Fuel Coupe

Chris, I havent checked in in a while and I must say WOW. What a great job you are doing on this build. Awesome work..

reminds me of sumthin your truck looks great..

i assume I was the only "Yay"?

Terry, From what Ive read they just experimented with different belts to get the desired tension..

crazy work John

THANKS A LOT GUYS!!!!

I really like the weathering you do. I need try this sometime... Great build

Yes, the Cutlass is top of the list!!

what an awesome job, great brass work...

Thanks guys for the comments, I just hope I did the car a little justice... These guys were way ahead of their time and some of the stuff they were doing then is still working today...

nice work as usual

nice work, I really want to learn how to make decals. Theres so many odd drag cars I want to build but don't have the know how on decals.

http://www.modelcars...showtopic=49087 its finished...

I want to Thank Tom Jobe, One of the members of the Surfers team for the help in this build, Without him I could have never completed the car. His insight and photos became invaluable in this build. Feel free to ask any question, I'll do my best to answer them.. As always, Thanks for looking..

This is always the hardest part of a build for me, Where to put the finished model. The build thread is in the Drag section of this site but I usually put the completed builds in this section as not everyone looks in that section. Post wh*$%*g? yea I guess. Anyway, The surfers were a bit of an anomaly back in the 60's they didn't have a huge backing nor were they the "Big Name" what they were had a lot to do with the success of their car. College geeks, if you will. Physic's students and an unquenchable thirst to do what couldn't be done. They ran their fueler on 100% nitro, absolutely unheard back then and even today. Plus they didn't break parts or blow motors in the process. While the other teams thrashed between rounds in the pits the surfers skate boarded around and goofed off. Hence, the Surfers name. There are a a few odds and ends to wrap up on this build but for now its as done as it can be...

I like this one. Whats the story on the spark plug boots?

I agree with Chuck, Z the frame just behind the firewall . You will gain a tremendous amount of cabin area and clean up the rocker panel area. You wont have to change the suspension nor the front portion of the rails. Just a thought... This is a frame I built for my 32 a few years ago. this may help you Here you can see the "Z" hidden behind the firewall.

put me in line for a set as well. GREAT JOB!!!

been stuck at work so I havent gotten much done. The body is cleared and Im finishing up the cockpit so hopefully by the end of weekend I should be there... Thanks for keeping it in your interests...

one of my favorites. You done good!!!

thanks, I'll get in touch with him

Potvin blower set up is pretty trick. gonna watch this one.

Can someone recommend a caster to cast in black rubber the rear tires from the Monogram street fighter. I can provide the master if need be. contact me with prices and minimum order. Please delete if this not in the appropriate area. Thanks...

Naa, RPM's are RPM's

Roger "Riceman" Lee has quite a few pictures of the Coyle sponsored Liberman car on his Facebook page. Not sure if you have a page or not but if you do, friend him and enjoy. He's a great guy and has been very helpful in my model building.. or you can go here and look through his posts. there's about 6 pictures of the car in his early posts...