[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

hello all!

small update 

set the engine in place (temporarily) to set up the turbos, firewall and front rails. may move the engine back a bit depending how where the turbos and piping set. also cut a turbo scoop from a resin hood and fitted to the impala hood still a little work to go but I'm liking the look. engine is a sonny's 932 powergide trans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

thanks for looking

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

On 12/7/2019 at 1:38 PM, misterNNL said:

How did you determine the width of the engine mounting rails in the center of the tube chassis?

I used the 57 pro mod as a guide for the main rail placement because there set up for a big block and that's what I'm going with

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

On 12/9/2019 at 9:29 AM, afx said:

Great looking project.

thanks!

On 12/9/2019 at 11:23 AM, Jantrix said:

Very impressive. I'll be following.

thank you rob

On 12/10/2019 at 10:11 AM, Dogfish_7 said:

Amazing details and attention to them.

thanks Bruce its coming along nice so far alot more to come

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

On 12/8/2019 at 9:12 AM, comp1839 said:

jason, just passing through and i saw your build. Awesome job! you are doing a fantastic job at scratch building.  this should be off the hook when you're done. i have a  comment or two for you. you're going to spend alot of time on this so, i'm guessing you want really good accuracy. you may want to build you're chassis with different sizes of tubing/ rod. tubing in a real cage runs from 1" up to 1 5/8". not saying bar placement needs to be perfect but,  varying the diameters will help with the "look". here's some drawings with some helpful info.  hope it helps.

 

hey dave thank you for taking the time to post those photos. the will be a great help. I'm really just winging it and going by other builders and pictures. didnt have much luck finding stuff like this and have learned alot being my first attempt. I've got some smaller tube sizes and will work on the chassis more tonight.

 

thanks again!

jason

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

1 hour ago, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi!

Superb assembly, very detailed. Who makes them, because they look slightly "thicker" than average photo-etch... Just curious...

CT

claude,

the rear axle and 4link are from futurattraction 

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

On 11/19/2019 at 6:20 AM, Fairfax said:

Another start to the evil machine. Excellent !

thanks its making slow progress

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

On 11/16/2019 at 7:09 PM, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi!

Great project. When I built custom frames like yours, I often use clear styrene pill-boxes (or Crazy-Glue boxes) as the basic material for the rear tubs enclosures... They are avail in many sizes, and react well to styrene glue. Half-round styrene (Plastruct) in very small size can be used on it to replicate the beading/embossing usually done on aluminium tubs to stiffen them. 

The Revell Mat and Debby Hayes TBird is also a very good donor for rear tubs, but be advised that they are very tall, meaning the may interfere with the tulip panel at the base of the rear window. 

But I'm sure you may have your own plan. Oh, the joy of scratchbuilding! Keep going. Inspiring!

CT

hey claude, 

thanks for this idea I may have to look into that. I thought of using kit tubbs but most seem to be to narrow for this body. defenitly making some probably going to be decaled with carbon fiber. 

thanks 

jason

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

On 11/16/2019 at 12:15 PM, NYLIBUD said:

Looking good.

thanks ron appreciate it

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

some more on the 61 impala. assembled the rear axle and 4link bars just to fit in the chassis. after the 4 like is in place I'll disassemble and paint.

 

 

 

thanks for looking

[1968 dodge charger]

20 hours ago, #1 model citizen said:

Very Nice indeed! The windshield washer reservoir really caught my attention. You nailed the color! What color is it?

I used model master aged white for that washer reservoir.

[1968 dodge charger]

thank you everyone for all the wonderful comments  I really appreciate them!

[1968 dodge charger]

13 hours ago, lghtngyello03 said:

Super clean build! Love the detailing you did.  What did you use for the texture on the valve covers, and what did you use for the hood spring and brake lines?

thanks!

the valve covers were sprayed with rustoleum texture black the hood spring is small gauge wire wrapped around a small set of tweezers and the brake lines are 24gauge wire wrapped around a toothpick 

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

small update  made a jig to hold the body and chassis together and at ride height. got more of the main cage done finished the floor braces and got the rear rails in place still alot of tubes to go.

thanks for looking

comments and criticisms welcome

[The Charger Squad - Post Pics of your Chargers]

1968 R/T

 

[1968 dodge charger]

revell 68 charger 

this went together very well and was a blast to build. not original kind of went street car with this one

 

 

thanks for looking

comments and criticisms welcome

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

PappyD340 

Mariojr

thanks! its its labor intensive building from scratch but that's the fun part

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

small update.wheels came in today. polished up the spokes and assembled beadlocks and centers. now the rear frame can be built now that I know where the tires are.

 

 

time to build the rear end 

thanks for looking

[1961 Impala Outlaw Twin Turbo]

hi all,

going to attempt a tube chassis build on this one. never done anything like this mostly just used a doner kit. I wanted to try a more uncommon car as the 61 is a favorite thought I'd give it a shot. layed out the body on graph paper and made some basic rails and a hoop bar.

thanks for looking

 

 

 

 

[Studibaker Avanti Gasser Project]

15 hours ago, iBorg said:

I love it.....paint is period correct killer! Where did you get the decals?

iBorg, thank you

most of them are from a gasser mini sheet by slixx and the others are from my decal drawer at home. 

 

edit: gasser mini sheet #13

[Studibaker Avanti Gasser Project]

thank you everyone for all your comments I really appreciate it!

I've sanded down the body and almost done polishing the clear. still need to make a roll cage but really pleased with the paint

[Studibaker Avanti Gasser Project]

current project. got most everything painted and final test fit to make the roll bar. got the lace pattern in candy red over gold with a gold pinstripe and copper for the main color. still needs a sand and polish but came out nice 

 

 

 

[1964 corvette nomad]

Finished up the interior and added the photoetch keys.

Wired and plumbed engine and fuel tank sender

Made/modified exhaust to fit

[1964 corvette nomad]

Made some good progress this past week

Got the Bodywork roughed in and body in primer. Used the vette engine bay but removed the molded in battery to repace it with a better one. painted and detailed the chassis. Chassis was stretched to fit modified body. New motor/trans mounts

 

[1964 corvette nomad]

Some more progress yesterday

Had to lengthen the 56 chassis 

Now set up with the corvette wheels and tiresmostly still fitting things together now once everything fits properly it will be disassembled and bodyworked

 

thanks for looking!

comments always welcome

[1964 corvette nomad]

22 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Yeah, super cool!   Both of these look nice.

I had the Scale Exotics resin conversion once, but sold it.    It was well done...should you ever run across one. 

Thank you Jonathan!

I never knew there was a resin kit