Psychographic Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) As life gets in the way for a lot of us, so did it for me in the spring of this year. I just plain lost the drive to build anything and started concentrating on some painting. I got an email inviting me to a smaller sites 2nd annual contest. I thought maybe if I threw my hat in the ring it would inspire me to build something. I wanted to build a bit out of my comfort zones. As I usually build customs, I thought I would do a drag car I had in mind for about a year. I wanted to take a showrod and try to make it into a somewhat realistic racecar. The kit in mind is the Stingaree, if you're not familiar with it, a good example of a stock build is about half way down the page on this link. http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=33007&sid=9244eb0ff87a67e95f977bd67490b751 My plan was to scrap everything but the body and make a streamliner style front engine dragster out of it. The first design on a frame. The stock kit frame in the back, the new one in the front. Scratchbuilt front wheels Parts box rear wheels and the back halves of the kit wheels. Scratchbuilt seat Rear cast from a Swamp Rat 30 kit. I need to cut the seat down. The frame just about ready for paint. The front axle assembly is also from the SW30 kit. Edited September 6, 2013 by Psychographic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 I almost forgot to ask for some help. I really don't know much about drag cars and could use some help trying to detail this a little. If you know much about dragsters and specifically Swamp Rat 30 and are willing to help, please PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Boy Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Um, where does the driveshaft figure into your design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Uhhhh, driveshaft??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 It goes through the seat! OK ya got me on this one. I used busted up Swamp Rat 30 as a reference for my frame. As that car is rear engine I had to get creative on the rear. Remember now, I did say somewhat realistic. After thinking about how to solve this, I thought of the gears in a quick change. if that design can hold up to a 410 sprintcar, why couldn't a similar piece be machined to drop the driveshaft lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) Fitting the engine. After a few tries on making four matching pipes for one of the zoomies I decided to make one, then mold and cast it to get eight that match. Now for some bodywork. The back was entirely too wide, wider than a stock Corvette, I removed a wedge out of the center of the body which narrowed it up 3/4 of an inch. After laying out the cut I cut the roof right behind the windshield so the stock one would fit, then I made the wedge cut and cemented it back together. After that was dry, I made a series of vertical cuts along the bottom of the body, pushed it flat and taped it down to the bench. Then I filled in the cuts, let it dry. The bottom halves of the body needed a little massaging to fit, then I added the rockers to it. The last body mods included filling the engine compartment with a L-88 hood scoop, extending the rockers a bit, reshaping the exhaust cutouts, and making the splitter for the front. Edited September 6, 2013 by Psychographic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Edman Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Boy Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I really like the body mods, David. That thing looks fast just sitting there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Some paint on the body. Click on the pic below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I'm liking what you're doing with this, looks awesome!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 What's your question about SR 30? One possible drive shaft cure would be to offset the engine and run the drive shaft parallel to the engine compartment. You'd need to unwiden the rear tires and modify the rear axles to move the third member to one side. Of course you could really push this and get a jet motor and run it to the side also. Sort like this: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/nbphotoflash/tags/rogergustin/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 What's your question about SR 30? One possible drive shaft cure would be to offset the engine and run the drive shaft parallel to the engine compartment. You'd need to unwiden the rear tires and modify the rear axles to move the third member to one side. Of course you could really push this and get a jet motor and run it to the side also. Sort like this: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/nbphotoflash/tags/rogergustin/ I'm using the transmission from SW 30 and would like to know how the linkage works. As for offsetting the engine, the body is just too narrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Colmer Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Wow David! This is a great rebuild of this kit. I really like the front blower and body mods, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Any more progress on this one? Bobthehobbyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKcustoms Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Did this ever get finished? It looks great so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Very interesting. I would also like an update please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Looks pretty awesome so far I really like the color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Way cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vette1955 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Really cool. That paint is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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