1969 Nova Sportsman/Latemodel

[aw106]

First off sorry for the first few photos being of such poor quality the only camera I had at the time was my phone. I’ll have some more pictures up in a couple of days of the progress since these were taken.

Anyway I’ve always liked these cars (even though I haven’t ever seen a real one) so I decided to have a go at one. The body is from the Revell Nova ss kit while the chassis is a narrowed version on a 1995 AMT Monte Carlo NASCAR. Most of the large parts of the cage have been built from styrene rod as well as the new front to the chassis (Not pictured here yet)

More photos are avalibe in this album:https://imageshack.com/a/aRrq/1

So enjoy and all comments are welcome.

Edited February 6, 2014 by aw106

[slusher]

Real nice work so far...

[RobDD]

Looking forward to seeing this one built.Always liked short track stock cars.Keep us posted!

[Belugawrx]

Oh Ya!!!

Nice work so far

I love NASCAR chassis under anything!!!!

[cobraman]

Sweet !

[Skypower]

Very nice. Can't wait to see more.

[qkenuf4u]

love novas and looks like it will be a cool build ....

[aw106]

Right here we go, update time.
I will say I don't actually build this fast it just happens the last photos were quite old.
So we have the chassis nearing completion, the body now has enlarged wheel arches and the bumpers are de-chromed for the time being and some parts have been painted along with the wheels.









And to finish a quick shot of it on the shelf awaiting more work with a friend

[Karl LaFong]

So far, so good! What color(s) will it be?

[aw106]

So far, so good! What color(s) will it be?

Not 100% yet but I'm thinking blue and sliver with the chassis in blue.

[greasemonkey1697]

Great work so far. I always like racing models whether it be asphalt or dirt/clay. Cant wait to see the finished product

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice job. A subject that isn't seen very often.

bobthehobbyguy

[o-man]

Nice cage work.

[dragcarz]

Very Nice, good to see circle track cars once in a while, it's amazing how the NASCAR boon dropped off so quickly.

[aw106]

Ok It's been a while since my last update.
So I now have a new trunk floor

And new rear panels for the chassis

I opened the trunk lid and added some strips to support it in place

Added the shock mountings to the chassis

And a couple of quick test fittings of some parts


Hopefully once I have the rear arches sorted all I need to do is get some A/N fittings and then it's on to painting and assembly.

[Jantrix]

Real nice work. It looks great.

[DrKerry]

looks good so far, can't wait to see more!!!

[aw106]

Next set of updates.
I now have the belts done ready to go into the car

I also tried making a window net and would like some opinions on it as I'm undecided



Finally I now have the spoiler and splitter installed, they are a little on the large side (the spoiler is current NASCAR size) but I think they look good on the car. I am thinking of a slightly more modern look for the finished car, also still undecided but I may use a Kirkey seat in the car as well.

[Dale W. Verts]

VERY neat. I too dig the dirt trackers. I think the window netting is a little out-of-scale (too large) but you are definitely on the right track. Keep up the good work.

Dale

[aw106]

VERY neat. I too dig the dirt trackers. I think the window netting is a little out-of-scale (too large) but you are definitely on the right track. Keep up the good work.

Dale

Thanks but it's actually an asphalt car.

I made the new from the same ribbon as the belts, and yeah it does seem a bit off. I have some other netting that I'll give a go later in the week.

[1 bad55 stan]

that is cool,nice work.

[Brizio]

Very nice!

[aw106]

So another update.
Seat and dash have been test fitted


Added fuel filler to body

And I'm pretty much ready to call the chassis finished



So hopefully the car will be in primer tomorrow

Edited May 18, 2014 by aw106

[TFchronos]

Very nice and detailed work!

[DrKerry]

Nice work Alistair!!!!!