Evilmonkeyman

Well, I good news on the wheels but bad news for the Monogram kit. I talked the owner of my local hobby shop and he said the same thing everyone has said about finding a good set. So I am going to pick up the Fujimi 2D kit and start over. This is ok though, it is a much better kit. I looked thru it and I will still be doing much of the same scratch building as it has the the same lack of internal detail. I had gotten the most awesome email yesterday too, I got in contact with the Chaparral museum in Midland Texas, had a back and forth conversation with the curator about my build. So yesterday the guy in charge of the cars (Ron Lowe) contacted me because the curator forwarded my email to him. He sends me photo's of the car from his personal files and tells me that the next time he takes the body off he will take a bunch of detail pcs for my project. I asked if it would be ok to send him pics of the build to critique them and let me know if every thing is looking right. He said he would love that and asked if I would like for him to ask Jim hall to sign it when it is done! I don't know about him signing the car itself, but I plan on scratch building the display and will find a way to place this signature I thought it would be a long shot to ask the museum, but they are thrilled to see interest in the cars is still strong.

That is fantastic on the engine! It is already wired, just need to modify the manifold and set the weber carbs upright. Being the I work in an aerospace parts manufacturing plant I am thinking about machining the tall stacks for it out of aluminum and then painting them the right color. But I also am thinking of using aluminum tubing from the local hobby shop and swedging them out. I looked for the Perry's Chaparral wheels and found that they no longer sell them. Is there any other source on these wheels. I have items for trade if anyone has a set. Lots of "parts" cars, partially done and untouched kits. Mostly drag cars, muscle cars & a few NASCAR kits that I would be willing to part with for parts for this project.

I am making the back and front body sections removable to show the entire engine and rear chassis including suspension I plan on doing the same on the front, showing the duct work & suspension. I have found good pictures of the 2d with the body removed ( even a video of the Sebring 2D on YouTube with fully exposed chassis). I only plan on using the body and certain parts of the kit for this build, the rest is going to be scratch built. I wlill search out those wheels, is there a website?

I may have found some Weber carbs that I can make work, inthe the kits that I kept from the large haul I got moving my wife's aunt after her husband ran off ( about 150 or more kits ) there was a mostly completed Accurate Miniatures Corvette grand sport. The body is painted & decaled, but the decals are smoke stained or something. So I am going to take the carbs, the engine is a 377 and I need a 327. I need to find better wheels too, is there any after market companies that would have the right wheels? As far as progress I have the front and back of the body removed and all the ducts opened so that I can use screen instead of painting the molded in screen. Once I start taking pictures of this build should I post them here or start a new thread in another section

Thank you for the information, I had read that the Sebring & Daytona 2D were the same but with different bodies. But I didn't look for the 2 I am also looking for the right velocity stack for the 327, I would like to know if there are any good after market companies that you would suggest. I am also searching for the transmission as well. I have a ton of muscle cars both fully built and still in the box that I can scavenge the engine block from, but the transmission is the kicker.

I searched google with very little luck too, I did find a desent video on YouTube of the 2D (Sebring body) being inspected with both the front and back body pieces removed. Also found a cutaway drawing but it isn't that great, mostly because of the angle.

Hi I am new here and looking for Chaparral 2D detail pictures for my project. I plan on taking the Mongram 2D kit and doing a super detail build with it. The kit is really weak so I am going to build a custom chassis, engine and so on. So any pictures are going to be greatly appreciated and I will post pictures of the build as it goes along. Thanks Mike