michelle Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 i wish i had a mid to late 70's chevy v6 engine for this model i did not what to use a v8 for it so for now untill i find a the engine i want for it i curbsided it i painted the body rust-oleum universal pearl metallic sea mist the interior i painted rust-oleum 2x satin aqua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Nicely done! B-N-L Resins has a V6 that might work for you. They were MIA for a while but I've heard several folks say they've ordered lately and gotten quick turnaround. Its kind of a generic casting but decent. It comes with a turbo but I'd ditch that. http://www.b-n-lresins.com/shoppingopencart/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-engines-Ford-Diesel-Mopar-Oldsmobile-Toyota-Honda/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-hobby-model-Chevy-GMC-engine/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-model-Chevy-V6-Turbo-engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 40 minutes ago, MeatMan said: Nicely done! B-N-L Resins has a V6 that might work for you. They were MIA for a while but I've heard several folks say they've ordered lately and gotten quick turnaround. Its kind of a generic casting but decent. It comes with a turbo but I'd ditch that. http://www.b-n-lresins.com/shoppingopencart/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-engines-Ford-Diesel-Mopar-Oldsmobile-Toyota-Honda/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-hobby-model-Chevy-GMC-engine/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-model-Chevy-V6-Turbo-engine thank you and thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboat Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 You could saw 2 cylinders off a 350 LT1 and get a pretty decent rendition of a 4.3. The LT1 was in the Monogram C4 Corvettes. Was the 4.3 available in the Caprice? I would think that you would need to push it up hills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 HI! The color selection fits the era perfectly. Bravo! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, Steamboat said: You could saw 2 cylinders off a 350 LT1 and get a pretty decent rendition of a 4.3. The LT1 was in the Monogram C4 Corvettes. Was the 4.3 available in the Caprice? I would think that you would need to push it up hills! i know they had the 350 2 barrel and a 400 4 barrel in 76 which was the final year for the second gen caprice i kinda figured since most every car had/has a v6 option i figured the caprice did to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 Just now, Claude Thibodeau said: HI! The color selection fits the era perfectly. Bravo! CT thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 That's a beauty. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloozalot Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Michelle, forget the V6, it wasn't offered in a 76 Caprice. The only engines I ever saw in that year Caprice was the 350, 400 and 454. Mom bought a brand new, 1976 Caprice 2dr. coupe with a 454. It handled like a river barge and got about 12MPG---8 with the air con on. However, it rode smooth as glass and at 4300 pounds would have been a real Toyota killer at an intersection. Nice job on the Land Yacht and the color is spot on. Gee, have I seen that kit before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Looks good, nice job! And seconding Gloozalot - the only engine you could get in these barges was a V8. If you went with one of the smaller cars that year, the only six available in '76 was the 250 inline. IIRC, the first V6 Chevy offered was in '78. Edited August 7, 2021 by spencer1984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Nicely done Michelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Nice job Michelle on that biiiiiiig Caprice👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazz Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Looks great Michelle, love the color choice. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 hour ago, bluestringer said: That's a beauty. Nice work. thank you 11 minutes ago, Nazz said: Looks great Michelle, love the color choice. Jerry thank you 15 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Nice job Michelle on that biiiiiiig Caprice👌 56 minutes ago, Zippi said: Nicely done Michelle. thank you 1 hour ago, spencer1984 said: Looks good, nice job! And seconding Gloozalot - the only engine you could get in these barges was a V8. If you went with one of the smaller cars that year, the only six available in '76 was the 250 inline. IIRC, the first V6 Chevy offered was in '78. thank you 1 hour ago, Gloozalot said: Michelle, forget the V6, it wasn't offered in a 76 Caprice. The only engines I ever saw in that year Caprice was the 350, 400 and 454. Mom bought a brand new, 1976 Caprice 2dr. coupe with a 454. It handled like a river barge and got about 12MPG---8 with the air con on. However, it rode smooth as glass and at 4300 pounds would have been a real Toyota killer at an intersection. Nice job on the Land Yacht and the color is spot on. Gee, have I seen that kit before? thank you and yes it is the kit i got from you in our last trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Turned out very nice in that color. And nice job detailing the trim around the side windows.....I'm working on this kit and those trim lines are not very wide and not necessarily easy to detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 50 minutes ago, AMT68 said: Turned out very nice in that color. And nice job detailing the trim around the side windows.....I'm working on this kit and those trim lines are not very wide and not necessarily easy to detail. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 What a cool color for a massive Chevy! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Nice job on the Caprice Michelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 6 hours ago, bisc63 said: What a cool color for a massive Chevy! Love it! thank you 3 hours ago, Captain Spaulding said: Nice job on the Caprice Michelle. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I owned a 76 Caprice for a short time, big ole 4 door in ugliest green color with a green interior to match! It had a SB 400 that kept overheating found it had 2 cracked heads which was all too common with the 400. Most I have seen (mostly being used in demo derbys) had the 400. Like has been said, rode like a Cadillac but had terrible gas mileage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Very nice Michelle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, ATHU said: Very nice Michelle!! thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Looks great Michelle, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Looking good Michelle! Looks like its ready for a trip to the beach... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 5 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Looks great Michelle, well done! thank you 3 hours ago, FLHCAHZ said: Looking good Michelle! Looks like its ready for a trip to the beach... thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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