Fuel Coupe Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Charlie has always been one of my favorite drivers and had some of the prettiest cars. I hope I can do it justice these are the rear ladder bars made from stainless and uses aluminum heim joints... some of the tin work early start on the magneto as well completed mag heres the motor almost completed and setting in the chassis. still need to clean the chassis up more Heres an overall shot. You can see where Ive modified the rollcage a bit more... Thanks for looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondo Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Looking good, TXRat. Nice work. Where did those frame rails come from? Hondo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuel Coupe Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Looking good, TXRat. Nice work. Where did those frame rails come from? Hondo Thanks Hondo Polar lights kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Shane, you KNOW I already like your builds,an if this bad boy comes out ANYTHING like your last one(Pure Hell, wasn't it?) It'll be a MONSTER too! Besides I already was a Charlie Allen Dart fan!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irvin Arter Jr. Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Looking good. I love Charlie Allen's car. I am building a slot car using his body. I am still mocking it up. I was wondering if your using slix decals and how were you going to handle the hood decal with the scoops. I am thinking about matching the decal, paint the scoops red and cut ovals on the decal sheet so I can lay the hood decal flat. Any ideas? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noname Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 The fuel lines to the injection are awesome. They look perfectly in scale ( something hard to get bang on). The colours (or paint ) you used is right on as well. The blower scoop looks like chrome Alclad. Is the blower itself magnesium alclad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuel Coupe Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Thanks alot everyone. the blower is painted with alclad magnesium good eye my friend. here is a small update on the tin work. it is roughed in and will need a bit of tweaking, sanding and polishing to get it right.. I still need to form the shroud for the blower hat as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 TR, that is awesome so far I can't wait 2 C it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker Bob Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 amazing work!! keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Your aluminum work is pretty cool. And another great subject. Keep it up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuel Coupe Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 got a few more tin pieces done this week. heres the scoop roughed in.. and a better shot of the side pods.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf01 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 great build one question how did you do the mag it looks so real you have any deatils on how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuel Coupe Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 great build one question how did you do the mag it looks so real you have any deatils on how The boots are from RB Motion and the body of the mag is just various sizes of aluminum tubing that I spun in my dremel and polished. not too tough to do.... oh and the cap is from the Polar lights kit I started with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Shane the progress is looking superb. The interior tin work is excellent as is the rest of the detail so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuel Coupe Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Just a quick update to let you guys know the frame is done with the exception of some clean up and it will be ready for a coat or three of HOK Blue Blood. This will come later after the rest of the suspension is done.. Here a shot of what the ride height will look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Shane, with every pic, it looks better an better! This is really gonna be a killer, I always liked that body style of Dart(67/69)anyway, you just made it BETTER!!!It's lookin GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuel Coupe Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Thanks George and everyone else. no turning back now. Chassis is in paint. HOK Blue Blood over a base of white. The front axle is built from brass, soldered and chrome plated. the coilovers are functional and the suspension works.. Thanks for looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Lil Darts loookeeeen Gooood, Shane. Did you have to mod the front wheel wells? It looks like ya did some work on 'em. So far Daddy-O, shes comin out GREAT! ( as usual). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuel Coupe Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Lil Darts loookeeeen Gooood, Shane. Did you have to mod the front wheel wells? It looks like ya did some work on 'em. So far Daddy-O, shes comin out GREAT! ( as usual). Thanks George, Yes the front wheel wells were moved forward about 1/2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragmodeler Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I build a lot of drag cars. This is exceptionally nice! I was just wondering what you used for the body tin work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuel Coupe Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 I build a lot of drag cars. This is exceptionally nice! I was just wondering what you used for the body tin work. Thanks K&S aluminum sheet and a product called "Maid-O-Metal" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondo Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Great progress, Shane. Gonna be killer. Hondo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atenzapower Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuel Coupe Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) Final fitting is done and I'll gluing up the sub assembly's this weekend. going to be cleaning up some glue excess on the interior switches and squaring up the motor too. Edited February 8, 2009 by TxRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt LeBlanc Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Looks good!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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