2005 GM Goodwrench Monte Carlo

[Captain Spaulding]

Decided to get going on my next build. Kevin Harvick's 2005 GM Goodwrench Monte Carlo. As a long time Nascar fan always rooted for Dale Earnhardt and Kevin Harvick and still miss seeing those Goodwrench cars on the track.

Using Dale Earnhardt Jr's 2005 kit as a donor and decals are from Mike's Decals.

[Vietnam Vet67]

Kevin Harvick is the man! Took over when Dale Sr was killed at Daytona in 2001  in the #29 car for Childress. In his 3rd race he won at Atlanta and later at Chicago.

Won Rookie of the Year in 2001.

Edited July 12, 2021 by Vietnam Vet67
addition of info.

[Captain Spaulding]

48 minutes ago, Vietnam Vet67 said:

Kevin Harvick is the man! Took over when Dale Sr was killed at Daytona in 2001  in the #29 car for Childress. In his 3rd race he won at Atlanta and later at Chicago.

Won Rookie of the Year in 2001.

Harvick is one hell of a driver, became a fan of his after he won at Atlanta in 01. Did one heck of a job in that Goodwrench car that year. Unfortunately Childress cars were hit or miss so never got to show how good he was in them. Sure showing how good he is since moving to Stewart-Haas.

[bigryan18]

Those decals are sized for the Revell Monte Carlo kit not the smaller AMT..

[Captain Spaulding]

33 minutes ago, bigryan18 said:

Those decals are sized for the Revell Monte Carlo kit not the smaller AMT..

Didn't even notice that, will have to see if I can trim them to fit. If not then another donor kit then

[Captain Spaulding]

Got this build on hold for a week or so, didn't realize there was a difference between the AMT and Revell kits until bigryan18 pointed that out.

Found a 2004 Revell Jeff Gordon kit on Ebay that comes with 2 aftermarket decal sheets for a really good price. Once it gets here that will be the donor kit for my Harvick build.

[slusher]

smart move Jason..

[Captain Spaulding]

2 hours ago, slusher said:

smart move Jason..

Was gonna try to trim the decals down but too much of a difference between the bodies. Glad that someone caught that for me before I got too far.

[Captain Spaulding]

Got my Jeff Gordon donor kit in the mail yesterday so was able to get started on the Goodwrench car again.

Not much to show yet, got the motor painted and assembled.

[slusher]

your back on the bench, nice start..

[Captain Spaulding]

3 hours ago, slusher said:

your back on the bench, nice start..

Thanks bud, nothing too fancy with those stock car engines but happy with this one.

[Captain Spaulding]

Got the chassis painted today and some detailing done. Painted it with some model master primer paint I had. Got rid of that plastic look and close enough to what the interiors are painted in Nascar.

[slusher]

3 hours ago, Captain Spaulding said:

Got the chassis painted today and some detailing done. Painted it with some model master primer paint I had. Got rid of that plastic look and close enough to what the interiors are painted in Nascar.

I believe it varies car to car depending on sponsorship and color scheme. You should be able to google the car your building and look at the pictures. I don’t watch it like I did years ago..

[Captain Spaulding]

6 hours ago, slusher said:

I believe it varies car to car depending on sponsorship and color scheme. You should be able to google the car your building and look at the pictures. I don’t watch it like I did years ago..

It used to vary but in the late 90s Nascar made the change that all the interiors had to be the same white color. 

I still watch, definitely not what it used to be.

[Captain Spaulding]

Got the body painted last night, let it cure for a few days before I start to add the decals to it.

Been a nice easy build so far.

[Captain Spaulding]

Got more of the roll bars painted and installed along with the seat. Put a seatbelt decal on there but didn't show up with the black seat.

Got looking through my parts box and found two RCR logos, stuck them on the valve covers. Adds a little extra detail to it.

[slusher]

On 7/22/2021 at 12:37 PM, Captain Spaulding said:

Got the body painted last night, let it cure for a few days before I start to add the decals to it.

Been a nice easy build so far.

Did Harvick ever drive a black car for RCR?  Just asking I don’t know friend..

[Captain Spaulding]

4 hours ago, slusher said:

Did Harvick ever drive a black car for RCR?  Just asking I don’t know friend..

He drove a black Budweiser car for RCR in 2010 and 2011 before the scheme was changed.

Would of loved to see them run an an Earnhardt black and silver scheme for Harvick at least once.

[slusher]

19 hours ago, Captain Spaulding said:

He drove a black Budweiser car for RCR in 2010 and 2011 before the scheme was changed.

Would of loved to see them run an an Earnhardt black and silver scheme for Harvick at least once.

I am glad you know, Jason. You are doing a very nice job..

[Captain Spaulding]

4 hours ago, slusher said:

I am glad you know, Jason. You are doing a very nice job..

Thank you I really appreciate that, I'm glad someone is liking this build.

[Captain Spaulding]

Got the roll cage all assembled and everything in the interior, not much left to do now. Just the front and rear end then the fun part the decals.

[Captain Spaulding]

This build isn't moving forward any time soon. Woke up this morning to my cat playing with one of the wheels off the car. Never a good sign.

The cat decided to jump up on the table through the night and my car ended up on the floor with pieces everywhere. Lots got broken and right now couldn't be bothered with it. Gonna stick it in a box and maybe try to fix it another time.

[slusher]

Lots of progress Jason, your doing a great Job!