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McSCAREN!!!

McSCAREN will be a Futuristic GTP/DW CAR-Toon Racer with 3 Engines! Planning to use Body Parts from the Deals Wheels "McLapper" and the ZZZZZZZ-28 to make a Scary All-Out Racing Body. I'm building this Futuristic Fun Racer for the CAR-Toons Contest. Should Be FUN!

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More Coming... B)

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3 ENGINES!

I am going to use the Big HEMI Engine Block from the Vette Zinger Kit and then I am going to use the Double Superchargers from the Pop Corn Wagon on top of the HEMI.

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2 Big Jet engines from a 12" X-Wing Fighter are going to back up the Supercharged HEMI.

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More Coming... B)

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Saving Old Bodies!

Instead of cutting up 2 Vintage Kits, I am going to use 2 Used DW Bodies I picked up. I found this Drivers Head in the parts box, but I'm still looking for a better Head...

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I used Scotch Tape to remove the old Decals and then I sanded the Body down a little.

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I marked 2 lines along the edge of the Fenders for Fender Cutting Lines. The plan is to cut these Fenders off and fit them to the McLapper Body.

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Cutting It Up!

I used a Cut-Off Wheel in the Dremel Tool to cut the fenders off the ZZZZZ-28 Body.

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I think I will cut the Front and Rear Fenders apart, so that I can attach them to the McLapper Body separately.

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More Coming... B)

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Lower...

I decided to cut a 1/4 inch section from the Chassis so I can Lower the McSCAREN a little. Before I did any cutting I glued a temporary brace inside the Chassis with Zap-A-Gap.

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Using a Cut-Off Wheel, I cut the Center Section as close as I could.

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Then I cut 1/4 inch from the Center Section and glued it back in place.

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Here is the Top Side after I removed the Temporary Brace. I should be able to lower McSCAREN Now!

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Vents!

I'm going to add several Vents to the McSCAREN. These Plastic Stairs will work just fine.

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I cut a length of Stairs and used it the mark the areas to be cut out.

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I cut the areas out with a Drill Bit and a Cut-Off Wheel.

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After a little cutting and sanding, I got a pretty good fit, so I glued the first 2 Vents in place with Zap-A-Gap.

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Double Vents!

I needed to fill a different shaped area with the Vents. So I cut 2 lengths of Stairs for this one.

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Then I glued them together and cut out an area for them.

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Here they are in place.

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Here is the McScaren Body with most of the Vents in place.

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More Coming... B)

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McScaren Rear End!

The used McLapper body didn't have a Rear End. So I borrowed a Rear End from a complete kit and traced the shape on sheet plastic.

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After a little more trimming and fitting I got the Rear End to fit pretty good. Next I cut a length of strip plastic and bent the ends down a little. Then I glued it in place.

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Next I cut a length of thick strip plastic and glued it in the gap as shown.

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Here is the Rear End after some more sanding.

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Need More Vents!

I cut a couple lengths of Stairs for the rear. Then I marked off 2 areas to be cut out.

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I cut out the areas Then I used a sanding board to make a real nice fit on the Vents.

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When I get a Tight Fit, I put the Vents in place and they don't fall out. Then I apply Zap-A-Gap to the Vents on the inside the Body. This makes a nice clean bond that is east to clean up.

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More Power!

I need more room to mount the X-Wing Jet Engines. So I added a piece of sheet plastic on the back of the Chassis.

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Then I added a strip along the bottom.

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Next I glued a piece of sheet plastic over the strip. Now the angle is right for mounting the Jet Engines.

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