A better buick

[Kevinjr26]

Been working on a 91 Buick hoping to make the front end look a little better 

 

[Belugawrx]

It is one of the stranger looking front ends for sure..are you doing Hut Strickland or Rick Wilson..?

[Kevinjr26]

3 hours ago, Belugawrx said:

It is one of the stranger looking front ends for sure..are you doing Hut Strickland or Rick Wilson..?

haven't decided this may be another davey busch series havoline ride 

[Shark]

Not trying to tell you what to do, but I cut the center grill section out and moved it forward. The nose on the kits is too flat across the front.

[Kevinjr26]

yeah i will make the top grill opening larger and fab up a new grill to sit on the outside of the nose photos can be deceiving on some shots the lower air dam seems to be more rounded 

then i see the angle in which they took the picture again down to scale i probably won't ever be satisfied with the end result but i like doing bodywork

[Kevinjr26]

yeah after closer inspection the lower air dam may need to be pulled out a bit....thoughts?

[Belugawrx]

Definitely looks proud of the air dam surface yep.

[Ben269]

Nice job so far, this kit needs the help for sure.   

[MarkJ]

I like what you're doing, Kevin. I wish I had done that to my Ward Burton first xfinity win Buick he drove back in the day. But that was years ago. 

[Volzfan59]

I’ve got two or three Regals in the stash waiting to be built. I’m going to follow along.

Even though that was one of my favorite bodies from back when NASCAR was worth watching, I never quite understood it. The Buick Regal and, to a lesser extent the Olds Cutlass front end reminded me of a rounded off brick. Especially on the super speedways. The Regal just didn’t seem as slick as a Thunderbird. Monte Carlo SS or the Grand Prix to me.

Edited July 14 by Volzfan59

[MarkJ]

30 minutes ago, Volzfan59 said:

I’ve got two or three Regals in the stash waiting to be built. I’m going to follow along.

Even though that was one of my favorite bodies from back when NASCAR was worth watching, I never quite understood it. The Buick Regal and, to a lesser extent the Olds Cutlass front end reminded me of a rounded off brick. Especially on the super speedways. The Regal just didn’t seem as slick as a Thunderbird. Monte Carlo SS or the Grand Prix to me.

Plus, the roof was not a very fastback if you know what I mean. Brick is a good way to describe that car Steve. Surprising how good it actually competed.

[Kevinjr26]

yeah i got to get back on this been building slot chassis lately among other honeydo list lol i always look at cars and say hey i might can make it better speedway cars are nice but i prefer the downforce bulged fender 90s era cars more

[Kevinjr26]

 

[Kevinjr26]

i think the biggest challenge for the buick nose is the grille correct if i get that wrong it will be a miss..........

[Kevinjr26]

Well got back to the Buick after looking at a lot of pictures I decided the nose was just to straight up so I took my razor saw and made some angles to give the nose a more aggressive look (it might not look like it in the pictures but there is a slight rake to the nose now) i also worked on the upper grill still in process for sure but I think it’s looking better…….

Edited 18 hours ago by Kevinjr26
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[MarkJ]

Good moves there Kevin. I agree. That nose needed some aero work done to it and what you've done will help immensely.

[Kevinjr26]

47 minutes ago, MarkJ said:

Good moves there Kevin. I agree. That nose needed some aero work done to it and what you've done will help immensely.

Yeah I think I need to narrow up the sides of the grill frame they seem to big 

 

[MarkJ]

1 hour ago, Kevinjr26 said:

Yeah I think I need to narrow up the sides of the grill frame they seem to big 

 

Just follow your ref pics and you can't go wrong. Just do some work then check the pic, then do some more work and check the pic until they match. Easy, peasy.