Tired of kit bashing Posted March 4, 2007 Posted March 4, 2007 I bought this body with the idea of building a Gasser , but instead my brain decided that this body needed a change and then I had this vison and sorry to say the vison won. So first to get cut was the Nova awb rat pack kit. I cut right above the wheel well molding and used that with the body panel line as a cutting guide.Once I was done with cutting out both rear 1/4 panels I then turned to the ' 63 Nova fast back ( product of A/FXN Scale Resin ) and took my time and checked twice before cutting , but I first mocked up the chassis with the inter tin , rear end and front end all in place with tires and rims.I next put the body on and lined up the front wheels and the inter tin. I took the 1/4 panels that I cut from the first Nova ( awb ) and line them up with the ' 63 Nova fast back body ( held in place with tape ) and also line the back of the 1/4's with the rear panel ( rear of car , bumper ) it will all fall into place.Now it's fun time , mark and cut the 1/14's off the ' 63 Nova fast back and don't look back it will all soon be over. Now that the nightmare of cutting is over a new one starts.It's time to put it all back together , but before that the 1/4's are two different widths so this is what I done. I used evergreen styrene strips .030 x .100" item # 135 as a spacer ( one strip is good , but I guess it will depend on the width of your saw blade ) once you have both sides done with the styrene strip in place it's next to glue in your 1/4 panels. Try to line up the two surfaces really good that would help to eliminate some body work , but don't get me wrong you will have some body work to do.Best thing is when your finished with the body you can use the rest of the Nova awb rat pack kit for a donor.I've attach photo's in the order of the steps that it took me to make a ' 63 Nova fast back awb . So much plastic and not enough time ............................ Rob
Guest zebm1 Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Looks kindof hairy ToK, by tha way what is yur real name ToK. All have to play by tha Rules, is what holds us together. Zeb
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