Wonderbread Kustomz Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Picked this up last year still sealed... Decided to put some work into it... Deep dish cragar supremes, and Hollywood top...
Custom Hearse Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 COOLNESS!!! I like where you are going with this!
W-Machine Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 OK, you've got my attention. I keep hoping to stumble across one of those Toronado kits at a reasonable price.
zenrat Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 You lucky git. I've been after one of these for ever. What do the custom parts consist of? Any chance of some pics?
Gluhead Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 I've got one of these that I picked up at a swap years ago as part of a Toro junkyard for next to nothing. It looked like it'd been, literally, dipped into a bucket of enamel paint and tossed into a flowerbed, not once but twice. I finally tossed it in the strip jug a few months ago and was very pleasantly surprised to have the body come out almost flawless. Every speck of paint gone, even from the most difficult areas like in the badge lettering. The chassis and interior are not as much to brag about, but the interior is clean enough and I could care less about the chassis on this one. Oh, and sorry guys...it's not for sale...I plan to get it on the bench at some point this year. I scored a very similar condition '66 in the same junkyard. Both included fairly nice boxes, too. Fred, the custom parts are very minimal...a hidden headlight grill that overlays the stock one, a very basic rear rolled pan, and those sweet Johan Hurst mags. This should be a cool build, though...perfect style to go with for it. It was probably just a mental typo but it's Astro Supremes, not Cragar.
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted May 7, 2013 Author Posted May 7, 2013 Thanks fellas... And thanks Christopher for answering the question for me. Saved me a lot of typing lol. The one issue I had with the interior tub was the front bench seat is too big, so I had to cut it in half and trim it and reglue...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted May 7, 2013 Author Posted May 7, 2013 Got everything primered and in paint... This was the first time I used Krylon gloss paints and I gotta say I was pleased with the way the paint lays so smooth after heating the can for about twenty minutes...
Eshaver Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Very fitting color for that car. . You never see these cars being modeled anymore . I used to work on them when they were new and I always kind of wanted one of the 66 0r 67 models .
Gluhead Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Yep, I agree...fitting color for what you're doing. It's a solid color, yeah? I'd be real tempted to hold a can of gold metallic wayyyyy back and let some gold mica fall onto it before clear. blingbling
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted May 7, 2013 Author Posted May 7, 2013 I'm gonna add a little something to the paint before clear... Thanks guys!
Jantrix Posted May 8, 2013 Posted May 8, 2013 Very cool ideas. I'll be watching this with great interest.
Plasticfanatic Posted May 8, 2013 Posted May 8, 2013 Looking SUPERB....have been looking for this particular 1970 Toronado without luck...they are rare indeed. Can't wait to see more progress on your Toronado.
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted May 8, 2013 Author Posted May 8, 2013 One more pic... Wait for it to cure and then clear...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted May 10, 2013 Author Posted May 10, 2013 Got a lot more done in the past two days... Interior is done, and motor is done... I didn't wire it, just a simple kinda quick build for me... Mocked up to see how it looks... Need to foil and polish the body out ...
freakshow12 Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 That's looking pretty cool. Once the chrome is on it I am sure it will pop
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