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Brent

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  1. Thank you all for your comments. I think Fotki is doing some sort of maintenance. I tried to log in and I have no access. Website is down. Pictures seems to be up again now.
  2. Been a long time guys.I have been trying to devote some time to get back into the hobby that I miss dearly. I had started this build years ago. I wasn't sure I liked the path I was going down so I shelved it. I recently grabbed it and started to tinker with it. Made a few changes and she's done. The more I worked on it the more I liked it. Chassis is pretty much box stock (Used the Pro Street kit), I made some new front spindles to get the ride height I wanted (IMO ride height is EVERYTHING!). Scratch built exhaust, I actually used my lathe to turn some parts (steering column and cone air filter). Its about time I used it for the hobby and not work. The kit was supposed to have the high rise dual carb set up but with the cowl hood I made that wasn't going to work. I found an old Corvette fuel injection intake and she fit under the hood so went with that. Added spark plug wires, alternator power cable, brake line out of the master cylinder and scratch built a battery and battery box and added cables. Body mods include the obvious converting into a pick up. Lower body skirts were added, front air dame was scratch built. Front and rear bumpers were sectioned to be flush with the body. Rear wing was added to ad some length to the car. It's kind of a mish mash. It's not a pro street, Could almost be a Pro touring. For sure it would be the coolest parts car in town (put a big NAPA ball cap on the roof). LOL Could fit a lot of groceries in it as well. Hope no one gets mad at me for defacing a Chevy II
  3. Here is how I did my 55 Chevy. Scratch built the tank but used the top of a Nascar tank for detail. The tank was made with thick styrene so I could round all the corners. Add some straps and your done.
  4. Thanks guys. I haven't been building at all for quite some time and need to get back to it. I am how ever keeping up with all the re releases and was happy to see the return of the Allison engine. I can't wait to see more people building with it. let your imagination run wild!!
  5. Brent

    Imsa Anyone?

    Very cool indeed.
  6. Brent

    Imsa Anyone?

    Thanks guys. Yah Hasegawa does make a nice kit for sure. I was fortunate enough to find a Hasegawa with white metal parts included Collector hi grade series. And another neat one I found as well (not a hasegawa). I to be honest am not sure if they are ran in the same series.
  7. Bitchen inline 6. I really like it!
  8. Mean and freaking nasty!! I love it!
  9. Rob, buddy! WOW man this thing is sooooo clean. She's a beauty!
  10. Very cool. The car looks awesome but the lowering really does it for me.
  11. Brent

    Imsa Anyone?

    I love doing these cars inbetween scratch build projects. Gives a guy a litle break and they just look so cool.
  12. It doesn't get any cooler than that.
  13. I have all these kits but they are not built yet so can't measure them. I used the 57 Pro Sportsman kit for the Shelby I built (see my avatar). It really wasn't all that much work to change the wheel base. What body will you be using? I could take that body and line it up with one of the bodies you mentioned. I'll probably have the kit your thinking about.... Or something very similar, I have over 300 in my stash.
  14. WOW, it has been a long time hasn't it. Good to see you.
  15. Wow guys thanks. Haven't been at the desk for a while so am missing the hobby big time. The Allison is from a Revell parts pack. It came with an all chrome hot rod frame , a few sets of rims and some old movie projector type cameras. I found two of them so scooped them up a while back. I just ordered the Thunder bird kit but it hasn't arrived yet.
  16. More, I want to see MORE!!!!
  17. I am a firm believer is soldier. Just make sure you don't get the flux core type or you will need to seal the ends with super glue (Or it makes a big mess, it corrodes) On this car I made zoomies out of soldier. Easy to shape and easy to drill the ends out. If you shop around you can find different diameters.......
  18. Now THAT is cool.
  19. The salt flat car was Joe's. I believe we did them pretty much at the same time. But I do agree!
  20. Some history.... Art Arfons pioneered the use of World War II aircraft powerplants in race cars, boats and tractor pullers. In 1953, Art stunned the visiting Californians with a world-record speed of 144 mph from his 6-wheeled, 12-cylinder, rearengined Allison dragster. Arfons built a dozen Monsters in the 50's, all powered by Allison, Ranger or Roll-Royce piston engines including drag racing's first "sidewinder" (1955). It was during this innovative era that Art contributed two important safety devices since made mandatory for drag cars: the overhead roll cage (1954) and the parachute (early 1959). He also set Top Speed at the National Championships three years in a row, climaxed by blazing runs of 172 and 170 mph at the '59 event after which NHRA permanently banned aircraft powerplants. Art is was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991. Now this dragster is not one of Arts creations. It's a "What If" type build that model building is so great for (let your imagination run wild). It started off with Tony Nancy's Revell Double Dragster set. I used the 22JR Roadster kit and lengthened it 1.75 inches to accept the V12. The V12 came from an AMT Parts Pack kit. Other modifications include.................. Exhaust. I was tempted to just go with straight pipes (All 24 of them, 2 per cylinder) but decided to get a little freaky. I flipped the exhaust around (pointing them forward), filled in the holes in the bottom of them and bent a "U" shape with styrene. I then cut up and old set of side pipes from the Rat Packer Chevy II kit that I didn't use. LOTS of smoothing and shaping later I came up with a very dramatic set of pipes. I added an over flow can on the right side of the frame to catch any water when expanding. Ran fuel line to the fuel pump,Throttle cable and linkage,Parachute straps,Release cable and handle. Hooked up the clutch linkage to the bell housing and made a drive shaft. I had bigger tires on the front but the spokes (Even though might not be strong enough) had to stay. I also added bigger back tires from my parts bin to hold the Horse Power. I did a bit of research on these engines and there are a few different types. They range from 750HP to 1000HP from what I found. I wonder if Art "Tweaked" them as well?
  21. Well done. The detail is awesome.
  22. Nicely done. I reckon she is ready for another half a million miles or so.
  23. Thanks guys. I wondered what they spread in those. I had an easier time finding reference material for these spreaders than I did the sprayer. It is all about leaving the least amount of foot print. They do not want to sink into the fields and make groves. Big wide tires spread the weight evenly over a bigger surface. I remember as a kid Truck models were 10.00 bucks I think. I could barely afford them LOL.
  24. Thanks Lone Wolf. It is on BMC, Briansmodelcars and there was a Link to a site on Dennis site, Model Express. Anyway I sent some pictures but I don't think they were ever posted..... I didn't see them anyway. So most likely BMC. Or maybe you saw it in the Magazine? My daughter's Herbie the love bug was across the fold as well which was so cool. I got the magazine framed. It's not like that happens every day.
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