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Got some primer on the frame before heading out for some turkey dinner. When I got back I started the roll cage. Have a couple bars left to put on. Pretty happy with how it’s coming so far. I need to fix the angle on the cross bar over the radiator but the ret seems good. All that’s left to do is everything else. And a quick mock up to see how it’s all coming together

For those that don’t know what Vette cart is. Hot Rod magazine took an early C4 Corvette beater and cut everything off that wasn’t needed to run. It was to show weight reductions effect on performance. Later Hot Rods editor started Roadkill and used what was left of the Corvette as one of there projects. They’ve used it on drag stops, road courses, road-trips and even a sand buggy in the dunes. A lot of people have since copied it making it hard to find pics of the real one online. I’m not going to get to crazy. Just needed something off beat to have some fun with. Any-hoo. Got the frame pretty much done. Ready to do some work on the front of the frame. Then it’s off for a coat of primer clean up and start the cage. Thanks for looking. All comments and questions welcome.

Hi All I started converting a Calloway speedster into a coupe. Ended up with the 87 parts kit left over and got the idea to make the Vette cart from Roadkill. Set the Calloway off to the side and started slicing and dicing to create a naked Corvette frame. Not sure how for I’ll get but here’s the start.

The GN and GNX had completely different rear suspension set ups for a reason. The GN had the standard 4 link style with the upper bars angled in for side to side axle stability. All GNs came with a sway bar as well. The GNX had a torque arm style. That has the normal lower control arms with a third long arm from the diff housing, running forward next to the drive shaft. This design requires a panhard bar for lateral axle stability. This was designed specifically for the GNX and was the only G body to get it. It improves handling and launches. It's very similar to the third and forth gen F bodies but doesn't share parts. Watch a video of a stock GNX getting ready to launch of the line. Instead of the front lifting with the rear end squatting, the whole car lifts evening. This is due to the improved geometry of the different design for a performance application. It doesn't ride as nice as the Regal/GN's. But it sure does grip better.

Just messin around with a thought

Got a little update tonight. Carved out the quarter windows and roughed in the window frames. It's got a guide coat added to start finish sanding all the large areas. Thanks for looking

Thanks. For me it's not the destination it's the journey. Plus doing this myself instead of buying resin increases my skills and confidence for future projects. I do have a couple of resin bodies of subjects that I like that are beyond my current skill set but if it looks like something I can do I go for it. Another project I did a while back may be getting casted by a very good caster and offered as a conversion kit. I'm also working on a companion to that one that I may run by him to see if he would be interested in casting and offer it also. There was a post about it in the resin section a few weeks back. I am working on a 69 Coronet from the monogram Super Bee kit that's stalled. I just can't seem to decide what direction to finish it. I put a couple pics of it up a couple weeks ago and the "companion" can be seen in the back ground. It's close so I may put some pics of it up soon. Thanks again

Thanks for looking all. Snake got it. The roof is from the AMT 68 Camaro and the newer AMT release of the Impala SS. I'm hoping to do the same window frames as the pic posted above. I got the parts that've been done finished with smoothing out all the seems. Now I need to scribe the trunk out and the panel between the trunk and window. Then its just getting the rear quarter windows into shape so I can get the B-pillars and window frames in.

Thanks. Here's one of the slicing and dicing

Here's a couple more

I've always liked the 67 Chevy full size line up but thought the more formal roof looked better than the fast back. So I decided to try making the Impala into a Biscayne. Still have a lot to do but it's getting close. All comets welcomed Thanks for looking Jeff

Thanks for looking and the replies. I got the body cleaned up and found a set of rims and tire's I kinda like. The rims are the Crager SS style from the monogram turbo El Camino and the tires are the B.F.G.'s from a Fujimi set. I still havn't figured out a color yet but I got some more to do before I need to decide. Thanks for checking it out Jeff

Hi all. This is the Monogram Super Bee 2n1 kit. I thought I needed some practice with smoothing out body panels. So I grabbed the blower hood just to smooth out, had no intention on starting this build yet but after looking at it I might have to do something with it now. Not sure what direction it'll go yet, but I'm kinda thinking like a day two or maybe a plain looking sleeper style. Thanks for looking and all comments and advice or tips welcomed. Thanks Jeff

This is looking great Steve. I'm a big fan of 2nd gen F-bodies it's cool to see one done in a plane jane style. Keep it going

Just my 2 cents. But I think you guys are reading into it a little to literal and skipping one critical piece of info from the song. The first line "well I'm not bragging girl so don't put me down". I always took it as he's trying to pick up a girl and anything after that is just exaggerating what he's got to be more impressive to her. Figuring she's a girl and probably doesn't know much about cars. Just my take on it and I've been known to miss the point before so I could be way off.

I got one with the plan of building it. When I opened it the windshield frame was badly tweaked. I tried to straighten it but just couldn't get it straightened. I was about to through it back in the box and shelf it. But I had the velocity channel on at the time and I think it was Iron Resurection that came on. They were working on a late sixties Caddy convertible and that got some ideas flowing. So out came my Johan boss man and surprisingly they fit well together. It did take some floor manipulation to give it a fairly clean underside but the wheels look fantastic on that body so I went with it and it is probably one of my best overall builds to date. I'll try and take a couple of pics to post up later if any one is interested in seeing it.

Spare time is a great shop. I've been to it a couple of times. I live south of Boston so it's quite a hike for me. But there is another shop Harry's Hobbies in Norton Ma. Great shop a little smaller than spare time but a great inventory that's 95% plastic kits. Two isles of car kits and one of military. And they have a pretty good aftermarket selection and it is laid out by make i.e. Ford, Chevy etc. it's owned and operated by Harry and Katie they are always there and are both very friendly and knowlagable. Another shop is Hanson Hobbies in Hanson Ma. They don't have a lot of anything but do have a little bit of everything. Models, trains and rc stuff. Enjoy your trip

Paul, your thinking of the chevy 229. It's a small block with the front 2 cylinders chopped off. It's actually a 305 minus 2 cylinders. The Buick v6 is a Buick design. The distributor is the easy way to tell them apart. The chevy has the dizzy in the back like a regular sbc. While the Buick has the dizzy on the front of the motor.

Its not to hard to convert a T/A to a Formula. I haven't done a 79 but I have done two Monogram 70 T/A's and I'm currently working on converting a Monogram 79 Z28 into a base Camaro. After I finish the Camaro I'm going to attempt a 78 Formula from the Monogram 78 T/a kit.I did the green one first It's not a true Formula but it gave me the confidence to make a true Formula. Give it a try. The worst that can happen is you'll have to sand every thing of and start over. Find one at a car show or cruise in. Take a lot of good pics with your cell phone and plan it out. Use masking tape to lay out the base area and then use sheet styrene to build it up to where it looks right and then slowly carve out the details. I even made the silver one a ram air version with air cleaner.http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/72809-70-73-pontiac-trans-amformulaespiritfirebird/ I couldn't get pics of the silver one I did but found an old link with some pics of it. Her's a couple pics of the silver one in the conversion process

Is this the place with the giant Amish couple in the parking lot? I have family in Hanover. I stopped there a few years back. But it was closed. I might have to plan another family visit to stop in and check it out. It looked really interesting and now that I know what I missed I'm really bummed out it was closed. I did take a picture of the Amish couple as my wife and I thought that was odd being from the Boston area. I'll have to take a look at my stash, I may have something to donate.

That's a Chevy small block not a Pontiac 400

You mean alligator clips. Not every one knows what roach clips are lol. Also, is that a kids pedal car model or a very tiny firetruck model? either way looks very cool and i would love to see more of it.

I know they changed from year to year , but I have a 71 plymouth in my back yard with a 2 tone green interior. Its a dark olive with the seat inserts in a lighter shade of green. I can try and take a couple of pics if you would like to see it.

And a couple with paint. I still havn't finished it yet. Maybe I'll pull it back out and finish it up.

It's not to bad to do if you drop the trunk area with itThis was my first try at a chop top and it didn't turn out to bad. I had read an article in Ol'Skool Rods with Bill Hines choping a 51 and decided to try it in scale the way he did it.