1967 Chevy Impala

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Carl and David! I appreciate your comments! I have tried BMF before but its hard to keep wrinkles out of the foil on a round angled surface. I see if I can find a Gundam pen. Thanks for the suggestion. 

Finished the foil and chrome pen on the interior and assembled it. Added some tape to the sides of the chrome console and painted the sides with brown paint. I did add some aftermarket gauge decals but you can't really see them. The plastic glass window for the dash doesn't fit well either. Other than that it went together fine. Thanks for looking! ?

 

[TransAmMike]

Lookin' great John,  I like those cars. Looks great in that color!!

[customline]

Great work on the upholstery, John. Wrap it up!

[mustang1989]

Man.....that interior looks impeccable JR!!! Very nicely detailed out.

[Bills72sj]

That looks well done though you may want to do something about the Chrome shifter ball.

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Mike, Jim, Joe and Bill! I appreciate your comments! Bill, I am going to leave the ball on the shifter chrome as all of the shift cars that I saw online were chrome shifter balls. 

I finished the chassis and tried to make the steering poseable but it wouldn't work out.  Where I drilled my holes for the tie rod wouldn't let the wheels spindles point out straight and it was sloppy so I just glued everything together. I mocked up the body on and noticed that the inner door panels wouldn't post all the way up in the body. It often happens with these kits that have interiors mounted on the chassis. So I will have to try some glue under the wing window with some clamps to keep it in place until the glue dries. And finally, of course, I knocked out the right side exhaust manifold while I was pushing the body down on the frame up front. So now I get a chance to glue the manifold in again while everything is together. Such fun!  Thanks for looking! ?

[espo]

Sometimes you can trim just a sliver off of the relief in the interior side panels so that the interior and chassis will slide in. I have even found that during the interior assembly that I failed to get the sides and the dash part seated tightly as well. 

[atomicholiday]

Great color combo.  It’s looking really good!? 

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, David and Jeremy! I appreciate your comments! 

Well, I thought I had the interior problem licked but the windshield continues to give me problems. The glass is too thick and the bottom ledge is in a bind with the dash pushing it and it tries to pull the top out. And it is doing a damn good job of it! I've put the body on the frame 3 times now. In the second photo you can see it is dropping down. I added an old Keith Marks decal to the air cleaner but it is silvering so I will have to remove it and add the funky kit decal. I knocked one of the exhaust pipes off during the process of mounting the body so I had to repair it as well.  I am going to leave the clamps on the glass overnight to see if that solves the issue. Thanks for looking! ?

[Brizio]

Nice job, love the color

 

[espo]

Looks like the windshield isn't seating in all the way. Is the windshield attached to the rear window in the headliner area? If so, you might separate them and see if the windshield will go up into the roof batter. I have used the same type of clamps you are using on the glass on some of my builds. What I have experienced is that depending on how full cured the paint is it can leave an impression in the paint. 

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Fabrizio and David! i appreciate your comments! David, the windshield is not connected to the back. the problem comes from the extra thick clear plastic that has a big lip at the bottom and big lip at the top. you  would think that it should be no problem but I think the extra thickness on the bottom with the interior dash pressing against it under pressure to left the interior panels to the top of the door causes the top to drop inward and down. I think its just poor manufacturing. It would be better to have separate wing windows and separate windshield that just fits in the opening. 

This one is done! A few problems but i think I whipped the window problem and no marks from the clamps as the paint is cured. I forgot to push the hood down in the lock! More photos in "Under Glass". Thanks for looking! ?

 

[Bills72sj]

That turned out sweet. I too had windshield problems with my 70 El Camino kitbash project. Nothing like taking a dremel to an already painted and foiled body to shave a bunch off of the already glued in windows.

[ModelcarJR]

Thanks, Bill! I appreciate your thought! I thought about trimming the window down but I don't use a Dremel or any type of rotary sander. Somehow I can't control it.  I do have an oscillating sander but it would take forever due to the thickness of the plastic and using a razor saw would probably result in a crack in the windshield. I Thought about using clear acetate but don't know if I could bend it in the right places without a wrinkle. Its a riddle without a good solution. 

[customline]

Yup. The windshield/dash/interior door panels issue is such a common problem it's one of the first things I look for now. Gotta catch it early and make the mods while it's easy. Looks great, John, all the way around!