o-man Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 After several weeks of fighting the interior and body interference, I finally have this finished. Used AMT's Low Rider kit Interior painted Krylon Brown Boots and MM Leather. Exterior done in Duplicolor Mazda Copper Fire Red Mica with Several coats of Krylon acrylic clear. Tires are from a parts pak while wheels are from AMT's 70.5 Camaro. Suspension set on lowest setting, stance looks good to me. Lost the distributor during the body fitment issue. I think the carpet monster ate it
o-man Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 A few more pics,Thanks for checking in and as always, comments and constructive criticisms welcomed
bismarck Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Beautiful build!! I have a soft spot for that body style of Monte. My brother had a '70 that was Rootbeer brown metallic with skirts and rally wheels. Yeah, it was the 70's. LOL!! But man, was that car fun!! You did this build justice man!! Nice work. Edited January 22, 2015 by bismarck
GMCMAN52 Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 nice job on the Monte. I also had the same concerns installing the tube to the body. I got so mad I placed it back in the box
Davewilly Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Very Nice Job! I love this Monte body....I had a 70 with a 468 and a 4:11 posi funnest car I have ever owned....I miss it greatly!
bbowser Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Cool! My favorite Chevy, the gentleman's musclecar. Nice job.
Monty Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Kudos on a great build overall, but especially on your color selection and application. It'd be hard not to like the shades you picked for the interior, but when matched up with that Mazda paint on the body, it really comes together nicely. More please.
unclescott58 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I'm surprised you had troubles with this kit. I had none what so ever when I built mine. But that said, I'd say your's turned out very nice in the end. Nice job. Scott
o-man Posted January 23, 2015 Author Posted January 23, 2015 Very nice. A black wash on the grille would help some. It does. Maybe I should attempt another coat of the Detailer? Thanks guys
bogger44 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Wow that is one pretty Monte, very nice work! I love those colors, and they go so well together. I gotta get me some of that Copper Fire Red. Those Camaro wheels are a great touch too, might have to do that with mine as well. Yes, I would suggest adding another coat of black wash to the grille. Again, great work and keep 'em coming!
slusher Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Beautiful Model Oscar. Love the color choice and wheels. I am always losing distributors and hoses...
bismarck Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Yep. SLUSHER, I know what ya mean!! Those are about the only parts I DON'T super glue to my fingers!! And yes, it would be hard to find a better color combo for this car. Beautiful work sir. Edited January 23, 2015 by bismarck
Robberbaron Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Nicely done! Really like your choice of the Z wheels.
Mr Stock Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Oscar great build and love the colour, one question I have the Fast & Furious version of this kit (basically the same lowrider kit), how easy was it to get a stock looking ride height on the suspension, this kit has like a 1001 different combinations of heights to use, looks quite confusing on the instruction sheet Lol.
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