DREAMSCALE CONCEPTS Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1960 corvette on the bench! Paint work is done, wet sand and polish next! Haven’t decided on an engine just yet, definitely something crazy, twin turbo, blower? Any suggestions??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DREAMSCALE CONCEPTS Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Mock-up! Going to polish the body 3 more times and then assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DREAMSCALE CONCEPTS Posted Saturday at 08:49 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 08:49 PM I have decided to go a different route with my AMT 1960 Corvette! After several times trying to correct the paint job problem and making it worse, stripping it 3 times and sanding, I’ve decided to do my own thing once again! I've cut the windshield hoop off and cut the whole interior section out of the body and filled it in with a one seat old Indy car style cockpit. I think this could be the beginning of an outta this world custom 1960 corvette! I’ll post the progress! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted Saturday at 09:09 PM Share Posted Saturday at 09:09 PM I see some kind of wacky blower offset to the passenger side. After all one does need to see the road ahead 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DREAMSCALE CONCEPTS Posted Saturday at 09:19 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 09:19 PM 6 minutes ago, LennyB said: I see some kind of wacky blower offset to the passenger side. After all one does need to see the road ahead 🤪 Weber fuel injected big block 60s road racer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DREAMSCALE CONCEPTS Posted Saturday at 09:29 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 09:29 PM I know the black paint doesn’t look bad in the pictures but if you zoom in you will see what I mean! Lolll awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted Sunday at 05:45 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:45 PM I am kind of partial to C1 Corvettes, especially 1958, 59 & 60... LOL For a powerplant how about a Viper or Ferrari V12? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted Sunday at 06:13 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:13 PM Like your new design. There was a time when two seaters like these owners would have a fabric cover over the passenger area with a zipper in the center so that it could be parked with the cover zipped and no roof or unzipped and just have the driver's area open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DREAMSCALE CONCEPTS Posted Tuesday at 09:52 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 09:52 PM I did some filling and sanding and wet sanding before spraying it white so i could see where I missed! Almost there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbarlow1 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago Hey, are you spraying this stuff out of an airbrush? Because if so, you need to adjust something, that looks like some really tough orange peel. If it's coming out of a can, it's tougher to explain. It looks to me like somehow you've got a lot of paint coming out but it's also drying before it hits the surface. Or something. Alternatively, that could just be sanding dust that you haven't wiped clean - you might want to wash it with a soft tooth brush and dishsoap and let it airdry before painting if that's the case. For the finish sanding: you need to take that filler down further so that it feathers. There's a clear dividing line here now - use coarser paper to take it down (I wouldn't go lower than around 320, and use a really light touch), then work your way back up to 800/1200 or so (at least) before primer. You might also want to invest in a scriber (15 bucks maybe) and you could then use it to recut the door jambs and gas cap. Just some suggestions. I love the concept. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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