Spike Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 this is gonna be a replica of my cuzins regal that im doin. this will be what his car will look like if he goes threw with his plans when he gets $$ (just bought a house). but hopefully this will help inspire him to work on it now that he has more time and room to work on the real one.
Spike Posted March 26, 2008 Author Posted March 26, 2008 the valve covers,only thing that sucks is they dont say buick in em but they are close enough the dash board. still gotta figure out what im gonna do for gauges,get the tach on, and paint the center part where the heater controls/radio is also shaved the grand nation spoiler off and drilled out the key hole for the trunk bumpers are painted grey hammer finish with the black rubber. still gotta do the turn signals on the front bumper
crispy Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Looks like you have a really nice start on it. Looking good. I look forward to seeing it finished! Chris
Spike Posted March 26, 2008 Author Posted March 26, 2008 thanks chris. tonight ill have to dig threw my parts bin and see if i can find a few more parts for it and get em made and or painted. also thinkin bout opening the doors n trunk
Spike Posted March 26, 2008 Author Posted March 26, 2008 thanks chris. tonight ill have to dig threw my parts bin and see if i can find a few more parts for it and get em made and or painted. also thinkin bout opening the doors n trunk
Len Geisler Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 the valve covers,only thing that sucks is they dont say buick in em but they are close enough the dash board. still gotta figure out what im gonna do for gauges,get the tach on, and paint the center part where the heater controls/radio is also shaved the grand nation spoiler off and drilled out the key hole for the trunk bumpers are painted grey hammer finish with the black rubber. still gotta do the turn signals on the front bumper the valve covers,only thing that sucks is they dont say buick in em but they are close enough I have some resin V6 units that you may be able to use to modifiy the set you have there so they can say Buick.... Let me know if your interested and I will send a pair off to you....
Spike Posted March 26, 2008 Author Posted March 26, 2008 I have some resin V6 units that you may be able to use to modifiy the set you have there so they can say Buick.... Let me know if your interested and I will send a pair off to you.... got a pic of em??
RodneyBad Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 (edited) That will look great. Love the lil Details. That'll make it really Stand out. Are those AMT Nascar wheels? Edited March 26, 2008 by Zukiholic
Spike Posted March 26, 2008 Author Posted March 26, 2008 thanks man. honestly i dont know where they came from. i've had em in my parts bin for a while now but had nothin to use em on till i decided to make this. alls i know is they were originaly chrome
Spike Posted March 27, 2008 Author Posted March 27, 2008 got the header panel just about done,still gotta do the front turn signals,the headlight buckets,and make a front plate,,,anyone got a small goodwrench decal i could get for the front license plate?
Nick F40 Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Wow, I am impressed with this so far, I can't wait to see this finished. Those details are amazing. I love that front bumber. The real one looks mean!
Spike Posted March 28, 2008 Author Posted March 28, 2008 thanks guys and the real one is mean. its got a 455 under the hood punched out to 462ci
Dragon7665 Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 (edited) If you can't locate a Goodwrench decal, take head on level picture of the front of the car, then take the picture to a Photocopy Shop.. Adjust the size of a color copy machine, till you get the size that works for what you need(Take your front end/plate backing with you to match it up)... Once you have the right size, cut out the plate(and the Jegs decals if you did it right), use spray tack(Found in the Art Section of Micheals/Any well stocked Craft Store) to mount it to the plate backing, and then finish with a shot of Clear Coat over the top.... ***Edit***Okay Nevermind the pics, I found these to make it easier on you Just print these two pics out, then take to the Color Copier, and Follow the above tip from there.... Size should be 1/24th Scale, for all three decals, so ask one of te copy techs about adjusting the machine for the proper sizes(Print both pics seperately, as the size differences will cause you problems getting them to scale on one page)... Edited March 29, 2008 by Dragon7665
randx0 Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 looks pretty sweet,it's nice when you have the real car available to you for reference.
Spike Posted March 29, 2008 Author Posted March 29, 2008 Dragon7665-thanks for the tip but i dont think theres a photocopy place around here, and i dont have a printer randx0-thanks, and it does make it easier haveing the real car to go by,its just a few miles from my house and i can stop any day after work to look at somethin im not sure bout
Robert81 Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 That is sweet!!! Is it a street car or race car? I saw a cd head unit? I love the idea of the 455 in a regal, but I heard it is no easy task.
Spike Posted March 31, 2008 Author Posted March 31, 2008 its a street car. me n my dad helped him put the 455 in and it wasnt to easy but do-able. he had to order motor mounts,make a tranny crossmember and dent the headers to fit the power steering and whatnot
Spike Posted April 1, 2008 Author Posted April 1, 2008 got some updates. not much but its some. got the front and rear suspension painted up. rear axle is grey hammer finish and the sway bars and rear springs are yellow. this is the rear sway bar/trailing arms,fire extinguser,and race rear view mirror motor mock up. motor is red and the intake is painted aluminium and the tranny is painted with grey hammerfinish. still gotta paint the oil pan (might modify it they way he is doin the real one) and i gotta add belts/pulleys w/ assorted items,add plug wires with distributor,add fuel line,and custom build a air cleaner box found a pair or racing seats,still gotta paint the belts
Spike Posted April 1, 2008 Author Posted April 1, 2008 original trunk floor and a mock up of what its gonna look like. he aint got a fuel sell yet but he's plannin on gettin one with tax returns and a quick mock up pic i took for him. body is still not painted yet. its painted silver now,but will be primer grey to match his paint better. his is rustoleum smoke grey
Spike Posted April 13, 2008 Author Posted April 13, 2008 dont think i didnt stop workin on this machine cut the original molded in battery out and made a couple pieces to fill in the openings cut out all the stuff on the left front wheel well thats missing on the 1:1 car and made filler pieces. i also had to cut out the battery and the ###### that was here so i can run the ram air hoses to the inner headlight buckets and a quick mock up of one of the exhaust pipes that i made drilled the end of the header so the exhaust will stay together easier also drilled out the mufflers for the same reason i got some other stuff done but gotta get pics of em
Spike Posted April 13, 2008 Author Posted April 13, 2008 got the heater hoses on,the belts painted,and the pulleys and PS pump painted hammer finish got the headlight stone gaurds made,painted,and installed (he's only got em over both inner headlight buckets) got the tach painted and installed. i know theres no numbers but i aint got the skills to paint em on,and my printer dont work so i cant print any off got the trunk floor done inside,painted hammer finish underside,painted flat black tranny crossmember painted yellow and got the trunk cut off
Spike Posted April 15, 2008 Author Posted April 15, 2008 got some more work done got the fuel cell in place got the rear suspension in place got the trunk hinged also and a mock up of the motor with the air cleaner box and heater hoses in place(not done)
Spike Posted April 15, 2008 Author Posted April 15, 2008 NEED A PREWIRED DISTRIBUTER WITH RED WIRES ASAP!!!!
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