chris chabre

Im going to be doing a 37 bobber style pick up here eventually. I agree with Bill. In the real world, an earlier frame wouldnt be used. Your current frame looks like a good start

eventually, other things on my plate right now.

Id love to see one of these with the custom stuff attached. May have to find a review somewhere

I keep eyeballing my Big T since I now have a 6 carb set up and deuce front axle for it. I'll be following along

Belly pans usually wrap the frame, BUT, according to the SCTA rulebook, if it covers AT LEAST 51% of the underneath of the vehicle, its considered a belly pan. The other option is a step pan which starts at the firewall and ends 10 inches in front of the rear axle centerline. At that point it must bend up to the floor. The SCTA rulebook is a funny book to read, if you read between the lines, its easy to build a car that will be legal through the gray areas...AS LONG AS the tech inspector interprets it the same way.

I had gotten this near complete Garlits dragster in a lot of diecasts I bought.. I decided the motor would be perfect for a hot rod so I grabbed an uncut 3 window and pieced it together to mimic something that would run in maybe A/gas. rear wheels and tires are from the Mazmanian willys. Ill be changing up the front wheels and tires. still have a long way to go with the details

I'll see what I can dig up

he really stepped up the quality of his motors! I have always liked that era Chavy

I love early Vega drag cars

theyre constantly evolving and rotating. I reorganized the cabinet so I can fit more last night and moved my Fridge pickup over to my desk. I have a blown FE enroute for it now. might dig into my Model As and Ts next.

looks awesome Luke!

the Badman 55 Chevy had Daisies. Funny you bring this combo up... amt 56 Ford Victoria front and Monogram badman rears.

Those look great! Im planning The Halibrands from the Phantom Vicky to go along with the FE and stick shift trans

thank you Kit! both you and RRR have been inspirations for me through the years!!! Mock up is definitely my favorite part since I'm not building hot rods for a living anymore. My head is full of designs and ideas, this is how I get them out

sat down for an hour and threw together a few last night. The model A is a drag city casting sitting on narrowed monogram woodie fenders. I have to find smaller front tires that fit those front wheels. the 29 roadster will be patterned off an actual car I want to build to race. my personal goal is 250 mph on the salt. Id also like to run El mirage in Socal and Loring Air Force base in Maine with it. My folks live 30 minutes away from the base. The Prowler is my attempt to make a Prowler cool...by throwing away everything but the body and then modifying that to make it sleek. I started making my detail list to nail down specifics on each kit. I have a few more I want to layout when I get some time

haha, funny how quickly that happens. Ive had my 65 Comet for 26 years, because my father has one, he also had a 65 Falcon that was becoming our family drag car. I really dug your Falcon build.

it doesnt take much, whomever built mine eliminated the front spring and left the rear stock

Awesome! first thing you need to do is to get rid of the front spring, then it'll sit right haha

SAME! Gives it that proper 60s era custom which I seem to be drawn too! another option is to chop the windshield and change up the proportions on the roof. The thing I dislike most is how fake the motor is haha. I do love the header exits though. Your build is one of the cleanest I've seen. Again, beautiful job!!

the Japanese culture appreciation in me is really digging this! Man are you gonna piss some people off haha

NICE WORK. I never got into TV cars, but Ive always liked the Monkeemobile. Ive often thought about getting one and modifying it into something more my style

I went to order the 34 ford pick up and theu say they're out of stock again. frustrating.

you did, you actually asked me if that would be OK when you widened the roof. thanks! there are more to come, I just haven't had time to sit down. I have however been working details out on motors, etc...The 34 pick up fpr example will have a blown Y block and belly burners. That linberg "32" I had to have as soon as I saw it. I'm gonna build another slightly more in my tastes, but that one will never be taken apart. It normally hangs out with my survivor Riv and trailer

Ill do my best to get a few tomorrow. When I cleaned the model, I got the interior wet and the pipe cleaner wire rusted. Im still aggravated over it

thats right haha I havent seen that movie in forever