RickRollerLT1 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Recent issue AMT/R2 kit. Always liked these as they resembled a mini corvette, but the actual kit and it's overall detail left a lot to be desired. Used some of it's custom exterior parts and added wheels/tires from AMT '97 Camaro convertible. Underneath, in came a 2.1 Quad 4 motor from an ancient AMT Beretta scrapper and the turbo from the Monogram Olds Aero spare parts with some scratchbuilding. I wasn't able to get in an upgraded transmission in due to the quite narrow bay and interior tub, so the 4 cyl opel transmission was used as that's the only thing that would pair with the Quad 4 motor and fit. Suspension was left as is and the exhaust was reworked with a muffler coming off a Corvette exhaust accompanied by cutting down the aluminum stacks to make as some rather wicked exhaust tips. The kit's chrome taillights were too thick and clunky looking, plus one of them was a short shot and the other half chromed. I ended up making do with pieces of a flat clear parts tree painted Tamiya Clear Red on one side then some Sliver on top, IMO this looks better that using the kit's clunky parts even if they weren't botched from molding defects. Speaking of defects, the glass was a short shot as well and of course only one side of the F/R glass piece was half molded on one side. I found a spare glass set from parts from an old Opel GT I built years ago and while not perfect, I'm happy with using that than relying on trying to have R2 take like 5 months to send a replacement. Paint is Tamiya Clear Orange over Rustoluem Aluminum, cleared with Pledge/Future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Looks good Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Really excellent build and concept! Everything about this build takes the nice little Opel GT into a tight, still-little but packed with a punch muscle car realm! It's fun to imagine what driving a 1:1 version would be like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 VERY cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Nice smooth paint work. I like the engine swap idea, more contemporary than the kit's V-6 option. I like the wheels even though the tires seem a little large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickRollerLT1 Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 6 hours ago, espo said: I like the wheels even though the tires seem a little large. I do agree the tires seem a bit large, but those were the only ones that the Camaro rims and the backings would fit on without sticking out from the tire. I originally had more larger wheels from Integra spare parts planned, but the only tires that fit those were the super skinny ones that came with it and made it look more like a donk lowrider. I decided for a mini muscle look and the large profile tire with the small wheel size does work better for the Opel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 nice job , looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 That turned out nice, very cool idea for the power plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 COOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 10:46 AM, Dann Tier said: VERY cool!! x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Very cool. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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