Quicksilver, a 442 Monkee Mobile

[Mysterion]

After seeing Roadrunner79's Chevelle roofed Monkee Mobile, I started watching ebay for a donor roof. I needed something, as the windshield frame on my MM is shot and I don't like the stock roof anyway.

I found a clean 69 Olds 442 nice and cheap and thought I'd give it a try. The sloping roofline is what I liked about it and thought it would drastically change the look of the MM.

After stripping the paint and a quick rough out of where to cut.



The first fit,



A little better fit after some more cutting,

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]THAT WORKS!!![/glow]

Great Start Dave, Nice Roofline...

Just Finished Hog Vette & I'm Ready to Cut Up some Fresh Plastic too!

[modelcarfan]

This is a good start! I have never liked the monkeemobile especially with these tops... This ought to have something different with top.

adding a similar years of these cars parts works very well... Since that monke mobile is from 1966-67 Pontiac GTO and ought to have some cars around that time .... I am glad you took the stomping road to start it out and am sure this will look great after all !

just a penny thought... the front tire rims should be edited to fit the wheel...

[timj]

Looks good with that roofline. I'm looking forward to seeing how it progresses.

[Mysterion]

I've got the roof cemented in place. I was worried abot how I would blend the front fender tops in where the two different body lines meet. A little sanding and it seems to blend seamlessly. It will need very little filler to blend the 442 to the Pontiac, just enough to fill the imperfections.

I also started working on filler pieces for the rear of the car.

[Mysterion]

A little sanding and it's starting to take shape. I was worried the rear of the MM wouldn't work with the 442, but I think it will be OK.

[Pat Minarick]

Well I was going to start working on my Stage Coach again ,but you got looking at my Monkeemobile again ! Thanks!

This thing looks cool! Really like the back view.

I was thinking about matching the front wheel well with the back ones or making side pipes like the original concept drawings

[Mysterion]

Fitting the back of the 442 hood to the windshield and the MM body. I originally had to narrow the 442 in the front to blend with the Pontiac, now that I have a hood, it's time to stretch it back out to fit the glass. I had to put two .040 strips in to widen it enough. Once the hood strip dries, I'll sand it down to blend it into the MM engine compartment.

[Mysterion]

A nose job to keep things in perspective.

Laying out the cut, I'll take 3/16" out of it.



Off she comes!



The results.

[RatRod]

Your NUTZ, but I just love your building style!!!

[DVS]

That's coming along great, Can't wait to see it finished.

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]Great Progress!!![/glow]

Looks Good!

[Mysterion]

This build has a name, Quicksilver, so far it has flowed together effortlessly.

This will also be a tribute to another fallen friend. My friend Pete had me pinstripe, letter and do graphics on everything he owned, Cars, trucks, boats, snowmobiles, excavating equipment, kitchen cabinets, and yes even his last ride, a casket. All of Pete's fun stuff was painted silver and blue and named Quicksilver. So this one's for Pete.

A little more work, I filled the exhaust outlets and built up the area leading into the chute pocket.

[Paul B. Canney]

this is delicious! ;D

[Mysterion]

This thing still just falls together. I looked at the the pocket where the chute fits and decided to fill it in, in hope that would be just enough of a styling point and match the overall design of the car.

I layered some strips to get the contour,



Sanded it to shape, and then added a strip of half round to the top.



I think it look a whole lot better than a chute.

[mykturk]

Personally, I think it'd look a whole lot better if you lost that part completely and just had a nice full width tailight section. It just looks out of place with the swoopy fast back lines of the Olds roof to me.

[Mysterion]

The license plate box is gone and I continued the center design to the roll pan. A much cleaner look.

[Mysterion]

I got some primer on most of the body, I left the nose bare as I will be redoing the headlights.

Threw the taillight lenses on to get an idea of how it will look.

[hobbybobby]

Jun 9, 2012 20:37:28 GMT -6 RatRod said:

Your NUTZ, but I just love your building style!!!

DITO! ;D

[Mysterion]

I boxed in the grille area and started on the projector beam headlights. I like the grille, but I'm up in the air about the lights.

I also have the first coat of filler on it.







I also started making the rear window a bit smaller, but why?

[Mysterion]

Jun 10, 2012 13:43:03 GMT -6 mykturk said:

Personally, I think it'd look a whole lot better if you lost that part completely and just had a nice full width tailight section. It just looks out of place with the swoopy fast back lines of the Olds roof to me.

I actually wanted to do that, unfortunately the back of the car looked way too short and it threw the proportions of it all out of whack. It needed something to hang off the back a bit. I wanted to play off the hump that runs down the center of the front of the car.

[Pat Minarick]

Jun 24, 2012 17:39:12 GMT -6 Mysterion said:

I boxed in the grille area and started on the projector beam headlights. I like the grille, but I'm up in the air about the lights.

I also have the first coat of filler on it.







I also started making the rear window a bit smaller, but why?

lookin' good I like the headlights!
What are you doing to the rear window?

[Mysterion]

Jun 24, 2012 20:59:30 GMT -6 Pat Minarick said:

What are you doing to the rear window?

The more I looked at the back of this thing, I knew it just had to be a hatchback. That was the start of the frame for the rear window.

I like it so far,



The hood looks pretty cool open,



The start of the firewall,

[Mysterion]

I got most of the interior tub converted over to a hatchback configuration.

I started by cutting out the rear seat and package tray, leaving as much of the side of the tub as possible. Sides were made from .010 sheet. I use .010 for ease of cutting and fitting. Then back and rear bottom pieces were made from .040 sheet. At this time the >010 sheet on the sides is backed up with .030 for strength.





I cemented two sheets of .010 to make the single wheel tub. Laminating the two sheets allows it to hold the curve. The wheel tub is cemented to the interior tub, then the interior tub is fit into the body and trimmed to fit.



Once everything fit, I made sides for the wheel tubs and cemented them to the inside of the tub. Then the center is cut out.



Then another tub was made for the rear, and the rest of the floor was filled back in. I still have to make the driveshaft tunnel.

[Pat Minarick]

Looks like it will hold a pretty big tire and wheel?

[Dennis M]

WOW Fantastic job so far.

[jondutch46]

Not a put-down of your work but I think I'da gone for reshaping the chute housing into a license plate recess and using the original plate recess for two huge exhaust tips. Love the way this is turning out... the shortened nose makes a world of difference!

[Mysterion]

I've started on the hinge for the hatchback. I started by adding small lengths of tubing to hold the wire for the hinge.



The hinge wire and the tube that mounts to the body.



Ready to mount to the body.



The initial fit.



A shot with the hatch open.

[Pat Minarick]

Jun 27, 2012 19:48:14 GMT -6 Mysterion said:

I've started on the hinge for the hatchback. I started by adding small lengths of tubing to hold the wire for the hinge.



The hinge wire and the tube that mounts to the body.



Ready to mount to the body.



The initial fit.



A shot with the hatch open.

Lookin' good , looks like that was a little work.

[Mysterion]

Disaster!!!

I spilled MEK on the back glass. I had the rear window wrapped in masking tape to keep it from getting scratched, if I hadn't, the whole thing would have melted. Not that it matters.