6bblbird Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 What to do with two Gremlin bodies and a lot of putty! I added a little over a scale foot to the nose using sections from a donor body.
vintagercr Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 OHHHHHHH, this is going to be cool!I agree!
6bblbird Posted February 18, 2017 Author Posted February 18, 2017 Fenders were easy , this part, I don't know.
6bblbird Posted February 19, 2017 Author Posted February 19, 2017 Body was stretched while the Polar Lights chassis had to be shortened!
6bblbird Posted February 19, 2017 Author Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) It took a lot of filing and sanding but I got it to look ok to my eyes. Engine is tight in the chassis! Just for fun, I made my own coil over shocks using red wire. Edited February 19, 2017 by 6bblbird
DumpyDan Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 Man that is sweet, really nice work. Gonna keep watching
6bblbird Posted February 22, 2017 Author Posted February 22, 2017 Experimented with rivets. Drilled out all the rivet marks on the engine cover and pushed .035 rod through, sanded them down, and painted the engine cover gloss aluminum. Next, I painted the cover with clear red to simulated anodizing. Finally, I carefully removed the paint above the rivet heads. A lot of work! Fuel injection system was plumbed and ignition wires and boots installed. WF
Dragline Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Lotta work turning into A VERY cool ride. Well done.
Reeves Racing Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Great looking engine. Looking forward to seeing the body in paint.
6bblbird Posted February 23, 2017 Author Posted February 23, 2017 Thank you all! Paint! AMCs have to be red, white, and blue, right?
Straightliner59 Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 Of course, they do, Walt! You're ready to match race the Cox Pinto. I've always liked Gremlins. Nice build, sir!
disabled modeler Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 Very cool build and idea...! Where did you get the earlier small bumper nose from...I have a Gremlin I want to back date to the earlier small bumper ones like my uncle owned...?
dungeonracer Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 I like it!Great choice on the motor. Goes perfect with that car!
6bblbird Posted February 24, 2017 Author Posted February 24, 2017 Very cool build and idea...! Where did you get the earlier small bumper nose from...I have a Gremlin I want to back date to the earlier small bumper ones like my uncle owned...?One of the Jersey shore model car club members gave me a body and some parts so I don't know where the grill originated
disabled modeler Posted February 24, 2017 Posted February 24, 2017 One of the Jersey shore model car club members gave me a body and some parts so I don't know where the grill originatedThanks Walter....I know years ago the made a Gremlin funny car kit that had small bumpers,etc. for the older body style...could be one of those maybe..?
6bblbird Posted February 27, 2017 Author Posted February 27, 2017 I'm pretty sure that the grille came from the funny car kit as that kit was in my "pile of parts" that included the Funny Gremlin decals.
6bblbird Posted February 28, 2017 Author Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) Stars and stripes Edited February 28, 2017 by 6bblbird
6bblbird Posted March 3, 2017 Author Posted March 3, 2017 I did a play on the " Funny Gremlin" name. Decals were ink jet printed.
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