Love your work Tim. Great video as usual. Excellent tips on the body. When I got back into modeling, I was so excited to use panel Liner. I used it on this very body. It didn't work 😅 That was the model I learned to scrib on.
I am enjoying this series so much! I do have to be honest about your intake choice though: the single carb set-up was more of a "serious business" look that I preferred. Which is odd for me because I am a big factory stock guy normally. But this build is a far cry from factory stock, and even down the road a piece from a restomod. The Tri-Carb set-ups sometimes had tunability/maintenance issues. Not that that is a problem with styrene, but the lower drag classes were (before the advent of widespread Fuel Injection, performance chips, and tuning with a laptop) full of single plane manifolds and giant carbs. Your car, your choice, that's just my $.02 and worth every penny.😊
Thanks for the 2¢, sure a race car would benefit from not using a tri-power but I'm going to keep this one "Pro-Street" with the emphasis on "street". It should all make sense once it gets a little further along. Got some more cool goodies to add to it. Stay tuned!
awesome vid the GTO is lookin sweet really a Butler motor badass dou thx 4 sharing 😁🤩scooter😎ps the patience it takes for perfection is comin to light in the crappyest kit ever🤣😂
FYI, I have owned several 64 to 67 GTO and Lemans and headers were always hard to fit. I also had a 65 2+2 Pontiac with a 421 that was totaled by a drunk driver so I put the 421 in a 67 Chevelle and had issues with the headers because they have almost the same frame as Pontiacs did.
Headers can always cause trouble unless you make your own. The 3D printed ones are so nice, so I really wanted to see if I can make them work. Thanks for watching!
I absolutely love your work….. but could I pass on a tip. When you’ve got all the bodywork done and deepened your panel lines….. back fill the line with Tamiya basic filler and run your knife through the wet filler . This will fill any scratches or chips and tighten up the door line
Interesting tip. That would work when having too wide panel lines. I don't like that Tamiya scriber, as it makes too wide lines. There are many other options. Even Tamiya has their own narrow scribers.
Thanks! There are several with a google search, some conflicting data. I went with this one quoted from Hot Rod Magazine Oct. 1977. www.teambuick.com/reference/engine_dimensions.php
Awesome idea for the Trans Tim. I say why complicate things. Looks great so far.
Thanks! I've tried to keep this model within the two kits with a few choice 3D parts thrown in to make it my own. We'll see if I can keep it up.
Sweet. By the time it is done, it will be the G.O.A.T. Good luck!
Thanks! Dunno about that, need to get past paint and detail. Lots of great builds happening with this swap. Glad you enjoyed it.
Looking good. Alot of great tips that apply to any car build 👍
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Looking good Tim!
Thanks 👍 Stay tuned!
Looking good my friend!!
Thanks! This one has been fun.
Its looking so good great work 👍🏻
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned for more.
Looking good Tim.
Thanks!
great update
Thanks!
Cool
Looking good bro
Appreciate it. Looking forward to moving this one on to paint soon.
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Love your work Tim. Great video as usual. Excellent tips on the body. When I got back into modeling, I was so excited to use panel Liner. I used it on this very body. It didn't work 😅 That was the model I learned to scrib on.
Panel liner is good, but you need a good line to flow it. That's the reason to scribe all the lines. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!
I am enjoying this series so much! I do have to be honest about your intake choice though: the single carb set-up was more of a "serious business" look that I preferred. Which is odd for me because I am a big factory stock guy normally. But this build is a far cry from factory stock, and even down the road a piece from a restomod. The Tri-Carb set-ups sometimes had tunability/maintenance issues. Not that that is a problem with styrene, but the lower drag classes were (before the advent of widespread Fuel Injection, performance chips, and tuning with a laptop) full of single plane manifolds and giant carbs. Your car, your choice, that's just my $.02 and worth every penny.😊
Thanks for the 2¢, sure a race car would benefit from not using a tri-power but I'm going to keep this one "Pro-Street" with the emphasis on "street". It should all make sense once it gets a little further along. Got some more cool goodies to add to it. Stay tuned!
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awesome vid the GTO is lookin sweet really a Butler motor badass dou thx 4 sharing 😁🤩scooter😎ps the patience it takes for perfection is comin to light in the crappyest kit ever🤣😂
Nothing perfect going on here. Just trying to strive for something excellent. Hope to pull it off. Thanks for watching.
@@timkustom definitely digging how the front grill/bumper is fitting 😁 just what I was looking for 😎👍
FYI, I have owned several 64 to 67 GTO and Lemans and headers were always hard to fit. I also had a 65 2+2 Pontiac with a 421 that was totaled by a drunk driver so I put the 421 in a 67 Chevelle and had issues with the headers because they have almost the same frame as Pontiacs did.
Headers can always cause trouble unless you make your own. The 3D printed ones are so nice, so I really wanted to see if I can make them work. Thanks for watching!
I absolutely love your work….. but could I pass on a tip. When you’ve got all the bodywork done and deepened your panel lines….. back fill the line with Tamiya basic filler and run your knife through the wet filler . This will fill any scratches or chips and tighten up the door line
Interesting tip. That would work when having too wide panel lines. I don't like that Tamiya scriber, as it makes too wide lines. There are many other options. Even Tamiya has their own narrow scribers.
Great tip that I've used on several occasions. Thanks for watching!
I agree the Tamiya panel line scriber can make the line too wide if you get too deep. I feel it is still an excellent tool to get the lines in order.
moved the fire wall back a little might help
Firewall location wasn't really a problem. Trans tunnel is pretty shallow in the Chevelle kits IMO. Thanks for watching!
looking good Tim. Hey... have you got a link to that interwebs page with all the different engine dimensions on? Cheers.
Thanks! There are several with a google search, some conflicting data. I went with this one quoted from Hot Rod Magazine Oct. 1977. www.teambuick.com/reference/engine_dimensions.php
@@timkustom Thanks Tim.