Fish_65 Posted July 7, 2019 Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Great looking Olds. More strip than street looking. Very nice paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_65 Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Wow! Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Very clean, very nice! Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Really cool Olds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragmodels44 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 That turned out beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Nice , weekend warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Nice work! Very neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 This is one bad a$$ looking car. You did a great job. Awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Nicely done! Love those old 442's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted July 10, 2019 Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonioseven Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I LOVE it!!! Thank you for sharing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Beautiful! Clean and sharp, love that Inca Gold ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_65 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 Thanks for the kind words fellas. I did have a lot of fun building this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutalform Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Very stout looking Olds to hit the strip. Complete with the red inner fender wells. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-31 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I can smell the racing gas from here! Excellent job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairfax Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Beauty ! Very nice and rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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