Pro Street 66 Nova

[bluestringer]

Lots of Nova's being built lately so I decided to get in on it. This is the AMT 66 Nova. The kit gives mixed signals as to where it is a pro street or pro stock. The kit only has slicks for the rear but I found these treaded meats in my parts box so I'm going to make it street legal. Color will be Createx transparent green over a base of Rustoleum bright coat. All comments welcome, thanks for looking. 

[Zippi]

The Nova is looking pretty good so far James.  That green is going to be pretty kewl looking.  You can still run the slicks on the street just not in the rain.  Don't ask me how I know  ☺

[espo]

That color should look good on this.  

[bluestringer]

1 hour ago, Zippi said:

The Nova is looking pretty good so far James.  That green is going to be pretty kewl looking.  You can still run the slicks on the street just not in the rain.  Don't ask me how I know  ☺

Thanks Bob. Here in Georgia if you ain't got no tread on your tires and get stopped by the GSP, you getting a ticket. ?

[bluestringer]

1 hour ago, espo said:

That color should look good on this.  

I like green. I did my 55 in green, but this one is a little different. I trying for the candy look. 

[NOBLNG]

Good to see another one of these in the works! I think that green will look great on it.?

[Zippi]

4 hours ago, bluestringer said:

Thanks Bob. Here in Georgia if you ain't got no tread on your tires and get stopped by the GSP, you getting a ticket. ?

That's what your glove box is for ?

[slusher]

Real nice color choice on your Nova build.  I will be following along…

[bluestringer]

Got the body painted. It's not perfect but it's ok. I don't try to get that show car paint job, mine are just for the shelf anyway. No clear on it yet. 

[Zippi]

4 hours ago, bluestringer said:

Got the body painted. It's not perfect but it's ok. I don't try to get that show car paint job, mine are just for the shelf anyway. No clear on it yet. 

I think the green looks pretty good looking through my eyes James.

[slusher]

On 4/11/2022 at 1:47 PM, bluestringer said:

Got the body painted. It's not perfect but it's ok. I don't try to get that show car paint job, mine are just for the shelf anyway. No clear on it yet. 

Color looks awesome!

[Vintage AMT]

That green is nice, guess if I ever did a "perfect" paint job, I'd be affraid to touch it. Then it wouldn't get built.

[espo]

Color and finish lookk good. Reminds me of the Rally Green color GM offered. 

[bluestringer]

On 4/11/2022 at 7:10 PM, Zippi said:

I think the green looks pretty good looking through my eyes James.

Thanks Bob.

 

1 hour ago, slusher said:

Color looks awesome!

Thanks Carl.

 

1 hour ago, Vintage AMT said:

That green is nice, guess if I ever did a "perfect" paint job, I'd be affraid to touch it. Then it wouldn't get built.

Thanks. Yes, you are right.

 

28 minutes ago, espo said:

Color and finish lookk good. Reminds me of the Rally Green color GM offered. 

Thanks. 

[bluestringer]

Got some clear on it. Revive Floor polish airbrushed on. 

[TransAmMike]

3 hours ago, bluestringer said:

Got some clear on it. Revive Floor polish airbrushed on. 

Looking good there James.  As you may remember I'm a  Createx and Future user.  I put about 10 clear coats on the '57 Chevy I'm doing to get the shine I wanted.  How many coats you think you put on?

[FLHCAHZ]

That green came out amazing!

[bluestringer]

16 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Looking good there James.  As you may remember I'm a  Createx and Future user.  I put about 10 clear coats on the '57 Chevy I'm doing to get the shine I wanted.  How many coats you think you put on?

Thanks. Yes, I followed your procedure using the floor polish but only put on about 5 coats. I used a hair dryer to set it between coats. I like the way it turned out. I've got to work on getting a better color coat. 

[bluestringer]

13 minutes ago, FLHCAHZ said:

That green came out amazing!

Thanks Chaz. 

[bluestringer]

Rolling chassis. 

[TransAmMike]

Looks good James, whats the silver paint?    

[Zippi]

Looking mighty spiffy there James.

[bluestringer]

5 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Looks good James, whats the silver paint?    

Thanks Mike. That is Rustoleum Bright Coat. 

 

4 hours ago, Zippi said:

Looking mighty spiffy there James.

Thanks Bob. 

[bluestringer]

Calling it done. Photos under glass. There were a few problems with this kit for me. The glass does not fit well. The front spindles are too small and fragile, I broke one trying to get the wheel on. The engine is a tight fit and I had to do some trimming on the mounts to get it in the bay. But it was a fun kit and turned out ok. 

Edited April 16, 2022 by bluestringer