Horrorshow Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Originally bought this kit to make an old school gasser. Started building and I couldn’t get the interior tub to fit. I tried shaving down the plastic with an x-acto, after several bloody fingers I tossed it. I decided to turn it into a bare boned dirt track racer. I sanded off all the trim and filled the headlights and taillights with Tamiya putty. Opened up the wheel wells to accommodate larger tires. Built a crude roll cage from the parts tree and added some side and bumper bars. Plastic Performance wheels and tires. I resisted the urge to smother it in decals. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Great looking build, you may end up getting g moved to the NASCAR part of the Forum just because of the build style. The paint finish looks great and smooth. Reminds me of some of the grass roots race cars with little or no sponsors so the bodies stayed pretty clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Really good looking 55! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 That's pretty kewl looking. I like it. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Very cool; nice twist on a classic kit! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Nice racer,,as far as having to trim the interior,, may be easier w/a dremmel tool? Ive had to do the same thing to the last 3 kits Ive built,and had to straighten chassis twists as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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