tuffone20 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Since our club was doing a Mopar theme and I had this old Prowler snap kit that was built up like this. and made some changes to it and ended up with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Hey Marty- you did good on the Prowler! Nice paint too! What a diff ditching the front fenders is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSNJim Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Very nice. I like it. I built a similar one years ago when the kit was current in Boyds Aluma Yellow, not as cleanly as yours. It's still one of my favorites. It's amazing how much better the car looks without the bumpers/fenders. I ditched the front axle and used small sheet metal-type screws to hold the wheels directly to the "brakes". That helped a lot, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuffone20 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Hey Marty- you did good on the Prowler! Nice paint too! What a diff ditching the front fenders is! Thanks and yeah it looks way better without the fenders & bumpers on it. Very nice. I like it. I built a similar one years ago when the kit was current in Boyds Aluma Yellow, not as cleanly as yours. It's still one of my favorites. It's amazing how much better the car looks without the bumpers/fenders. I ditched the front axle and used small sheet metal-type screws to hold the wheels directly to the "brakes". That helped a lot, too. I wish I would have thought about doing that with the front wheels, do you have any photos of the one you did? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreak78 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I really like the changes on this and I'm blown away how well you made the grille look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSNJim Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I wish I would have thought about doing that with the front wheels, do you have any photos of the one you did? Thanks I thought I had it out on display, but it's probably in a box somewhere. I'll dig it out and post pictures soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I agree that getting rid of the fenders and bumper really make a difference! It looks like a real hot rod now! Very nice work! The color is the perfect choice for it! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 That looks really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSNJim Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Not as soon as I hoped, but here it is. It was in a box in the attic, along with other "missing" cars... A little the worse for wear, but it shows the front suspension pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSNJim Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 The upper suspension arms are the original cycle fenders with the fenders removed. The screws I used were out of some toy that happened to fit the axle hole, and are the small sheet metal-type screws that they use to hold two plastic halves/assemblies together. A slight reaming of the axle hole may be necessary - use a drill bit by hand to slowly remove the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuffone20 Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Thanks for posting photos of the one you built and I see that I forgot to paint the side marker lights on mine I like what you did with the front wheel and might have to try it if I ever do one of these again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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