am73grand Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thanks guys for the encouragement. Chris, I'm not going to do the roof white. I'm thinking of doing the whole car Icy Blue with a darker blue stripe or stripes on the hood and trunk....just to give a hint of the Dobbertin car. Also I'm going to use the chrome Centerlines. I'll save the aluminum rims for my next project. Now that Fotki is back up I can show some more of my work on this...... Here are my scratch built sub frame connectors. One they are painted up they will get photo etched bolt heads: The floor is flocked and I'm starting on the interior. I'm using lots of components from the Hay T-bird. such as the amps, chute levers, seats and shifter: I'm pretty proud of how this engine is coming along. I added the alternator and water pump pulleys. Now I just have to run the belts...... As always, thanks for looking and your comments keep me building!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 This is looking awsome Ron, The blue color is yummy and the engine is very nice. I think you might knock this one out of the park, I hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Engine and chassis is looking great Ron, beautiful color choice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 I've never spent so much time on an interior but I think the results are worth it. The floor mats add quite a bit to the look. I found them on E-bay. I've also used decals from Slixx and the photo-etched pieces are from Detail Master. Next up is painting the body panels. I also need to build/paint the batteries . It's coming along slowly but surely. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Work it Ron!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1Volsfan Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Man this is looking sweet. Love that body style of those early Chevy II's and that engine looks killer. Your time and attention to detail is really gonna pay off on this one. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschlem66n Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 SAWEEEEETTTTTT !!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade043 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Man nice work so far. The end result is going to look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Pretty cool! Dash looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorbolt73 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Nice work on the Nova. As the owner of a real 1st gen chevy II, I can understand the limited engine room the stock front clip/ suspension gives. I too, remember the Rick Dobberton 65 Nova from back in the day and the pro street craze that was all the rage then. Glad you decided to go with the centerlines as those would be more period correct. The subframe connectors are an interesting detail. I know those make a world of difference in the real cars. I've never built the trumpeter Nova kit, but from what I've seen, It looks to be pretty nice..Question though, why did you back half the kits stock chassis when you could have just used the floor/ chassis from the AMT 66 pro street nova instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Nice work on the Nova. As the owner of a real 1st gen chevy II, I can understand the limited engine room the stock front clip/ suspension gives. I too, remember the Rick Dobberton 65 Nova from back in the day and the pro street craze that was all the rage then. Glad you decided to go with the centerlines as those would be more period correct. The subframe connectors are an interesting detail. I know those make a world of difference in the real cars. I've never built the trumpeter Nova kit, but from what I've seen, It looks to be pretty nice..Question though, why did you back half the kits stock chassis when you could have just used the floor/ chassis from the AMT 66 pro street nova instead? Thanks for the comments. There are a couple reasons I did the chassis the way I did. First off I didn't have the '66 chassis. Second, even if I did have the '66 it uses leaf springs in the rear. The real car uses a four link. Also the Trumpeter front end has poseable steering and real springs. This was the easiest and most accurate way to build the chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 no progress on this one love what your doing to it so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 thats 1 bad little nova Ron,i would love to build 1 but they are hard to find here and expensive..keep up the good work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Very small update. The base color is on. It really came out great. Now I need to decide on the graphics. If I cannot decide I'll just leave it a single color and clear coat it. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 I had this week off so I decided to wrap up a few projects. This Nova was one of them. I put it all together and hated it. The stance was all wrong and the front tires stuck out too far: I was gonna chuck it back in the box but I thought I could fix it. I was right. The stance isn't perfect but I can live with it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Here are a few more: Thanks for looking!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Wow this is bad a.. Great job I like it a lot!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 She came out really nice Ron! Your paint looks super, and the details just add to the overall realism of it. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Looks great from where I sit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorbolt73 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Very nice Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Nice job. Very clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Very sharp model Ron... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w451973 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Awesome Nova. I love it. Very very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 That looks SUPER!!!! great job Ron.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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