Adventures in model building

Ok so I remember why I stopped doing this as a kid.
Its way to much detail to get it done right or as right as I would like.
I did try how ever but in the end I said F it.


So I said screw the right way to do a GSX.

First thing was to yank off the stock intake and GSX air cleaner.
Then played with it and the high-rise manifold it comes with.
Its that 2 n1 kit to make a real GSX or a racer with dual carbs sticking out the hood.

Tried it a few way and then thought hey, I got a 2 n 1 64 GTO kit too.
Pop it open and I see a blower and a 3 duce setup in its kit.

The blower looked like the ticket but how do I rig up the belts to looks close to right.
So with some playing I got something that could look real.
Had to lose the Alt to tie in the blower belt set up but it’s a race car right?
Other side ties in near the PS pump and used the chrome shifter form the GTO to make a bracket to hold the pulley on that side. Trying to make it real as possible like it should be there.

So I have the high-rise tunnel ram intake on it, with a blower on top of that.
With the highrise carb plat on top of that, and then dual carbs with velocity stacks.

I had to do allot of trimming on the high-rise hood that came in the kit to make room for both the blower and belt, so it could open and not just be a lift off racer hood.

Other mod was using the bigger tires on the rear with the GSX rims.
I also liked the GSX side skirt grafix over the standard.
Hood and wing will stay in primer, no mirrors.

Almost so cool someone should really build one.

http://buickthunder.com/GSXmodel/P1010023.jpg

http://buickthunder.com/GSXmodel/P1010037.jpg

http://buickthunder.com/GSXmodel/

AH HA!
now we know where matt has been!
nice job, looks good, how about pic of the engine mods?
hope you find it relaxing now that you are another year older! ( at the end of the month, but who is counting?)

I also have a Monogram 70 GSX kit with real metal parts kit but I won't be building it.


The model kit itself is all there though its all lose parts.

But the extra metal parts kit is real and this brand is rare.

Made by Performance Detail Products [for auto models]
part number DK-4 writen on it.

Has a nice instruction page that says copyright 89-90
And has a small sheet of think metal parts for like the shifter plate, grill area, license plate frame, grill logo, door lock, steering wheel spokes, package tray speaker covers and so on.........

http://buickthunder.com/scan1agsx.jpg

http://buickthunder.com/scan2gsx.jpg

Cool . . I used to live near the AMT factory in Troy Mi - they would give us boxes culls on fridys . . made a lot models when I was in my early teens.
Gary

Well it was an Xmas craft gone bad. Tired of always making some crap I sad let the guys do car models. I had forgotten how detailed they are.

End up eating 3 kits to be replaced with snap together kits.

Still got the
64 GTO Revell 2n1 kit, opened now just a 1 kit. only parts missing are for the blower option. Parts to make it a 3 duce car still there.

a 63 Shelby Cobra 289 AMT kit, un-opened

and a 70 Chevelle 454 Revell snap-tite kit, opened but all there.

Them AMT kits are in hot demand for some cars.

Got a friend who has close to a hundred kits still unopened . . sels on eBay sometimes.

Gary