Re: '71 GTX Custom. Rear Bumper & Spoiler Complete. Pg. 6

[67impala427]

After building up the sculpted area under the arm rest with baking soda and ca glue I filled in the uneven area with glazing putty and sanded the door smooth..

Alex.

[zbuckster]

Nice.

[67impala427]

Every time I try something new I learn new things also I discover that I may forget a thing or two. In this case I forgot to allow space for the sides of the dash board as it relates to the door panels. I had to cut away material in order for the doors to close properly. I also scribed in the inner door handle.

Alex.

[zbuckster]

I am strill following along and you are still looking good. The whole thing just works. The door panels, dash, buckets, all of it really looks right.

[67impala427]

Jul 20, 2012 10:26:31 GMT -5 zbuckster said:

I am strill following along and you are still looking good. The whole thing just works. The door panels, dash, buckets, all of it really looks right.

Thanks Buck. I really am satisfied with this interior as well as the other aspects of this build. It's taking a lot longer than anticipated as I keep coming up with ideas. It's my most ambitious build to date and I am really testing myself.

Alex.

[gautreau]

Another great looking build Alex!

[67impala427]

After more than 2 years I finally made the molds and cast the first few Kenne Bell style super chargers that I mastered for this build. I'm pleased with the results and have them available on my website and they will soon be on my Ebay page.They'll be perfect for Vette's, older Camaro's, 'Stangs and the late model Hemi's. What do you guys think?

Alex.

[zbuckster]

Good looking pieces.

[z24dude]

Oh yeah, gotta get me some of these!!!

[67impala427]

Aug 7, 2012 9:21:49 GMT -5 z24dude said:

Oh yeah, gotta get me some of these!!!

Thanks. I'm happy with them. You can get them at the following link. lexsscalemodeling1.bravehost.com/LSMproducts.html

Alex.

[68chevy]

Excellent build is awesome.

[67impala427]

Guess what all. I just got 4 sets of pretty, shiny wheels from Chrome Tech USA today and one of those sets is for this build. After 3 years of handling these wheels for this w.i.p. they lost some of their luster. I can't say that now. I am very pleased with my new chrome and should get back to building soon.

Alex.

[68chevy]

Very nice looking wheels.

[zbuckster]

Sweet.

[67impala427]

It's really taking a long time on this build. No updates since July. Well I'm finally back to it. I never really liked the stock hood of the '71 GTX. For the 3 years that I've been working on it I've thought about changing it from time to time. I decided to do a custom cowl. I started by cutting out the stock hump and filling it with sheet styrene. I then scratched the new custom cowl with additional sheet styrene and attached it to the hood. After filling the gaps with glazing putty I fine tuned the cowl by sanding and shaping with ca glue and baking soda.

Alex.

[dogfish7]

Sure like the new style hood!

[67impala427]

Finally have the molds made and am actively casting the new GTX Cowl Hoods. They are available at my Ebay store on on the LSM website. The links are below.

Alex.

www.ebay.com/itm/Resin-Custom-Cowl-Hood-71-GTX-Revell-1-24-Only-LSM-/110977367926?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item19d6c43f76

lexsscalemodeling1.bravehost.com/LSMproducts.html

[67impala427]

Well after about 20 months I've started to work on this build again. Not much to show as far as pictures because most of the work I've done for the last two days was massaging the body and doors. I removed mold lines and the exterior door handles. I also cleaned up the door openings and the door edges to make them look more realistic. I did make the door hinges last night and will post pics asap.

Alex.

[67impala427]

Finally got the door hinges in and they work perfectly. They open and close without binding on the body. Next I'll start the door sills and jams.

Alex.

[67impala427]

I've finished the the door jams and sills. Now on to more massaging of the body.

Alex.

[67impala427]

I really liked the way the trunk area of my Custom '69 GTX came out when I built it a few years ago. So I decided to do something similar on the '71 X. I'll add a couple of driver subs like I did on the '69 and I think I'll put a couple of amps under glass in too. I liked the way I painted the interior of the '69 instead of the traditional way of doing it. I'll paint the trunk area on the '71 body color also. Here's picture's of the '69 GTX trunk w/o the battery cover.

Alex.

[67impala427]

I like the XDv2 line of amplifiers from JL Audio and decided to master my own version. It's not exact but I think it's close enough. I like the fact that it can be used to represent one of the multi channel versions or a mono block version. I think I'm going to cast it and add it to my product lineup. Two of these amps will go in my GTX.

Alex.

[67impala427]

I'm back. Its been over 2 years since I worked on this build. As promised I am starting back on it. At least for a few days. This is the first real mock up with all of the available parts. With all of the custom work on the chassis, interior, engine, etc. I realized that I didn't do much to the body other than the custom cowl, opening doors and trunk and smoothing here and there. To me compared the rest of the kit the body is a bit anticlimactic. I have a few ideas on what to do with the body. Additionally I will need to complete the trunk area with some subs and amps. The custom cowl hood is available In resin at the LSM eBay Store and the LSM Website.

Alex.

[67impala427]

I wanted this car to have a low ride height and big wheels and tires. To achieve this I had to make a custom 4 link rear end and modify the stock front suspension. This led to me having to modify the package tray area which in turn prompted me to redo the entire interior. The powerplant is the Hemi engine from the Dodge Magnum kit with a Kenne Belle supercharger. Resin versions of this supercharger is available at the LSM eBay Store and the LSM Website.

[67impala427]

I'm going to be sending some pieces out to be chromed to Chrome Tech U.S.A. in a couple of days including these 3 resin Kenne Belle superchargers and these 4 sub woofers. I'll use one of the superchargers as well as the subs on the GTX.

Alex.

[67impala427]

I never really liked the rear bumper on this car. With my smoothing and modifying parts of the body it was natural for me to attack the bumper. I am going to modify it by cutting out the liscense plate holder area and smooth it down. I'm also going to blend the entire bumper especially both corners of it into the body and make it look less heavy and cumbersome. I want it to flow with the body instead of look like some thing thats just mounted onto it.

Alex.

[67impala427]

[67impala427]

Before and after pictures. Obviously there is going to be some clean up. Additionally the seams will be filled in and blended from the body to the bumper. The liscense plate holder has been recessed into the bumper. Lastly the rear body skirt will be modified and added. It will be smoothed and blended as well.

I think this is a cleaner, less heavy and more modern look.

Alex.

[67impala427]

Well, so far so good. I filled in the gaps between the bumper and the fenders then scratch built a rear body skirt. More progress soon.

Alex.

[67impala427]

Everything is filled in and smoothed. I got rid of all of the panel gaps and the bumper is now smoothed and streamlined in addition to the new recessed liscense plate holder. The rear body skirt was smooth into the bumper and fenders as well. I am really pleased with the results.

Alex.