Chevy Nova

[Cpt Tuttle]

Maybe it is quite obvious which direction this one is taking?

[cobraman]

Lowrider ??

[horsepower]

Dirt track racing.

[DumpyDan]

Holy Moly that looks cool

[Cpt Tuttle]

Finished the wheels

One first coat on the engine block....molded in black equals SOOOO much fun....not!

[Cpt Tuttle]

A bit more work on the engine, at least there is dual quads and headers included, aluminium heads are a quick fix with the brush and maybe it is strong enough to pull the tyres through the sand now, at least if we expect the engine to be something better than a 1979 305"...

[Cpt Tuttle]

Did some weathering of the tires by giving them a wash in tan....still much work left to do, of course.

I found an air cleaner in the parts bin that did fit very well, since the model didn't have one.
Also, I did some weathering of the engine, be honest, is it looking any convincing at all?
I will paint the fan black, it is too plasticky looking in chrome....

[Cpt Tuttle]

Since the rear axle and leaf springs supplied in the kit are far from good looking, I decided to replace them with parts from the AMT Chevy S10.
The axle has the right width and the springs have the correct length.

It's hard not to go overboard with weathering the parts, since this is no offroad jeep that has been in a mud hole, but I think this might be good.

[espo]

Are you going to make a 4 wheel drive system or keep it a 2 wheel drive ? Looks like a fun build either way.

[Cpt Tuttle]

Even if it is a fun idea, I will not convert it to 4wd.

[GTJUNIOR]

Not my taste, but very nice work being done here.

[Cpt Tuttle]

Body painted, decals in place, now it needs some weathering...

[Johnt671]

The motor looks like a beat up old motor. Nice work.