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).
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.
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.
Engine compartment looks great straight from the box, and with some careful painting.
Nice looking chassis. Road grime is homemade (never throw away your old bottle of thinner, with all that gunk at the bottom).
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).
More paint experiments: The body is Rust-Oleum’s Hammered Green, and the hood is HD’s flat black.
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.
Ooops, out-o-focus. At least you won’t see the screw ups I made at the very end.
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.
The clear coat only slightly filled in the Hammered look of the paint. It’s very shiny, and prone to greasy fingerprints.
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.
Not bad for an almost straight from the box build. Heater hoses did not come with the kit.
BEST DAMN FREE AIRSHOW, YET!
