skymnky721 Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 Greetings from mtr cty,,heres what I would do to a 58 Impala if $$ was no object for the 1:1 car. Its a kit from the 90's,, AMT 3n1 I got at a swap meet,,10$ I think. Modified parts are: Removed hard top,, Intake for the 409 mtr. Rims,,rear tires,,sidepipes,used custom front airdam that came in kit. Painted w/ Testors quickdry enamel. Hand painted interior. Kit came w/opening doors,,but they took alot of sanding+ size/fit work to get them to close decently. Hand painted sidetrim work as well. No BMF anywhere on this,,just taped it off w/tamiya tape,,and painted it. I think its one of Chevy's best designed body styles. So unique. Enjoy all the works here,,keep on building!
smhardesty Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 A really nice job! You did that kit justice. Nice engine work and detailing in the engine compartment. Very neat and clean.
BigTallDad Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) Very well done. I'm curious about a couple of things... Did you call it a roadster because there is no soft top? Did you alter the tail lights to omit the back up lights? Edited July 23, 2018 by BigTallDad
skymnky721 Posted July 24, 2018 Author Posted July 24, 2018 Thanks guys,,and yea Bigtall,,I did forget the rear lens frames,,and BU lights. The bezels for the rear tail lens were so small + frail on the sprues that when I trimmed them off,,there were the dreaded sprue warts on 2 sides of the diameters, tried to fine file them round but couldnt quite get a convincing "round" look,,,so I just installed w/o the bezels{ I know ,,its not " period correct",,many times thats not so much my goal w/a build.} And Roadster does come to mind due to removal of the hard top. Maybe its not a roadster,,maybe "roadster like"? lol And opon looking at it closer,,I realized I forgot something else,, Throttle linkage rod going to carbs from the firewall area! UPDATE:: I have the throttle linkage pc built+ painted,,will install when it dries. But Ill paint the backup lights while it dries.thanks again for looking+comments. Build away!
Spitfire Posted July 24, 2018 Posted July 24, 2018 I like it a lot...that would be a cool car to see driving around!
skymnky721 Posted July 24, 2018 Author Posted July 24, 2018 Thanks Spitfire,,heres some updated pics w/ the x-tra stuff it needed,,,thanks for looking.
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