Andy Oldenburg Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 With the engine finished i´ve moved on the the chassis and body. Chassis is ready, but i´m still waiting for custom wheels. I´m building this one with opening doors, trunk and hinged hood. So far, everything fits😅. Thanks for taking a look! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Wow, that's looking good already, nice hinges, under trunk bracing, all very cool! Engine, chassis and parking brake look cool too! Can't wait to see more of it! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Nice start! 👍 Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Like the extensive chassis detailing. Nice hinges for the doors and the trunk and hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Looking real good Andy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Lotsa nice fine work! It looks great so far Andreas!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Oldenburg Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 The wheels have finally arrived, beautiful pieces. I have a supplier here in Germany that copies original wheels, usually racing and custom. These ones are Foose Nitrous II and fit perfect to a low rider. I added the photo etched brake discs and painted the calipers to match the body paint. The interior is moving on too. I didn´t want to have the seats and panels in a body color and remembered show cars with a complete light leather finish. So this design I chose for my interior. I discarded the kit seats and replaced them with racing seats. In this case "original" Viper buckets and also added standard three point harnesses. The paint job is inspired by show cars I saw searching the net. After priming I sprayed a base coat of metallic silver (Molotow black label). On this I added thin coats of Schmincke Aero Color. I mixed two different greens to match my taste and added 25% metallic fluid. Schmincke Aero Color is originally an artist color, but it´s very fine and even passes through a 0.1 mm nozzle, much finer than say Createx. I´m quite happy with the blend from dark at the bottom to light and lime on the roof. Next step now is the clear coat and bear metal. Thanks for watching! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Fantastic detailng! The wheels look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Really nice wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Very nice, Andy. The colour is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Lot of great looking detailing. Like the seat belts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Looking good Andy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 That engine looks mighty fine. Really nice looking wheels & tires and the hinge work is Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamelvis Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 This is going to be a really nice looking Hot Ride !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Oldenburg Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 I´m finally coming to an end. The body parts have received the necessary bare metal and I sanded down all of the labels at the start, so no decals are applied. Three layers of clear coat and a good polish. The fireboard is installed and all the hoses, wires and lines are connected. The chassis and body actually fit at the first try. This does not happen every time and therefore one worry less on this build. Next I had to take care of the rockers. I grew a few gray hairs on this because the panel for the back bench was too far forward and I didn´t notice it before I glued the body and chassis together😆😖 Some open heart surgery was necessary to cut out as much as possible without wrecking the body, rocker or seat. I´m satisfied with the result and will take better care on the next project. The trunk I built with 0.5mm sheet styrene and flocked in the same color as the interior. I customized it with a sound system and so far the hood still fits. Next step will be connecting all the moving parts and I hope they all still fit the way they were supposed to. Big suspense! The final images will be shown "under glass". Thanks for watching! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 With the extensive modifications you have done to the body sounds like your chassis fitting problems are actually pretty minimal. Great looking trunk detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Looking great' beautiful shine on the paint also.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Amazing work Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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