1968 Corvette

[Psychographic]

I scribed the joints of the A arms and the mounts, then added bolt heads to the A arms,  the pivots on the cantilevers, and the shocks, using slices of .060 hex rod. I think this is about ready for paint.

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2016 by Psychographic

[Psychographic]

I added some detail to the motor end caps, and then started on the wiring and plumbing.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 2, 2016 by Psychographic

[Scott Colmer]

Wow! I'm glad I found this one. Amazing styling! Stunning! I'll be following for sure!

[bobthehobbyguy]

Wow this is shaping up nicely. 

[Rider]

This just keeps getting better and better. 

[Lunajammer]

 

The more I research my next project, the more I'm dazzled by your design choices. This isn't just made up stuff, you've studied future cars and this demonstrates a real understanding of contemporary concepts. And that's aside from the superb mechanical engineering you've shown. I covet.

[grayghost]

This is just wild.

Make me think of a open wheeled corvette bullet.

Great job.

Edited December 3, 2016 by grayghost
Forgot how to spell bullet...........yep.

[Psychographic]

That's a lot of silver. I'm going to need to add some color and a wash to get this to look like something.

 

[Rider]

This is looking great, the wash will really make it pop.

[James2]

Outstanding ! 

I love this stuff and your building style is a bonus. 

[Psychographic]

Lots of sanding, priming, filling and more priming. Other than making the hinge for the bubble, the main part of the body is ready for paint. The back half is close and so is the undertray.  Hinging the back was not much fun as I had a heck of a time getting it to close properly.  Using a smaller pin on the hinge to allow a slight bit of "Slop" fixed the problem.

I don't think I've posted a pic of the bottom of the undertray.

 

 

It's all one color for the first time.

 

[TooOld]

Amazing looking car ! It's always a treat to watch you work your magic . 

[exesivefire]

Just wow...

[James2]

Too Cool...

[Psychographic]

The last main body mod is hinging the bubble. I hope this goes as planned!

 

I filed two notches into the glass, and two holes into the frame. I'm hoping to drill and cement two pieces of styrene rod into the frame for the brass rod to slide into.

 

 

The bottom of the hinge, I used some .060 scrap to hold the tube in place as this will dry much faster than the epoxy I have. Also by cementing and using Styrene Bondo as a backup and filler, after about 15-20 minutes it's got a decent bond, but can be moved with a little force to fine tune the alignment. After aligning things I hit it with another good dose of MEK to help remelt the joint.

 

Edited December 6, 2016 by Psychographic

[Psychographic]

A good thing I cemented it the way I did, I had the hinge way to far forward on the body. After an adjustment I think it will work. I'll know in about an hour, I want to test it before things set up so much that there is no chance of giving something a little nudge if needed.

The rods, drilled and installed.

 

[espo]

Simply amazing ! Looking forward to how you'll finish the outside of the canopy hinges. It doesn't look like it would be removable for painting. I'm sure you have that already figured out.   

[Psychographic]

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Simply amazing ! Looking forward to how you'll finish the outside of the canopy hinges. It doesn't look like it would be removable for painting. I'm sure you have that already figured out.   

I can remove the canopy, it will slide right off the brass rod. You'll see how it works very soon.

 

Other than having to trim the glass a little in the front, it looks like it will work. The bad news is once again I have another part that is too fragile for my not so sensitive building style. The surround for the canopy is the victim on this build, it just broke again. It kind of goes like this, manhandle, break, fix, repeat until paint, then pray it holds.

 

 

 

[espo]

It would seem that we share what my wife refers to as "a cub bear in a hammock" style of building.  

[Psychographic]

I cut the styrene rods too short to give enough support once everything is cut down and filled in.  I made some extensions and rounded the exposed end to give it a finished look, along with filing down the front edge of the glass.

 

 

Once I was happy with the fit, I marked the brass wire at the surface of the canopy surround, then cut it a little shy of my mark. You can't make this too shallow as this will act as a stop when mounting the canopy to the hinge, too thin and you can pop the brass rod through. Next  I put it back together and the holes are filled with Styrene Bondo and set aside to dry before strengthening the rods from the bottom.

 

It doesn't look like it would be to awful bad trying to get in the drivers seat.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 6, 2016 by Psychographic

[Psychographic]

Oops! What could've gone wrong here?

 

[Dogfish_7]

This is a very imaginative and cool build.

[exesivefire]

I love this build. And man you work fast!

[Psychographic]

Looks like a good place for some headlights.

 

[blunc]

I think an appropriate name for this would be: "Hammerhead"