Scalper Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 I got laid of work on Thursday.. kinda still in shock. but I have a job interview this morning. Started working on this to clear my mind. this is the revel snap kit caprice. I got it for 3 bucks.. The body was already painted not the greatest paint job but it will work for this. I am building a training chase car.. The interior will be stripped of the usual police stuff. It will only have a light bar and siren for chase training. I have most of that parts painted in the last few days. should go together pretty quick now. Thanks for looking. all comments welcomed.
TFchronos Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Cool project, nice start. Goodluck at your interview, hope it all works out.
Scalper Posted March 31, 2015 Author Posted March 31, 2015 Waiting for the 32 window coup to take me there. Interview in a hour.
Brizio Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Looking a good start, love the Caprice. I'm late, but Good luck with your job interview!
Scalper Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Interview went well. Just have to do the back ground check.
Scalper Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Did a bit if work on the car today.. Chassis waiting for the wheels and touch ups Thanks for looking.
Agent G Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Good luck with the job! The car's looking good. A couple of tips if I may? EVOC cars were usually rotated from the street fleet to the academy training fleet. Dents dings and not so shiny paint are the norm. No wheel covers. Aggressive driving tossed them off anyway. Quite often we took off the door decals. About the only thing on these that said "POLICE" were the license plates. Engines and drivetrains were meticulously maintained as were brakes, shocks and tires. Certain cars were "modified" so much they were marked "For track use only". I'll leave that to your imagination...................... About 1 in 3 had some form of lights/siren combo for instructional purposes. Hope that helps! G
DumpyDan Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Looks good, hope the back ground check goes well...............LOL
misterNNL Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 I wonder if the back ground check will reveal that you're a model builder!
Scalper Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 I wonder if the back ground check will reveal that you're a model builder! Lol I told them that I pay attention to detail. I'm a model builder. They liked it. Thanks agentG I was thinking of steelies. But I'm not sure if I have any.
Agent G Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 For a real eye catcher paint the right side steelies half white and half black. It was a way for the trainers standing trackside to observe how well the trainees reacted to hard braking. Pre ABS days you had to have a sensitive foot to prevent lock up. If you dont have steel wheels, just use the full wheel covers. No hard and fast rules for these! I might be prejudiced but, I'll take any model builder, home craftsman or shop tinkerer any day. Sometimes, attention to detail keeps my people alive. G
Scalper Posted April 7, 2015 Author Posted April 7, 2015 Did a Little bit of work after job hunting. Interior almost completed. Will add a roll bar. Working on Rear Glass. And mock up. Thanks for looking.
christian-w Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 I'm looking over your shoulder Is the front bench installed already? Maybe you can take a little attention to the gap of the two parts. Some glue between them, let it dry and paint it over could help here it you don't want to fill and sand it
Scalper Posted April 7, 2015 Author Posted April 7, 2015 Thanks Christian. Took the bench seat out.. glued it. and later after my interview I will fill the seems with putty. Filled the holes in the dash. Thanks for looking.
Scalper Posted April 8, 2015 Author Posted April 8, 2015 Filled the hole where the spotlight would of been. Thanks for looking.
johnbuzzed Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Sorry to hear about the layoff. I've been there and I know it's not fun, but I did get a lot of building done (and, the house was really clean!). Good luck with your job search- something good will come along when you least expect it.
Scalper Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 Hello . Had a few interviews this week.. not getting much done.. but interior almost completed.. Front seat still bugging me time for putty. Hope you guys like it so far,
matthijsgrit Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Waiting for the 32 window coup to take me there. Interview in a hour. You go to job interviews in a '32 Ford? That should help! I wish for a nice job for you!! Nice project too....
Scalper Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 You go to job interviews in a '32 Ford? That should help! I wish for a nice job for you!! Nice project too.... Nope 32 window coupe public transportation. I think the bus has 32 windows.
Scalper Posted May 14, 2015 Author Posted May 14, 2015 I should of taken some pics. BMF trim almost done on the right side. Then I have to paint the iner window trim black. Slowly but surely. I will try to post the pics later tonight.
Russell C Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Interesting model topic, reminds me that there are variants of such 1:1 vehicles right here in the Valley of the Fierce Sun where you yourself can enroll in police driving tactics school: Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, Tactical Mobility
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