RandyB. Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Just finished up this pretty basic kit originally tooled in the '60's. I was told the kit was originally a '61 Ranchero fitted with a newly tooled grille to make it a '60 Ranchero to represent "Ohio" George Montgomery's drag racer. The downside to this is the engine that comes with the kit is a Chevy big block 454. Would have been nice if a Ford engine had been offered as an option. The grille stuck out too far so I dremeled off about a 1/16 of an inch off of the lower portion of the front fenders so the bumper could move back and removed the tabs under the top of the front fenders that the grille glues against in order to get the grille/bumper recessed back for a more accurate look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Great job Randy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 51 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 very nicely done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 You did a great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 That's really nice Randy ! I like how you moved the bumper and grille back for a more realistic look , Great job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 That is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnozzaP Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Nice work on that interior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Looks awesome, great job on the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 What a lovely result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmodelbuilder Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Beautiful car! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Turned out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Another super-clean Randy B trademark build! I always enjoy seeing your stuff. Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I love it! What did you end up putting under the hood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB. Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 12:46 PM, Dave Darby said: I love it! What did you end up putting under the hood? Thanks. Unfortunately the kit came with a Chevy 454 big block. Would have been nice to have a Ford engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB. Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) On 1/4/2019 at 5:32 AM, TooOld said: That's really nice Randy ! I like how you moved the bumper and grille back for a more realistic look , Great job ! Thanks. I had to dremel off about a 1/16th of an inch off of the lower portion of the front fenders so the bumper could move back and remove the tab underneath the top of the front fenders where the headlight/grille assembly glues against. It was an easy fix. Edited January 8, 2019 by RandyB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 8 hours ago, RandyB. said: Thanks. Unfortunately the kit came with a Chevy 454 big block. Would have been nice to have a Ford engine. Only one thing to do then. Stick a Y block in there! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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