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[Jared Roach]

I'm trying to get back to building after playing around with the 1:1. I wanted to build a muscle car since I'm board with the newer stuff that I have been building so I picked out amt's Fast and the furious 1970 Monte Carlo.

Plans are a black on black with black vinyl top and keystone style wheels. Just a clean looking muscle car.






Thanks for looking.

[62rebel]

perfect '70's stance and wheels.... almost as if Chevy sold them that way!

[bbowser]

Very cool. I had a 1:1 and your plan sounds just like where I wanted to go with it, but I ended up selling it before it was finished. I'll be watching with interest.

[Bartster]

One of my favorite cars. l'll watch this along, l gotta glue bomb lowrider l'm gonna convert to a streetrod. Bart.

[lvnlwd]

my opinion is centerlines look better on first gen montes..... here is a pic of mine

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[CemetaryAngel81]

Great to see you here,bro!

[Davewilly]

I like the look of it so far. I love the first gen Montes. I had one for awhile...Here is a picture of the model I built of the 1:1 I had. I didnt get the real one painted but this was to be the color of it. I am re doing a new body for the model with the photo ecthed set and a vinyl top with the modeling around it. Maybe some time I will get it finished. Cant wait to you yours done. Might push me to get it back out.

[Jared Roach]

Thanks guys!

Here's what I have accomplished today:

Filled the seam on the transmission half's:


engine painted and chassis mock up:





Got the suspension set the way I want, now to focus on the body.



I'm going for a nice looking driver but is dirty and grimy underneath.

[charlie8575]

Not bad, Jared. I usually don't do the high-rider rear ends, but I like the basic concept of what you're doing. Certainly an improvement over the F&F depiction.

Charlie Larkin

[MachinistMark]

Whered the rear tires come from?

[Futurabat]

Off to a great start on a vintage street beast. Can't wait to see more of this.

[Casey]

Whered the rear tires come from?

Those look like the wheels and tires from the AMT Baldwin-Motion '70 Camaro kit.

Jared, you're gonna need some Gabriel Hi-Jacker air shocks back there to allow the rear tires to clear the wheel arches.

[Nick Notarangelo]

I did that kit when it first came out in the 90's,what a sweet kit,im going to check back on this one.
nice job so far.

[MachinistMark]

Any pics of the tread?

[cobraman]

As an old fart I like to see the rear ends up in the air once in a while.

[Jared Roach]

Thanks everyone! As for the tires they are from a die cast Chevy vega.

I'm going for a real old school look.

[Jared Roach]

So I started the vinyl top, and as you can see it still needs more work but it's a start. Also gonna pop the trunk open on this build.







I'm really liking this build so far!

[Scuderia]

That's lookin real cool so far good idea with the top. I've been debating if i wanted to add this kit to my to do list. You're doin super

[Jared Roach]

Thanks man. It is a pretty good kit, but I imagine the stock one is even better.

[Jared Roach]

So I got the top pretty much finished and cut out the trunk. Now it needs some hinges and jambs. Also filling in some minor spots and then paint!