Modlbldr

Cool video! A buddy of mine and I did a 3 min stop motion video similar to this about 30 yrs ago. Lots of work for such a short video. Great looking build though! Later-

Thanks guys! That sounds interesting. Not sure what route I am going to go yet. I was thinking of a shop rig with just bare steelies and narrow slicks in the rear. I'll have to give it some thought and do some mock ups to see what I like. I haven't seen that one. I did really dig this though when I saw it and thought the OB did a fairly decent job that should need little work (fixing the sunken roof and scribing rear hatch lines. Later-

Looking good! Nice smooth black paint. Should really pop with the chrome done. Later-

Thanks. Me too! Got the chrome glued on the hood this morning and I'm going to try to have it all finished by tomorrow night. Later-

Oooh, beautiful color! Later-

Beautiful color and vinyl top! That thing looks slick! I just finished polishing the body on my 67 Impala. Can't wait to see this one put together. Later-

Nice, subtle.flames. I bet it shines in the sun! I'd love to see your other builds too. Later-

I got this rebuilder quite a while ago and liked the looks of it. Since I am getting close to finishing my 67 Impala lowrider I figured I would get some things started on it. The roof has a slight hump in it where the OB molded the roofs in. It can be seen pretty good from the side view. I think the easiest way to fix this is a skim coat of putty on the front section of the roof. After running a sanding stick over the roof the low spot was much easier to see. I put a coat of putty in that area and I'm waiting for it to set. I'm thinking I'll do a bit of detail to the bed floor with runners made of styrene and I'll pull the seats to carpet the floor with some embossing powder. Later-

I got the body and hood polished out today. Nothing left but to chrome the window frames, etc and slap it all together. I'm headed to the finish line! Later-

Nicely done! What a classic auto! Later-

Stunning! Very nicely done mild custom. I enjoyed watching your work on this one and I hope that mine comes out half as nice. Later-

Got my order of bits and a drill from Micro-Mark today. The last sets of drill bits I got off-line were from China and couldn't drill their way out of a wet paper sack! I know these work since I still have a few from 30 years ago. Later-

My story for the build was that this guy drag raced his years back and then updated to a newer ride. Shortly after, his buddy ran his Willys down the wall in a drag race, tearing up the front sheet metal. Being the good friend he was he gave his buddy the nose from his old ride. Years later, and a few more pulled parts, here it sits, neglected. Later-

This is looking great! I'll be watching too. I found one more way to deal with the poor fit of the hood and fenders when I built mine. Lol! Later-

Thanks! I've been keeping a close eye on your Beretta build. You're doing amazing work on it. I had thought about doing the door framework in styrene but wanted to try brass for a couple reasons. I have a ton of it from my buddy's supply and I want to teach myself to solder. I thought the door and trunk framework would be a relatively straightforward project to start with since it is mainly just straight bars and wouldn't require anything to be totally accurate and plumb. I think I need to try a smaller diameter wire though and try incorporating more bends (make the perimeter in one piece) rather than so many individual bars with many solder joints. It's all a learning experience! BTW- I got a bit more time to work on the chassis last night but nothing photo-worthy. Later-

Great looking color combo. Nice work on the mild custom. I may have to do a similar grill idea on my 64 GP. Someone heavily glued the grills in and I broke one trying to remove it. Making it flat instead of the slight curve it has in it may be the easiest solution unless I can find a replacement. Love where you're headed. I'll be watching. Later-

That is looking great and I love that color and stripe. It's a shame about the streaks. Keep after it! Later-

I drug this out from the spray booth a d up to the desk today. On my way I took it outside for some glam shots. Man, I like this color!! Going to polish it out in a couple of days and begin the BMF. Later-

Great work you're doing to modify the kit. I always liked the look of the Beretta and really liked this kit when it came out. You are making it so much better. I have peeked in on this project for a while now and just now sat down and read through it all. I am building a modified body 69 Nova that my friend started. I've been using the 55 Pro Mod chassis and working it over to fit. Reading through this build has helped me immensely to see what I need to do. Thanks, and keep it up. Later-

To fix the short foot well, I cut the firewall off, added almost 1/8 inch of styrene and glued the firewall back on. I am not re-attaching the tranny hump to the firewall because in my 1:1 example the forward portion of the tranny hump is missing to expose the Lenco tranny. I like the look of it, so I am going with that in my build. Both problems fixed. I'll remove the extra bit of styrene in the floor in the morning once everything has firmed up good. I'm off to bed. Later-

Here's where it's at tonight. I had a couple of issues with the interior tub. If the rear tubs were in place, the cabin floor was not level. It rose up in the rear. Also, the cabin was almost 1/8 inch too short in the foot well. To fix the rising floor i cut the trunk floor free and cut about 3/32 off of the bottom of the rear of the wheel tubs. This allowed the rear of the cabin to sit level without the trunk floor hanging below the rear fenders. Later-

The 55 Pro Sportsman I bought was missing the tube frame. I thought I had unused parts for a Pro Sportsman Firebird in my stash but wasn't sure if I had gotten rid of them. After searching, I realized that I had moved them on but I found this glued up frame that I didn't remember having. This morning I cut the frame off the chassis and checked the wheelbase length using my narrowed chassis pan. Looks almost spot on! Now to clean up the road rash from the frame and get it ready for paint. Later-

Thank you David. I forgot to post the pics of the final paint and clear. Waiting for the clear to harden completely, then wetsand and spray a final coat of clear. Later-

Looks like you're off to a great start. Later-

Making progress tonight. Got the engine painted, assembled and installed. Yes, there are no wires. This was supposed to be a quick build. So, to keep with that idea, no wires. It's coming together! Later-