Jump to content
Model Cars Magazine Forum

1969 Ford Mustang RTR-X Drift Car


PatW

Recommended Posts

So this is my take on the drift car. Firstly the Interior with the modded sides of a Nascar roll cage and the rest in plastic tube. My own seatbelt decals with two spare race seats from the parts bin.

The rear view shows the rollcage and alloy tube exhaust tips. The C1 resin parts fit well with the arches shaped to fit the body contours. I've painted the wheels as close to the subject car as possible.

The induction pipes on the engine are in cut alloy tube, but I don't have a flaring tool for the tops of the pipes. I also fitted a pre-wired distributor and extended the rollcage into the engine compartment for extra safety. 

95.JPG

96.JPG

86.JPG

51.JPG

99.JPG

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Cheers guys, yes the engine fits well plus the extended parts of the rollcage. I'd luckily bought coloured plasticard sheets at a local toy/railway/model shop last christmas, and used the black on top of the engine before mounting the induction.

I would have liked it a bit lower but the arches, being shaped to fit the body can't really be moved any higher. 

Edited by PatW
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nice work.

Re the lack of flaring tool. How about trying a suitably sized ball bearing sat in the tube and the tapping it gently with a small hammer? Different sized ball bearings for different flares.

steve

Or put a counter sunk machine screw inside the tubing , then mount the tubing in a vice and slowly pressing the screw into the tubing will flare it out,,,,be advised go SLOWLY

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...