Brianl Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 They do some pretty wild looking race cars at Club level. I can remember seeing something like this in Car & Car Conversions magazine many years ago although I don't think it ran a turbo V8 Indy motor!. Body & chassis is Tamiya Europa while wheels, rear end & engine are Mongram March Indy car Rear guard extensions are Evergreen sheet which is great to work with on this type of thing. Front guards came off the interior tub of an old diecast of all things. I needed something like that to handle the inner roll over as the tyres are taller than the guards. Still have the inlet side of the motor to do & I'm working on the interior at the moment. The screen is so big & so laid back that you will be able to see a fair bit of detail which makes its a bit more interesting. Comments & ideas welcome! Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Love it. I want a real one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 That's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Very cool. I could not get in and out of a real one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Great model. Very nicely done bodywork and general fitment. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Looks cool. Massively over powered, just the way I like them. (TOO MUCH POWER IS JUST ENOUGH!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianl Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Tony I agree!!Ari Vatanen (my all time hero driver) was asked if he would like 1000hp in a rally car. BMW had 1100hp out of their 1500cc F1 engines at the time. The Escort BDA's he was running at the time topped the scale at around 270/280.His reply was "1000 was maybe too much.. 6 - 700hp would be nice though!!And this was before Group BThanks for the thoughtsBrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmathew1us Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Great idea Brian looks to be coming along well. Perhaps bring the rear edge of the front fender down to match what the rear fending is doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod3l Lover Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Brian, This is looking Uber Duper for sure! Are you planning onhanging the Indy Car wing out back? Just asking because you have the wing mount stickingout the back. It would look pretty cool I think! . . Or not!?! Build happy, David S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsteel85 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 rad car bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianl Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Hi David I'm think of just using the wing off the Indy cay car. Is not so big so it wont dominate the bodies lines. Went to the Time Attack day in Sydney last month & saw some very cool ideas for mounting wings etc so I'll have a go at them. Just about to give the cockpit a final coat so I'll post some more pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod3l Lover Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 This is going to be a very cool build however you do it!I have a '59 Corvette build that's very stalled right now, butit is a club racer car also. They have groups that race ata track near me called Road America. David S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 This is looking better than the stock version of this car!! -great work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianl Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Finally done something worth talking about. Interior is just about finished. Didn't worry too much about the roll cage joints as they are hidden by the roof. Interior colour is Humbrol cockpit green for reasons that will become obvious later. Inlet side of the turbo installation is next. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerN Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Great concept and execution - a real holiday treat to see. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Got my attention!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurva Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Very nice project you have there. What is that tubing for cooling interior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 This is looking great Brian , will be awesome . I like the aircraft cockpit colour used in the interior . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianl Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Thanks for the comments gentlemenVille - the tubing is some ducting from the old Nascar kits. Being generally warmish here (currently 39C / 102F) air ducts like this are common on cars that don't run cool suits.Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlueTube Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Cool, in the spirit of Jay Leno! A great subject. I too am a fan of the back bone of motorsports, the club racer. RegardsBrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProStreetOnTheStrip Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 looks like a gt40! nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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