Jantrix

Good to see you back.

Very cool. Nice to see one unchopped.

After some quick math this Stude Carrera racer would likely be the fastest. With an L88 engine, Corvette drivetrain, and that slick (and low weight, only 2860 lbs) Leowy body, this one would be hard to beat on any road course.

No, not which one you built the fastest, but which one, if it was a real 1:1 vehicle, would be the fastest? Post up some fast cars!

Ol CrazyJim has volunteered this little beauty for my gas tank/trunk. That'll do nicely I think.

I'm thinking maybe something like this trunk, in back for the gas tank? Anyone got one from an old Monogram or MPC kit?

Here it is channeled over a deuce frame. I'll be Z'ing the rear chassis. I'm working the engine first, getting it square in the chassis. We'll see how it all fits.

An update on the cab. I have the body work pretty much straightened out.

This one is back on the bench. I hope to get back at it this week. I'm going on three weeks straight at work without a day off. I'll be going in a different direction though. I have the leftovers from these two kits after finishing my RPU. I'm going to use the modified cab from earlier with the 32 chassis. Front and back suspensions will be modified to get a very low stance. I may Z the chassis in the rear, but not the front. I'm going to add a suicide front end. I'll be using the grill, wheels and tires from the roadster and a parts pack Caddy engine. More soon. I hope.

Also in Galaxy Quest and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I'm a fantasy guy. So, Stephen King, Raymond Feist, George R.R. Martin, Preston and Child, Tolkien.

Just out of curiosity, why a curbside? This has a terrific engine.

Looking forward to this.

Very nicely done. Folks are real divided on that top chop but it sure builds up nice.

I've often thought so. I'd like to thank whatever AMT engineer who said, "Hey, you know what would be cool?" It's very well done and looks great in a model. I've recently bought another Superbee just for the engine.

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I'd heard he was still working well into his 90's. Old hot rodders very retire they just build slower.

From the 70 Superbee prostreet kit. Very early work for me.

Boy, you got that right. Seen Melanie Griffith lately? She looks like a handbag with eyes.

Oh, the babe from Ice Pirates!

Naomi Judd. What a beauty.

And that goes double for me.

Both of these have less than 30 hours invested. And were built straight through. It doesn't happen often, these might be the only two I can say I built without taking a break

Don't sweat it. It's stuck in design limbo. I'm mostly trying to figure out the finish. Most of my stuff has a kind of style to it. I'm not sure how to define it. But right now it's just a custom car. I'm trying to figure out the "style" part. Sometimes that takes a while.

I think the firewall painted in the same color as the engine would add a great contrast to the dark cherry. I like where this is going.