59 Impala Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Here are some pics of a belly tank racer that I'm workin on at the moment. The first pic shows what I started with The second one shows kinda where I'm at now The third one shows the before and during build Thanks fer lookin. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 Here are some more pics of the build. Hope ya like. This pic shows the 49 Merc engine with a 40 Ford tranny I used cause the Merc's tranny is to long. Also, the radiator is a 49 and 50 Ford radiators cut down and sandwiched together and the 49 top was used to cover them both. I also hard piped the water lines instead of using hoses. The seat is from the parts box as is the roll bar. The exhausts are custom ones from a Corvette cut down and installed on the sides. The front and rear axles are from a 32 Ford. The front wheels are from a 29 Ford and the rear ones are from the 32 Ford. On the bottom are two fuel cells made from drop tanks from 1/72nd scale planes. I'm really enjoying building this model as this is another first for me to do. Thanks fer lookin. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Pretty cool! Keep going, keep going..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 Thanks guys. Mark, it's a 1/24th scale P51 belly tank that one of the guys in my club gave me for this project. I don't know what kit it came from. For some reason I've started building Land Speed cars. Why, I don't really know. I have always been interested in them and you don't see many in kit form. I've built a French jet fighter into a LSR and am working on a MIG 21. I will keep the pics coming as I go along, so, stay tuned. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 That's very cool! Keep us posted on the progress..... Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonoPed Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Way cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 VERY COOL!! not many people have the guts to take a bomb from a plane model and make a real belly tank! keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 Thanks guys. I don't know about guts or not, but, I do have a fasination for these cars. Plus, it's something really different. I'm having a lot of fun doing this. The going is kinda slow though. I've never done this before and I'm learning as I go along. Stay tuned. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 If it's 1/24, it's either the old Airfix kit or the fairly recent Trumpeter kit. In a German museum, I saw a Harley sidecar rig with a sidecar made out of a 500lb bomb casing. It was very art deco-looking. The case had been polished up and it was all nice and aerodynamic looking. Cool model, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 very cool! can't wait to see more pix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Not much to update but here are a couple of pics to show where I'm at. The first one show's all the parts in a box. The next one is sorta, kinda, of a mockup I guess Hope ya like and thanks fer lookin. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_nigrelli Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 always a favorite subject; very nicely engineered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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