'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.👍

[Quiet Eric]

Got the fender to door gap tuned up pretty well. Bodywork on the front clip looks good. Added the seam lines on the top for the vinyl roof. Needs a little more work but might be in paint this weekend.

[Daverde]

Man that’s fantastic love this build!!

[slusher]

I totally agree!

[Bainford]

Very cool. It's looking like a proper Street Freak.

[Quiet Eric]

I kept doing a bunch of little nit-picky fixes on this one and was excited to get it into paint but obviously didn't spend enough time wetsanding, and then got a bunch of trash on the decklid when I painted it. I'm not operating in the cleanest environment by far, but I painted my Camaro project before this one, and laid down some pearl on it after and didn't get any of that kind of trash in it. I probably screwed up cleaning the paint jar with a paper towel and didn't get all of the lint out of it. So I'll let this cure for a while then wet sand and shoot it again. The front clip and scoop turned out decent but I'll probably reshoot them too. I got this new spray booth set up that does a great job controlling the fumes and overspray. Nice lighting too.

[TopherMcGinnis]

As far as trash in the paint goes, if you watch Donn Yost's videos on painting, he talks about plastic painting stands have static in them drawing dust to your model. He suggests using steel pipe nipples with good double faced tape. I switched to using them and can affirm there's no trash in my paint like before. I did modify a Tamiya stand with a pipe nipple for convertibles. 

[Ulf]

Exciting, I really like the position of the front wheels, it gives the car confidence.

[Daverde]

Hi quiet Eric what and how does your spray booth work who makes it ? Costs thanks I need one myself thanks 

[Quiet Eric]

9 hours ago, Daverde said:

Hi quiet Eric what and how does your spray booth work who makes it ? Costs thanks I need one myself thanks 

Here it is. They have less expensive smaller versions, but this is the one I could get by the weekend and I really wanted to get moving on this paint work.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CKSJNP3?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

[Donny]

Hello Eric, almost identical to mine. Thats all you need, they work well, do the job. They don't work that well with the stinky paint, removing the smell, but I guess nothing does

Don 

[Quiet Eric]

Got it re shot this morning. Still a couple minor issues that I think will disappear with a clear coat. Had to mock it up! Time to wrap up the chassis and start on the interior.

Edited Sunday at 08:56 PM by Quiet Eric

[meechum68]

Looking good sir! Great color choice!!

[Donny]

12 hours ago, Quiet Eric said:

Got it re shot this morning. Still a couple minor issues that I think will disappear with a clear coat. Had to mock it up! Time to wrap up the chassis and start on the interior.

Eric, how do you get the detail back, that you painted over. I'm curious as I will be doing something similar very soon, thanks.

Don

[Quiet Eric]

1 hour ago, Donny said:

Eric, how do you get the detail back, that you painted over. I'm curious as I will be doing something similar very soon, thanks.

Don

Do you mean around the emblems and such? Admittedly there is a little more buildup around those than I'd like but everything is still plenty raised for foil and and a Molotow pen to bring to life.

[Cool Hand]

15 hours ago, Quiet Eric said:

Had to mock it up! Time to wrap up the chassis and start on the interior.

 

 

 

Nailed the Street Freak style.

Great work grafting the 66 front half chassis and converting to a flip nose. Looking forward to seeing what you decided for an engine.

Its always a satisfying moment doing a mock up after laying some paint.

[Donny]

9 hours ago, Quiet Eric said:

Do you mean around the emblems and such? Admittedly there is a little more buildup around those than I'd like but everything is still plenty raised for foil and and a Molotow pen to bring to life.

Okay thanks   "everything is still plenty raised for foil and and a Molotow pen to bring to life." I was just curious as to what you were going to do there. As I said, I just getting back into the hobby, and trying to learn everything I can from you guys. Hope you didn't think it was a crit. 

Don