Hmann68 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Hi all…I’m not very knowledgeable about NASCAR, but i thought I’d throw this on here for the fun of it. This kit was brought to me by a friend who got it recently from a friend of his. The car was built, and the body and interior were painted somewhat decently, but the chassis was left bare plastic and the motor was put together fully and then sprayed red….fan, belts, valve covers, everything lol. So I carefully took the body, frame, interior, glass and engine out. He told me not to repaint the body, but to clean everything up as much as possible. I polished the glass, painted the frame semi gloss black with a few details. Then I scrubbed the motor with soap and began hand painting everything on it. Didn’t want to destroy it all….everything was stuck together really good 😥. Washed and touched up the interior, waxed the body with Mother’s cleaner wax, and assembled it back together. Doesn’t look too darn bad!!! In fact I like it and he’s going to be happy with it. Thanks for looking! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 It looks like it was freshly built. Nice work restoring it for your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 10 minutes ago, vamach1 said: It looks like it was freshly built. Nice work restoring it for your friend. Thanks! Took some work but it looks ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Nice save Christopher. You did well considering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 14 minutes ago, Yeah Nah said: Nice save Christopher. You did well considering! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Pretty good. You did what we call around here Snake-Fu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 12 hours ago, bondo bill said: very cool 11 hours ago, Bills72sj said: Pretty good. You did what we call around here Snake-Fu. Thanks guys! Oh yes…Snake is the man for this kind of work! 😊😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave branson Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Nice , Javelin and AMX are my favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 8 hours ago, dave branson said: Nice , Javelin and AMX are my favorite Thanks! Yep they’re neat cars 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I'm thinking he'll be really happy with what you've done. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 13 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said: I'm thinking he'll be really happy with what you've done. Nice work. Thanks, it looks ok! He’s going to be happy with it 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Very interesting to see this great looking first generation Javelin race car. I was not aware of Javelins competing in NASCAR events so googled and sure enough Jim Paschal was very successful racing Javelins in the NASCAR Grand Touring Circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, Phildaupho said: Very interesting to see this great looking first generation Javelin race car. I was not aware of Javelins competing in NASCAR events so googled and sure enough Jim Paschal was very successful racing Javelins in the NASCAR Grand Touring Circuit. Yep I googled it too, as I knew nothing about it 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Nice save on this old build. Good looking Javelin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon wagon Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Nice Build you don't see these often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I'd be happy with it, too. Good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 On 1/18/2024 at 7:08 AM, ChrisR said: Very nice! On 1/18/2024 at 2:29 PM, Bainford said: Nice save on this old build. Good looking Javelin. 9 hours ago, falcon wagon said: Nice Build you don't see these often 7 hours ago, restoman said: I'd be happy with it, too. Good work! 7 hours ago, afx said: Nice work. Thank you guys….yes I had never seen this kit until he brought it to me. Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 2 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thanks Pappy 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volzfan59 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Great build, probably my favorite Johan kits. I'm a big fan of 1:1 AMC Javelins and AMX's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 On 2/21/2024 at 7:52 AM, Volzfan59 said: Great build, probably my favorite Johan kits. I'm a big fan of 1:1 AMC Javelins and AMX's. Thank you! They’re cool cars for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Way to resurrect a bad build into a great one. I hope you did not have to give it back after all that work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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