Old Coyote

Beautiful build .......... very clean and nicely done

Those headers came from an early Monogram Nascar Thunderbird kit ...... with a little sanding they fit the Gibson Hemi quite well

No, the decals were made by Keven Ellis (Bad Habit Motorsports) ....... unfortunately he's no longer in business

I gave the first build to Roy Rastetter, the man who originally built and campaigned the little car ........... I had one set of decals left, so I built myself another one

Chassis looks killer Shane ............ can't wait to see this beast

..... got a couple of small contingency decals to find, but for the most part the Rastetter Automotive '32 Bantam A/A is finished ............ Bantam Blast chassis, Competition Resins body, front tires and wheels, Ross Gibson Stage II Hemi, Tamiya paint, and custom decals by Keven Ellis

WOW !! ......... something actually shorter than my Thames ............. That's just too cool

Looks like a lot of work is going on there ............ and it's beginning to look really good !! Old Chevelles are wotth saving,and yours is going to be really nice. Great work

......... after being dormant for over four years and having gone through a rebuild by yours truely .......... the little 327 growled to life this morning under the watchful eye of Josh Richardson .......... and I can't begin to tell you how great it sounded !!!!!!! With the 270H cam from Comp Cams, it has a sweet lope at idle but it barks loudly at the slightest touch of the throttle ............. and the little beast can put out a lot sweet noise (cam, timing gear drive, and mufflers) under power ............. it will definitely draw some serious attention at the touch of the pedal The greatest thing was no problems or issues .......... no leaks, no rattles, no nothing .......... after a full prep to get oil back into the system and make sure the lifters were pumped up, it came to life very easily .......... a little adjusting of the carb and twisting of the distributor and it was beautifully alive The firing setup was all jerry-rigged ............ all wiring is not in place yet .......... we had the coil sitting on the right frame rail along with the temperature gauge ........ he ran at 3000 rpm for 30 minutes to seat the cam (per Comp's break-in instructions and the temp never rose above 180 degrees ............ had to trigger the fan manually and it immediately brought the temp down to 170 degrees There's a little bit of finish work to be done to the chassis, but for the most part it's complete ......... the body was moved into the primary position for final welding and cleanup ............ door panels (rear & side) .... curved inner roof panel, window surrounds, final dashboard work, etc, etc, ............ Josh expects to have his Aqua Blue paint on in a couple of weeks .............. really getting excited now !!!

Steve Grissom's rookie ride ....... the Diamond Ridge Motorsports Lumina Jeff Purvis' ride in a Lumina owned by Neil Bonnett Phil Barkdoll's Olds Cutlass Jimmy Means' Eureka Vacuum Cleaners Monte Carlo Clark Dwyer in the Hesco Monte Carlo Buddy Baker in Dick Moroso's Finalube Thunderbird and finally, Ken Bouchard in the TRW Pontiac owned by Bob Whitcomb

Totally stunning Tim .......... your work never ceases to amaze me ............ outstanding build

... a little further along ......... waiting on the humidity to drop below 150% so I can get some white lacquer on the body and fuel cell (radiator surround) ......... after that I can begin the final touch-up and details :)

You could be correct, I really don't know .......... the Flintstones and Scooby were schemes run in 1996 ........ Dexter/Tom&Jerry was run in 1997 .......I don't know for sure when the slab sides came into Nascar ........... first two models were built before the Monogram slab sided model came out

Nope Rick, the AC-Delco car is a Monogram Lumina also .......... those decals fit ok, nothing to write home about, but with a little "jiggling" they fit pretty well ...... it's a shame the fluorescent orange doesn't show up all that well .......... the car had a black interior the only time I saw it run

You're simply amazing Mr. T ............. beautiful build

.... into the final stages of mockup .......... ... brake line routes on the firewall ......... the center and right paths are to the brake proportioning adjustment knob under the left corner of the dashboard ....... will be able to adjust the bias from inside the car ........ the left path will go to the remote brake reservoir ... we have changed our minds about the placement of the fuel filter ........ it will be mounted at the rear in front of the fuel pump (see mark on frame rail) ...... that way the filter will the first item in the flow from the fuel cell ...... just a little better when the pump receives filtered fuel ... the wheelie bars have been tack welded to the rear axle housing ..... the measurement will put the upper bar 1" below the roll pan and the casters 8" above the ground ... the exhaust system is being put in place ...... 2-1/2" system ..... other than bolting the collectors to the headers, the entire system will be welded in place ....... no clamps ......... even the hangers will be welded to the pipes ........ slash chrome tips will exit just in front of the rear wheel flares ... the fuel pressure regulator and gauge have been mounted to the right frame ........ and the fuel line has been run to the intake ......... braided transmission cooler lines will attach to the frame ..... and then hard lines will take the transmission fluid the rest of the way to the attachments in the radiator ... Lokar transmission tube, fuel lines, and brake lines can be seen from this angle ........ the rear end has been moved back 3/4" by adjustments on the four link ..... will allow for proper tire clearance with the body ... still waiting on a few parts ......... body will go back on this Wednesday for its final mockup along with the repositioning of the body mounts, fuel cell positioning and line (and vent) attachments ........... hopefully all mockup will be completed this week .......... then starts the complete chassis tear down in preparation for paint ........ we hope to have the chassis totally painted, re-assembled, and with totally functioning engine, tranny, and rear end by this time next month ......... that will leave us over a month to finish the body mods, prime, paint, and upholster

Great builds sir

.... after giving my original build of this car to Roy Rastetter, I am in the process of building another copy ......... this one for me Bantam Blast chassis, Comp Resins Bantam body, Ross Gibson Stage II Hemi ..... the real deal

... another unbelievable build Mr. T ........... your skills are just beyond comprehension ............. amazing

.... mid '60's style ......... Two Much chassis, Ross Gibson 413 Mopar, Chuck Mier body, Cobracolors paint, and parts box decals

....... driven by Terry Labonte 1983 - early season 1983 - late season 1987

I only build box stock Nascars ......... and the only engine shots I have at this time are of the Busch series MW Windows Lumina and the Winston Cup K-Sentials Monte Carlo

... the battery box has been fabricated on a newly made chassis crossmember ....... it will hold either an Optima or a standard battery ....... will also be the mounting location for the "disappearing" license plate ... the custom 4-row aluminum radiator with built-in transmission cooler has been positioned ...... ... space limitations will require the use of a "pusher" fan in front of the radiator ... a shroud system fabricated from sheet aluminum has been attached to the front of the radiator ...... it not only will seal off the radiator but will force incoming air through the radiator for maximum cooling ..... we are now starting to work on pulleys, alternator bracket, fuel and brake lines, transmission and oil pan dipsticks, proportioning valves, electric fuel pump, etc., etc.