Fish_65 Posted July 7, 2019 Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) This was built as a companion to my '69 Nova. I refer to them as the Lemon & the Lime and display them next to each other on my shelf. Here's the Nova http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/143520-1969-nova-the-kiwi/?tab=comments#comment-2104343 I started this project with a Johan 1970 442. As with the Nova, I wanted to build something with a Hot Rod Drag Week/Street Outlaws kind of vibe. I used a AMT '69 442 chassis which was basically a drop in swap. I think I robbed the BBC from the AMT '68 El Camino (or could be the AMT '70 Monte Carlo ??) as this had to have an automatic trans. I added some go fast goodies for the engine from the parts box and a MAD distributor. I used the stock interior tub, but added a scratchbuilt roll cage and a driver. Tires and wheels came from the parts box, decals are Fred Caddy W30 and paint is Testors One-Coat Inca Gold with One-Coat clear. The worst part of the build was creating the outlaw style cowl hood. I cut the cowl scoop from a resin hood I had and grafted it to the kit hood. Sounds pretty easy, but the 442 hood has huge low spot between the raised "fake scoops". It took a lot of filling, filing and sanding to fill it in and to get it to look right. I'm very happy with how it turned out. Thanks for looking, comments are welcome. Edited July 7, 2019 by Fish_65
espo Posted July 7, 2019 Posted July 7, 2019 Great looking Olds. More strip than street looking. Very nice paint.
Fish_65 Posted July 7, 2019 Author Posted July 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, espo said: Great looking Olds. More strip than street looking. Very nice paint. I agree, but it does have license plates Thanks for the nice comments John & David.
Jmaracing Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 This is one bad a$$ looking car. You did a great job. Awesome!!
Cpt Tuttle Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 Well, not a car I would challenge at a red light with my 72 hp Datsun diesel truck, lol! Nice build.
Fish_65 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Posted July 14, 2019 Thanks for the kind words fellas. I did have a lot of fun building this one.
Brutalform Posted July 14, 2019 Posted July 14, 2019 Very stout looking Olds to hit the strip. Complete with the red inner fender wells. Nice!
W-31 Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 I can smell the racing gas from here! Excellent job!
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