am73grand Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) I've read a bunch of threads by Tyrone and got inspired to pull this out of the box and get it on the bench. He had alot of good tips in his builds. I don't want a pro mod or outlaw as I wanted a carpeted interior and two seats. I started by putting the race car wing on the stock '58 body. I also opened the trunk. I used cage parts from various kits to get a decent pro-street style cage/frame I've got a good start. It's all been mocked up, the interior fits the body perfectly. This will have a blown and injected Hemi. It's actually only my third drag car. Thanks for looking! Edited April 14, 2013 by am73grand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadracer Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Nice start! Will be a great looking Plymouth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker388 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Sweet! Love where this is going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Great Job so far Ron... Looks good for your third drag build.. I know I wasn't doing builds like this on my third one... keep it going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I'm looking forward to see the progress shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Looking great ! Keep er' going . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 This will be interesting! I can't wait to see how this turns out, the start looks excellent. I hope we would see more of these '50s and early '60s cars built this style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Edman Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 Thanks guys! Here are a few more pictures of my progress. The cage was pieced together from various sources: The blue pieces are from a wrecked Subaru rally car. The pink are from the Matt and Debbie Hays pro street T-Bird. The white pieces are Evergreen rod .100 diameter. The Evergreen rods are a little big but I think once everything is in primer it will look OK. Plus I am not opening the doors so they are going to be hard to see anyway. Here are the seats and the engine/transmission. The engine/bellhousing is from the US Army top fuel dragster. Tranny is from the '55 pro sportsman kit. Seats are from the Subaru Rally car. I have a really different idea for the paint on this one.....Depending on what I do for paint I may use these wheels and tires on the front. Thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Duster Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragfreak Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Very cool!!! any updates on it? and if you don't mind where did you source the wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Great start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Ron, Excellent start on this one! I like the look of the cage. Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragfan Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 yea Ron ,Tyrones stuff is incredible, it will inspire anyone who looks at it, I like what you have done, I think this will be sweet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Got the door panels done.....here's a look: More coming soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Now that's COOOOOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Very nice start.I will be following this build as you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Very cool!!! any updates on it? and if you don't mind where did you source the wheels? Thanks! The front wheels are slot car items from Pro-track. They fit the kit tires almost perfectly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Got some more done on this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Ok so I finished this one up today. Please be aware this is only my third drag car build and I still have a lot to earn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Beautifully done! I really like the skulls as shifter knobs. Did you make the skull heads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNTR Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 WOW!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Beautifully done! I really like the skulls as shifter knobs. Did you make the skull heads? Thank you! The shifter knobs are off the front end of a hot wheels car called "Rigormortis" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhra1625 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I love it! My only complaint is that it needs atleast a single parachute to complete the drag look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooltas Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 killer outlaw prosteeter are cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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