horsepower Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Does anyone know if any decals of the Burkholder Brothers AA/FA from the late '70s is available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) I got the T body last night at the MCCM meeting. Now to dig out the part pack chassis a see how that's going to work. Scott Edited October 9, 2014 by unclescott58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 The more I look at the parts pack chassis, for my newly acquired parts pack T body, the more I decided I need to buy another AMT Double Dragster kit. So I just ordered one for of eBay. My first Double Dragster kit, I built the Fiat and Streamline dragster. I really want to build a version of the twin engine dragster. So, now owning the parts pack T gave me excuse to buy another one. Still need to figure out what to do with the parts pack chassis? Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) From what I've seen of the Parts Pack competition chassis it never looked all that promising for the Parts Pack Competition T... But the Fiat chassis is a straight fit, no problem. Did you buy the "Tin Box" edition Double Dragster or the standard cardboard box issue? With the Tin Box you with a duplicate chrome tree that will allow you, with some additional styrene stock, to build a second dragster because the extra tree is the one with the dragster suspension bits including the quick change (as well as, IIRC , the chrome bits for the twin Chevies). From the Tin Box, between my Parts Pack Altered, a Fiat made with the Double Dragster roll bar and scratch built chassis and parts box front suspension, a twin Chevy rail and a competition coupe using a parts box Hemi and resin aftermarket body, I got four cars done. It was a challenge I set myself... Edited October 9, 2014 by Bernard Kron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I got the cardboard box one. I'm cheap. And poor. So, cardboard for me. And I'm okay with that. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Started to build my Double Dragster and parts pack T body last night. I still need to figure out what to do with the parts pack chassis. Any ideas out there? Any photos of kits built using AMT parts pack chassis? I really need to do something with that chassis. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Lots of early Tee Buckets were made on a "tube" frames not unlike the parts pack example. Cotten Werksmans low Ardun powered Tees come to mind. And of course, there were others. Edited October 12, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Edited October 12, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Greg, I hadn't seen those pics of Cotton's very low T before. I'd like to model one sorta like it someday--low as a sports car or racer. Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) https://flynbrian48.wordpress.com/category/hot-rod/ scroll down to Cotton Werksman Edited October 13, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I've got a feature on the Cotton T in an old Rod & Custom, and a color pic of it in one of the Street Rod Pictorials. I always thought that was a cool car, sitting so low. The pics I have look like the ones you just posted, except without the top. Very cool car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 Crush Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Lets get back to the subject of the Nailhead. I vote for at least a dozen. How about the rest of you? !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 OKAY, Let's do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 On 9/16/2014 at 12:28 AM, Greg Myers said: Digging up this old thread to ask; does anyone know the wheelbase of the AMT Parts Pack frame shown above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 29 minutes ago, CabDriver said: Digging up this old thread to ask; does anyone know the wheelbase of the AMT Parts Pack frame shown above? Not sure of the wheelbase but that frame was made to be easy to adjust. To get a longer wheelbase, cut behind the transmission crossmember but ahead of the rear radius rod attachment points, and lengthen with sections of aluminum tubing. The cut ends of the frame must be filed to slip into the tubing, and the tubing sections can be polished to match up with the rest of the chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Interesting! I didn't know that, thanks Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Too, the round tube sections are conveniently the same diameter as a lot of parts trees (chrome or otherwise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I don't know what the wheelbase is. Have never built this chassis, but hope to sometime soon. On a somewhat related note, it looks to me like the AMT Parts Pack T body was designed to drop directly not necessarily on this frame, but on the Fiat frame in the Double Dragster kit. I'm planning to try that soon, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 It does indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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magicmustang Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, Snake45 said: On a somewhat related note, it looks to me like the AMT Parts Pack T body was designed to drop directly not necessarily on this frame, but on the Fiat frame in the Double Dragster kit. I'm planning to try that soon, too. Yep, it does. I used both on this build. Edited May 15, 2019 by magicmustang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 and it turned out really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 19 hours ago, magicmustang said: Yep, it does. I used both on this build. Fabulous! I'm looking to build something very much along these lines. Thanks for posting the pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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