Kennyboy Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 This was a long term build. I grafted a Viper GTS roof onto the Series 1 body. Then designed and fitted a roll cage, driver, and data systems and wiring. The wing is from a Viper GTSR diecast but it is plastic. The front splitter is Evergreen with scale Motorsport carbon fiber. Rear splitter is Evergreen also. Wheels are from a Tamiya Taisin Starcard kit. Feels good to finally have it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Great looking car Kenny. Those decals must have been fun🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, TransAmMike said: Great looking car Kenny. Those decals must have been fun🙄 Thanks Mike. Its paint. I punched out circles out of vinyl, then punched each circle again to make rings. It was a night of making rings lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, cobraman said: Looks great ! 1 hour ago, afx said: Great job. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Very nice Ken! The roof graft has a very natural look to it. Really nice paint and decal work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Kennyboy said: I grafted a Viper GTS roof onto the Series 1 body. What a great idea, and what a great looking model! Makes me want a "stock" version in a single color (less distracting) paint job. Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, Plowboy said: Very nice Ken! The roof graft has a very natural look to it. Really nice paint and decal work! Thank you. Give it a try. It's really a natural fit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, Snake45 said: What a great idea, and what a great looking model! Makes me want a "stock" version in a single color (less distracting) paint job. Well done and model on! Thanks Snake! To me it resembled a new age 240zx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Awesome conversion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 hours ago, ChrisR said: Awesome conversion! Thanks Chris. Appreciate that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Very well done. I did a very similar version with the hardtop from the Corvette Hardtop grafted on into a race car also. Looks great, like the idea of the vinyl paint mask rings. Different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Very creative and well executed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkybritches Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Great work. It reminds me a lot of the Panoz Esperante racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Awesome conversion!,maybe at the time Shelby should've considered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Looks incredible good! Graphics suits it well! I did a photoshop of that, Shelby series 1 with GTS roof back In 2003 or 2004 because I also saw the potential of the series one coupe! Haven’t I seen this before? I remember a post long ago that I searched forward not long ago.. was it your WIP maby? beautifull work btw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Peter Lombardo said: Very well done. I did a very similar version with the hardtop from the Corvette Hardtop grafted on into a race car also. Looks great, like the idea of the vinyl paint mask rings. Different. Thank you Peter, would really like seeing your build of it. Thought about a c6 roof initially but the Viper roof fit so well I couldn't say no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Gramps46 said: Very creative and well executed. Thank you Gramps! 3 hours ago, stinkybritches said: Great work. It reminds me a lot of the Panoz Esperante racer. Thanks! Yeah it kind of does, never thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Mattilacken said: Looks incredible good! Graphics suits it well! I did a photoshop of that, Shelby series 1 with GTS roof back In 2003 or 2004 because I also saw the potential of the series one coupe! Haven’t I seen this before? I remember a post long ago that I searched forward not long ago.. was it your WIP maby? beautifull work btw! Thank you, when I came up with this project it was between a Corvette and a Viper roof. The GTS roof fit so well it became a no brainer. It is quite possible it was the WIP of this. This has been on the side for quite a long time, because of a work injury I have had a lot of time to finish stalled projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Very very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 What a BRILLIANT custom job!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 21 hours ago, slusher said: Very very nice. 12 minutes ago, Dann Tier said: What a BRILLIANT custom job!!!! Thank you both 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Great concept and very well executed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluebomber Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I really like this build. Creative and very well executed. Also, I love the livery you designed. Great Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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