jdcar32 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I like the dulled down look of the cast aluminum and magnesium, alot of these cars were not all spit and polish. Nice look'in build ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 That's a pretty car , nice work Curt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Mention Fiat and you have my full attention. Such a phenomenal build of one of the best Fiat altereds ever to run the quarter mile. Your build is outstanding Curt. Thanks for sharing it with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPolli Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Tremendous build. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatRod Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 One word....EXCELLENT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Perfect in every way !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Boy Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Simply outstanding, Curt! You really hit it out of the park on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exesivefire Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Really great build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 This is awesome! I like Fuel Altereds so much... Awesome work! And Elapsed Times is my favorite magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartpix Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I too, would like to build this car. If you could get your friend to print up decals, lmk, I'd buy a set or 2. Beautiful job, btw. The picture, from teh other angle is an iconic photo, that has always been etched into my mind, since the 1st time I saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGIC MUFFLER Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Hello all …. I have recently joined your club and happy to be here. Looking forward to building and adding pics of my drag cars etc. I try to build them about as 99% accurate as possible to the orig. I am the owner the "Magic Muffler" Fiat Blown Fuel Altered and happy to see it built here and the interest it creates. Mentioned in the magazine and this thread was how the crank and pistons blew out the bottom. To clarify >>>>> Elapsed times got it all wrong here and Rod actually gave them the wrong story. I corrected their mistakes for the article as I worked with Cole who wrote it. He made many mistakes actually. They said they would correct all the mistakes before it went to the newsstand but they never did. >> The bottom end blew out because -- there was a crack in the front of the block going from the front main up to the cam. Jim saw this when he tore the engine down in the pits after a run. He needed 2 more runs in for the day and figured it might make it through the next 2 rounds without any problems. Of course what happened next sealed it in the history books forever! There were 5 pistons and rods that came out that night. Jim was standing about 10 ft behind the car when it let go. That motor was actually put back together and was running in another car that next weekend. I'm not sure exactly what they did to it as I never asked Jim the specifics of the re-build. I'm not sure why Rod Hynes ( a friend of mine ) mentioned the bottom end wasn't torqued down due to brain fade!! It was all because of the crack in the from of the motor. There you have it! Also …. I would love to have some decals too as I started on the build 10 yrs ago. Any decals out there? Thank you Bill Corbett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 way cool! very nice little Altered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob29579 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Real nice job on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Cool rendition of this iconic car, Curt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Hi Curt, nice work on a real cool car. I really like these outrageous cars, and I'm happy you show your model. Good stuff! Also, again I have to write how cool this forum is. We have former pilots and owners of these cars here, and Bill Corbett comes out as the present owner of a drag racing icon! Plus he builds models. Now how good is that? Fantastic stuff! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Curt, I am really impressed!!!! That is a great looking model....super detail on the chassis and engine, and with all of the scratch building you did, it is over the top......really nice little car. You packed more detail into a small package then most get in a 1/12 build.......really great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpa Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Awesome Altered Curt! Truly well presented! I love the front wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 thanx for all the positive comments, I truly enjoyed building this model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 That is one BEAUTIFUL build mate, from the color, to all the details, just spot on !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Great Build, Curt. I have recently gotten a set of decals for this car, so that I can plan a build for myself. (Huge Thanks to Steve for the decals.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Epic! Both car and story and model! Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Very nice. Very kool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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