Ben269 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) I had started the '83 car a couple years ago, and had it mostly done, but it needed a hood. this build started as a pile of parts from a garage sale several years ago, and had everything but the hood. After watching Ebay for a while with no luck, I finally just broke down and bought a new Salvinos JR kit just to get a Buick hood for it. Painted and decaled the hood and completed the build. Finished the '88 car a month ago. I love the way it turned out. The seat belts took forever, and were pretty frustrating to make. This was the first time I plumbed the oil pump and oil cooler. Powerslide decals for both. Edited August 5 by Ben269 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TransAmMike Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Very nice looking Bobby cars. Was a big fan of him and Davey back in the day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 2 cars I want to build. you nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Both have great looking finishes and well detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Great looking builds. I admire your dogged determination to get the job done. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Nice job on them both! I love the gold car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Those crazy headers are something that Junior Johnson tried for a few months and scrapped them. Too bad they still show up in kits. I have donor kits I take the headers from, I really should make some from solder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben269 Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 Yeah, it seems from the few underside pics I could find, that neither of these cars ran those headers. If i build another with those, i may try to cut the middles out, or use some of the headers from the later style GM kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 5 hours ago, Ben269 said: Yeah, it seems from the few underside pics I could find, that neither of these cars ran those headers. If i build another with those, i may try to cut the middles out, or use some of the headers from the later style GM kits. I never tried cutting them up. Some of the other kit headers interfere with the front chassis. I tried the truck headers on a Salvino Pontiac Lemans and they were a no go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben269 Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 I haven't tried to cut them either. I got the idea from this book I just picked up. If I do another kit that has them, I'm going to give it a try. they look like BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH as they are, so nothing to lose, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckyg1 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 They both look great. What's the name of the gold paint on the 12? I've had this in the stash a lot longer than I care to admit. Maybe this will push me to start it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben269 Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 regular Tamaya gold, TS-21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 I saw Allison at Flemington with a #22 DIRT modified. I met him in the pits after the race, he signed one of the Flemington purple bumper stickers for me, I should have it still somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Greaet job on both, I've always liked the look of the Buicks from the '80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefan77 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Very Nice Builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Great looking Buicks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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