tbill Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Cut, paste, ruin multiple kits to create, lol. Just wanted a 67 elco, not perfect, but looks great in the collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Looks really nice. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Looks good from where I am sitting! Where did you make the cut? Surprised no one ever kitted one of these, or a wagon. I guess because there is very little difference between 66 & 67? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Looks good. Tell us more about the conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Thanks guys . I messed up with the cut really, the cut line is right at the panel line of the front door and along the cowl panel line. What I initially failed to realize is that the 67 coupe front fender is not the same in the lower portion, the area behind the front wheel, where it meets the door gap. To change that, I ended up hacking another 66 elco to get the lower fender portions, and then spliced those into the 67 front clip. After that, I set about making the tail lamps. I filled the existing ‘holes’ in the body with putty, then took the 67 chevelle coupe tail light panel and cut the ends off of it so I just had the part that the lenses went into. Then with carefull measuring ( I eye balled it), I cut matching holes into the body to fit the new tail lamp assemblies. I used the 67 coupe dash to retain the oddly placed tach ( unique to the 67 SS), and sanded off all the detail on the 66 elco interior door panels, and grafted the 67 door panels on to them to keep the proper pattern. I used the 66 elco kit chassis/engine etc. to complete the build. The wheels came from the 67 kit I hacked up, and the red line tires are AMT parts pack bits. Again, it’s not 100% accurate, but for me, it fills a gap in the elco line . I’ve already built a few 66 elco’s, and have 64, 65, and 68 kits to do, and have a few extra 68 kits to turn into 69 and 70’s versions.....some day. This project has been kicking around for a year or so, and the bug finally bit me to finish it. Thanks for looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Turned out beautifully. I did much the same a couple of years ago trying to replicate the '67 El Camino I owned many years ago. I ran into the same problems you mentioned. I thought the Revell '67 Chevelle SS and their '66 El Camino would have been much easier to combine but the Firewall and the inner Fenders are different but they should be the same. Oh well yours turned out great. Look at my Avatar for an idea of how my attempt turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Please ad some pics of yours to this topic, would love to see them. I think I may have seen them before, come to think about it , but feel free to ad some here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 My Dad had one in near the identical color. Had chrome bed rails and whitewall mud grips on the rear. Got to drive it down the gravel roads near my uncles house in the country. Loved that truck but my Dad bought and sold cars and soon it was gone. Thanks for the memories with a very nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Looks great Tom, I really like it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Great conversion!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Looks great Tom!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Looks good to me too , not an easy conversion to pull off and you nailed it ! Personally the '67 looks much nicer than the '66 El camino . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Very nicely done conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 Thanks all, it was a fun build really, and my first attempt at transplanting a front clip. Have plans for more elcamino conversions in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Tom that El Camino turned out very well. Very nice work bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 26.11.2018 at 7:46 PM, mustang1989 said: Tom that El Camino turned out very well. Very nice work bud. i agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 A real nice looking build , well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Great looking one of one Elky! Nice color too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 sweet job , great looking build and color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Thanks guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Really nice conversion Tom ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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