Description: This is the story, in words and photos, of what went into building my replica of my first Corvair.

By: CorvairJim

Filed under: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 1:25 Scale Model ("Tiny Toni")

Number of photos: 85

Updated: Sun Dec 4, 2011 12:59 am

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The three "Glue Bomb" 1965 Corvair Corsa coupes from my...

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Meet Victim #1: So-so condition, some strange work done to jack up...

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This kid had no sense of color!

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Pretty bad, huh? You ain't seen nothin' yet! (This is the GOOD one!)

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Yes, that's a regular live axle glued in beneath the Corvair...

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Meet Victim #2: Worse off than the first one - this one is missing...

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This kid liked his brush paint. The stuff was slathered on!

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A big honkin' V-8 stuffed in the back end of a Corvair! Creative,...

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Another live axle conversion to make it ride high out back....

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Meet Victim #3: This is the lucky winner in CorvairJim's "Let's...

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Not as high as the others out back, and you'll see why in a second...

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Again, the paint went on kinda thick... You'll see just how thick...

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THIS is why it doesn't sit up as high as the other ones: He didn't...

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This is what I was left with after seperating the body from the...

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Various bits and pieces from stripping the model. Notice that wide...

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Here's what the tires looked like after a good cleaning up. the...

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Leftovers. Nothing here is reusable with the possible exception of...

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The engine onthe left is the Corvair engine from "Victim #1" in the...

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The same two engines.

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Left to right: The undersides of an original 1965 Corvair annual...

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