custom c5 vette

[pre98zetec]

I have a pair of the torque thrust's and I would say they would look very tiny on a Vette, They are only about 15-16" rim's.

[86_SR5]

thanks 97EX. I appreciate it. I might use a black or dark red base primer for the paint since now, I want a deep lucious dark red. Thanks again. The cage looks pretty good too. BEst of luck.

[white97ex]

thanx. im workin on the body right now. cleanin it up. got some final putty work to do and it'll be ready for the final coat of primer. any suggestions on an interior color?

[86_SR5]

black and red always looks nice. I'm going to do black and red in my 57.

[white97ex]

thats what i was thinking. using a semi gloss black. to simulate leather.

[white97ex]

well i dug out some wheels from my civic kit. put the good year tires from the vette on them. tell me what you think.





i did the seats. brushed on a matte black. and then tapped on a gloss black. it looks ok. the belts are gonna be burgundy. it looks decent. i'll see if my phone can get some decent pics of them.

[pre98zetec]

Look cool to me

[86_SR5]

you got any other wheels from the civic? maybe something different would look better, but those are great!

[jdmhotrod]

lookin pretty darn good man. your doing a great job on it, make sure to take some pics of that motor when you buy it.

[white97ex]

here are the seats. tell me what ya think.



the only other wheels i have from the civic are the factory ones. glad you guys like it so far. it'll probably be a couple weeks im thinkin on that motor. got to see how my funds play out here in the next couple weeks. i also got to get some styrene and putty so i can make the hinges and what not. hopefully tomorrow, i will be able to get the final primer coats on the body. and have it painted by sunday afternoon. cant really do much with the interior until i get that styrene to make the door sills. im also workin on a pair of nitrous tanks to mount in the trunk. they ought to make that 350 TPI scream. i think thats about it for now. anyone got any more suggestions?

[IzzyTrippin]

When i want to windowshop for wheels and such, I go to japanese sites. THe site with the most pictures is www.hlj.com though I've had issues ordering from them and I known other unhappy modelers online who have dealt with them in the past, likewise i've spoken to some who's had a plesant experience. I prefer to order from http://www.rainbowten.co.jp/ they don't have alot of pictures but will send pictures of any product you request a picture of. The customer support and communication with rainbow ten has been top notch and very timely. prior to the anthrax scare, it took only 4 days by EMS or AIR to arrive at my house in western maryland and shipping on 3 or 4 kits is usually only $16, the models are cheaper meaning that even after shipping a order of 3 or more models is cheaper then buying them in the states or on ebay. The site does feature LOTS of pictures though including ALL models currently available in japan and quite a few that are out of production, wheels, metal mufflers, GT wing sets, and a slew of aftermarket products available to the japanese market.

Additionally, there is a relatively new resin company in maryland called Historic racing replicas. they offer transkits and resinkits. A complete cobra daytona, corvette grand sport roadster, GT40 detail set to open the engine bay, and a C5-R detail set. These look like plastic, don't be fooled by the pictures, it's white resin
pictures at this link is the C5-R parts.
http://public.fotki.com/davetoups/af...corvette_c-5r/

[white97ex]

i love the torque thrust that okie modeler uses. he said they are pegasus with 23 inch sleeves. how is this done? i'll probably just stick with the wheels in the pic tho. thanx for the comments everyone. social hour starts tonight so i'll be out till midnight or later the next three days so i might not get much done until sunday. i plan on starting to lower the suspension tomorrow. if i get up in time

[white97ex]

well progress is slow. it rained last night so it is pretty humid out. not gonna get a chance to get the paint on the body today. so im looking at somewhere around wed. before it is ready for pictures. im about to start the lowering job on the chassis. hopefully i dont completely mess it up. this is my first attempt.

[white97ex]

well i got it lowerd. and paint on the body. it was a little humid out and it dulled the paint. i picked some more up tonight and hopefully i will be able to get the final coats on the doors and finish off the body. i got it lowered as well. let me know what ya think. the pics are kinda bad too. i'll try and get some daylight pics tomorrow

[white97ex]

well it has been raining here for like the past week. dang texas weather. so there are no new updates. but no one has been keeping up anyway. hehe