1987 Indy 500 winner

[txfatboy]

Another past build, chosen because of the great story that backdrops the eventual race win. A past winner without a ride, a car sitting in a museum with the WRONG engine, and a destiny for greatness... Anyone that has attempted this AMT kit probably knows about the less than correct rear suspension layout. I did a lot of scratch building on this one. The key being grafting the top of the Olds Aerotech transmission to this kit which allowed the correction to the rear suspension. Luckily, now there is a conversion kit available from INDYCALS  that makes this a LOT easier.

If it's allowed I am including a link to my FB album that has the complete build if anyone is interested. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2355285804511.138347.1321189330&type=1&l=b2a9428b4b

[bbowser]

That's a great looking model.  Very well done engine shading.  Love to see some Indy cars on here, they seem to be few and far between.

[Crazy Ed]

   I'm not big on Indy Cars James, But I'll make an exception in this case. Nice Job. I'll have to forego the WIP on Facebook. I'm not a member.

[935k3]

Awesome job. The best build of that series of kits I have seen.

[txfatboy]

Thanks for the compliments. It was my first Indy build. I enjoyed the challenge to at least get the chassis close to correct. I had a heck of a time finding good reference pictures of the actual car.