'67 GTO "Street Freak"

[Quiet Eric]

I just finished an out-of-box build of the Revell '66 Malibu kit, but as soon as I started it I decided I wanted to build the same kinda thing, but with a '67 GTO. I got to work on it this morning.

So far I've cut the nose off of the GTO, glued the hood shut, started shaving the factory scoop and began fitting the snorkel scoop. I trimmed the firewall and chassis from the Chevelle (both were much wider than the GTO) and fit them in place. I also trimmed some off the front of the floor/frame section so the rear wheels would line up with the quarter panels. I had to cheat a little with the front axle, placing it a little farther forward on the front springs to get those wheels centered in the fender. It's not quite "right" but I'm not shooting for accuracy. The wheels are Aoshima "American SS" and they are perfect for this with the wide front wheels.

The next round of work will be filling in the cowl, bodyworking the nose, and fitting the Pontiac engine. Haven't decided if it'll have a tunnel ram or a supercharger. This will be getting side pipes like the Malibu too. It's going to be '67 Regimental Red with a black vinyl top.

Edited July 12 by Quiet Eric

[meechum68]

Following this! Killer start!

[Quiet Eric]

Got initial bodywork done on the front end using superglue as filler. Fit the headlight/grill assembly (they always fit horrible on this kit out of the box) and finished carving away the original hood scoop and filling in the front area, then added the base of the new scoop. Filled in the sides of the cowl and firewall, removed the molded in door handles, did some cleanup on the body and added trim for the vinyl top. The fender to door gap is going to need a lot more work. I also got the hinge adapted to the front clip and have it functional. First round of primer this morning. Gotta sort out the engine soon.

[Donny]

Looking really good  mate, something I'd like to try at a later date, much later, when I have a lot more experience. I'm just starting again after 40 years, so have a lot to learn, catch up on. Going to follow your progress with this. 

Don    

[slusher]

Looks really good!

[NOBLNG]

Great start Eric. I like the tilt front end idea.👍