Grumpy's '66 Nova

[moparmarc68]

Nice work on the interior. Trying to get accurate pics of red is a real PIA, I usually end up taking red parts outside to get better pics of the actual shade that way.

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Thanks everyone,

Ok, while working on minor details and still wet sanding the body a bit, I decided to get a couple mock-up shots of the car while also seeing what the stance looks like.
Although I like the stance, I don't think it's what it's suppose to be, either the front has to come up or the back go down. What do you think?

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Maybe a better reference pic would be of it sitting and not pulling a hole shot which would make the front come up.
Even though, it still looks like the front needs to come up a tad to where the wheel well in the front is just about even with the top of the tire.




Lowered the rear a little

[paraphrenic]

I think the stance is perfect in the last shot... I'd go with that rather than try and exactly match the picture! What you have now just feels right...

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Don't know what happened but now the chassis is warped. Must of been when I did the final gluing of the front and rear suspension. Although I can fix it with little work, I don't know if I want to. Here's a few shots at different angles that shows maybe what a good hole shot should look like. BTW, you can also see the deep sump pan I made which gives it a nice look too.

Anyway, here are the pics. What do you all think, fix it or leave it?

[moparmarc68]

I think I would fix it myself but thats just me. But she is looking good.

[rustybill1960]

Put a Driver in it
or
tweak the front end

six of one
or
a half dozen of the other

It looks good though!

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Well, I decided to try my hand at BMF again. This time I used the foil adhesive and now it sticks good. I still don't like how it turned out even though it was better than my first try. It almost looks "too" shiny. Maybe I'm just crazy.



I still need to do the side molding trim and all the small detail but at least I got the window trim done.

[flipatm]

Good BMF job : cool!!!

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[paraphrenic]

Yeah... Nice work on the BMF!

[Rob Z]

I think it all looks really good, myself I would try to fix the chassis since I don't do any diorama, stuff but, with the other tire elevated a bit it woould be an awesome hole shot...

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Thanks guys. Bonedaddy, I fixed the frame so now all 4 tires are on the ground.

[tooltas]

are u going to paint wheels red, im making a ss car myself and its color me gone

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I'm doing the silver wheels for now. There are so many different pics with different wheels, silver, red, silver & red. I could always make up a set of red ones and just switch them whenever I get the urge too.

Ok, the bodywork is finally finished. Here are a few pics of it.

[paraphrenic]

The body looks great!