On the workbench

Soaking a Dale Earnhardt '81 Pontiac Grand Prix in Spray Nine to strip paint 

Stripped and primed using Krylon red oxide 

Stripped 

Stripped 

Dry fit  

dry fit 

Broken kit spoiler 

rebuilding spoiler 

Finished spoiler 

I originally built this kit in 1996. It was on display before it took a dive off the shelf and blew up into pieces..... It's been bagged and stored since the late 90's  

SUPER OLD "SHABO SCALE" DRY TRANSFERS, A FEW HAD ISSUES SO I'LL HAVE TO TOUCH THEM UP WITH WHITE PAINT (MAYBE)..... 

Tim Richmond's 1984 Daytona 500 Pontiac Grand Prix. This car only ran 66 laps in the 500 before the cylinder head cracked externally. Teams had been complaining about the design of the heads back then 

Krylon Banner Red over Krylon Red Oxide primer. Body was wet sanded with 1000 

Krylon Banner Red over Krylon Red Oxide primer. Body was wet sanded with 1000 

Yeah you guys get it… 

 

 

We now have rolling stock 

Oh boy that’s a lot of red….? 

Better late then never. Starting the engine/transmission  

 

 

kit air cleaner 

kit air cleaner 

 

30+ year old decal stripes. very finicky and brittle. 

 

hood needs a little massaging to help it fit better... 

Dry fitting rebuilt kit air cleaner to represent a cold air induction. Using the instructions from the Monte Carlo it since I don't have the Pontiac instructions. Not much difference in assembly of the chassis..