heinz 57 pontiac grand am stock car

[diymirage]

started out as a heinz 57 pontiac street car but somehow it doesnt look like the box

to the body i made the following changes

scratchbuild the headlights

scratchbuild the flip flop hood hinges

filled in the hood pins

scribed panel lines for the doors

added partsbox side view mirrors

scratchbuild the rear skirts

custom build the tail lights

filled in trunk pins

converted to steel roof to a vinyl top

the interior

partsbox seats

shortened steering column

partsbox subs

scratchbuild shelf

the drivetrain

replaced the engine with a cross barrel 302

moved the dizzy to the front of the block (for firewall clearance)

scratchbuild the entire exhaust using solder for the headers

heatshrink tubing for the collectors and aluminum tube for the lakespipes

custom build the rear end

scratchbuild the rear suspension

the body received first a coat of german silver

then a coat of RAF training yellow

then decals and finally a coat of true blue

here are some picture and dont hesitate to comment

[beefheart22]

Cool concept of making a street machine from a cup car. Especially from that era.

[diymirage]

thanks

to be honoust, the kit was a gift from a fellow member, i initially only traded some parts for the driver but the member was kind enough to send the entire kit out to me

i generally build mopar muscle cars but i had been wanting to do something with the hood decal and i thought it would only look good on a lowrider

so i put two and two twogether and build this