Whosurdaddy209

Thank you all for the kind words, this was a very fun experience, I love watching everyone’s builds come together, I learned a few tips and tricks from everyone along the way. I think I need to get a 3D printer after seeing all the cool stuff y’all made. But that will probably be a little further down the road. I’m looking forward to the 2024 CBR, maybe I’ll build something other than a corvette for once 😁

This one has been sitting for a while, I think it’s about time to finish it up, I think I stopped right around the time to do the interior, I think I’m gonna go with dark saddle, I thought about black but i think it would be to boring on this car since the green doesn’t exactly scream look at me😁

This is my completed 1968 fixed roof coupe corvette-restomod. I believe it’s the most I’ve ever modified a kit, the main kit it the 1968 Stars and Stripes corvette by Revell. the donor kits were: AMT 1995 dodge viper Revell 1997 corvette Revell 2006 Z06 corvette Revell 2009 ZR1 corvette Revell C7R corvette the main body color is a custom mix of Createx lime pearl and blue with a bit of pineapple pearl over cascade green sealer. the stripe is Createx charcoal pearl with tangerine tracer stripes. all the chrome was stripped and painted gloss black. the interior is done in medium saddle, with carbon fiber dash trim and shift plate. Over all this was a very fun project, watching everyone’s builds come along has been very inspiring. And they all look incredible, I’m glad to see the hobby is still alive.

Looks amazing, I like how you did the seats. And the fins look 1000 times better

I’m calling this one finished, I’m very pleased with how it turned out. I wanted to list the mods I made to the original kit so here’s it is to the best of my memory.😁 body: the Stars and Stripes 1968 corvette roadster from Revell, the rear fender flares were glued and blended into the quarter panels, the hard top was glued and blended and the excess convertible deck was cut away from the inside. The rear spoiler is thin sheet metal with carbon fiber decal, the front wheel flares and lip spoiler are .020 sheet styrene. The windshield wiper door was removed so I could use the longer hood from an MPC 76 stingray, the L88 hood scoop was cut from the original hood and put on the long hood. I wanted the cowl to come back to the windshield. The mirrors came from the Revell 2009 ZR1 donor car, all the chrome was stripped and painted gloss black. I also added a rear roll pan since the chassis was cut away there would have been a lot of empty space there. interior: the interior is pretty basic, I removed the stock gauges, and replaced them with ones from google, the center ones were covered with a piece of sheet styrene and carbon fiber, in their place I mounted a GPS/radio. The shift plate was also replaced with carbon fiber and the shifter from the ZR1. The seats are from an AMT dodge viper. The steering column was made with different sizes of aluminum tubes so the telescopic feature functions. The steering wheel is a carved popsicle stick with photo etched spokes and horn button. engine: the engine is the LS9 from the ZR1 donor, the transmission came from the dodge viper, along with the computer and fuse box. Master cylinder came from a C5 donor. The radiator and core support are from the ZR1 as well as the air cleaner, which had to be modified for the hood to close all the way. chassis: the main center frame is from the 68 corvette but the ends were cut from the C5 chassis, the suspension was also used from the C5. The differential, drive shaft and axles are from the viper. And a skid plate was added to the center section to help with the chassis strength since most of it was cut away. This also made it possible to use the 68 corvette interior tub. wheels/tires: the wheels came from a revell 2006 Z06 and the tires came from the ZR1, and the brakes from the C5. I used some decals I got off a at for the tires, their pretty nice quality but I found that using a bit of future floor polish helped hold them in place better than their glue.

Finally finished, I’ll post the final 6 photos on the completed thread after I take some better ones, but I’m just happy to finish it after nearly 11 months😎

I would have to say mine is anything corvette, but my absolute favorite is the revell 67 coupe

Well after working on the wiring and different intakes I just couldn’t make myself happy with this engine, so I decided to scrap it in favor of an LS9 from the ZR1 donor car. I’m much happier with it now, but I had to change a lot of things under the hood. Starting with the radiator and core support, which required modifying the inner fenders. The fuse box stayed in the same location in front of the master cylinder, and the bottom of the hood had to be shaved a bit to clear the air intake, the air intake was also filed down to help clear the hood, unfortunately it lost a bit of detail. All in all the new engine fits better and I painted the transmission dark aluminum this time. The side exhaust covers were stripped and painted gloss black, since I used the LS9 manifolds I had to make the exhaust pipes out of 1/8 solder wire, I’ll have to update a pic of the undercarriage after a few more things go on. Hopefully I can wrap this one up this weekend 😎

I had to make a tough decision about my engine, after getting everything put together I wasn’t very happy with how it looked, so I decided to scrap the original engine and start over with a supercharged LS9 from a donor ZR1 kit. I am much happier with it now. The only thing left on this one is to clear and polish the hood, then do a final polish on the whole car and I can call it done😁

I got the interior completed, and the engine painted and wired, I was thinking about painting the transmission flat aluminum, but after looking at it I decided I liked the orange engine/trans combo. All of the accessories are black along with the wires and vacuum hoses. Everything is kinda mocked up right now, while I’m completing the wiring harness and trying to figure out where to mount the ecm.

Great looking car, I like the color. The inner fenders are a pain on this one, I glued them to the frame with plastiweld before I painted it.the 68/69 inner fenders glue to the body so it’s a lot easier.

Quick update, I’ve got most of the interior done, still have to install the navigation system and a few carbon fiber trim pieces, and the shifter/bezel, it engine fits nicely, still have to build the wiring harness and radiator. But it’s coming together well.

Had to do a quick mock-up, I’m pretty happy with everything, going to do a final polish now, then it’s back to the interior

Doesn’t the convertible version of this car have deluxe door panels? And do they interchange?

I finished putting stripes on the body, I still have to do the hood, i stretched the hood back to the windshield to eliminate the wiper door. So it’s one step behind the body, but it’s coming along. I’m very happy with how it came out I have a little touch up to do whet the orange meets the black in the curves of the stripe. I tried using carbon fiber decals for the first time on the splitter and I’m very pleased with the results. I’ve made the tail spoiler out of .008 steel, they say it’s easy to bend, they also lied😂. It’s also covered in carbon fiber.