Eliminator_ryan Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 Being that I am a 1:1 drag racer I love all the Drag racing kits and decided to take on the Firebird match racer as a simple build I brows here daily and love the amount of talent you guys all have so I figured id share it with you. Kit was pretty good build but some parts were not the greatest. Biggest let down was the intake, a square box? Really guy, really? So after making my own: intake, distributor, water pump, electric rad fan, extending the wheelie bars, make the headers into fender exit ones, intake mounting the scoop, changing the rims and tires,and plumbing everything i build it pretty stock. I had to make pro-jacks for it too for display of course
NYLIBUD Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 Wow,the car looks great.I have a prostock Firebird that I want to start soon.Also,where did you get the front wheels?I like the engine too,along with that very cool side exhaust.
crowe-t Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 Excellent job Ryan! I really like your take on this kit and I love the tow rig.
o-man Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 You need to stop lurking and build more; most excellent!
comp1839 Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 love it! very nice job. good work getting the intake made and making it with the correct port spacing. i like the pro jacks too!as a side note: don't be too hard on the model manufacturer on the "box" intake. the prostock guys, up to last year put covers (your box) on the intakes to hide them. this as been going on for 20+years.
matthijsgrit Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 Great build!!How did you your paintjob (especially the orange stripe)?And do you have some detailed pics/info about how you did the side exhausts?
Intmd8r Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 I like you're take onthis kit, and it doesn't hurt that this generation of Firebird/Trans Am is one of my favorite F-Bodys. Well done.
Eliminator_ryan Posted January 16, 2017 Author Posted January 16, 2017 Thanks everyone, I understand the intake point just was an upset opening it and seeing it. The wheels are Pegasus and the paint is Tamiya Mica blue bottom, Pearl White top with an orange stripe. Tow rig is a box stock revell f-350 that has been lowered and painted in Tamiya Coral Blue with a flat clear over top.
Dave Van Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 That's one of the best builds of that kit I have seen!!!! That is one of the early Model King kits I worked on. Yet to build one....but yours is great! Dave had some art and I turned it into decal print art.
Reeves Racing Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Very good build and super cool tow rig. I working on one myself with the next size smaller trailer.
Eliminator_ryan Posted January 17, 2017 Author Posted January 17, 2017 Wow this car looks Amazing Bill very nice work.
Eliminator_ryan Posted January 17, 2017 Author Posted January 17, 2017 Great build!!How did you your paintjob (especially the orange stripe)?And do you have some detailed pics/info about how you did the side exhausts?I painted the whole body pearl white, taped it off and shot the Mica Blue, then I ran the orange pin stripe to divide it (Pactra pin striping) and applied 4 coats of Tamiya clear.
matthijsgrit Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 I painted the whole body pearl white, taped it off and shot the Mica Blue, then I ran the orange pin stripe to divide it (Pactra pin striping) and applied 4 coats of Tamiya clear. That's a great tip (the pin striping), thank you!!!
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