LaughingIndian

What a beauty! The weatherstripping around the vent windows caught my eye - amongst other things, like the cowl vents and wheels ... More pics please ...

Good to see you going "nuts" again C I can certainly relate ... I just spent the last two weeks of precious modeling time fixing what I did the month before ... I continue to envy your diligence ... and rediculously clean work area ...

Nice ... please keep coming with the pics ... they're beautiful

Thanks DF. I hope you hang around. I'll obviously need some help. I had this kit on the shelf and thought I'd do it as an exercise between bigger things, but once I researched the history of this car I'm thinking this may be that "bigger" thing. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of that famous race at Daytona I believe. I think I'm going to show more respect and rethink where I am and where I'm going with this model. Much appreciated!

Thanks for the input DF, I see what you're saying. I hope I can get to that but after seeing my pics up, I noticed I have to do that intake completely over ... I guess I fell in love with my own scratch build and wasn't paying attention to the proportions of the carb can ... I also didn't plan on so much work I'll have to do on the exhausts ... oh well

Thanks BG, but I'm looking for that M22. I don't know much about those drive trains in 1966, especially this one-off.

Very nice. Did you make the decals?

This is wild. What a beauty. Thanks for the show. Do you use tube only or do you use rod for bends? And how do you clean up the 3D print surfaces?

absolutely ...

I think we may have the same therapist ...

Good to see you up and running Scott ... is this your first build in the new digs? Thats a fancy looking kit. I'm sure you'll do it justice. im pretty sheltered ... what's a group build exactly?

What fun would it be if it were easy ?

Fits now ... but I'm going to have to counter the wing nut on the carb cover like I should have to begin with: that's it for now ...

Here's the first test fit:

Thanks David, Bruce, Tony, Jeff, and Tim … I hope you won't be disappointed … As I said above, I want to use the factory version engine since that was the actual first factory L-88 and was used right to “just before” race time. But the kit engine looks like a L-68 and needed new intake that worked in conjunction with the cowl-induction hood (!) …

Super cool ... that's got danger written all over it and the rust look very real

Tim, is that the clearcoat hazing or did you miss seeing that in the color coat? What type of clearcoat did you use? It's sort of a neat effect for weathering (without the gloss) ... but if you want to fix it, and it's an acrylic, you can use diluted ammonia to take some off and repaint if needed ... but I wouldn't go near those decals! Hopefully someone here who's expert at this stuff can help you more ... I'm not close to being a paint guru Good luck!

Yes, thanks for noticing David. Here's the reference from he site I posted above: i could not find what (if any) roll bar was used so I used the drag version from the kit. I doubt if it's true, but that huge extinguisher is pretty The fuel cell is a guess to. I thought the 36 gallon Chevrolet tank probably wasn't up to race specs so I used this version:

I can't help, but I hope someone else does. This looks like a great project!

A lot of reference is hit and miss because the car was prepped in one month from factory to race and the stages changed throughout. But I did get good pics from the restoration of the Sunoco #9 car that this car would later become: http://www.superchevy.com/features/corp-0710-c2-corvette-race-cars/ So guessing that one of the first things the car would have to have would be the interior with required seats and fuel cell:

I'll have to scratch/modify the wheels, fuel cell, seats, console, engine intake and exhaust, side vents, gas cap, wheel wells and flares, etc.. First the Cragers have to change into American Racing wheels with the rears made up of two wheels from a '57 to emulate the Firestones ...

Here’s the background: In 1966, Chevrolet’s Central Office authorized this COPO Corvette to be built, with the first factory 427 L-88 engine. The competition race package included J56 brakes, 36 gallon fuel tank, F41 suspension, prototype 2:73 Positraction, transistorized ignition, M22 transmission, off-road exhaust, radio-heater delete, teak wood steering wheel, telescopic column, and a special prototype cowl-induction hood. And here’s the incredible story: The car was released to Roger Penske, who had worked with Chevrolet Racing since the days of the grand Sport days. Penske prepared the car for the 24 Hour Endurance Race at Daytona, in January 1966 and hired Dick Guldstrand to race for the team. Dick raced with Ben Moore and George Wintersteen. Dick Guldstrand picked up the car at the St. Louis assembly plant in mid-January 1966 and drove it back to Pennsylvania in mid-January 1966. Since the car was a radio-heater delete, Guldstrand was given a blanket to keep him from Freezing. Penske’s Newton Square (PA) garage then prepared the car for Daytona. In practice, the factory L88 put in some of the fastest alps ever recorded. Chevrolet had sent a second engine to TRACO to be prepared. Just before the race, this new 540 HP engine was installed. During the race, Wintersteen was involved in an accident, damaging the front of the car, forcing Guldstrand to drive his portion of the race with two flashlights taped to the fenders. The damaged car also had its radiator replaced with parts taken from a spectator’s car in the parking lot. Guldstrand was able to continue in the race by following the tail lights of the Ferrari team cars and, in doing so, broke the GT record. The L-88 finished first in GT and 11th overall. After the next race, in Sebring, the car was painted in the sponsor’s Sunoco blue color. It finished 1st in class and 9th overall. This tied the record as the highest finish, ever, for a Corvette. I'm going to go for the car that was used in the prep period just before Daytona with the “factory” engine driven to PA from St. Louis by Dick Guldstrand … Mr. Guldstrand passed away this past September

I picked up this 3n1 version of the ‘67 427 Corvette as a in-between project to “enhance” some fundamental modeling skills that I need. But I wasn't crazy about this car. I always found it to be lacking in looks and design … and as a kid in the sixties I was a ford cobra fan. So I looked for a version of the corvette that could inspire me and found the story of the first L88 and once I saw the photos of that very short-lived car I was hooked …

you did it right Tim ... I was making a stupid joke about me 'using' whiskey as a production 'method' and screwing up the decals as compared to your fine work ... the number circle in the back looked very difficult to do as it matched the wraparound on the right brake scoop [thanks Cato] and I think you did a great job

Maybe I'm using the wrong production methods ... I would've quit on placing the rear right number circle between the engine intake and fuel vent ...