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stevekouw

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  1. Here are a couple shots of mine I built for my wife.
  2. I got a little more done this weekend. It has been hard for me to stay at the workbench due to a back injury at work so I am moving a little slow on this build LOL . I hope to get the body in color and clear this week sometime weather permitting. Alternator work: Muffler clamps: Fuel lines to the carb and fuel pump: Thanks for following
  3. Well, the front lettering was just not working out for me so I decided to remove them. They will be replaced with P.E. lettering in the future. Some body work: engine assembly primed: Chassis painted flat black:
  4. Thanks Bryan. I have used the walmart primer before too, but the duplicolor seems to cure faster for sanding. I really like doing the foil this way so far as long is it turns out good in the end. A lot cleaner in my opinion. I am debating a vinyl top on this one, but have never tried that yet. I am doing so many new things with build I don't know if I should just go all out or try it later. I have time to decide I guess lol. Anyone out there ever use the MCG photoetch set for this specific build? I have used some P.E. stuff a little now, but never a set for a specific car. Are they worth the time and money? Thanks All!
  5. Here is the engine half glued together. Will take some time to clean up any visible seams. And while I wait on primer to dry I like to pick away at small details. I clipped the exhaust off the tree and remove the molded clamps. Finally going to try the P.E. muffler clamps I bought a while back
  6. Here is the body in primer, I went with duplicolor sandable primer. Seems to build up enough and not fill in detail too bad: Before revealing Bare metal foil: Using a simple pencil eraser seemed to work well: Now I will scribe the panel lines, do any bodywork and wetsand then one more stage of light primer. Thanks for looking!
  7. I am started my next build now and am going to step up my detailing a little bit since I have a little time on the bench now I will be building the Revell california wheels 1965 Chevelle, but will be doing the stock SS Z-16 version. I really enjoy factory muscle cars so I'll give this one a shot. Parts out of the box: The hood will need a little work for correct fit: I am trying my hand at foiling before primer and paint and cleaning off the paint on the scripts and lettering after primer and paint:
  8. Thanks for the compliments everyone. This was a fun build since I have usually done muscle cars. I will be doing a 65 chevelle next. Keep a lookout for it!
  9. Just finished this one up this morning. I shared the build in the workbench section and now I would like to share the final pics.
  10. It's finally finished! Here is a quick pic. Head over to the Under the Glass section to see more of the final shots. Thanks everyone for following.
  11. Just waiting on the grille to dry then assemble it and this rod will be in the under the glass section this afternoon. Keep your eyes peeled!
  12. Here is a pic of the motor set in the chassis for good! Finally lol Upclose of some detail Thanks for looking and to those who have been following this build I appreciate the comments. I have been dealing with kidney stones for the last two weeks so I have not done as much as I would like, but I am in the home stretch. Then I have to decide what to build next
  13. A couple more pics: The generator bracket: I really liked the look of the opened front window so I decided to give it a try:
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