Kmb0319 Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 When I built my 67 GTX and posted it, I titled the post "the new Christine," as this kit was possessed. I had to strip and repaint it at least 5 times, parts went missing... overall, it was a total nightmare build of a great kit. In the end, I also wasn't really happy with the result. The color wasn't bad, but something about it just didn't "pop" with this model, and the interior was just wrong. I don't think they even made a tan interior, but my tan/brown two-tone really looked out of place. Also, the stance was off, as the interior/firewall connection into the body wasn't totally correct, and the front end sat too high. Then again, it didn't look BAD..... this was my first result: I didn't have a major issue with it, but I always looked at it and thought it could be better. Over the last year, I've changed wheels/tires on it a few times, thinking maybe that would make a difference... not so much. Without much on the bench or anything I'm really dying to build right now, I finally decided to bite the bullet and see if I could make this better. I didn't do much... took it apart, dropped the body in brake fluid and looked at pics to figure out a color combo I liked better. In the end, I went close to familiar: my mom had a 67 Belvedere that was baby blue with a dark blue interior. Instead of baby blue, I went with a very light blue metallic. I repainted the interior first, then repainted the body. Now, this thing was repainted so many times on the first build, I didn't have a great chance of getting it fully cleaned up and having a perfect finish, but it didn't come out too badly. For wheels/tires, I also made a change. I messed around with different options, but I liked the idea of dog dish caps on this thing, and decided rather than make the wheels match the body color as usual, I'd do them in black. I used a set of Nascar steelies for the rear to be a little deeper, and found slightly larger rear tires. The last thing was making sure during reassembly that i got the interior/firewall installation correct in order to bring that front end down and have it sit properly. In the end, it might be a tomato/tomahto thing, but I like the redo better. After so many repaints and removing pieces that left glue behind, the finish isn't totally up to par, but I'm much happier with the overall look. (engine pic is exactly the same.... nothing changed there) See which one you like better! I did lose all the body decals in the stripping process, so I just had to do the best I could with a sharpie. I was able to get the sides, but not the P-L-Y-M-O-U-T-H across the hood. I guess I can live with that.
Belugawrx Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Oh Yeah, I like that alot better KevinCheers
bbowser Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Nice color, better stance. I like the dog dish caps too!
donb Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Nice color, better stance. I like the dog dish caps too!Agreed!
Dann Tier Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Love the new look WAAAAAY better than the original!! -outstanding work!!!!
bogger44 Posted October 21, 2017 Posted October 21, 2017 Nice re-do Kevin. I love your choice of steelies & caps, never can go wrong with that look.
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