AMT '65 Impala box art custom [interior done]

[Duane]

Holy Shit ! Steve; you're doing some great work on this puppy,
and i love watching you do it

[SteveMilberry]

OK, got the top roughed in.

I cut the windshield frame and vent window pillars away from the body and glued some tabs to the top of the frame and the front of the roof. Also made slots in the cowl and doors for the ends of the pillars to fit into.



Here's the results with the windshield glued down and the gaps in the sail panels filled with strips of plastic. Very little filler will be needed to finish it up.

[Duane]

beautiful work Steve !

[spex84]

That roof looks factory! It's been educational to see your approach to the chop.

[SteveMilberry]

Using the AMT '65 annual custom rear pan and tail light bezels. The bumper was dremmeled down from the kit part. I also started flaring the rear wheel openings to match the front custom parts.

[mack2856]

You make it look so easy, I'm really enjoying this.

[Duane]

Steve,with every picture that you post; i can see
big differences in the body; your '65, is going to
look very subtle, and a bit sneaky, as it should.
build on young man; you builds always have my
attention ! will you be doing fade paintwork,
if so, it'd put your '65 over the top. perfect
work, as always.

[lo51merc]

More, more, MORE. Please!

[spex84]

Interesting taillight treatment! I think it's going to look pretty cool.
I can imagine floating some horizontal bar lights in the sockets...like a short piece of ribbed tube book-ended by bullet lenses.

[skip]

Nice, what's not to like!! I'm just sitting back in awe with this one, it's going together like it was planned that way! LoL! Got me thinking, once you have the A Pillars cut out of a late model anything, there's no turning back; it either goes on the "Bad Idea Pile" or blazes ahead making a new trail for itself leaving a 4-lane highway in it's wake!!

[SteveMilberry]

Dec 13, 2020 21:38:22 GMT -5 Duane said:

Steve,with every picture that you post; i can see
big differences in the body; your '65, is going to
look very subtle, and a bit sneaky, as it should.
build on young man; you builds always have my
attention ! will you be doing fade paintwork,
if so, it'd put your '65 over the top. perfect
work, as always.

Yes, definitely needs a fade job. , , in shades of orange and peach.

[Duane]

hhmmm...i didn't think of orange, and peach;
i think it'll look great on your '65, and you'll
really have my attention when you do the fade !
damn ! i can't wait to see it !

[SteveMilberry]

I raised the height of the peaks on the rear 1/4s so they would be closer to the size of the peaks on the front fenders and redid the flares of the rear wheel openings to match the front..

[Duane]

damn ! Steve you're going bat shit crazy, and i'm lovin it ! beautiful work !

[SteveMilberry]

The silver shows all the imperfections I need to address before actual paint.

Pay no attention to the wheels and tires, they're just there to illustrate the planned stance.