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I snapped a few pics of my intended engine and interior..the plug wires will end up gray w black boots. Heres where I backhalved the elco on the cutty Now for the 455... Looks like I forgot the power window switches...funny how cameras show the boo boos l ol l

Wow your Willys incredible!!love the fine details ..looks like te driver just turned it off and walked away very nice

Testors wet look lacquer..I always get heavy handed w spray paint hence the orange peel. Thanks Thanks ! I have a 71 olds convertible so this was a must have build

Ya gonna use that Pete tri axle setup for the dolly thatd be cool

The rest of the vitals on this build..the interior is white w black dash, 4 speed, and wood grain. The engine is the bulletproof 442..olds blue , aluminum intake getting a few details added to wake up the engine compartment. I'm gonna use the white 442 stripes for this one. Even with the disgusting humidity today I got the clear on the body..its gonna gas out a few days then polish out . Enjoy ! sorry no pics of the hood ..for whatever reason they keep failing the upload even though every other photo is larger size..frustrating Thanks for following along ! I add some engine and interior shots tomorrow

Thanks !! Once I saw that photo I couldn't leave well enough alone Thanks! I was really tempted to leave it black after the base coat..but glad I finished using the correct GM color. Thanks man you and mrs Kerry helped alot ! My eye kept saying something was off just needed that constructive feedback ( and from tom saying ya weren't feeling it convinced me to modify the roof ..I certainly appreciate it

Thanks I had alot of help getting the roof line to sweep back , several friends via email and texts gave invaluable advice when it was close..I just took it into the endzone

Well..sorta lol I wanted to keep everything olds, but the molded in fuel tank on the elco bed ended that plan. I actually backhalved the elco frame onto the cutty right behind the seats. I'll snap a few pics underneath.

Wow your dolly and steer car is looking great

Thanks Rider ! I've been puttering w this for a couple days

Finally in last primer coat..a quick wet sand w 600 grit for a super smooth finish , wash down and dry in the sun.. Well, I only had one option for black base in rattle can..good ole TS -14..even I cant screw this stuff up lol. Okay...seems I cant upload pics of the black painted body...arggg. figures. Heres the blue then Heading over to HL for clear , then itll be ready for decals.

Chatting with dr Kerry and folks about the look we decided the roof wasnt " flowing " right. I added several fillet samples to the bottom till we all liked it..then started body work. The winner was this fillet .. now to address that horrible under hang where the windshield frame meets the top..I'm trying Bondo glazing putty for better build than the thin tamiya stuff. I was warned about the possibility of shrinkage , so each layer was allowed a few days to dry . Each was sealed w Dupli sanding primer . My buddy mentioned I should use a black base under the Nassau Blue for more depth..so I sprayed a test on the hood..I was very impressed. Spoon tests w white left the color too silver for me..the dark base was perfect. Thanks for following along...let's head to paint !!!

Yeah the title is right...I'm building a "car " gm never did. I found a pic showing a 70 442 converted into an el camino style body...I HAD to build one..Mines gonna be GM Nassau blue metallic keeping with the 72 timeline when this car could've been built. Thanks Tom for the suggestion! The 442 white stripes should really set it off. I had a couple 72 cutty convertible bodies, and chatting w guys in our model group was told the 68 elco roof and bed would fit the cutlass with minor work..well sorta lol. Proportionally they were similar..I'll fix the rest. Heres where the fun started.. Off with its top !!! I needed the hardtop roof and bed from the elco...so out came the pencil and dremel and the bed after roughing in More to come !!

Lol yeah its definitely like driving a brick , Thanks everyone for the feedback

Thanks everyone!! I certainly enjoyed the build and dirtying it up really makes the details pop..now back to the glossy stuff lol

Seems like the most interesting projects have always started on a napkin sketch lol heard years ago designers at GM or Chrysler doodled ideas while at lunch but after tossing napkin in trash someone collected it and used idea later Sounds like my co workers lol

Checked out the Boeing steer car, the site mentioned 2 newer models use electric motor for power steering but the older variants used only driver power they call the " armstrong " method to steer them !! One video I emailed ya actually shows the amount of turning input the driver is doing on curves !! Cool stuff

Looking good Kerry that's an interesting project for sure !! I actually watched a few videos w daughter of the steer cars in action. Definitely looking forward to this developing

thanks for following along during the build ! I definitely enjoyed the build and still amazed about the amount of detail they crammed into the kit

As promised the finished pics !! more to follow

Simply speechless how amazing this turned out !

Officially calling this done !! My idea for trailers load didnt pan out so its rolling empty likely off awaiting its next mission, which makes sense with the raised tag axle ! I'll add pics tonite, first set came out too dark

Very cool project

Gary wallace has steerable lift axles or non steerable ones available. He doesn't have a website, you'll need to email him for info. gwtrucks@yahoo.com

I'm currently measuring and photographing a packer body from the local waste management , plan was mount the scratchbuilt packer onto the reissued Autocar . Cant wait to see what ya come up with , always thought these would make an interesting project