turbo charged 1971 442

[71drolds]

i used the 71/72 conversion front end from modelhaus instead of the 72 hurst/olds front. it is outstanding quality but is a little narrow to fit this body correctly. also the center piece between the grills that comes with the model doesnt fit the modelhaus piece. i had an old resin kit with that piece molded to the hood so i cut that one out and it fit perfectly. i also used the '71 taillights from that resin kit. the modelhaus piece has the headlights molded in. they look ok, but i didnt like it. i drilled them out and replaced them with the lenses from the model kit and backed them up with bmf.

the interior is box stock except for flocking and some speakers in the kick panels.

the chassis has fuel and brake lines front to rear and an emergency brake cable leading to rubber lines going to the rear calipers.

the engine has been completely wired and i made the turbo, headers and some of the exhaust from solder.

the paint is testors firery orange and the black stripes are from fred caddy.

the body has been wet sanded and polished and the trim was all covered with bmf

i cant remember where i got the wheels or the exhaust tips.

let me know what you think good or bad. thanks for looking.

[Ryan S.]

Looks good from where I'm sitting. Nice job!

[VW Dave]

I'm a fan of '70-72 Oldsmobiles from early on(my brother has owned his ragtop '70 4-4-2 since 1981), and I love it!!

The reason those Modelhaus resin parts were a bit narrow is because they were based on the old Jo-Han 1970 4-4-2 kit

[71drolds]

yeah i heard they were based on that kit. they look great, they just dont fit perfectly. ive got a 1:1 71 cutlass supreme convertible im building into something similer to what i have built here.

[Dominik]

If your 1:1 cutlass look the same in future like this model - you get a awesome ride!

It looks really, really good! Like the color and the rims. Think, they are from a 66 "California Wheels"-Chevelle Station from Revell.

[71drolds]

actually i just remembered they were from pegasus.

[bsoder]

Good or bad huhh...that's as far from bad as you can get!!...that looks sweeet B)

[Dr. Cranky]

Man, you guys are doing such great work. This one is beautiful, pure eye candy, as EYEGORE loves to say . . . another fine model.

[oldscool]

That looks really good. The turbo plumbing looks just like stainless steel.

gus

[Bowtienutz]

Alot of people build models. But few build art. Nice Job! very convincing!

[71drolds]

wow! what a great compliment. thanks vince.

we'll see if the judges agree tomorrow!

[nybuilder]

This car is beautiful!! My favorite part is the turbo though. It looks really good.

[Ron Hamilton]

That is a good looking conversion, isn't it. I did the same, but somehow I like yours better.

[Flatearthman]

All i have to say is Freaking Awsome, and im a mopar guy

[Bill Edman]

cannot wait to see it close up at the show

[71drolds]

Ron, its all in the headlights. i hate painting molded headlights so i always replace them with lenses and the bmf behind them is the best thing ive found. the body color paint around the headlights ( which is correct for these cars ) really adds some depth to it too.

see you in pacific bill.