WIP 1986 Monte Carlo

first of all was to mount the engine block to figure out, what exhaust will be needed. 

i found a pair in the partbox and i'm fine with them. i'm not fine with the quality of the kit right now...a lot of sanding. 

not 100% the same, but i think it counts the goal. i also think, there are a lot more kinds of exhausts in the aftermarket for the real car. 

in the meantime, i cut all parts from the interior out, glued the seats (front/back parts) together ..and like the enginehalfs, the quality is bad. 

there is a lot of sanding to do. very nice 🙁 

up to the exhaust. first i cutted the mufflers, drilled the pipes out and glued a styrenebolt in. i formed two tubes for the "x-pipe" between exhaust and rear mufflers 

to make the "x-ing", i used a file(is it named file)... 

...to make them looking one peace and flat. 

i shortened the exhausts a littlebit and also drilled them out to glue a bolt in. 

till now, i like the result. i cut a part from thr frame for the new tubes.  

small step 🙂 . exhaust is done and painted, undercarriage is flat black. i like the result.  

seats are filled with putty, sanded and painted with primer. 

The car should get a T-Top. So I have to make a mold for it. The first step is to fill the out side of the roof..  

Let the silicone get dry and take the inside too. 

chassis completed 

engine completed and installed 

and wheels done. 

small change down: painted the tank silver 

painted all parts from the interior burgundy and painted the details 

details painted on the doorpanels  

also the seats ready (missing the safetybelts) 

and the interiortube. 

So the roof lost a part because of the transformation to a T-roof 

After some fitting, gluing, cutting and sanding it looks good. If I were Chevrolet, I'd have formed the front part like they did it on the Camaro. Not straight but curvy like the windshield is. But it's like the original... 

...as you can see. On thd model kit I have to check out how it works with the sealings. The roof has it's thickness and I'm not sure whether the T-Tops fitting at the hight when the sealings are on the T-bar. 

T-Tops are done. The next step is to take both for a mold.  

The first take out of the mold - great 😄 

I painted the body black matt for the first step to get more deapth to the black paint . Some sanding will follow.  

And I painted the T-Tops for the first time. After they are dry, I'll seal the paint with a layer of clear coat.  

Black paint is done. 

Installer doorpanels 

Completed dashboard 

first parts of the painted seatbelts mounted 

and Interior is completed so far. 

Decals and final clearcoat is done 

Ready to marriage 🙂 

while let it sit to dry, i started completing the body. mounted the windows 

painted some small parts 

...mounted the interior 

...and finally mounted the undercarriage.  

Engine looks good so far and now can be completed also 

installed clearparts on the front... 

...and rear. Also mounted tubes on the exhaust 

a view in the interior.
Done!