Fat Brian Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I've been wanting to build a big, ignorant late 70s style build with the Revell Torino for a while now. Built basically out of the box I swapped the tires with AMT rubber and wheels from the pro-street Superbee. I also swapped the kit aircleaner for triangle ones also from the Superbee kit, headers from a Monogram 5.0 kit, valve covers from the Revell Boss 302 Mustang, and an a/c compressor. The Boss hood scoop is from the 69 Cougar kit and the rear spoiler is from a Revell 69 Mustang. Finally, I swapped the stock exhaust for side pipes from the Monogram 70 Chevelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Man, that looks amazing! This is what Sarsky & Hutch should have been driving! Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Looks era correct to me!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Nice job, that's one bad ass looking Torino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Nice one, I really like the period street machine look you've given it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 A true muscle car. Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Thanks everyone, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out for a quick build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Driver Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Pretty sweet machine! Are those Gabriel Hi-Jackers I see under there?🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Dodge Driver said: Pretty sweet machine! Are those Gabriel Hi-Jackers I see under there?🙂 I'm not sure, the ride height is built from unmodified kit parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Oh yeah! I can almost hear the Parliament/Funkadelic blasting from the 8-track! Edited April 12, 2021 by bisc63 typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger89 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Awesome! took quite a few photos of what is supposed to be the actual Starsky & Hutch TV car at a local show, so I have those to work with whenever I get to this kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Tiger89 said: Awesome! took quite a few photos of what is supposed to be the actual Starsky & Hutch TV car at a local show, so I have those to work with whenever I get to this kit. It's builds easy but the fit is a bit too tight in places. I had to sand the edges of the interior down along the window sill for it to fit all the way in after everything was painted. Same with the hood, you will need to take a bit off the sides of the hood for it to fit after everything is painted. The rear glass is also tight after the body is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger89 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Thanks for the heads up on the Revell kit. I'm working on a resin-body '69 Mustang hardtop, which will sort of have the same theme, big & littles, jacked up in the rear, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railroad Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Very nice Torino.👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) That's the 70s in a nutshell! Stance, sidepipes, tire combination, engine induction - check. All it needs is more diamond tuck, shag carpeting and a CB antenna! Edited April 10, 2021 by Oldcarfan27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 12:47 AM, Oldcarfan27 said: That's the 70s in a nutshell! Stance, sidepipes, tire combination, engine induction - check. All it needs is more diamond tuck, shag carpeting and a CB antenna! It does have the CB radio from the kit in it, I just need to dig out a guitar string for the antenna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Very nice build Brian. Cool!!👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 My favorite build of this kit so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good looking Torino and very cleanly built.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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