Scottnkat Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 This kit started as a broken used model. It was missing a couple of parts, but was mostly there. For this build, I started by taking it apart as well as I could, then stripping the paint. I had to do some bodywork by removing all the body trim and filling in the insets in the hood to make it flat. It was missing the rear bumper so I modified one from the AMT '69 Torino. I tossed the interior and made my own sidepanels, rear panel, and rollcage. I had to modify the engine just a touch to make it dual carbs and I made the exhaust. The only shocks were the two on the rear axle, so I found some extras in my parts stash and added two more shocks to the rear and another four shocks up front. The wheels were ones that I had cast myself and the tires were from the spares box. The chrome was ruined so I sprayed the bumpers and grill with Alclad. The decals were from the old Fred Cady set. Here's the "before" pic: Here's the "after" pics: Here's the engine compartment and one last pic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Nice save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 That top pic looks like the beginning of a diorama w/ the weathering (natural dust, I assume). The rebuild is sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Very sharp stocker. Very nice work and save... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Very NICE build Scott!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Great model! The days when they ran Fairlanes and Chevelles next to Galaxies and Impalas. Andretti was one of the few who proved he could make the transition from open-wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Real nice rebuild on this , looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Thanks, everyone - it was fun re-doing this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de3freak Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 ... Greetings ... : That is one good save as well as a good trip to memory lane ... thanks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Jessee Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Wow. That is a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavespeedway Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 next to richard's 74 charger, i think this is my favorite body style in nascar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Nice save and great model to add to your collection. I love these type of builds. Nice job! I would love to see what you do with the '57 Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Thanks, everyone. Ron, here's what happened to the '57 Ford http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79239&hl= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Thanks, everyone. Ron, here's what happened to the '57 Ford http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79239&hl= The '57 is equally awesome! Thanks for sharing that again, I somehow missed it the first time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roncla Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 You certainly bought that back from the grave. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartster Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Very nice, Scott ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 wow. nice job on bringing a neglected old model back to life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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