1976 chevy caprice

[michelle]

i  wish i had a  mid to late 70's chevy  v6  engine  for this  model   i did not what to use  a v8  for it  so  for now untill i find a the engine i want for it i curbsided  it 
i painted the body rust-oleum universal  pearl metallic  sea mist 
the interior  i painted rust-oleum 2x satin aqua
 

[MeatMan]

Nicely done!

B-N-L Resins has a V6 that might work for you. They were MIA for a while but I've heard several folks say they've ordered lately and gotten quick turnaround.

Its kind of a generic casting but decent. It comes with a turbo but I'd ditch that.

http://www.b-n-lresins.com/shoppingopencart/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-engines-Ford-Diesel-Mopar-Oldsmobile-Toyota-Honda/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-hobby-model-Chevy-GMC-engine/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-model-Chevy-V6-Turbo-engine

 

[michelle]

40 minutes ago, MeatMan said:

Nicely done!

B-N-L Resins has a V6 that might work for you. They were MIA for a while but I've heard several folks say they've ordered lately and gotten quick turnaround.

Its kind of a generic casting but decent. It comes with a turbo but I'd ditch that.

http://www.b-n-lresins.com/shoppingopencart/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-engines-Ford-Diesel-Mopar-Oldsmobile-Toyota-Honda/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-hobby-model-Chevy-GMC-engine/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-model-Chevy-V6-Turbo-engine

 

thank you 
and thanks for the link 

[Steamboat]

You could saw 2 cylinders off a 350 LT1 and get a pretty decent rendition of a 4.3. The LT1 was in the Monogram C4 Corvettes. 

Was the 4.3 available in the Caprice? I would think that you would need to push it up hills!

[Claude Thibodeau]

HI!

The color selection fits the era perfectly. Bravo!

CT

[michelle]

11 minutes ago, Steamboat said:

You could saw 2 cylinders off a 350 LT1 and get a pretty decent rendition of a 4.3. The LT1 was in the Monogram C4 Corvettes. 

Was the 4.3 available in the Caprice? I would think that you would need to push it up hills!

i know they had  the 350 2 barrel  and a 400 4 barrel  in  76 which was the final  year for the  second gen  caprice  
i kinda figured since most  every  car had/has a v6 option  i figured the caprice   did to 

 

[michelle]

Just now, Claude Thibodeau said:

HI!

The color selection fits the era perfectly. Bravo!

CT

thank you  

[bluestringer]

That's a beauty. Nice work.

[Gloozalot]

Michelle, forget the V6, it wasn't offered in a 76 Caprice.  The only engines I ever saw in that year Caprice was the 350, 400 and 454.  Mom bought a brand new, 1976 Caprice 2dr. coupe with a 454.  It handled like a river barge and got about 12MPG---8 with the air con on.  However, it rode smooth as glass and at 4300 pounds would have been a real Toyota killer at an intersection.  Nice job on the Land Yacht and the color is spot on.    Gee, have I seen that kit before?

[spencer1984]

Looks good, nice job! And seconding Gloozalot - the only engine you could get in these barges was a V8. If you went with one of the smaller cars that year, the only six available in '76 was the 250 inline. IIRC, the first V6 Chevy offered was in '78.

Edited August 7, 2021 by spencer1984

[Zippi]

Nicely done Michelle.

[TransAmMike]

Nice job Michelle on that biiiiiiig Caprice?

[Nazz]

Looks great Michelle, love the color choice. 

 

Jerry

[michelle]

1 hour ago, bluestringer said:

That's a beauty. Nice work.

thank you 

11 minutes ago, Nazz said:

Looks great Michelle, love the color choice. 

 

Jerry

thank you 

15 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

Nice job Michelle on that biiiiiiig Caprice?

 

56 minutes ago, Zippi said:

Nicely done Michelle.

thank you 

1 hour ago, spencer1984 said:

Looks good, nice job! And seconding Gloozalot - the only engine you could get in these barges was a V8. If you went with one of the smaller cars that year, the only six available in '76 was the 250 inline. IIRC, the first V6 Chevy offered was in '78.

thank you 

1 hour ago, Gloozalot said:

Michelle, forget the V6, it wasn't offered in a 76 Caprice.  The only engines I ever saw in that year Caprice was the 350, 400 and 454.  Mom bought a brand new, 1976 Caprice 2dr. coupe with a 454.  It handled like a river barge and got about 12MPG---8 with the air con on.  However, it rode smooth as glass and at 4300 pounds would have been a real Toyota killer at an intersection.  Nice job on the Land Yacht and the color is spot on.    Gee, have I seen that kit before?

thank you and yes it is the kit i got from you in our last trade 

[AMT68]

Turned out very nice in that color. And nice job detailing the trim around the side windows.....I'm working on this kit and those trim lines are not very wide and not necessarily easy to detail. 

[michelle]

50 minutes ago, AMT68 said:

Turned out very nice in that color. And nice job detailing the trim around the side windows.....I'm working on this kit and those trim lines are not very wide and not necessarily easy to detail. 

thank you  

[bisc63]

What a cool color for a massive Chevy! Love it!

[Captain Spaulding]

Nice job on the Caprice Michelle.

[michelle]

6 hours ago, bisc63 said:

What a cool color for a massive Chevy! Love it!

thank you 

3 hours ago, Captain Spaulding said:

Nice job on the Caprice Michelle.

thank you 

[OldTrucker]

I owned a 76 Caprice for a short time, big ole 4 door in ugliest green color with a green interior to match!

It had a SB 400 that kept overheating found it had 2 cracked heads which was all too common with the 400.

Most I have seen (mostly being used in demo derbys) had the 400.

Like has been said, rode like a Cadillac but had terrible gas mileage!

[ATHU]

Very nice Michelle!!

[michelle]

2 minutes ago, ATHU said:

Very nice Michelle!!

thank you 

[PappyD340]

Looks great Michelle, well done!

[FLHCAHZ]

Looking good Michelle!  Looks like its ready for a trip to the beach...

[michelle]

5 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Looks great Michelle, well done!

thank you 

 

3 hours ago, FLHCAHZ said:

Looking good Michelle!  Looks like its ready for a trip to the beach...

thank you