ModelcarJR Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 I quickly this body and other parts before the weather got bad. The color is Tamiya Bright Red and I've painted the interior black. Although this Rides Magazine AMT kit is suppose to be a drag or Pro Street model, I plan on a more stock or street version. I have some engine parts and wheel covers from an earlier stock version of this kit so I am going to use them. The interior is built for a drag version but I am going to ignore that. After rubbing it out I noticed that I had rubbed through the beltline dart or bevel so I gave both sides another coat of paint and clear in my garage with a space heater on. Not the old coil type but a newer type heater. Seemed to work out OK and I rubbed out again and then foiled with some damaged foil that was given to me. My new sheet of foil has little to no glue on it so I'm going to have to thin down some Elmer's glue if I am going to use it in the future. But for now, the body looks pretty good. Only a couple of brush touch-ups will be necessary. Thanks for looking!
ModelcarJR Posted January 24, 2022 Author Posted January 24, 2022 Thanks, All! I appreciate your comments! I finished the engine, although I didn't glue the oil filler tube or air cleaner, both of which may be too tall. I have another air cleaner to mount that is thinner if I need to and I probably will shorten the oil filler tube. I used the stock exhaust manifolds from a previous kit so that I could use the dual exhaust pipes. What if a car that was once drag raced was converted back to street use? How would that look? 1
TooOld Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 Great color JR ! That kit has one of the nicest looking small blocks kitted . I built one years ago and I'm pretty sure there were no clearance issues with the chrome air cleaner and oil tube .
ModelcarJR Posted January 26, 2022 Author Posted January 26, 2022 Thanks, Bob! This kit is probably a little bit different as it is designed to be a high-rise dual carb engine though the hood with the big touring wheels. I mounted the engine and as I thought, it was too tall for the hood to close. I had some before photos but I accidently erased them. I had to shorten the motor mounts, notch the crossmember in front for the oil pan to clear, and modify the transmission mount in order to mount the engine lower. Then I found a thinner carb for the raised manifold so that the air cleaner wouldn't sit on the valve covers. Once that was completed I could mount the engine and finish the engine bay moving the battery to the front instead of the trunk area, add a wiper motor and wiper water bottle. I found some wheel backs, Keystone wheels, and Goodyear tires that I think should work. I've added the dual exhaust as well. I'll build the interior and hopefully this will all come together as a converted drag car to street machine. Here are some photos. Thanks for looking. 1
David G. Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 That's one sweet little Nova! What are you going to do with those big ol' tubs? David G.
ModelcarJR Posted January 27, 2022 Author Posted January 27, 2022 Thanks, JC and David! I appreciate your comments! David, I'm not going to do anything with the tubs. I built this one as a drag or street racer with the big wheels and high-rise engine but this one I am going to convert to a plain street version. Obviously this kit was built for big wheels so when I installed the interior the interior wouldn't let me position standard stock rear wheels correctly. I didn't want to shorten the rear suspension and didn't think I could do it cleanly so I cheated. Look at the third photo and you can see how I fixed it. Thanks for looking! ? 1
David G. Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 11 hours ago, ModelcarJR said: Obviously this kit was built for big wheels so when I installed the interior the interior wouldn't let me position standard stock rear wheels correctly. I didn't want to shorten the rear suspension and didn't think I could do it cleanly so I cheated. Look at the third photo and you can see how I fixed it. Thanks for looking! ? Ah, that's the question I was asking without actually asking it! I knew that mounting stock wheels to a shortened axle would put them deep in the well and I was wondering how you planned to address that. An excellent solution BTW. David G.
ModelcarJR Posted January 27, 2022 Author Posted January 27, 2022 Thanks, James and David! I appreciate your comments! This one is done! I also have a couple of pics of the one I built over 20 years ago but it had the big meats on the back. This kit only had the touring wheels which I don't care for. I built the current kit to pass some winter time and get it out of my closet. I don't have any decals so I didn't add the badges etc. nor did I add the rocker panel chrome pieces. Its just low key and low down! Thanks for looking! ? 1
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