1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Is Completed

[vintagedragfan]

yea I agree, its looking really sweet!!

[BluePopsicle]

This is looking awesome. Great job and thanks for sharing!

[mrmike]

Thanks guys!

Bryan, this clear does look deep! I think that may be due to some of the thickness of this clear. And, I used the last of the clear from the can which was a little less than half full.

[mrmike]

Tonight the GTO got its interior, body and chassis joined together.

The hood got a good polishing this morning. It does have a slight twist towards the driver's rear edge of the hood. I'll run it under some hot water tomorrow morning and see if I can flatten it out some.

Here Comes Da Judge...

[Chief Joseph]

Lookin' great, Mike! Don't forget that side-view mirror

[mrmike]

Thanks Joe and no worries about the side mirror...it's on there!

I had gone and detail painted the front side markers for the GTO and noticed that the instructions where somewhat vague about the actual placement of the markers. I Googled images of a '69 Judge and all I found were small round front side markers instead of the rectangular side markers that are in the kit. These seem to be more of a cornering light than a side marker. I wanted the round side markers for my build so I drew upon my '68 Mopar tutorial for my front side markers. First I started with two common pins like you would find on a new shirt and cut them down to about 1/16th of an inch.

I then drilled a hole in the front valance panel in the proper location. I've been told that I am a brave man for drilling into a nicely painted surface. To quote TV cop Sledge Hammer, "Trust me, I know what I am doing!"

I inserted the pin into the hole with a little glue and then applied a dot of clear orange paint to the pinhead and I am done!

Here Comes Da Judge...

[Chief Joseph]

Nice job on the front marker lights-- almost no one puts those on their builds of this kit. In scale, they are about 0.06" in diameter and they are actually body-colored with just a small clear center. The big cornering lamps were optional and, IMHO, very garish-looking. Those were mounted in the fender, between the Judge decal and the corner of the valance panel. You've done a great job with this build and it's great to see a model of the original stock car.

[charlie8575]

Anyone that uses a reference from one of the funniest shows I ever saw is fine with me.

And it's become one of my favorite lines, too.

For your amusement...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S-_hHH76Fk&feature=related

Charlie Larkin

Edited November 18, 2012 by charlie8575

[tyrone]

build looks really awesome... great work....

[mrmike]

Thanks Joe, Charlie and Tyrone! I don't know why that line had popped into my head, but it did! I think I watched Sledge Hammer! just for Anne-Marie Martin!

Anyway, I have completed my '69 GTO Judge and it is posted Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who took the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

[BluePopsicle]

Looks wonderful!

[mrmike]

Thank you Jon!

[Dirkpitt289]

Another outstanding finish Mike. What's next?

[mrmike]

Thanks Dirk! I have my Overhaulin' style '65 A100 back on the bench and my '59 Caddy is still under construction. Check them out!