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That is insanely nice work! One of the goals for my hobby room in the new house is to build a race shop diorama/display case for my builds. A modern rig with a Featherlite done up in my shop's livery is on the long-term projects list. I'll definitely have to bookmark this build for inspiration and guidance.

Funny you should mention recovering from hernia surgery as to what brought you back this time around. That was exactly the same thing that got me hooked again as an adult.

Time to start sizing this project up. As I mentioned in the OP, the C6 wheelbase is very close to the C1. Just a hair over 3 inches longer in 1:1. A pass on the Bridgeport at work with an 1/8" end mill would solve that in quick order and give me a nice clean, accurate cut to work with. And as mentioned above it is going to be a very tight fit getting that transaxle to slide in behind the interior. It doesn't look like it is a deal breaker just yet. Worst case scenario would be to use a similar setup as what I'm doing with my '69 Vette. That would entail transferring the C6 suspension to the '59 Vette's frame and using a traditional transmission up front layout with a standard driveshaft. I would have to track down another Dana 44 rearend assembly from the latest Revell Viper kit to perform that swap.

Ain't skeered. I'll just use a bigger hammer. Seriously though, thanks for the heads up. If I go the belly pan route, much of that portion of the frame will be hidden. I'll make it fit even if I have to rebuild the tranny tunnel and give up some trunk space. I'm not opposed to shaving some material from the body and running gear in the areas that won't be seen as well.

I'll be 34 here in a couple of hours. Just this weekend at the Heartland Nats someone remarked to me that it was good to see the "younger" being involved with the hobby. I guess I don't look my age, lol.

I've had a couple of PMs and emails inquiring about an automatic transmission. The most current GM automatic for the would be found in the Revell '10 Camaro SS. I've got one that I've never opened so I'll hack the tranny off that kit and send it along with the T-56 six speed. As far as exhaust manifolds go, the ones closest in layout to those of the 60s-70s with the four ports dumping into a common log that turns down near the firewall can be found in the Revell Silverado. One of the hands has a heat shield molded into it. I have not looked at the '10 Camaro SS manifolds to see if they are any better. The C5 and C6 mainfolds are kinda funky in where the flange turns down to meet the exhaust and I don't remember exactly what the 98-02 F-body manifolds look like exactly other than the didn't look right compared to the vintage manifolds. I'll do some digging and post pics for input from you guys.

Headers are, more often than not, application specific. Even in scale, where we have some room to fiddle with making things fit, it would be difficult to make a one-size-fits-all set of headers. A set of shorty, street rod style of headers would be doable but incorrect for most applications. There are also plenty of tutorials out there for making headers from solder.

I'm down to choosing between the Torque Thrusts included in the '59 or the resin Salt Flats. One of the biggest knocks against the Revell C6 Vette kits, in all their variations, was that the wheels are too small in diameter and the tires were too narrow. I'm staying with the LS2 from the C6 Vette kit so their is no need for steamroller rear tires. The 20" tires from the '59 kit will do just fine. It then becomes a matter of which of the two above mentioned wheels to go with.

I've been doing some more research on the ZR59 SEMA car and it is C6 Vette up front only. The back is a bagged 9-inch all on an Art Morrison frame. I want to do a full C6 setup front and rear complete with the torque tube. I can go 2 ways with this. Modify the kits '59 frame (mainly the pick up points and seriously reworking/eliminating the X-member). This would be more "correct" but would require much more scratch-building. The second option is modifying the C6's chassis plate to fit the '59 body. The chassis plate of the C6 is relatively flat and could be reworked into an aero belly pan relatively easily. It's not as prototypically correct but does involve much less frame work. Someone on EBay does a very nice set of American Racing Salt Flat wheels to fit the large diameter tires in the '59 kit. I'm currently leaning towards option #2 and going with a pro-touring/land speed theme.

The '69 Nova has me a bit frustrated at the moment so I'll step away for a bit and start up on this one. I've had the '59 Vette for years with no real direction on which way I wanted the build to proceed. That all changed with my trip to the Heartland Nats today. I came across this Revell C6 Vette missing its body but otherwise complete for the whopping sum of $4. Needless to say, I snatched it up quickly. Given the '59 Vette's separate frame and that the C1 and C6 are nearly identical in wheelbase, this should be a rather straightforward swap. I'll be drawing some serious inspiration from this SEMA build.

Man, I hate hearing that. I've still got a '68 annual cab + random parts that I doubt I'll ever use. I'm holding out hope that Revell or Moebius will eventually tool up a new '67-72 GM truck. That's the only reason I let this resin one go.

Great turnout again this year and the vendor area has grown huge in the years since I began attending. I don't always have something finished to enter but I always make my best attempt to see the show on Sunday regardless. It's always cool to meet some of the guys from here on MCM there.

I just saw this build in the flesh at the Heartland Nats. Absolutely amazing work.

It's the Race Motors kit. '67 Chevy w/ 6' bed. http://rmrresin.webs.com/nf125.htm

I taught my sons how to spray paint with rattle cans using one of those.

I received a $300 Grex pistol-trigger airbrush for my birthday years ago. Beautiful piece of equipment. I needed a fitting to adapt it to my compressor. Needless to say, other than pulling it outta the box a few times to ogle it, it has never had a drop of paint put through it.

I've got the package with me and I'll mail it on my lunch break tonight. I just have not been able to slip off to the PO before work. In a recent email with VCG, once they receive the parts it'll take them a couple of days to make the molds. They'll send me pics of the first couple out (a shot of the parts and one assembled). If all looks good, they'll be ready to order. So if all goes well, we're looking at early to mid next week as to when you can start placing orders.

Great save!!

My all-time favorite year of Corvette and you did it justice. Good work.

I got word back from VCG. They do ship worldwide so all the international guys will have no issues.

Are we still having this LSx debate? The term LSx where the "x" is a variable meant to represent the different number and letter variations (1,2,3,6,7,9,A, etc.) was widely in use long before GMPP put out the iron block crate motor known as the LSX. Are they interchangeable? No. Are they both commonly accepted? Yes.

Excellent looking build. I've always had a soft spot for the 911. I may have to step outside of my GM pro-touring box and take one of these on.

You know I'll be following this. I always enjoy seeing another builder's take on a old project or trade of mine.

I'm pretty sure that CSC softens up resin and destroys it.

I'm glad I test fitted the body before I repainted. The tires are fitting a little wider than I anticipated. They're not coming off without breaking something so I guess it's time to do the scale equivalent of rolling the inner fender lips. On these Novas, there is a rather large bulge on the inside of the fender lips. It is probably designed into the mold to ensure the body fills out. I should be able to take enough off to squeeze the tires in.