6bblbird Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) I built this car ten years ago! Seems like yesterday. Still one of my all time favorites. Started out with a AMT H.U.G. body. Altered the wheelbase and tried to make it a home built funny car circa 1966. I went out of my way to find a blown 392 as a 426 might have been out of reach for a privateer back then. I shaved the wiper arms, added valve stems, metal door handle, plumbed and wired it, and made covers for the grille and headlights. I made the decals with an ink jet printer. When I built this car, I did it as a tribute to my friend Bruce Peterson who had just crashed his real life NY Earthshaker Alky funny car. He was badly burned and retired from driving. Well, 10 years later and he is back behind the wheel of an all new Earthshaker Altered.! Now when I pose a car in a wheelstand I put a driver inside! Edited October 26, 2016 by 6bblbird
6bblbird Posted October 26, 2016 Author Posted October 26, 2016 I'm thinking of hiring this guy to drive it: Time to move up to a funny car!
Snake45 Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Very, very nice indeed! Indeed, I'd have to put it in the "I Wish I'd Built That" category. Drive on!
10thumbs Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Good looking scratch build Walter! So which kit did you find the 392? Also, the 4 hole blower hat, that's from a different motor, right? Some Miss Deal parts look like they may have been donated, that kit has a decent 392.Could you offer some insight, also about the 4 hole injector hat?Thanks for digging this build up, looks good.
6bblbird Posted October 26, 2016 Author Posted October 26, 2016 Good looking scratch build Walter! So which kit did you find the 392? Also, the 4 hole blower hat, that's from a different motor, right? Some Miss Deal parts look like they may have been donated, that kit has a decent 392.Could you offer some insight, also about the 4 hole injector hat?Thanks for digging this build up, looks good.The 392 was from a Miss Deal kit. I bought a few of those just for parts. I have a box full of Studebaker bodies! The hat might have been a resin piece. When I see them at shows, I buy a few.
10thumbs Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 I'm thinking now, the 4 hole blower hats that I have are from the Revell 427 Ford Parts Pack. The only ones I've seen so far, they seem to be rare.
carman1 Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 Beautiful build, great job capturing the 60 's !
Jim_Kampmann Posted October 27, 2016 Posted October 27, 2016 Looks great Walter! Love the stance, decals are well done!
6bblbird Posted October 27, 2016 Author Posted October 27, 2016 Looks great Walter! Love the stance, decals are well done!Thank you, I don't know whether the decal paper changed or the ink today is different but I'm having a real hard time making decals these days.Been thinking about trying the dry transfer method.
GaryR Posted October 28, 2016 Posted October 28, 2016 As an MoPar guy from wayback who owned a 66 Cuda, THUMBS UP!!!My Cuda had a 273 though! Love those transition era funny cars!
6bblbird Posted October 29, 2016 Author Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) As an MoPar guy from wayback who owned a 66 Cuda, THUMBS UP!!! My Cuda had a 273 though! Love those transition era funny cars! Thank you! A good friend of mine had a red '66 with white skunk stripes and Cragars, That car was beautiful! Edited October 29, 2016 by 6bblbird
GaryR Posted October 29, 2016 Posted October 29, 2016 The car in the pic is a 65! But it IS a beautiful car!
6bblbird Posted November 1, 2016 Author Posted November 1, 2016 The car in the pic is a 65! But it IS a beautiful car!Not my friends car either! I found the pic on the internet as an example .I would like to build a 1:1 someday.
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