I was thumbing through one of my recent PHR mags, and I saw this stunning 56 corvette. (i've attached a pic) and I then remembered the corvette value pack hiding under my bed from many birthdays ago. It contained a 57 which I figured would be a prime candidate for this build. Also in this kit were 4 other vettes, one of which was powered by an LT1. the 1:1 car is powered by an LS1. I would rather do the LS1 but funds are kind of tight right now to go out and kitbash the Revell SS kit. Here are some pics of where i am at. I've spent about 10 hours working on the body, molding in the headlights, and rear valance, I've had to hunt down another kit for the front valance and the hood. on to the pics. (oh, if anyone else has seen this car on any sites on the net, please post up a link, im looking for more pictures. I emailed PHR but have yet to receive a reply.)

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/108200412phr_smoy_03_z-med.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057LT1-med.JPG

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http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057vette2-med.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057vette3-med.JPG

again, i apologize for the blurry pics, they were taken inside, as it is rainy and nasty outside. the blue in the headlight in that last pic is from the liquid mask.

thanks for looking, comments, suggestions and criticisms are welcome as always

looking nice already !

Good luck on molding the underside of the front in, I think that might just be quite a hardish job, no ?

But you ve done a nice job sofar, keep it up!
Oli

Insane project!! :naughty: I'm in love!

Looks to be a cool project, keep us posted on the progress!!

Great project! Nice work so far.

Are you using the attached pic as inspiration, or are you going to build it as close to the original car as possible? Anyway it looks good so far!

well. as of right now that is the only pic that i have, so its merely inspiration. and the 1:1 uses the LS1 where as i have the LT1 . i want the exterior to look as close as possible. i'll have to pick up some pegasus T's for this one. The small write up in the mag on this one said it had over 100 body mods, but i have no clue what all they were. As for the front valance, it shouldn't be too hard. as long as it fits ok. I had to pick up a AMT 57 corvette gasser kit because im missing the hood and the lower front valce peice. that should be here sometime next week.

that looks cool. i just built a 53' vette with a LS6 and ZO6 dash board and seats, ill post pics tonite it the weather is nice.

Nice looking project you have lined up here

well the donor kit arrived today. the front valance was workable but the hood was too small so the donor has become the primary. so now i get to do all the body work all over again?

Sorry to hear that. Anyway, keep it coming! I wanna see this thing build!

Well the Guys That Built It Are
Time Machines Inc In Hudson Fl And They Are Up The Road from Me
And It's Owned By Jack Barnett of Apollo Beach, Florida.
I Belive This Is What Your Looking For
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100 Body Mods, I Know It Has More Than That!
That Should Do For Now,If You Need More Pics Let Me Know
(If It's Out There,I Can Find It!)

BTW I Think I Want To Do This Car Someday
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Hi Jake,

wow, both cars are impressing !!!!!!!!!!!

Micha

well.......umm.....WOW.... i had no idea. thanks a ton for the pictures. it helps knowing who built the car lol. i'm thinking that is a lot more work than i want to put into this one. seeing as how im already upset that the 5 plus hours i've put into massaging the old body have been wasted. i'm merely gonna use that for inspiration. as far as stance, and the wheel combo......WOW.....still speechless. that car is immaculate. again thanks so much for the pictures.

looks sweet

Nice Corvete!

Don't give up, at least make a vette based on this one you found!

Don't guive up!
See'ya!
Magliano

Great job so far!! I hate to see all that massaged plastic just go to waste. :frown: Is there any way you can add styrene stip around the outer edge of the hood to get it ti fit? :dunno:

well.......umm.....WOW.... i had no idea. thanks a ton for the pictures. it helps knowing who built the car lol. i'm thinking that is a lot more work than i want to put into this one. seeing as how im already upset that the 5 plus hours i've put into massaging the old body have been wasted. i'm merely gonna use that for inspiration. as far as stance, and the wheel combo......WOW.....still speechless. that car is immaculate. again thanks so much for the pictures.
I Will NOT Accept Your Thanks Unless You Build Your Vette!
DO NOT GIVE UP! A Project Just Beyond Your Skills Only Improves
Your Skills. Even If You Can't Get It Exactly The Same You Still
Give It Your Best Shot! If It's A "Walk In the Park" You Won't Get Any Better At Modeling. The Work You Put In The First Body Was Great!
The Best Thing About Plastic Is We Can Do Anything
We Want To It And It's Still Right!

wow...didn't see that coming. lol. I havn't trashed the old body. I'll hang on to it. It is bad enough i have to fill the hold in the center of the hood where the scoop goes, for the race version of the kit. I've started working on the new body. I dont have any pictures as of yet. I got side tracked on a 71 charger r/t that i am doing box stock. I need a few stock peices on teh shelf. lol. I have decided to put a bit of work into this one. I can't guarantee an exact replica. The seats wont be the same, i want the body to flow into the interior like the 1:1 car. and the motor wont be an LS1 even though i love the look of that intake. lol. I've gotten a bit done to the motor. I'll try and get some pics up tomorrow. thanks for the words of encouragement guys

That's What I Wanted To Hear! Oh And Your Welcome! :rofl:
Besides Build For Yourself! Most People Pass Right Over My Posted Projects (So If They Suck Nobody Will See It Anyway!) :rofl:
Good Luck On The Vete!

Jake(evo8owner)

thanks. Im actually glad i bought that other kit, instead of just hunting down parts. the tooling on the body is much better than the original starter.

Evo i just got you pm about not letting me give up. you've kept me goin. its slowed down cause im doing some OOB builds to get back on track on this and a couple other builds

Just Returning The Favor,All You Guys & Girls Here On The Forum Have Lit A Fire Under My Behind And I'm Back To Building Again!.The Only Problem I Have Now Is There Are So Many Cool Projects In The Works Here That I Can't Focus On Just One Of Mine At A Time(LOL)

just wanted to let you guys know i havn't forgotten about this one. i've gotten the body in paint and i'll have pics up later

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/10820vette1-med.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/10820vette21-med.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/10820vetteframe1-med.JPG

this is what i have so far. i decided to go all out and duplicate the custom frame as well. let me know what you guys think. This will kind of be on stand still except for little things until i get some more styrene rod and the wheels.

Great Finish and color match!!! That colors looks dead on to the 1:1 car.... KEEP IT UP!!!!!

Oh no!! Finally some prog. and you're gonna let us wait again?? :icon16:

Hope you find the styrene and the wheels verry soon!

well i have ressurected this. expect some progress shortly. i'm making the frame out of brass rod

way to go :sunglasse

its an awesome corvette, good luck with it

looks sweet keep it up!

sorry for the lack of pictures as of yet. i went and picked up a project vehicle last night (full scale) and was out late, and im going to see my girlfriend tonight. hopefully i can post some progress for you guys tonight. I goofed on one side of hte frame and it is WAY off so i have to fix it....thanks for all of the comments guys

What kinda full scale project? I got one too, last weekend, and it just might be the end of modeling for me.

i picked up an 89 s-10 that im gonna fit with a LS1 and a T56. sheet metal interior and race buckets with a cage. im workin on the body stuff right now. it wont be the end of modelling for me....i'll be doing both lol...

here are some pics of the frame thus far. i think my proportions are right.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057frame1-med.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057frame2-med.JPG

comments and criticism welcome

Looks nice so far. Solder?

The main reason I took up modeling is because I wasn't allowed to have a "real one." I found this '73 Camaro though, that needs a LOT of TLC, and with that I don't know if I'll have the time, money, or desire to model.

keep us updated, nice work on the body so far

awesome.....do you have g-machine plans?? thanks for the comments guys..
yes. its brass rod soldered together. i havn't cleaned the "welds" yet. im waiting till im done.

Great work.Congrads.

well i have made some progress on the frame. i have gotten the back portion of it sorted out and began to "weld" it into place. i need to go through my parts box and see if i have a vette, Trans axle and irs set up. anyone got one?

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057frame4-med.JPG

i've tried to model it as close to the frame i have reference for on a previous pate, as possible.

comments and criticism welcome

This is looking real nice. What topic are you looking at in the background? I just noticed since I see my sig in it.

lol. dont even remember what thread that was

i picked up the revell z06 corvette for the drive line just alittle bit ago. its going to take some shortening of the drive shaft tube for it to fit right. expect to see some progress tomorrow night!!

got started on the motor today. had to shorten the driveshaft tube. it is all aluminized. I've decided not to use torque thrust type wheels. I'm going to use the Z06's. i think they look awesome.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057framemotor-med.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057wheels-med.JPG

comments and criticism welcome

Man, can't wait till this thing is finished! :naughty:

HOLY CRAP!
That's NIIICE!!!

I think I'm gonna buy you a new digital camera just because I like your model. :smokin:





LOL

yeah. i could use a better digi cam. it doesn't help that my mom has started stealing my high dollar light bulbs i was using for my pictures. glad you guys like it. i've done some detailing on the engine today....i bought some new shelf material to start organizing my models. thats what im in the process of doing right now. keep the coments coming!!

Looks to be coming along nicely, keep us posted on the progress!!

i made a good deal of head way today. i got the rear axles done. got the motor mounts in place, and the rear end located. everything is working out pretty good so far...we will see when i go to put the interior tub in. lol. i got a couple pics one of the rear stance, and one is a rear shot of the transaxle let me know what oyu think.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057rearend.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/1082057rearstance-med.JPG

i have sort of strayed from the original chassis design. the back "pod" comes up too high. but it will stay as it is. i will just add in different upper a-arm mounts. i still need to work in the lower a-arm mounts and the rear portion to house the fuel cell. then to tackle the front suspension. clean up the "welds" on the chassis, prime and paint, and it is done then on to the interior!!

well, i got a good bit of work done on the chassis, its time to start working on the suspension peices, a-arms, shocks and such. i got to looking at the pictures and there are lots of details i missed that should have been done before painting the body. the fender wells should have been constructed and molded in, as well as the middle console. I am working on the interior right now. debating on whether to strip the body and finish the body mods, or to construct them and leave the seams.....what do you guys think?

Awesome work man, specially on the frame. Although I´d go with the Torq wheels. It will be interesting to see this one done!

Awesome job! like the chassis. That's gonna look great when you are done.

Very cool. I like it a lot! The work on the tube chassis is pretty damn good, nice joints. Cant wait to see some more progress.

this thing is gonna be sweet when your finished! keep up the good work

I love the lines on the original that you posted, and your mods do a great job recreating them...I'm doing a similar project with a 57 Bel Air that I've been meaning to post. Great job on the frame too :sunglasse

thanks guys, this kind of hit the back burner with my 99 mustang pro mod i've started. i kind of lost steam with the never ending work on the chassis, and needing to start fabbing the suspension components. anyone got some ideas for the a-arms?

Great Updates! It's Nice To See To Vette Again!
Great Work So Far, It's Realy Coming Together!
Keep Up the Great Work!

nice to see you watching this still

Thanks for the kind words about my car, I'm humbled by the intrest and the fact that someone would take the time to build a model of it. I would be glad to share more info or pictures if you want. Thanks again Jack Barnett

HOLY COW. this might just inspire me to get back to work on this thing. it is awesome for the owner of the inspiration for this thing to drop in. i wish charlie libby would drop into my fairlane thread. i've been busy with other projects, one of which being my 1:1 89 s-10 that is getting the pro touring treatment...i know im a tad off my rocker but hey, aren't we all. your car is gorgeous. truely a peice of automotive art.

HOLY COW. this might just inspire me to get back to work on this thing. it is awesome for the owner of the inspiration for this thing to drop in. i wish charlie libby would drop into my fairlane thread. i've been busy with other projects, one of which being my 1:1 89 s-10 that is getting the pro touring treatment...i know im a tad off my rocker but hey, aren't we all. your car is gorgeous. truely a peice of automotive art.

Pleeeeease get back to it! :) I've been following this all along, just haven't posted before, and I bet I'm not the only one.

This is a fantastic project - both 1/24 and 1/1 - and I'm dying to see it progress and be completed

GET BACK TO IT!! :) j/k

a quick little update. not any additional work, just some new pictures of how it sits right now. a decent mock up with the z06 wheels, motor and transaxle in chassis, and a nice shot of my home made axles. and a shot with my true blue pearl vette project.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/black2002ls/57%20corvette%20streetmachine/0915589-R2-038-17A.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/black2002ls/57%20corvette%20streetmachine/0915589-R2-044-20A.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/black2002ls/57%20corvette%20streetmachine/0915589-R2-040-18A.jpg

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that is a very sweet project!
BTW, what thickness brass rod did you use for the chassis frame? 2mm? 3mm? 4mm?

not sure on mm. it is 1/16th. sorry for the pictures. they get grainy when i shrink them. not sure why. could be because i am using paint

not sure on mm. it is 1/16th. sorry for the pictures. they get grainy when i shrink them. not sure why. could be because i am using paint

:thumbsup: thanks, I think that makes it about 1,6mm - hmm....thinner than I thought...

I get the same think when I use MS Paint to resize picures but not when I use MS office picture Manager :screwy:

Wanted to bump this one up to the top. Some things have changed. The seats are modified late model vette seats. I'm completely scratching the interior tub. I'm also adding some aerodynamics to the bottom of the car a-la carbon fiber. Sorry for the poor photos, my batteries were dying.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/black2002ls/57%20corvette%20streetmachine/DSCF5843.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/black2002ls/57%20corvette%20streetmachine/DSCF5844.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/black2002ls/57%20corvette%20streetmachine/DSCF5845.jpg

since I changed directions with the dash, I'm going to have to repaint the car. I'm not too upset about this, as the hood needs attention, and it wasn't very shiny.

Looks great so far, love the brass chassis!!!! This Vette makes me want to post up the '60 Vette I've been working on.