1984 Warren Johnson Hurst Olds Pro Stock - W.I.P.

[TheBandit]

Hello everyone, I am 16 years old and working on my first ever custom model. Been working on this for about a month now, just found this forum last week, and wanted to share my progress. I'm using the 1983 Revell Hurst/Olds for the body and windows, the 1984 Frank Iaconio Pro Stock Chevy for everything else, and Slixx's Warren Johnson Silver Hurst Olds decal sheet, 70s/80s wrinkle wall slicks, 70's crager F/C supertricks wheels, and the drop snout snorkel hood scoop. I have also widened the rear wheel wells to make them more accurate. However I made the mistake of buying a 1/24 pro stock kit and try to fit a 1/25 body on it. Lots of sanding and shaving has been done to the chassis so the body barely fits. 

I will update this thread as progress continues (I work on it just about every day.) Hope ya'll enjoy!

[Scott8950]

Looks like your off to a good start.

[bytownshaker]

Looking Good so far

 

 

[GoatGuy]

Keep up the good work Henry. Looks like you have learned a lot already and you are now connected to a forum with great teachers. 

[lordgodbob]

On 8/2/2020 at 8:58 AM, GoatGuy said:

Keep up the good work Henry. Looks like you have learned a lot already and you are now connected to a forum with great teachers. 

Agreed, lots of good builders with good advice here...

[cobraman]

Welcome !  Lots of smart guys here that are always willing to help.

[dragcarz]

Welcome, that’s quite the project you’ve got going on there! Looking good so far. 

[GeeDub]

I am looking forward to following this build. 

 

Oh, yeah, I almost forgot.  Welcome from another newbie.

[TheBandit]

Thanks all for sticking around. Been working on it on and off with the storms rolling through. Roll chage gave me trouble, however I got it sorted out (with the help of my dad) to make the bar follow the A-post better. The second photo is a comparrision between the old and modified bars. Next order of business is to get the top part of the roll cage and than install the engine and rear axle. 

 

Also need some help on one thing. How would I be able to remove the hood bulge? I don't think I there is enough plastic there to shave it down. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

[SSNJim]

The best way to get rid of the bulge is to start with the FE-3X Olds kit. It has both the flat and bulged hoods in it, and a hidden 86 Cutlass nose. Of course, the 86 nose takes a little surgery.... I'll never buy another Hurst/Olds kit.

If you've got a droop snoot hood scoop (that's fun to say), it will likely cover the removal of the stock hood bulge. You'll need carburetor clearance anyway, so it shouldn't matter if there's a hole in the hood. A bit of Evergreen plastic or suitable unused kit parts cut to shape can fill unsightly gaps. Cut, trial fit, sand/file, trial fit, sand/file, and so on, and on, and on. And on. You'll get it.

Very creative work here. The Cutlass is my favorite of the G-Bodies. I'll be following along.

[TheBandit]

Thanls for the advice SSNJim. Huge update incoming. Roll cage is finished and was able to get the hood bulge flatten by cutting out the old one, and using the roof of the Chevy. Engine and the radiator were also installed. Next order of business is rear axle and wheelie bars. 

[NYLIBUD]

Very nice work.Look forward to seeing it all done.

[GeeDub]

Nice work, Henry!  

Your work thus far has encouraged me to follow suit.  However, I decided to go with the Revell 85 Olds 442/FE3-X Show Car kit since it has the plain stock hood.  Body is identical, probably the same molds used on the 83 Hurst Cutlass.  Not sure when I'll start this build as I have a huge stack of cars already gathering dust, but I will definitely get around to it.

[TheBandit]

Be sure to keep me posted on that GeeDub.

In terms of progress lots have been completed. Chasiss is complete, hood is cut out for the carbs, body is painted (hand painted due to not having an air brush, but will get that soon), and tail lights and headlights were glued on. Windows and decals are up next. 

[TheBandit]

Final update for this. Had slight trouble with decals, but it came out pretty good. My friend had a karting race up at Englishtown, NJ so we walked over to the drag strip and took some on site photos. Though WJ didn't perform too well in the 84 Summernationals its a treat to see the car on track. I plan on making WJ's 83 Cutlass and try to make his 85 Calais sometime soon. Hope ya'll enjoyed the journey! 

[Quiet Eric]

That looks pretty good! Neat to see two of these being built currently.

[lordgodbob]

Great idea to take the pics at the race track! Looks good...

[GeeDub]

I agree, looks very good with that background.

[GoatGuy]

A great idea to take some pics at the track!! I've seen that a book about WJ is coming out soon. Looking forward to your other builds.

[TheBandit]

3 hours ago, GoatGuy said:

A great idea to take some pics at the track!! I've seen that a book about WJ is coming out soon. Looking forward to your other builds.

Book comes out March 2021 and you can preorder it on Amazon. I hope to pick up a copy when it comes out!