Hi Guys! You are going to FLIP over this JL Tjet 1967 Vette! This is the way JL should have done it...but since they didn't, It is my intention to do a run of these in resin if there is enough interest .
I chose this vette because it is beloved by many. What I did not realize until after the 2 were cut apart, filed and fitted, was the fact that the front screw-post was jammed right up against the grill. This left no room for the hinge that I designed for resin casting in this application. Instead, I used 2 steel hinge-pins that are zapped into the hood and pivot in un-used axle holes. These pins are simple, (made from paperclip) clean, work quite well and are a solid mount.
(making exact R & L pins took some time but was well worth the effort) http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/joez870/Tilty67vette022.jpg

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Thats a great looking flip nose vette, I'd fire up the airbrush for one of those if you make a few. Specially like the attitude the body has sitting on the chassis! Keep us posted when they are ready to ship....nice work!

Just in case you are not looking... YGM

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Jeff

May have to snag one of those butes for my collection. How about you do me a '59 too! :p

Really cool Joe,
How ya get them little parts to pivot, open, and swing around is beyond me. Its pretty easy when ya just hack parts off like me-lol. Seems sumthin is familiar about it tho-
Nice work --- Circle Track DAC

hehe, Thank you kindly, gentlemen, for the praise. This one almost got the better of me, too. When I get obsessive over a project though....well....my TM becomes a slot-widow. LOL

Dac, you say "sumthin is familiar about it".....hehehehe.....I hope you won't want to trade the bodies back now! (I licked the door-handle) LOL! :)

Oh yaaacchh! Door handle lickin!
Maybe I'll settle for a casted one man! Maybe the process kills them nasty germs.
Have a goodn --- Circle Track DAC

Joe,

You know I've already heaped praise on you for this one. I'm so glad you perservered throught it. It was well worth it. A great copy of the 60's gasser Vettes that used run the strips. How to see some close-ups too!

A fine piece I wanted everyone know, that I think is just brilliant!

Don't stop now Joe, you're on a roll! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Cheers...