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This will be cool build to follow, even if it would be a Curbside. The 1:1 car looks very good, and I really like the first Mock Up too. Keep coming, I will be watching this one very closely.

Looking very good! I really like the subject on this, and you are off to a good start. Keep it coming. For the sanding, I would use 1000 grit paper which works the best for me. And if you use Enamel Paints, like Revell and Humbroll, you need no primer for the resin parts. But if you have somekind of other paint planned and they need primer, I'd like to hear it too.

Back from page three. I had no time to build for the past week, but now it seems I can get something done again. I added some thinned gold paint for the carburetors, to make them look more like metal parts. Then I painted the chassis with flat black, and after that I painted the frame Gloss Black. Trying to get it on four wheels soon.

This has been on a hold for a while, but I'm back at it! Now this time it will get finished, I'll promise. I finished the interior, dashboard is painted body color and foiled and decaled. I found no problems with putting this interior together, and this interior is really easy to make look good. And started Polishing the body.... Top, trunk lid and part of the side is polished...Still long way to go...

Cool Gassers! Very Nice! I'm looking forward of seeing more of them. I will add your name to the list.

I have done something for the interior of my '86 El Camino. Because the quality of it is very poor, I decided to go simple way and paint everything with different shades of black paints. I didn't have any good seats for it, so I used those from the kit, dashboard quality is not very good either, but I had to go with it this time. I added those little door "handles" to the door panels. They are made from Solder. Still missing Shifter, some adjusting to the cauges and other cleanup.

There was a thread in Drag Racing Models section while back, but don't know what is the situation. I'd really like to have one.

You do fantastic work with this one. I like that detailing very much, it looks just like 1:1 car. Over all it looks excellent to me, oh and those wheels are super cool! For inspiration, Robert Joosten's Camaro ProMod at Alastaro, 2011.

It is an excellent kit, here are some pictures of the parts, in build process. All Pics: http://s486.photobucket.com/albums/rr225/nigot58/62%20Pontiac%20Catalina%20Super%20Stock/?start=0 That time I tried to use Fotki, too. So here are the pictures of parts trees. http://public.fotki.com/NostalgicDrag/62-pontiac-catalina/

Very Nice! I've seen one of these in person, and after that I appreciate your work even more. It's not easy to convert a Promo to this nice model! Like the look of those wheels and tires on this one, those match perfectly with the paint and engine choice. Overall fantastic build, only those headlights would be bit more realistic since now they look chromed to me, but that's very small thing.

Pro Street CBP. Pro Stock is completely different, as they are Professional Class Race Cars with very tight rules. Anyway this looks excellent to me. Nice engine detailing, looks like real engine coming together. I really like the colors and paint job too. Can't wait to see more of this.

Cool! Makes me motivated to get back to mine....Yes, I'm building '29 Ford Pickup Gasser too. I like the engine details, and primer really fits to Old School style Drag Car. Looks good.

That's very nice looking Hemi Dart. Paint job is fantastic, so smooth and shiny. I like the engine details too, and the slight weathering even if I usually don't like it, but this just fits to my eye perfectly. Very nice build.

Hey guys, wait for me . I have one '41 Plymouth Gasser in the works now. Your build looks excellent so far. I like the stance alot. Nice paint and decals, too and I like the wheel choice. Maybe making the rear fender openings of the body bit larger would look better so rear axle could be bit wider? Otherwise it looks excellent.

Very nice color, and fantastic paint job! I bet this will be great quality build once finished, since you do excellent work with every build. But those wheels just don't fit with this body at all, it needs 15" wheels with narrow white wall tires. Oh well, actually I think every single car can't have any bigger wheels than 15" (Including new Camaro, Challenger etc.), so...... .

The engines are the same I believe. My dad has that Dave Strickler's Old Reliable '62 Chevy Super Stocker, but I don't have any experience of the Hayden Proffit's Super Stocker. But since the manufacturer is the same, I believe that there are no differences. Revell's new '62 Impala has different looking Super Stock Engine, but both are 60s style. If you are planning to do today's Super Stock engine, you have to do some modifications to those engines.

For the basic Street Body- I have the AMT kit and it really looks good to me. Correctly shaped and everything. There is some need for putty, sink marks and that kind of stuff need to be smoothed, but otherwise it's nice. It has those Stock parts, too. I'd really like to see Monza Town Coupe as well, but....

I guess it's AMT '62 Chevrolet Bel Air. Never seen any other '62 Bubbletop Model Kits.

Why not? If you use the tires and wheels and the engine from that kit.....Why not to use the frame too? Of course it don't fit to a Funny Car which has 1:1 car to replicate, but a car that "Could Have Raced" could be built well with the Hustler's frame. Or at least I could do it.

Wow, I will be watching VERY closely, interesting to see progress. This is absolutely another Nader's Nightmare! (Yes, Haven't forgotten Dave G.'s Naders Nightmare).

As mentioned above, Miss Deal Studebaker is great chassis, engine, suspension etc. donor-kit. Basically everything except the body can be used well with other body, too. I built the '59 Simca Gasser, I've seen it also under couple of Impalas, Fairlanes, Chargers etc. Another one is either Revell's '67 Chevelle (The California Wheels release) where you can get the stock taillight panel for the Pro Street kit, or then just the Pro Street kit for the engine, interior and chassis to fit inside the stock body. Revell Pro Sportsman '55 and '57 Chevrolets (And of course other tube frame Drag Cars like the Jukebox Ford, Christine ProMod, Pro Stock kits........), their chassis and drivetrain is nice to fit under another body to make unique Drag Racer... Revell's Chi Town Hustler is also great for wheels and tires, especially the wheels are excellent. Of course the engine and frame can be used, too. ...And there are so many more.

And then I moved on to the engine. Here you can see two Nightmare parts, the kit offers. 1. Fan Belt. It's way too thick, and the alternator belt pulley looks really small. I cut those two pulleys seperate, I will find one for the alternator and make the belt myself. 2. Alternator. Well, what can I say?! Look At It!!! Looks like carburetor to me. Needless to say, I'm not gonna use it. And then I modified the Water Pump to fit well with that engine, it's not floating model anymore.

Bodywork time. I filled the gap between the Choo Choo Customs Monte Carlo-style nose and rest of the body with styrene and putty. Also I decided to remove the holes what are next to the windshield wipers. They are meant for the tabs what are located underside the hood. I removed them from the hood, so I filled the holes with styrene. After some putty, I decided to primer the body....... ...After primer, it looks like there's some sanding still needed, but not too much. Since the nose is not molded to body in real car, I mean that there are seams between it and the body, I will just sand a little those puttys, and then I will shoot another coat of primer and paint.

Thanks Tony and Sam! And the main problem is that my fingers are in trouble sometimes when I'm doing this. They just seem to be too big and it takes many tries, but usually the end result is Okay. And if not, I try again.

Hey Alan- How did you make the collectors for those? They look excellent, but I had no luck making them, I've scratchbuilt many headers, though but they all need good collectors.