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Hey James, I just took these pics, I haven't actually started working on it again after 40 some years, but I did manage to pull it apart and place it back together, no glue. Hope you see something that can help, or ask me for more. Cheers!

Thanks for that about the wheel covers. I do have that kit in my basement, and I can take pictures of anything you want, just let me know.

I love those interior additions, they really help those ridiculously shallow molded panels. Cut the seat down the middle is also a must do, nice!

No wheel covers in this kit. My thinking is that they make the more formal 4 door look more classy. The exposed wires might suit the sportier coupe, so why not make the switch! Neither model is in my near future though. Keep in touch, if I die soon you can have both kits! LOL

Thanks David, I also have this one and I'm thinking of the full wheel covers for the 4 door without the whitewalls, could be cool?

I just like torturing myself! Really, I do think that the Mobius is more correct, and they're not quite the same size. I WAS surprised to see the different roof though, I actually and mistakenly, thought only the front clip would need to be changed. I did enjoy doing it.

I just found this one in my basement, after decades, a real barn find. LOL It needs a total restoration, so thank you for the guide! Yours is looking great!

My kit came with a V8, but it's definitely not a MoPar engine:

So did I, although I use the term "grew up" with some caution! LOL

At the front I drilled out the headlights and used parts box clear lenses over foiled "buckets". Remember that I scraped out between the bumper and grille, then I painted that flat aluminum. Here's the finished engine bay. And how I'll display it at our club meeting. That's about it! Cheers.

Sun visors made from 2 layers of .010, poor lighting makes it hard to see that one layer is slightly larger for an edge effect, never seen, but just a fun thing to try. the Savoy I just needed the tail lights, I'll use the Mobius bumper. Here's the look I was hoping for from the rear.

Here's an old one that I never finished, original JoHan '59 Olds:

It's from CANADA, LOL

I'm sorry but I can't remember, I kit bash a lot of my kits. I have piles of diffs and driveshafts and headers and stuff, like most of us! It does look pretty small though doesn't it, but I'm sure it's MoPar.

Yeah I had a minty kit, but they're really not worth much, managed to sell the leftovers, no body, no dash, no front bumper/grill and no tail lights, for $10. Still had good stuff to complete someone's vintage JoHan kit that was missing anything. Metal axles, original screws, mint decal sheet, instructions, all the custom parts, chassis, interior, original tires, engine, was a good deal for someone.

Sorry for the delays, but it's been a lot of primer, sand, fill, sand, primer, sand, etc. BUT............ I've finally got the Riviera in red and mostly polished, still needs a bit more in certain areas. You can see that while I wanted a radical custom, I still wanted to preserve the Riviera look. Although mine is a 2 seater, I think the proportions are good because I also shortened behind the rear wheels, wheelbase is stock '63, windshield and cowl moved back a scale foot! Nail head will sit back accordingly.

Now with the engine fitted and the rear wheels made, I can start final assembly. Some small pads on the spring mounting points gives me the desired ride height.

This is something I do a lot of: I find the wheels I want, and the tires I want, but the wheels don't always fit the tires. So I take the wheels that DO fit the tires and combine them with the wheels I've chosen. Cut the centers out and discard those, de-chrome the rings that I'll use in Easy Off, and sand them down to the proper depth. I've always liked the look of wide steelies on the rear of a muscle car, a base model muscle car that is.

I more or less finished up the interior. For the door cards, I just masked and painted it to look more like the '63. I'm not going for a show winning replica, just a cool model. Notice the "radio delete" LOL

Took it to the club meeting Sunday, basically finished. Cheers!

This one's nearing completion. What a great kit to build, so enjoyable, thank you Tamiya! I did make aluminum exhaust tips to replace the plastic ones. (you could've given us these Tamiya) LOL

Okay, now I'm having fun. After removing the molded on detail on the firewall and inner fenders, I added it back with separate stuff, much better. Test fit the engine, yeah it fits.

Since I'm using the Mobius tub, I had to make the JoHan dash fit. It's starting to resemble the '63 dash, still needs a lot of tweaking. I lined up the firewall, but I'll remove all the molded on detail.

I had a resin bench seat for a Thunderbolt Fairlane kit in the stash. I smoothed both seats. I added styrene to make the front seat the same depth as the Mobius rear seat. Then I added some thin strips to create the base model look.

Inner fenders got "SIMPLIFIED" I removed the molded on wires. Under the front bumper, I opened that up. I drilled out the chrome headlights and scraped some plastic away to create the separation between the bumper and grille.