W-409

Just a bit of detailing on the engine. I'm not taking this as far as the Super Bee, but I had to install those anyway. Now I might leave it alone, few hoses etc coming in the final assembly anyway.

I don't actually know, how it is in the States, but here in Europe drivers have gone real fast, 5,9 and 5,8 times, few times. So to the next season of Pro Modified, they have decided to lower the RPM on those blown methanol engines, without NOS. So they wouldn't be that fast. Personally I don't understand, why, but maybe that's for some safety "problems". So maybe there comes more cars with huge engine with NOS, without blower, and these cars with Twin Turbo. Here in Finland, we have one Pro Modified car with 899" Cid. engine, and from Sweden, we had two Twin Turbo cars driving. They both were really wild, well, other one was pretty close of hitting a wall, but other one had bit traction problems on the start. Your project looks really cool, that body is just typical '57 Pro Mod body, very aerodynamic, but presonally I prefer one which is not so aerodynamic, because that's for those who don't have enough power.

Just a little update. I started building the rear frame. After a bit of measuring and thinking I realized that I have to cut whole rear floor away. I haven't done that yet, before I cut it away, I want to have "complete" rear frame. Few reference pictures from Chevy Nova Handbook and Summit Racing's catalogue. Well, some brass tube and I rolled it from round to bit square. Then I built three parts from it, today I have to make some more, because time ran out. I soldered those three parts together, and today needs to build more of that rear frame, and then cut the rear floor away. Needs to build new floor from aluminium, new wheel wells coming from aluminium too. Here are some pictures.

How did I miss this one? That's something must have, as the Hudsons. Kit looks pretty good from those pictures on the first page. Maybe needs to get two of them, one factory stock and one custom maybe...

Last set of FINNISH Customs...

More Customs from FINLAND!!

More Customs from FINLAND!!!

Some Customs from FINLAND.

Those wheels are great, they are looking so clean and smooth! I like the engine detailing, as always, amazing job John. Alclad looks great. Only critic comes from those textes on the chassis, but I think, they don't matter too much on a finished model. Keep this coming, very nice project to watch. Can't wait to see more bodywork, and the color.

You got any updates to this build? Very interesting, but I haven't seen Travis here... I'd love to see more pictures, it's truly amazing build. Here is one burnout by Fast Freddy!!! Amazing. B)

More pictures of that Nova Pro Street... One More Picture......

After that '49 Ford I built '66 Nova Pro Street as a Glue bomb restore. I got it for free, and there were all of the parts. I broke the rear window, and windshield wasn't in good condition either, so I made new ones from acetate. It's painted with spray gun and Revelle Enamel paint. I had bit problems with the painting, and that's why I'm not happy about it. Engine is simple, just plug wires and carburetor linkage. Otherwise pretty much box stock, I think. And oh yes, it's the original release, not round 2. I've won one Best Junior prize on Street Machine, and once I was Junior III with this model.

Haha, this thread was for cars, not for girls.

And this Hot Rod is maybe nicest Finnish HotRod, I've seen: It has 409 BBC, and it won its own class at Power Meet some year. Power Meet is the biggest American Car happening in the Europe (?), in Sweden.

And still few more Hot rods from FINLAND.

More Hot Rods From FINLAND!! This is built in 40's, and it still looks like it!

Hot Rods From FINLAND!!!

Thanks, Jim, Mark, Nathan, Joe and Sean! Really appreciated. I like it too, looks pretty good now. Nathan, great to hear that you got an idea of this build! Can't wait to see, what's coming from your bench. Joe, that's not so easy, you're right. Especially those side trims are hard to foil, but I made it somehow. And Sean, can't wait to see your projects as well, you have to pull them back out!

More cars from FINLAND!!! More coming maybe tomorrow... EDIT: I've taken those pics, I just posted.

Some cars from FINLAND!!!

Truly amazing, looks like real car. Can't wait to see more work of it. Those tires and wheels are nice, and that tank somehow looks just right. Nothing wrong with it, very nice.

WOW, those wheels and tires look FANTASTIC! Pro Tech parts are great, this shows it. I have one Pro Tech's Braided line, and that's really good stuff also. Nice looking Dragster, those body panels look good with the paint on. Can't wait to see more of this, detailing looks so great, it's going to be really nice build when it's finished.

This is going to be great looking build, again! Even if it's just Box Stock. Now when watching those pictures, it looks like a good basis for Hot Rod. But it's going to be nice, can't wait to see more.

Now it's foiled. Huh, it took few hours easily, and lots of Bare Metal Foil. But the end- result is alright, and next I'm going to clean up that body from inside, and hood needs to be primered, when the weather is good. First time I tried to put some BMF to those little textes and badges on the front fenders, and trunk lid.. They turned out pretty good, better than painted ones. More pictures.....

Great! Those wheels are just perfect choice for this. And I like the color of it, paintjob looks very good too. Interior has really nice color. Great job with it so far, keep coming! And then, one suggestion: Those wheels look good, but maybe they should look bit better if you could apply just a little black wash to them. Thin Revel Enamel matt black works nicely, or I used Tamiya's acryl paint, matt black also. That is thin enough, no need for thinner... Easy little thing, and makes the wheels look better. Worth trying, and if you fail, only new coat of gold and wheels are like that again. Here is a picture of one wheels, I did like that.