Lowlife ! ! Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) Hi guys... Been a bit quiet on the model car front lately round here, but ive finally hit on a project thats got me hooked again ! Had this 58 ready for a Lowrider build, but it rapidly veered off course and is now Audi powered ! First i was playing around with wheels, and tried Audi rims and tyres....... Liked this, so the Audi R8 chassis was stretched and narrowed, and each suspension component altered to narrow and lower it further. There is a bit of camber added too to help fit it all in...... The Audi mid mounted 32 valve V8 is a squeeze but does fit ! ! Might be adding twin turbos in the boot too ! More soon, and thanks for looking.......... Edited October 4, 2018 by Lowlife ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Interesting build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) Well at least Jim likes it, thankyou ! The 58 kit has a seperate interior floor to the chassis floor, so i altered this to fit the Audi chassis pan ... The boot floor was then seperated, and i slightly channelled the interior panels to fit level with the body again, as the it sat too low.. Edited October 5, 2018 by Lowlife ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 It was getting confusing by now, so seemed easier to work from the front, then backwards. So i added some detail under the bonnet .... Then added seats, console, and started a scratch built cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Once the boot floor was added again, it left room for a big diffuser... And here it is mocked up with side skirts, im undecided about these. Still waiting for more tubes to continue the cage work, but this is now up to date ! Thanks for looking....more soon ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Side skirts look good as long as you do behind the wheel well to the rear bumper as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) Pretty cool. Odds are you'll never see another mid-engined Audi-powered '58 Chebby. Most excellent. Something I've always thought would be great fun in 1:1 is to do all-carbon monocoque or tube-frame lookalike land yachts that weighed very little and went like real road-racers. You're on the same page here. Edited October 5, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Now, THAT is different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 This sure is a one of a kind. Looks good from here, I'll be following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell C Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Chore as it might be, would the factory decorative things ahead of the rear wheel openings be reversed and turned into functional air scoops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I think no skirt is better, they make the body look too thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Thanks for your comments guys, The original plan in my head was to keep the outside of the car totally standard, two tone paint with all the chrome intact So thanks Russel, I like the idea of adding air scoops ( it was also suggested changing the rear roof scoop as the engine is below it ! ) But I'm still thinking of keeping it standard. Don't think the side skirts will stay either... Although things might change, I'll get the rest finished , and leave the body until last ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Very interesting project. What Audi kit are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Nice work Martin. Good to see you're still thinking outside the box.! I love this type of 'off the wall' build. I always fancied building a 50's or 60's bodied car with an exotic mid-engine. I may still do one, one day. Are you hoping to have the engine visible through the rear screen? Will the boot lid still open? it might be a cool way of showing off a custom exhaust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthysanches Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) This is tight, what an insane concept. I think the skirts are too sharp. The rest of the body has more gentler edges in general. Are the skirts going to be flush with the body or over? what is the cage made of? awesome build ill be watching. Edited October 9, 2018 by Filthysanches premature click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Thanks guys ! Gary... The Audi R8 kit I've used is by Tamiya. Sonny... Good to hear from you, bout time you impressed us all with another build ! Yes the engine can be seen through the rear window, the boot opens , and I'm hopefully adding twin turbos in there ! Jason... Think the skirts are being left off, your right they don't really match ! As for the cage it's just plastic tube but I think it's a bit thin. I've run out of tubes so I'm waiting for more to arrive ! Edited October 9, 2018 by Lowlife ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Quite a concept! PS: Tamiya never made an Audi R8 kit. Must be Revell. Edited October 9, 2018 by Italianhorses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Whoops, thanks Alex your right, it's the Revell version , with the silver car on the box ! I was impressed with the kit, so thought it was a Tamiya , goes together well, at least the bits I've used did anyway !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 What a ridiculous idea. I love it! A few years ago, I remember a big thing in the VW world were remote turbos. Great way to make room in the engine was to mount the turbos elsewhere. Maybe an idea here? Looking forward to seeing this done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Crazy concept! I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 You know, I'd have been way more interested in an R8 with '58 Chevy underpinnings. But this will work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Thanks guys... And Dan thanks man, the crazy ideas are my favourites ! Quick update, last cage was too thin so ive restarted a new one in brass and plastic, not yet painted ! New console and interior panels too, more soon and thanks for looking ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Still plugging away on this , scratchbuilt roll cage is complete, and ive painted its bottom ! ! Funny but the wheels always look really angled when i post a pic, their not that bad in real life ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Well its finished, decided against the turbo setup, and decided no skirts either ! Pics in the finished section soon..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Superb Martin, the concept fits together well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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