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Hey,thanks Hondo.I have been working on the components for the working front axle.Have to finish shaping the parts,solder in the proper spindles,make the proper tie rod and do a wheel alignment Thanks for looking. Cheers, Ron.

Thanks jb,for the source for photo etch wire wheels and your compliments.I am just going to use the kit wheels for now.For my next build I will give those a try and maybe retrofit this model . As far as the front axle I am making one from brass tube and wire.The kit axles would not work to well on this one,because the height is not correct for the frame.I will post some pics later once I have finished the front end. Cheers. Ron.

Sweet,that is going to look great when done.

Hello All, Went to my local hobby store today and picked up the Tony Nancy dragster set,the tin box edition of the double dragster kits.Also picked up some more brass tubing and such to finish the chassis.I am going to strip the chrome from the rear wheels from the Tony Nancy kit and paint them with Magnesium Alclad II and also use the front wire wheels,as is.Going to make the dropped axle assembly and the radius rods for the front tomorrow.Here's a couple of pics of the progress to this point.Thanks for looking,crits and comments are most welcome. Cheers, Ron.

Hello All. Thank you for your kind remarks.This is a fun project so far!!!I finished all of the body mods today.Scribed an access panel in the roof,cut the axle openings and made a slot for the push bar,there will be a half round section of tube under the trunk lid to rest on the push bar to act as a body mount.(I think I saw that method used by someone here on this forum?) Here's a couple of pics of the body.Thanks for looking. Cheers, Ron. This is not a position I would like to be in in this contraption!!!! A little bit more done,front motor mounts and then I chuckled when I mocked up the engine!

Hello All, While I am waiting for the paint to cure on my Willy's I have been working on this Competition Coupe.The chassis is made from 1/16 brass tube (not completed yet,more bracing to add) soldered together. The body is from the AMT 3 in 1 Model "T" kit.Tubbed the wheel wells and cut the back out so the cage can fit.I'm going to use the Lincoln blown motor from the kit.I will buy a dragster kit so I can pillage the front wire wheels for this build or I might order a set of resin 12 spokes.Hope you like it and crits and comments are welcome. Cheers, Ron.

Hello All, I just joined this forum and I have been working on this Willy's.Still a lot more to do but it's starting to shape up.Going to build it as a generic car though instead of the Pittman one.Hope you like it. Cheers, Ron.

Hello All, I have just gotten back into car models, after a trip to my local HS to get some supplies for my other genres of model making (Sci fi and steampunk gadgets) that I had not built a car model for many years.So I picked up the Revell K.S. Pittman Willy's drag coupe ant the AMT 3 in 1 model "T".After painting the body of the Willys and assembling the chassis I have to wait for the paint to cure so I went about scratchbuilding a brass tube frame and converting the model T chopped coupe body into a Competition coupe dragster.I will post pics and a description in the appropriate section of the forum.I've also been to a lot of the local drag racing tracks in the past and I'm having a blast doing these models. Cheers, Ron.