69 Nova Street Racer
March 2010
This model was built as a tribute to a young lady, who lost her battle with leukemia on May 6, 2005. For the last few years, several members of a Yahoo group, I belong to, have built models in her honor. Her favorite color was purple, so the main color of our builds is purple.
I moved out of my comfort zone, on this one. I narrowed the rear frame, added fuel lines, plug wires, wheel & tire swap, and a scatch built shifter. It's built to be a street racer, with a big block, with a tunnel ram intake, & fat tires. When I reworked the rear chassis, I shortened it, slightly, to cure the tail light panel fitting at the wrong angle. Paint is Testors Model Master Plumb Crazy Purple, airbrushed.
Interior notched for wheel tubs
Chassis after cutting the frame rails and wheel house, moved in, filler strip, & puttied
Another view of the chassis work
Big Block Chevy & Turbo 400 from an AMT 70 Monte Carlo
Narrowed rear end with wheels, front wheels, & traction bars
Test fitting body
Finished chassis
Engine & trans installed in chassis
Interior painted & flocked
Finished dash
Body painted Testors Model Master Plumb Crazy Purple & Future clear coat
Bare metal foil & glass installed
Bumpers, grill, & rear panel ready for assembly
Narrowed rear end
Rear Centerline wheels
Finished Interior
Engine & interior installed on chassis
Bottom of completed car
Left side
Right side
Engine compartment
View of the rear