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/10177767_3.jpg
a side shot, The wicked pro street stance
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/101777396_1.jpg
the heart of the machine, 396ci, equipped with 2 4 barrel carbs, and a Mallory UniLite distributor.

Im up for color suggestions!

r u gonna lower it more than that.motor looks sweetwhat color r u goin with it

thats as low as its gunna go.
and im thinkin a blood red color or a dark green or blue
its also gunna have a full roll cage and wheelie bar

Where did you get that cool Chevrolet plate to replace the rear seat? I like how the rims match, and think the ride hide is on the dot!

Where did you get that cool Chevrolet plate to replace the rear seat? I like how the rims match, and think the ride hide is on the dot!
yeah where?? btw color, white with red flames. I've seen this 66 impala SS by this guy Joe's house, it's fine.

That looks awesome dude. I love that Chevrolet plate. Like some other people asked, where did you get it? Keep us posted. I can't wait till this is done.

hehe, thanks for the replies.
as for the plate, believe it or not it came in the kit. Before i opened it i already planned to build my own, but i got lucky and it had one already with chevrolet on it, JAckPOt!

Sweet! I'd say black, but you know, that's just me.

i say get some diff rims, those look a little to small imo

is this a revell kit, and is that an AFX scale resin hood?

is this a revell kit, and is that an AFX scale resin hood?
I think he said it was scratch built mike.

Think of it this way, weaponcivic; The less wheel you have, the more tyre you can fit under the car's arse! :lol2: I think the cowl hood goes up a bit too far, but all the same this is gonna look totally nuts.

i belive it is the amt kit the revell kit was green the amt kit was the better kit keep goin the way u r its gonna be sick i would still lower it

I think it should be lowered to give it a pro-mod look.

Think of it this way, weaponcivic; The less wheel you have, the more tyre you can fit under the car's arse! :lol2: I The taller tire you have, the more power needed to push the car.

Mmmmm, that looks great! Chevelles were SUCH good cars. What scale is it? 1:24 of 1:25? :sly:

well, im gunna kill a few birds with one stone with this pic
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=500/101777rollcage.jpg
theres the cage, it looks bluish but its actually grey.
yes the cowl hood was build by me

No way you hand built that cage.

the cage is the 1 supplied in the kit i have the very same kit the hood looks great i would lower the ridge a little thou

yeah the cage came in the kit, and im currently working on more putty/sand work on the hood and the ridge will be less defined. Ill post a pic once i get it re-primered

so, what's the planned color for this?

Hmm... I like the cowl hood a lot. I was gonna start my aristo after I finish my current project (bright pink mopar) but the hood makes me want to begin another muscle car! Great Work! :bigthumb:

my god, im doing some test fits with the roll cage and other stuff, i dont know how the hell im gunna get the body on without cracking the car apart, anyone else done this kit that can give a few pointers?


anyway, im thinkin black for color now, maybe not, i dunno.

my god, im doing some test fits with the roll cage and other stuff, i dont know how the hell im gunna get the body on without cracking the car apart, anyone else done this kit that can give a few pointers?


anyway, im thinkin black for color now, maybe not, i dunno.
Are you sure? Aren't all the parts mainly from the kit? I've never seen that box before, this must be a rare kit, no?

yeah i've never really had perfect luck with muscle car kits from brands like revell, amt etc. they always make you stretch the body and you think its gonna brake apart but... it won't i've done it many a time! :biggrin:, try sliding the interior in front to back or back to front, and working the back down in the slowing separating the sides of the body back to front popping it into place. Hope this helps, if not i can get some demonstration pics! Good luck!

ps: black sounds killer!

Honestly, you all that claim revell, and amt (a division or ertl, amt is; no relations to revell-monogram) are purchasing bad kits from bad retailers, honestly, AMT does have nice kits, if most of them were mechanically correct, it would be very nice.

Man , now you make me wish I had not kitbashed mine :disappoin :disappoin

Love the look, Duplicolor has a nice Deep Metallic Red almost a cranberry color that would look really good

[Are you sure? Aren't all the parts mainly from the kit? I've never seen that box before, this must be a rare kit, no?]Not rare but I believe its OOP now. If you can find it AMT issued a 3 car set with this car a 66 or 67 Nova and a 67 Implala SS that came with a really nice TPI engine. I kit bashed all of them and now I wish I had another set. THe best part was that I got it at Hobby Lobby for 1/2 price which was like $11 for 3 complete kits

Work the interior in very carefully, most of my AMT and REvell kits are a tight fit, but with a little TLC and patience they go in fine

Honestly, you all that claim revell, and amt (a division or ertl, amt is; no relations to revell-monogram) are purchasing bad kits from bad retailers, honestly, AMT does have nice kits, if most of them were mechanically correct, it would be very nice.

O no, i wasn't saying that i didn't like revell kits, i actually enjoy them! :smile: But i was just saying i didn't always have luck with fitting the bodies. I mean they don't fit like tamiyas or aoshimas, but with a lil' finagling they are perfectly good kits! :iceslolan

O no, i wasn't saying that i didn't like revell kits, i actually enjoy them! :smile: But i was just saying i didn't always have luck with fitting the bodies. I mean they don't fit like tamiyas or aoshimas, but with a lil' finagling they are perfectly good kits! :iceslolan

Well that's why I dislike Tamiya models, they are hella expensive, go together like so easily (presents no challenge) and usually don't have an engine. When I buy a revell kit, I know it'll take some fiddling to get everything just right, and that presents a challenge, doesn't it? I mean, isn't the whole purpose of building a model to give you a challenge??

Sweet! Damn I want that kit now jsut to build it as a stock 396 and then keep all those Prostreet parts for something else.

Yeah, do it black!! It'll look bad ass in black with that phat ass cowl hood!

Looks good so far. Especially the hood!

Just keepin you all updated:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/101777misc.jpg
heres a pic of the seats and wheelie bar pieces

nice work! did you make those wheelie bars or are the aftermarket or from a kit?:smile:

I pulled those straight out of the box. Quite a lot of toothpic painting those little buggers though.

Like the seat belts, but they seem thin, still looks real good, btw check out my Fujimi Drift Machine if ya want to. Building an Old School 4dr drfiter:)

another update
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/101777Interior.jpg
as you can see i had to use a lot of glue to get the cage on. I had to spread it apart to get it to the appropriate spot.

Probably no more updates for a week or so, Relatives are coming for thanksgiving this week.

Cheers

niiice.

one sweet looking interior... i want to see more... lol

well this is for Purpura Delujo and anyone else who may be wondering how i built the hood. I basically used this Tutorial: http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorials/tutorial.asp?TutorialID=10&CurPage=1

but i modified it to my own likings.
since i didnt like the look of the final outcome of this one i used this picture:
http://www.afxnscaleresin.150m.com/images/67%20Chevelle%20Hood.jpg
as my guideline

by the way you can order hoods from http://www.afxnscaleresin.150m.com/outlaw_hoods.htm if you want, i only built mine because ofcourse the only one unavailable was the 67 chevelle hood

Sweet! Thanks alot for that link, looks like I will have to use it, because the 1968 Firebird bonnet isn't on there either :( I only have 2 hoods to practice this cowl induction on, hope I can get it to work, thanks for the link again, ProSS!

if u r still haven probs with the cage try to slide in thru the back lookin good thuo