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Builder Last Online: Nov 2017
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Started: 03-20-11
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I thought I started this build already on the board, but couldn't find it no more. I just start over.
The box
The engine how I received it, fairly decent, but it did had some detailling issues, like visible moldlines. I decided to take it apart.
The stripped parts
And the engine without the stripped parts
After a day of ovencleaner
Stashing away the other parts safely, A must I discovered
And starting to cleanup the engine
Just like on top
And sand
it
And ready for some new paint
Doesn't it look a lot better?
I started detailling the engine with some brass tubes, the start for resembling spark-plugs
The v-belt and other parts that seriously needs some more detailling
Just like the manifolds
And then we come to the main-feature of this build, I want it to be a '78. I just don't like the '80 nose that much and I am going to try to make it to a '78 front fascia, wish me luck.
I started with contouring the cutout freehanded, which failed
I tried again, looked better, but still no
It wasn't accurate, so I made plans from online pictures.
Quite obvious that the lights are a lot lower than the '80
Then I cut it out, but wasnt happy with it
I gave the bumper some styreen for strength
I also had to shorten the bumper, as the 78 was shorter. So the part underneath the tape was removed
I had to cut up the whole bumper,
And glued it back in place, but wasn't happy again
I started a new tecnique, adding referal points to the bumper, but it turned out that that didnt work out well either.
It look liked this in the back
It seems ok, but it didnt work out for exact measuring
The top part was set in a steeper angles, because of the shorter and lower 78 nose
And because I wasn't happy, I decided to reset. I cut up the bumper in 5 important pieces, left the scene, thought of a better way and decided to start from the biggest change, the light clusters.
So I started to make them from styrene
and work from there on
The '80 light units are also an exact match to the '78. A good and helpful coincidence
And the project so far, it does give the right look.
The box
The engine how I received it, fairly decent, but it did had some detailling issues, like visible moldlines. I decided to take it apart.
The stripped parts
And the engine without the stripped parts
After a day of ovencleaner
Stashing away the other parts safely, A must I discovered
And starting to cleanup the engine
Just like on top
And sand
itAnd ready for some new paint
Doesn't it look a lot better?
I started detailling the engine with some brass tubes, the start for resembling spark-plugs
The v-belt and other parts that seriously needs some more detailling
Just like the manifolds
And then we come to the main-feature of this build, I want it to be a '78. I just don't like the '80 nose that much and I am going to try to make it to a '78 front fascia, wish me luck.
I started with contouring the cutout freehanded, which failed
I tried again, looked better, but still no
It wasn't accurate, so I made plans from online pictures.
Quite obvious that the lights are a lot lower than the '80
Then I cut it out, but wasnt happy with it
I gave the bumper some styreen for strength
I also had to shorten the bumper, as the 78 was shorter. So the part underneath the tape was removed
I had to cut up the whole bumper,
And glued it back in place, but wasn't happy again
I started a new tecnique, adding referal points to the bumper, but it turned out that that didnt work out well either.
It look liked this in the back
It seems ok, but it didnt work out for exact measuring
The top part was set in a steeper angles, because of the shorter and lower 78 nose
And because I wasn't happy, I decided to reset. I cut up the bumper in 5 important pieces, left the scene, thought of a better way and decided to start from the biggest change, the light clusters.
So I started to make them from styrene
and work from there onThe '80 light units are also an exact match to the '78. A good and helpful coincidence
And the project so far, it does give the right look.
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