1969 Chevy Nova SS

I've had this kit for some time and just finished it. I had a 69 nova in high school so I built this the way my old one was. The flash on this kit was light so clean up was easy. Parts fit was great with no real problems at all. Instructions were clear and easy to follow. The kit comes with race or stock options. Detail was excellent overall and adding detailing pars was easy. The only thing I changed was I added a 6- 2 barrel intake manifold and carbs from my parts box and I also changed the rims and tires. I added throttle linkage and engine wires. I painted it black with yellow racing stripes I made on my printer. I painted the interior black and did all the trim in bare metal foil. I would recommend this kit to all builders. This kit really took me back to my high school days.

Using this kit to build Grumpy's Toy V. The real car was a 68, so some body mods had to be made. Removing the vents on the front fenders along with the Nova script and filling in the louvers on the hood. Making a vynle top from masking tape. Used Evergreen strip to make the molding around the bottom of the vynle top at the C pillar. Painted the body Artic White with Dupicolor. The vynle top with Krylon Hobby flat black. Used Slixx decals offered with the 67, 68 Camaro's and the Nova. Replaced the small block with a 396 from Revell's 65 Chevelle kit. Custom made headers using 12 guage silver flower tie wire and aluminum tubing. Though not finished the kit represents the car well. The Copo kit would have saved some time. It aready has a 396 and has no hood louvers. I was inspired by a book my son bought me for Christmas about all the Grumpy's Toy's.

This was my First model kit to assembly since the mid 80's it was also my first car so the love for the Nova is deep with me.I really enjoyed this kit hardly any flash and fitment was really good. I choose to do a street/strip version I really feel for a race version there should be a blower or turbos or at least NOS tanks. I really just did my own thing and it turned OK pretty good for my return back to the modeling hobby. I do know I will be ordering more Nova kits in the future