Just got it today.. already tinted windows.. tail lights, headlights and started on the trunk.. im going to put the wheels on after everything is done since there are screws that hide behind the wheels (the stocks screw on and off so are easy to remove)

Nice...

Cant wait for some updates

small update.. almost done with trunk.. test fitting wheels

Well i got the wheels on now. still rolls.. and steers....

nice wheels homie!! looks good

Changed my mind on the wheels.. decided to go with some 22in dvinci Pashas. I think they look better IMO.. ill have more pics later when i get the fronts on..

love the wheel change.gives it a more real look. i got them same wheels on my lexus ls 430. supa clean ss!!!!!!!

Thanks homie. i still got a few things to do.. love the pashas

i might try to find some thicker tires for it.. thoes skinnies dont look right :\

Wetter than a pussy

after a hour and a half of wetsanding, i got the roof and the hood done...

what grit do you use to wetsand

2000 then a 9000 micro pad that i got from the hobby shop

MANE!!!! HERE THE LEXUS WITH THEM WHEELS ON IT. ITS SUMTIN ABOUT THEM WHEELS THAT CAN SET A RIDE OFF!!!!

they definitly set a ride off.. love them pashas.. i might turn the wheels around so they are a bit fatter tho..

HEY, ITS A YOUNG GUY THAT STAY AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME THAT HAS THE SAME WHEELS ON HIS SS AND THE BACK RIMS HAVE MEATY TIRES AND THAT SHIT LOOKS GOOOOOOOD!!!!! ITS THE SAME COLOR AS THE ONE YOU GOT NOW EVEN THE SAME T-TOPS. ONLY DIFF BETWEEN IS HE HAS A RACE HOOD ON IT WITH A 502 UNDER THE HOOD.HE WAS AT THE STORE NEAR MY HOUSE TODAY AND ME AND MY SON ASKED HIM ABOUT IT. MAN, WHEN HE RAISED THE HOOD, WE WE WERE BLOWN AWAY!!!! 502 WITH A SUPERCHARGER. HE SAID HE GOT 850 HORSEPOWER. SO IF YOU DO ANYTHING,FLIP THAT MOTOR, CHANGE THAT HOOD, AND THICKER TIRES IN THE BACK.BUT, I STILL MISS THE FIRST SS YOU WERE WORKING ON. WHAT HAPPENED?

that was the same brand as this one so i used alot of parts from it.. bascially its gone.. still have some parts.. im not gonna change the motor.. the detail on this car is amazing.. ill get some new pics tomorrow..

do u just mess with plastics too or just diecast? i used to work on plastics daily but kinda stopped, i'd like to get back into it.

started out with plastic. but it was too damn easy for me.. all the parts you need are readly available, you can even get pre wired distrubutors..

So i moved to the 1:18th diecast.. about 90% of the custom parts have to be made for the car.. well besides the rims.

heres the interior.. added a new steering wheel.. tv's in the visors, photo etched seatbelts (casue american muscle monte carlo didnt come with as many details as the ertl authentics i used to have, so i added a bunch of details from that, under the hood and interior..) and some better flocking for carpet.. and the floor mats form the other monte (ones that were in this car were molded to the floor)





same goes for under the hood.. detailes were good.. but not good enough. im sure ill be doing more stuff to that as well..

no cut no rub?!?!? haha

not using thoes wheels anymore.. probably going on the 70 monte SS

new fuel pump.. made out of styrene and some DM fittings

The paint is done now...

Fuck this was alot of work going around the red pinstriping..

So you just wetsanded the paint it already had on it to get rid of the orangepeel?

yup


and sorry about my cracka fingers in the picture.

Oh ok..that shit wet