2023 Cannonball Run-What-You-Brung Build Thread

[landman]

Adding a rool bar

[vekasiini]

L-XXX April

The axles and engine are in place. The cabin will soon be ready for the primer.

 

[MeatMan]

I've run into some problems with my Monza and don't have the energy to keep it going.

Soooo, I'm changing my entry to something that requires basically no fabrication, tho I will add my personal touches here and there.

My new entry will be the Revell Porsche 918 Spyder. I've had it a long time and just need something to challenge me without me losing the rest of what little hair I have 🙂.

[White Rabbit]

5 minutes ago, MeatMan said:

I've run into some problems with my Monza and don't have the energy to keep it going.

Soooo, I'm changing my entry to something that requires basically no fabrication, tho I will add my personal touches here and there.

My new entry will be the Revell Porsche 918 Spyder. I've had it a long time and just need something to challenge me without me losing the rest of what little hair I have 🙂.

Nice choice! Your entry has been updated.

Entry List

1. '56 Chevy (426 pack)

2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)

3. Porsche 918 Spyder (MeatMan)

4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix)

5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit)

6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx)

7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)

8. '61 Ford Falcon (Fat Brian)

9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209)

10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)🏁

11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55)

12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef)

13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini)

14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel)

15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08)

16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc)

17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx)

18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans)

19. El Camino Camper (shoemake)

20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)🏁

21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6)

22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r)

23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods)

24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55)

25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65)

26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93)

27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H)

28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)

29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63)

30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik)

[MeatMan]

17 minutes ago, White Rabbit said:

 

Nice choice! Your entry has been updated.

Entry List

1. '56 Chevy (426 pack)

2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)

3. Porsche 918 Spyder (MeatMan)

4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix)

5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit)

6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx)

7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)

8. '61 Ford Falcon (Fat Brian)

9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209)

10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)🏁

11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55)

12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef)

13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini)

14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel)

15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08)

16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc)

17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx)

18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans)

19. El Camino Camper (shoemake)

20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)🏁

21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6)

22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r)

23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods)

24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55)

25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65)

26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93)

27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H)

28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)

29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63)

30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik)

Thanks.

[Spottedlaurel]

Got a simple build off the bench last weekend and that's given me the motivation I needed to get back on with my CBR entry.

Possible alternative wheels. They came painted the gunmetal colour, may leave them like that dependent on my final colour choice.

They seem to fit inside the arches OK, just need to see how they work with the NSX suspension. On the subject of which:

Engine, subframes, suspension and exhaust all painted and ready for assembly. Everything I've tried so far fits together very nicely and playing around with my old, standard NSX build shows that the new wheels should fit OK. Some adaptation will be required as they're female fitment, and the originals were male, and lower profile, skinnier tyres along with reducing the rim width will be required at the front end. The standard wheels and tyres are staggered front-rear and I'll have to match that.

The floorpan stretch has been filled and I've added an extra bit of length at the back end. Should get that painted today, along with the enjoyable part of putting together the engine, suspension etc. Then I can really see how well it fits under the Accord bodyshell.

Edited June 4, 2023 by Spottedlaurel

[Spottedlaurel]

By the end of Sunday I'd managed to get this far with the stretched NSX floorpan:

It turned out OK.

 

Front and rear suspension, subframes etc put together OOB, just dry-fitted at this stage. Good level of detail and very satisfying how well it fits together. I think I'm settled on how to mount the wheels, I'll keep them female fitment and fit pins to the struts/uprights, after a bit of trimming. The 19" wheels should allow for suitaby large brakes, I can rob them off another kit.

Edited June 7, 2023 by Spottedlaurel

[landman]

The interior is coming along.

[H.A.K]

This looks like fun.  Maybe Il join next yr,

[White Rabbit]

1 hour ago, H.A.K said:

This looks like fun.  Maybe Il join next yr,

Hello! You're right; the Cannonball is great fun. There's still 5 1/2 months for this year's build, so you still have time to enter.

[H.A.K]

13 minutes ago, White Rabbit said:

Hello! You're right; the Cannonball is great fun. There's still 5 1/2 months for this year's build, so you still have time to enter.

Ill have to see if I have the time to start ands finish it.....lol

 

[Spottedlaurel]

On 6/12/2023 at 2:34 PM, landman said:

The interior is coming along.......

Good to see someone else is making progress!

Did more on mine:

Cut notches in the front of the floorpan that take the tabs on the Accord. At the back end I'll need to fix something inside the rear bumper. For now I'm using a block of foam to get a consistent height for mock-up purposes. I've also shaved some material off the hub faces so the wheels sit further in. I'm about there at the front, depending on which wheels I eventually choose. At the back I will also have to take a bit off the inside of the wheel - the NSX's body gets wider at the rear, but the Accord doesn't and I don't want to add arch extensions. Keeping it subtle is the key here....

Back on the favoured 19s.

Then I found these BRS M10 18s by Fujimi, which I'd intended to use on last year's CBR entry that never really got started:

With the centres painted bronze or gunmetal I think they'll suit it well, and they seem to fit better than the 19s. Also I don't think the NSX had particularly large diameter rims as standard, it probably needs a bit of compliance from the sidewall. And this is going to be something that's meant to travel fast on possibly less-than-perfect roads, not the track.

Hopefully now I'm nearly there on the suspension I can start thinking about the body and interior.

[White Rabbit]

4 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Good to see someone else is making progress!

Did more on mine:

Cut notches in the front of the floorpan that take the tabs on the Accord. At the back end I'll need to fix something inside the rear bumper. For now I'm using a block of foam to get a consistent height for mock-up purposes. I've also shaved some material off the hub faces so the wheels sit further in. I'm about there at the front, depending on which wheels I eventually choose. At the back I will also have to take a bit off the inside of the wheel - the NSX's body gets wider at the rear, but the Accord doesn't and I don't want to add arch extensions. Keeping it subtle is the key here....

Back on the favoured 19s.

Then I found these BRS M10 18s by Fujimi, which I'd intended to use on last year's CBR entry that never really got started:

With the centres painted bronze or gunmetal I think they'll suit it well, and they seem to fit better than the 19s. Also I don't think the NSX had particularly large diameter rims as standard, it probably needs a bit of compliance from the sidewall. And this is going to be something that's meant to travel fast on possibly less-than-perfect roads, not the track.

Hopefully now I'm nearly there on the suspension I can start thinking about the body and interior.

Looking good! I agree that the smaller diameter wheels seem to fit the car better, both physically and aesthetically as they seem to be era appropriate to the Accord/NSX.

[Mattilacken]

#2

Since I am dealing with allot in life right now, and I don’t want to fail my self, I think I will need to resign this year.
This so I  only build when I feel for it and on any kit I feel for 😁

[Spottedlaurel]

1 hour ago, Mattilacken said:

#2

Since I am dealing with allot in life right now, and I don’t want to fail my self, I think I will need to resign this year.
This so I  only build when I feel for it and on any kit I feel for 😁

Good luck with everything else Anton. Life is like that sometimes, the kits and other hobbies will still be there when you have the time/motivation.

[White Rabbit]

2 hours ago, Mattilacken said:

#2

Since I am dealing with allot in life right now, and I don’t want to fail my self, I think I will need to resign this year.
This so I  only build when I feel for it and on any kit I feel for 😁

I'm sorry to hear that you're withdrawing from this year's race. I hope that all is well and will be well.

[White Rabbit]

Entry List

1. '56 Chevy (426 pack)

2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)⏸️

3. Porsche 918 Spyder (MeatMan)

4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix)

5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit)

6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx)

7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)

8. '61 Ford Falcon (Fat Brian)

9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209)

10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)🏁

11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55)

12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef)

13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini)

14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel)

15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08)

16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc)

17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx)

18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans)

19. El Camino Camper (shoemake)

20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)🏁

21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6)

22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r)

23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods)

24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55)

25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65)

26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93)

27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H)

28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)

29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63)

30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik)

[MeatMan]

Quick update on my 918.
I did some detailing on the engine, which I would not have done if this wasn't in a contest because the engine will not show once the car is done. However, I wanted to be able to post an engine pic.
One thing I've found is that this kit seems to be a combination of the prototype and the production car because some of the parts on the engine I only found on pics of the prototype. Interesting.
The second pic is the prototype engine, and the third one is one posted by a guy having his production 918 worked on.

[landman]

It has been a while. I've had orders to build a deck, gazebo and planting boxes so no work on the old Chevy. This morning, I managed to paint the roof despite the forest fire smoke smell.

[landman]

Flasback..... When I tried the body on the chassis  I noticed that the inner fenders prevented it from seating properly. I then remembered having the same issue with the fastback version years ago. So, out they came.

[White Rabbit]

Hello everyone! I hope that your builds are coming along well. As always, if you have any updates you would like to share, I'm sure we'd all be interested in seeing them.

We've officially passed the halfway point in this year's build. That leaves five months of build time.

Just a reminder of some important dates:

Important Dates: 2023

January 1st, 12:00am: Official build start of the 2023 Cannonball Run

November 14th, 12:00am: Finished build thread opens

November 29th, 11:59pm: Last day to enter the CBR build

December 1st, 11:59pm: Official build end

December 2nd, 11:59pm: Last day to post in the Finished build thread

December 3rd, 12:00am: Polling to elect a winner opens

December 16th, 11.59pm: Polling closes

December 17th: 2023 Winner announced

[Pat Minarick]

Ok going to attempt to make it to the starting line with this pile 🤣  40 Ford pick-up 

[White Rabbit]

21 hours ago, Pat Minarick said:

Ok going to attempt to make it to the starting line with this pile 🤣  40 Ford pick-up 

 

Welcome to this year's Cannonball! We're looking forward to your build!

Entry List

1. '56 Chevy (426 pack)

2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)⏸️

3. Porsche 918 Spyder (MeatMan)

4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix)

5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit)

6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx)

7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)

8. '61 Ford Falcon (Fat Brian)

9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209)

10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)🏁

11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55)

12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef)

13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini)

14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel)

15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08)

16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc)

17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx)

18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans)

19. El Camino Camper (shoemake)

20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)🏁

21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6)

22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r)

23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods)

24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55)

25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65)

26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93)

27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H)

28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)

29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63)

30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik)

31. '40 Ford Pickup (Pat Minarick)

[Pat Minarick]

Chopped the top and cut the bottom off at an angle. Using the car front fenders and the Foose truck frame.

[Sam I Am]

On 4/11/2023 at 4:37 PM, KWT said:

Just waiting for it to quit raining when I'm off work as opposed to what I'm getting now...

 

On 5/30/2023 at 2:31 PM, Phildaupho said:

I have completed my '53 Ford Victoria entry and could resist adding some event promotion decals which will be removed before posting in the completed models thread later this year but I have also posted Under Glass with a link below

 

That is a stunning rendition. I might have to try this style of a build sometime.