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I'm a big fan of the '65-'68 body styles. I learned to drive on a '65 (the family car was a '65 ragtop/283/P-glide/Tahitian Turquoise.) I had a few of these mid-60s full size Chevys and they were great cars that could be had cheaply back then. When you needed wheels, you could always find one for a few hundred bucks. I have the '65 convertible kit waiting for paint at the moment and I'm watching your '66 build, James. Looks great so far ?

The dreaded orange peel. I feel your pain.

I think this is brilliant! It totally works. Making everything else fit....that's the tough part. if the windshield works out to a nice clean fit it will make all the difference. I'm following this one ?.

Nicely detailed, Roman, very realistic!

Will the fan and radiator be ok?

It's a great custom element but using it sorta begs for some other custom mods for a balanced look. The roof swap alone without the insert and no other mods gives you a pretty convincing '67 Caprice. All you need then would be a vinyl top and a red crushed velour interior ? . I'm loving this.

Looks great, James. Are those kit decals? Gas Attack?.

Looks great, James. Congrats!

Yup, it looks great so far, I'm digging it. This kit is a really good one from AMT, for sure. I'm following. ?

Very cool, Cary, I'm glad I thought of it ?. Actually my idea was to use that roof on a '63 body. I think you have a really nice look with the '67, though, it works really well with that body. From the rear, it looks like a T-Bird, but because of the reduced backlight area. That option would cause me some contemplation. I'm on board, gotta see what you do!

I'll say ditto to all the above. The pictures show that black paint reflecting perfectly the surrounding objects. Just amazing, Mike, how did you go about getting that black paint job so beautiful? What paint did you use?

Looks great under there, James. A nice Show & Go gasser straight from the pages of Car Craft.

That big FE is a tight fit, Jeff. You may need to make some room. I had to.

Wrinkle city. You may have put that second coat on too wet. It's happened to me but with a clear top coat, trying to get a nice wet look. Laid it on too heavy. Probably why I don't like to use a clear coat. You have plenty to do while that body soaks. Get busy!

I'm with you on that! And just about every rattle can you find has their name on it. What happened?

About those wheels, James - I expect better from Moebius. Some of the newer Revell kits are supplying weird wheels too. I applaud your color choice! Everything looks great, James.

Engine looks fine, James. I think it's OK to use wires that look a little too thick on a race car engine, especially one with all that chrome sitting on top and those outrageous headers. I save my thin black wires for stock engine builds and use blue, orange, or yellow, thicker wires for race type builds. I have a lot of wire I can't use for spark plug wiring because the AWG number only indicates wire size, not the overall thickness. It's tiresome. Are you planning on adding fuel lines and linkage? Linkage makes me crazy; I avoid it.

I might go with black( I can't get a good black paint job either) if I was going to flame it ( my flames don't come out too great either) . I feel you, James. Anything with a chrome straight axle pushing the nose into the stratosphere needs a drag strip paint job. I'm kinda leaning toward some shade of orange but that's just a fettish with me. Yellow or maybe a metal flake bright blue. That black one in your picture is nice but it could be so much more. Got Boyd's? I've got my '56 300B sitting in paint job limbo with it's black paint job that didn't turn out so hot. I must get it it straight. This car needs to be black. It's a huge Chrysler Sherman tank and it belongs to a mortician or a pro golfer. Not a 27 year old with an adrenaline addiction. That guy runs in A/G every week and is trying to attract a sponsor. Anyway, just my thoughts, friend.

From what I've seen of Moebius, this will be a really nice build regardless of the color you choose. Let's see what's in the box, James ?

I remember some years ago in the old SA forum I saw a tip for a return spring using the element from a tail light bulb. I still have a couple of those bulbs in my junk box. Never did do it.?

By-pass hose? Return spring? Heater hoses? I don't know what you have never done ?

I just stumbled across this thread now..... it is obvious to me that Steven is a Master Craftsman. The level of detail is astounding. This is Ph D level model building.

I wouldn't want to change out the plugs, Steve. Maybe from underneath ?. Headers look good. Any street exhaust coming?

So difficult for me to get a great black paint job like this one. I'm envious. I also covet this kit, too. Gonna have to pay the price when I find one, I guess. Beautiful model, That Guy!

Well, you haven't let it stop you. Losing a little blood once in a while is good for you. I know it's going to happen so I just prepare for it. ?