91blaze Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) Using the body and interior from a Monogram 1957 Chevy Nomad with the drivetrain and some interior from a Revell Corvette ZR1. I have done alot to the frame of the corvette so far, but I don't have very updated pictures yet. Pictures so far: The stance I wanted was low with a rake. This is as low as I could go in the back without modifying the interior, but it worked out just fine. First pic is my initial mockup with just the wheels. The second is after lengthening the frame and doing a little work. Just like I wanted Had to lengthen the frame and make a few modifications to make everything go together correctly. Also had to lengthen the driveshaft (or whatever it's called here) a little extra to line up the engine with the Nomad's engine bay. The Nomad's parts are fairly crude, like the optional seats for example. So I had to do a little work here as well. I will have updates and pictures tomorrow. Haven't decided on the color yet, any suggestions are welcome. Keep in mind I don't have an airbrush, so rattle can only. Thanks for looking. Edited June 12, 2012 by 91blaze
Deathgoblin Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Nice idea and good work. I'll be watching this one.
RedBanditCustoms Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Wow that body looks great! Can't wait to see where you take this one!
Bartster Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 l love this swap. l'll be watching to see how you accomplish it. I have 2 similar future projects. Keep up the good work. How about a silver?
TooOld Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Hey John , Great project ! What you've done so far looks good . And don't worry about using rattle cans , alot of us still use them !
JasonFL Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 That's a cool concept. Can't wait to see how it comes together.
91blaze Posted June 5, 2012 Author Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Hey guys, got a little more done today. Got the interior bucket and frame finished. Also got the engine and body painted. I went with Autumn Maple Metallic. Here's some pics: Finished modifying the frame and interior bucket. More pictures with the engine, frame, and interior in final places. Edited June 5, 2012 by 91blaze
AUGIEDOGGIE Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 nice i like what see so far cant wait to see more
Dr. Cranky Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 I'm liking the way this one is turning out. Looking forward to more.
91blaze Posted June 6, 2012 Author Posted June 6, 2012 Thanks for the comments, I'm working on the engine right now and getting everything painted. I will have updates and more pictures on Friday.
Hedgehog Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 Good looking ride I'd say nicely worked and nice color.
bandit1 Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) Painted Note to self - Never spray a base white "ENAMEL" before spraying this duplicolor stuff...WILL CRACK EVERYTIME! Nicely done so far!....i have a project that is similar to that but using an amt 55' corvette chassis and body! I sprayed my 69' Z28 Camaro (Gearz tv contest car) in the factory green using that paint!...it looks killer with a little polishing! Edited June 6, 2012 by bandit1
91blaze Posted June 8, 2012 Author Posted June 8, 2012 Note to self - Never spray a base white "ENAMEL" before spraying this duplicolor stuff...WILL CRACK EVERYTIME! Nicely done so far!....i have a project that is similar to that but using an amt 55' corvette chassis and body! I sprayed my 69' Z28 Camaro (Gearz tv contest car) in the factory green using that paint!...it looks killer with a little polishing! I used a cheap white primer, and it seems to be holding up well. Paint reactions still baffle me sometimes, so I usually just wing it lol. Progress is slow, but I got a little more done. The kit comes with a supercharged L57 engine but comes with parts for the non-supercharged version. The inspiration for this build was a '57 Nomad I saw at a car show last year that had a similar engine to this. It had a non-supercharged engine and I thought that looked nice. I haven't built a newer engine like this so I hope it turned out well. I will put up pictures in a little while cause Photobucket is being stupid and won't upload pictures. It keeps telling me that the Shockwave Flash plugin has crashed. Has something to do with the stupid ad video they play while it uploads.
Harold Posted June 8, 2012 Posted June 8, 2012 Nice concept and color choice. The brown F150 in my sig is Autumn Maple over metallic brown.
91blaze Posted June 8, 2012 Author Posted June 8, 2012 Thanks, Harold, this is the first time I've used a metallic paint, and I really like it. On my future projects I will be trying different color combinations using metallic paints. Finally got stupid Photobucket to work so here are the pictures. The engine: Did some weathering: Used embossing powder to make carpet for the first time: Should be able to get more done this weekend. Thanks for looking.
91blaze Posted June 11, 2012 Author Posted June 11, 2012 Got more done this weekend, it's coming along nicely. The interior is nearly finished, just need to do some detailing, I may try to put in seatbelts. Chassis is finished, again just need to do a little detailing. Also need to finish the exhaust. Body is mostly finished, just need to finish the trim, bumpers, etc. Made the hood to open forward. It's not pretty, but it works. Just used some electric fence wire and aluminum tube. On to the pictures. The chassis and engine: The interior with bucket seats and Corvette dash: The hood: Teaser
91blaze Posted June 12, 2012 Author Posted June 12, 2012 Looking good. Neat hinge work on the hood. Thanks, it took a while to get everything lined up, but it works great. Got the car finished today, after many issues. Had alot of fitment issues with the exhaust, then with the interior, but I got it all worked out in the end. Here are some pictures, the good ones will be in the Under Glass section. Interior, complete with Corvette dash and seatbelts. Chassis with custom exhaust. The final product.
91blaze Posted June 12, 2012 Author Posted June 12, 2012 Under Glass: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59615
Miserable Soul Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 I got this same 57 nomad kit at hobby lobby for $6.11 just because it was opened. Everything was still intact, so i had to buy it. I think it will be my next build(currently doing 2009 challenger stock). Planning on doing new(4 me) techniques, such as flocked interior and would like to do foil on the exterior..... Thinking of including a little stereo system in the cargo area too.... Any tips or tricks PM so I dont "officially" hijack this awesome thread.
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