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[diymirage]

well, since the charger is nearing the finish line i decided to build something completly out of my comfort zone...a chevy

my wife bought me this kit ages ago so i have to build it

i decided to try to spray some of this nailpolish ive been hearing about and try that out

here is the body, all cleaned up, primered and based in rattle can german silver

i am spraying the purple pizza polish as we speak so i should have pics of that tomorrow

(allmost looks like a firebird actually)

this is such a silly car, it has a transverse mounted V8 while my 1:1 passat has a longtitudinal turbo 4

[jedimastergary]

Looks like a strange build can not wait to see the nail polish paint

on the body sounds cool

[diymirage]

I think it has possibilitys.

I really dig the bottom one. If I ever build one it's what I'd do to it.

that looks like an awesome car

and i really like the whale tail

but im building this OOB

all im adding is wires and most likely some centerlines

Looks like a strange build can not wait to see the nail polish paint

on the body sounds cool

well, since you asked nicely

for some reason the pictures show it more blue then the purple it looks like in real life

its a nice colour but it looks an awefull lot like a firebird

cant wait to see what it looks like cleared and polished

[crazyjim]

I like it! What did you thin the nail polish with?

[diymirage]

I like it! What did you thin the nail polish with?

just run of the mill laquer thinner

i keep a tin of it by my spraybooth and shoot it through my airbrush after every use (even when i used acrylic paint last)

i put some polish in a bottle and added however much thinner made it flow nice

so far im not unpleased with the way it came our for a first try

[robertw]

You may think it a "silly" looking car but it came close to production. Zora Arkus Duntov had always wanted the Corvette to go mid engine and he was pushing hard for this car before he retired in 1975. The more timid in GM & Corvette management decided to stick with what was selling rather then test new waters.

rob

[diymirage]

You may think it a "silly" looking car but it came close to production. Zora Arkus Duntov had always wanted the Corvette to go mid engine and he was pushing hard for this car before he retired in 1975. The more timid in GM & Corvette management decided to stick with what was selling rather then test new waters.

rob

silly ?

it could pass for a late 90 detomaso or lambo

to be honoust, i think this loos a lot more like a sportscar then a production corvette

[MrObsessive]

The more timid in GM & Corvette management decided to stick with what was selling rather then test new waters.

rob

That and the safety nazis within GM at the time would never have approved of the gullwing doors. Forget the fact that the Delorean came out with them a few years later.

I remember the show car in high school in the late '70's------I always hoped that future 'Vette's would have turned out like it, but it never happened.

[jedimastergary]

The color turned out great nice work on it to bad that GM did

not try a run of it for sale it looks like it would sell a lot mabey

with a few minor changes to itit would have been great

[diymirage]

thanks

i added some clear and polished and waxed it and it looks great

i tried taking some more pictures but they dont do justice to the paintjob

now i gotta get myself to build the actuall kit