1967 GTX to 1966 BelvedereII

[whale392]

Started with the 67GTX kit. This car is practice for when I do build a model of dads 66 Hemi BelvedereII.

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This has the 440 in it at the moment, and torques sitting under it just for looks. When I build the real model, it will be packing Elephant power and full hubcaps (just like dads real car).

Edited February 4, 2010 by whale392

[ajulia]

Hello there friend! I was gonna say' nice lookin power supply and the aftermarket wheels look sinister on that thing....but then the detail on the factory wheels look the business too! Im sure itll reach the grandstands anyway!! Keep on wit the keepin on!!!

Paz

Tito

[mrmike]

Bradley, I had the same idea a couple of years ago and built one based on a '66 Belvedere II I saw at the gas station one afternoon.

I even made my own bench seat using the kit's bucket seats.

I just checked and there is a resin bench seat for the Belvedere on eBay right now if you are interested.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Resin-67-Plymouth-Belvedere-Bench-Seat_W0QQitemZ120525080975QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0fdac98f

I look forward to your progress!

Edited February 4, 2010 by mrmike

[whale392]

Thanks for the comments guys. As to making it into a 66 from a 67; the inner headlight has to be scaled down slightly and turned into a parking light, the parking lights in the front bumper have to be filled in, a chrome stripe has to run mid-body all the way from front to rear(encircling the gas cap), gas cap must have the Plymouth Arrow emblem added, rear valance panel shaved (from the GTX kit to smooth), and the taillights reshaped. Also, the rear seat area gets filled in (where the GTX emblem sat), front seats get turned to a bench unit, auto shifter on the column from the floor, and center console goes away. The seat and door panel patterns are different as well.

Nice build there...I like it. Mine will be the same Dark Turbine Bronze Metallic you see here (as my dads car is that color). I have some good pics of dads car (and if I fly to Florida, the real car) to use in the aid of my build. I'll keep you all posted on this build.

Edited February 4, 2010 by whale392