guybrush Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) hello at all... i have a question about a 76 chevy van i like to build a amt van but the body looks incorect i have too add the embosings(do not know this is the right word) in the roof sheet i think i have made 6 of this. i have search for some pictures and have see some difference in the site panels of the body... here is picture what i mean some vans have this embosing i marked in red and some not... can anybody tell me some details about that? greetings maik Edited March 1, 2015 by guybrush
Can-Con Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) That crease in the side panels was added to the kit for the A-Team version, which is an early '80s GMC. It wasn't originally on the kit in the '70s. Pretty sure it was added on the real vans in '77, a '76 shouldn't have it. Edited March 1, 2015 by Can-Con
guybrush Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 thanks steve... so it looks like that the pictures in the internet do not match the correct year build... that creases on the roof are the same on every year build or not? maik
disabled modeler Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 I believe the A-Team van is the only one with the correct roof ribs...for some reason they never added them to the other kits but all Chevy vans had them.
Eshaver Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Actually, the side reinforcement came on the 77 and newer Chevrolet vans Less known was a cargo door modification too. 1978 brought both a re designed dash board and tail lamps in addition to a grille that was overall bulkier . I was manufacturing van accessories at the time and the dash re design threw us off until we could get caught up .
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