Jonathan Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Sorry, no pictures at the moment, but I suspect y'all could help me a little bit w/ advise. I have long had in my stash of projects a nearly complete Tom Daniel California Street Vette that is missing the hood and the associated louvers that are on the hood. I got this off of "that auction site" some time ago as part of a lot. I recently acquired a hood, complete with the louvers and I thought I was ready to go to town on finally building this car. I've got the hood and body clean, sanded, preparing for primer. I've started working on the rest of the car, and this is where I've got a little problem. The interior is glued to the frame in a rather unglamorous fashion. I've tried to remove it - even going so far as to freeze the parts and hope to pry them apart that way. No dice. Just too much tube glue. The suspension is rather warped, and parts are glued on (securely!) pretty crooked. So, my question - what will provide a good chassis, engine, and interior to this car? I know the "Corvette SS" was basically the same tool, but the only one of those that I have came in the same lot, and is in the same condition. Besides, I'd like to restore it, too. So, is there a readily available Corvette kit that can donate the innards and underparts to the TD Cali Street Vette and the "Corvette SS"? Thanks much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I think the Street Machine is also the same basic kit. I built the SS wagon years ago, and have the Street Machine which sure looks to be the same. This one is on ebay for $2.95 http://www.ebay.com/itm/MONOGRAM-CHEVROLET-CORVETTE-STREET-MACHINE-MODEL-KIT-1-25-1979-/251436722781?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3a8acbea5d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Think the interior from that kit would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 The Street Machine, SS Wagon, and Street Vette are all 1/24. I would certainly expect that all Monogram/Revell 1/24 Vette kits from 1968 to 1982 (?) would be basically the same kit underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Is the 1965 "black rat" and the recent issue of the Penske Corvette the same as the 1965 Revell / Monogram kit you're talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Any Tom Daniel inspired 'Vette Street Machine would be cool, in my book! Here's where I am so far. I've been sanding away the tube glue smears under the rear louvers and under the chin. I'm rebuilding the "t-bar" that will be under the roof louvers, although you won't really see that. When I acquired the TD Vette, it didn't have a hood. I recently won a small auction on eBay that included several hoods, but the only one I was aiming for was this one: And, I do have the louvers for it. My TD Vette Street machine is missing the nerf bars for both the front and back. The original owner had tube glued a rather gaudy (but I'd liked it back then!) chin spoiler to the body. So, I've been cleaning up the tube glue, and I decided to fill in the slots that are underneath the body where the nerf bars would be: As you may or may not be able to tell from the following couple of pictures, the interior and chassis are glued together with what I am convinced is several tubes of glue! And that's where I'm a little stuck. I think I'd just like to substitute the chassis and interior from another kit. Perhaps the engine, too. And, it'll need sidepipes! I thought the innards from the '79 pacecar might work, but not so much. At least now without much chopping and whacking. So...anybody think that the Monogram Corvette Street Machine (the UGLY one) might be a good donor? I do have the '65 Penske, so I might could do something there, but I need an interior that would go along with the TD Corvette era. Thoughts? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) Tiny update. First coat of primer on the body. The chassis is back in the freezer, as I'm hoping I can pop the interior off of it and use that with another chassis. I did score one of those hideous Monogram Corvette "Street Machines" ("...with Street Sweeper decals!") off of that auction site. I'm hoping I can use parts from it to reconstruct the chassis, if necessary. I do have a '66 Penske Corvette that seems to have the same basic chassis (I think it's a near-repop of the '65 Corvette PlowBoy mentions above). I could go that route, although I hate to cannibalize it. But, I may do that after all. Anywhooo - terrible cell phone pic follows: Edited February 5, 2014 by Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I've got the Revell '68 Corvette roadster street machine that is a good chassis donor I would think... Wheels roll too. I made sure of that when I built it... body is no count (see my glue bomb galore post in trading post and youll see why) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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