om617 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 As usual i have projects that are going really slow,mostly because of bad planning,ideas that pop up,and the typical having to wait for parts. This one should go okay since i have most of the stuff i will be using. I wanted it to be an soft custom/street machine. I want to keep most visual things stock,but i have sanded down a couple of things on body,top front fenders,and the chrome detail on lower rear panels. The paint is Tamiya white pearl,hard to see the pearl effect on these pics,also need a polish. The BMF is not finish. The powerplant will be an 572cid chevy from VCG with an manual trans. I have modify an intake from the parts box to fit itb fuel injection from model meister. Would want to fit an electric fan in front of the radiator,this or i will cut out the original radiator and fit the radiator from an Dodge Viper i have some parts from. I hope to get this done before 2038 Thanks for looking,and any comments are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Thats very cool that motor sure does fill that engine bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Nice start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_m Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Oh man! Love that 572 in there. Bryan m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Looking good! The foil work looks great so far! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 That looks great. On the fan, if there is room to mount it between the radiator and the water pump it would be the preferred mounting point on a 1:1 car with a shroud. If it's mounted in the intake side of the radiator it would block air flow. I've not seen any 1/25th scale antifreeze on the work bench yet, but you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantacmet Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 AMERICAN GRAFITTI TIME! White Impala, that's what that reminds me of. Great work for an old beatup mold that's been around for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Looking good Tommy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubbs Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 looking good, I will be watching. this is one kit I can never get to come out looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Very cool project, great looking engine. I have a 58 I just foiled. 58 has so much to foil can be a pain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Parts look so much better with primer but it`s to cold right now to paint. Here is the mock up for cooling. Thanks David for advice on the fan. Is this kit really old? It has incredible amount of flash,but easy to get off. There is a lot of cool custom parts in this kit. I see now that i need an electric waterpump. Maby try make the one that is there to look like an electric pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Little update. I tried to give the car air condition and power steering,also alternator is mocked up. Engine need paint,also need to mount the fuelrails and and hoses etc. Not sure about color for the engine,but maby red,i also think red will be the choice for the inside. The cooling package is not decent mounted ,neither is the water pump and distributor on the picture,just mock up. Some pics. Attempt at foil is done for the body. I forget to breath when i cut so i think i`m going to die if had more lol Edited March 5, 2014 by om617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_m Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 lookin good! i made an electric water pump a while ago, if i can find the engine in my "engine stash" ill post a pic for ya. it was really easy to do...... cheers bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 lookin good! i made an electric water pump a while ago, if i can find the engine in my "engine stash" ill post a pic for ya. it was really easy to do...... cheers bryan Thanks. Yes i would love to see how you did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) Is there any awards for being an moron? If so i think would qualify as for today. Planned an cosy day with mounting molding and some other things on the body. Then it hit me,i could not find the molding for the bonnet. I looked on the parts three at least 7 times. Did i really have to get up and go to the kitchen and look thru the trash bag. I did, i looked thru everything,twice. I crawled on the floor,went thru the trash,and i thought,do i really have to go and buy an entire new kit just for this. So as i searched ebay i took one last glance on the parts three,well there it is,not very obvious molded but there. So lession today for me was to be careful when cutting parts off the the parts three so i dont cut numbers,as i did here. So there is 5 hours of my life i never get back Edited January 20, 2014 by om617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ha Ha been there done that . Its like the part that falls into the black hole under the work bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMPALA SS 427 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 looks real nice so far, good job with the foil, the 58 takes quite a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Electric water pump done. Found a source pic on popularhotrodding,com and tried make it look like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_m Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 yea i kinda dropped the ball on the water pump pic buddy........sorry bout that. looke like you did fine though. cheers bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 No problem and thanks. I been staring at it for an hour now and come to the conclusion it need to be a little smaller. I noticed this car dont have an brake booster,did these models not come with power brakes? It will be needing one now that there will be huge disk brakes up front. Also have to figure out the heater package since this car will have air-condition. I cut the core out of one parts firewall, and i`ll see if i might be able to fit with the original package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_m Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 they probably didnt have power brakes, and still had drum brakes all the way around......i dont know if power brakes were an option on the 58.....anybody know? cheers bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LacrosseBoss Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Power brakes were an optional feature on the '58 Impala.http://www.oldride.com/library/1958_chevrolet_impala.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Nice source,thanks. Even said there was option as air suspension and fuel injection. Test fitted brakes and wheels today,brakes are Brembo and wheels OZ Futura. Also got exhaust test fitted together. The front section with mufflers are from 62 Impala,the following backwards are the original. I think i`ll just keep it like this and maby try add some nice tips. Not decided if i should end it right behind the rear wheels or go straight back. Will try to get more pics when brakes are mounted,also the heater/Ac package,i did not want to now since the paint is not 100% dry. Well,this is really fun and sorry if i annoy with all the pics lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpalaBoy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I cannot stress enough how there is no such thing as too much pictures! In my opinion so many people don't post nearly enough pictures! This is a fantastic looking Impala thus far. I usually don't care at all for custom wheels, but actually like those quite a bit. Also, excellent paint job, foiling, and engine bay (in other words, everything). If you have access to the Revell version of this, it has really nice metal exhaust tips, which I used on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_m Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 tommy, i finally remembered where that engine i did with the electric fuel pump is...........i actually gave it away to a friend for a project he had going on, the engine was a perfect fit for him, and his build......sorry about that. cheers bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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