Bills72sj Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 The color and the dash look SaWeet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 Thanks, Bill! I appreciate your comment! I've been nursing an infected tooth and sinuses so I haven't gotten much done. The only thing I been able to do is dechrome the console, paint it black and add foil. Most of the foil fell off so I then brushed some of the chrome ink out of my Molotow pen that clogged. Just decals and a little touch-up next. Thanks for looking! 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 Finished the interior. Decals fit nicely and it went together well. Thanks for looking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Very sharp interior, John.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Very Nice! I love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Nicely detailed interior and the white color really brightens up the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Looking great. Nice work. I need to find me a Revell 66 kit and see if I can replicate my first car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 Thanks, Chaz, David and James! I appreciate the comments! Working on the engine and it had two carbs and two air cleaners in the kit, but the instructions only showed the air cleaner as an option. So I built the front suspension in order to insert the engine with the taller carb so I could make sure the hood would close. I wired the engine with a MAD distributor and added a fuel line and filter since there was room. Now the engine is complete and I can move on. The decals for it say its a 409 but it looks like a 396 to me so I'll have to find other decals for it. I suppose I should also strip and repaint the air cleaner but I'm not going to. Thanks for looking! 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 John, That is looking pretty sweet! I like the shade of blue and the white interior really sets it off. Great work! I built one of these a few years back but did mine in just a bit lighter Nassau Blue. Great kit! Later- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 8 hours ago, ModelcarJR said: Thanks, Chaz, David and James! I appreciate the comments! Working on the engine and it had two carbs and two air cleaners in the kit, but the instructions only showed the air cleaner as an option. So I built the front suspension in order to insert the engine with the taller carb so I could make sure the hood would close. I wired the engine with a MAD distributor and added a fuel line and filter since there was room. Now the engine is complete and I can move on. The decals for it say its a 409 but it looks like a 396 to me so I'll have to find other decals for it. I suppose I should also strip and repaint the air cleaner but I'm not going to. Thanks for looking! 😎 Looking good. Pretty sure that's a 396. I think the 409 had a dual snout air cleaner. The 65 Impala was the first year of the new 396 engine and I think the 409 was discontinued. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Looks great. I might have to track down one of these kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Thanks, Tom, James and Mike. I appreciate your comments! Mike, I picked this up at Hobby Lobby just before Christmas. Its a Foose kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 44 minutes ago, ModelcarJR said: Thanks, Tom, James and Mike. I appreciate your comments! Mike, I picked this up at Hobby Lobby just before Christmas. Its a Foose kit. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 As James D. pointed out the engine in this case represents the 396. The 409 engine was offered at the beginning of the '65 production and was replaced by the 396 around thew first of the year in 1965. The engine callout decals can be found in many of the Chevelle kits from this era. Should you be unable to find any MP me your mailing address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Thanks, David! I appreciate offer, but I'm sure I have the decals in my decal drawer somewhere. You would think since Revell had to modify the decal sheet to add the Foose decals they could have corrected the engine and fender decals. Not much done yesterday - put the together for the 65 with one whitewall decal and partially rubbed out a 66 Chevy Nova that I has quickly painted on Friday before the weather got bad again. Thanks for looking! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Nice red 66 Nova, John.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Thanks, Carl! I appreciate your comment! It took two days to get here but the body finally meets frame and the engine compartment is done. First, I had to completely re-construct the rear suspension because of the positioning of the rear wheels in the wheel opening. I had to shorten the stem on the universal and the control arms by about 1/8". I broke one shock but I'll live with it. Next, since the wheels were inboard too far I had to use some debonder to get the wheels off the axles. I then wrapped the axle ends (the part that is suppose to click the wheels onto the axle) with some tape and mounted the wheels on the axle end so that they were closer to the fender wheel openings. Finally, even though I thought I had tested the hood closure with the taller carb, the hood wouldn't close. So I installed the shorter carb once I had all the plumbing done. I added heater hoses in addition to the kit air conditioning hoses. Here are some pics. Thanks for looking! Edited January 19, 2022 by ModelcarJR spelling and grammar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Beautiful...🙂👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) Thanks, Guido and Mike! I appreciate your comments! This one is done. Nice body, interior, engine but the rear suspension and axles (too short) on the chassis are terrible. I'm not happy with the foil either but I did the best I could with a sheet that is less than optimal. I used painted chrome pen on the rear taillight bezels but they are a bit too big, I think. I would have used foil normally so I could trim it down but couldn't with this sheet. Here are the photos: Edited January 20, 2022 by ModelcarJR Copy to Under Glass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Beautiful Chevy John.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 Thanks, Carl! I appreciate your comment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Dang, that turned out real nice, perfect color choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 That is a real beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 Thanks, RRP and David! I appreciate your comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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