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Thank you. A relatively simple kit. Just pay attention to the warped hood and also the decal for the auto shifter on the console. It’s a lot neater if you hand paint the trim and just cut the decal and use the letters/numbers that tell you what gear you’re in.

Thank you. I have another to build in white so I will pay close attention to the shaker on that one.

Thank you. I was very happy with the colour. I’ve come to enjoy working with genuine automotive paints.

Thank you.

Thank you. Close to my best paint job. And definitely the best clear coat that I’ve done. There’s real depth to it.

Thank you. I spent quite some time trying to figure out what went wrong. In the end I chalked it up to user error

I had an automotive paint shop mix the Lucerne Blue from the original paint code. Despite a successful test-fit the hood wouldn’t clear the front of the shaker once everything was glued in place so I’ve left the hood off the latch. Disaster struck when I dropped resin all over the windows but I successfully polished out the blemishes with a range of sanding sponges and polishing pastes; the process has proved a very valuable experience in many ways. I enjoyed making this one. It came together easily after two failures that preceded it.

The body gets its first round of clear coats. Outlaw Paint’s 2k Diamond Finish Clear. It smells like crushed ants.

Finding the missing exhaust part (in a place I would swear in front of a jury on penalty of death that I’d looked a dozen times previously) inspired me to add spark plug cables, a 3D-printed solenoid and wire to the distributor and similarly 3D-printed oil filter with hoses to the oil sump. I used 90-degree spark plug boots under the oil filter base plate as hose connectors. and the interior is done:

I'd be keen to see the blown drag-car version of this car. Thank for the comment.

Thanks Noel. Yes, Fiats have the reputation of being prone to rust here in Australia as well.

Thanks Sonny. The colour call-out gives yellow as an option and it is the color of my friend's modern version of the 500

Thanks John

A friend just bought a 2018 Abarth 500. He'd longed for a 695 ss since he was young so I decided to make one in honor: All the parts sprayed: Some early work on the chassis and engine: The engine installed: A little progress on the interior: .....and the dash: The body gets a base-coat:

Thank you. I’d have to agree with your sentiment.