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- A great out-o-the box build!
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- The COPO Nova was a stripped down issue from the factory with a big 427 ci (6.9 liter) V8 and four speed manual transmission (aka a Sleeper).
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- I like it when the kit comes with decals for the instrument panel. Other details on the dash were dry brushed with a toothpick. Note that the steering wheel has the SS logo on it.
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- For some reason I wanted to try that Krylon Glitter Blast paint, for a 1970s look on the interior (I had a bike that had similar glitter colored seat). The first can I tried blew the nozzle right off, and I couldn’t get it back on. Threw it into the dumpster with paint blasting out. A second can resulted in the same thing, the glitter is so big that it gets stuck in the outlet of the spray can.
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- Engine compartment looks great straight from the box, and with some careful painting.
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- Nice looking chassis. Road grime is homemade (never throw away your old bottle of thinner, with all that gunk at the bottom).
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- Kit Bashing: Wheels, tires and disc brakes are not from this kit. Wheels/tires are from Revell’s 2006 Bullet Mustang kit. Disc brakes from Revell’s recent issue of their 1966 El Camino (they had to be jury rigged into place).
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- More paint experiments: The body is Rust-Oleum’s Hammered Green, and the hood is HD’s flat black.
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- Hammered Green looks like painter’s disaster known as orangepeel. The kit comes with the plain jane COPO grill, as well as the SS grill.
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- Ooops, out-o-focus. At least you won’t see the screw ups I made at the very end.
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- Valspar Gloss Lacquer Varnish was used on the Hammered Green. The Bullet Mustang wheels got Chevy Bowtie decals, left over from the El Camino kit.
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- The clear coat only slightly filled in the Hammered look of the paint. It’s very shiny, and prone to greasy fingerprints.
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- The hood got a clear coat of Plaid acrylic matte. The inner lip of the front fender wells had to be sanded slightly thinner so the Bullet Mustang tires would fit inside. I think the problem was caused by the way I mounted the disc breaks on the front suspension.
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- Not bad for an almost straight from the box build. Heater hoses did not come with the kit.
Kit Bashing: SUPERCHARGING THE OLD AMT OPEL GT KIT