Pro Touring chassis donor?

[Dirty Dave]

I've been contemplating building a couple of modern style '60s-'70s muscle car/pickup projects, and I'm wondering about suggestions for chassis donors. Foose's FD-100  seems to be fairly up-to-date, and I am guessing the Cadillac is also a contender. In the '90s, we used full-detail Chezooms and Boyd's Hauler pickups for components to update body-on-frame cars, but I'm thinking about current trends/standards, as seen on Bitchin' Rides, etc.
While I am willing to cut/hack/swap components from multiple donor kits, it seems much more financially prudent if there are one or two kits that could provide parts that would be universally useful for such conversions. So I'm asking: what are your suggestions?

Edited January 27, 2018 by Dirty Dave

[Dirty Dave]

In an associated thought: a partial re-tool of AMT's late '60s thru early '70s Chevy/GMC C-10 to include a modern bagged chassis with tubular control arms, modern rubber (I've seen lots of 1:1 20"+ alloy wheels that replicate the stock hubcaps, scaled-up) and LS power would be a great way to add value/interest to those trucks and their molded-in-detail stock chassis plates.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I've used a Corvette C5-R chassis under a '70 Chevelle; it's a fairly straightforward swap...lengthen the frame rails and use the floor pans from the original kit.

Another one that lends itself to the pro-touring genre is under the Lindberg '37 Ford customs...(not my model)

 

 

[maltsr]

The AMT Wagonrod comes with an Art Morrison chassis which may be useful too.

[JollySipper]

There are a few of the Lindberg kits that have the same chassis as the one in Bill's post above....

Dave, I have the Mustang II front suspension from the Revell '37 Ford if you'd like to go that route. It used to be a pretty common swap..........

[Erik Smith]

What about the Foose Cadillac? I really don’t know anything about pro-touring, but it looked like a modern chassis and engine style setup?  

[Scott Colmer]

I've always been partial to the chassis in the old Banshee from Revell. Double tube construction with full independent suspension. A little more trick than a square platform. You may have the add extra tube bracing where you see fit and lose the belly pan if you want to show it off.

 

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Edited January 27, 2018 by Scott Colmer

[Crankenstien]

the amt custom Vicky is another good subject for the running gear and engine it's all late model mustang guess the easiest route is any newer vette or viper have seen the frames from the custom lindbergs used under old mopars the vipers to

[kentak]

Couple of other possibilities include the Matt& Debbie HaysPro-Street Thunderbird and the Revell '41 Willys Street Rod.

[Scott Colmer]

A nascar chassis could be a good start too.

[Mark]

6 hours ago, Erik Smith said:

What about the Foose Cadillac? I really don’t know anything about pro-touring, but it looked like a modern chassis and engine style setup?  

The Foose Cadillac chassis is built around the Cadillac's stock frame.  Swapping the suspension is a possibility, but you wouldn't want to swap the whole chassis under a later car.

[Joe Handley]

I've picked up an AMT 1/25 and Revell/Monogram 1/24Stock Cars as well as a Revell Fox Body Mustang IMSA for donors. The RMX xar will likely end up under a  RMX '77 T/A, the IMSA FoxStang will end up under an '88 Shelby Daytona, and the AMT kit will end up under an AMT '75 Matador.......eventually.......

[Dirty Dave]

I have a few different ideas to work from, thanks to you all. Original project that brought this to mind is to do a modern-style build based on Revell's '66 Suburban, but wanted to do a street-style  lowered chassis, without the crazy kick-up and the floor mods that go along with all of that. That's what made me think about just swapping in a newer chassis, or clips from from one that had already been set up with coil-overs, big brakes and a lowered ride height. I've done plenty of suspension mods/swaps over the years, but was just thinking about a one-stop donor that would make it happen without buying three or four more parts kits.

[Mark]

For the Suburban, the Foose FD-100 chassis might be the best idea, providing you swap the whole frame.  For suspension parts only, the Revell '37 Ford coupe has a tubular-arm Mustang II setup in front.  I'm pretty certain everything needed goes with the crossmember.  The rear suspension in that kit is a C3 Corvette unit.  Other possibilities would include a NASCAR kit (tubular A-arm front, Ford axle/"truck arm" rear) and the AMT Wagonrod.

[Dirty Dave]

9 minutes ago, Mark said:

For the Suburban, the Foose FD-100 chassis might be the best idea, providing you swap the whole frame.  For suspension parts only, the Revell '37 Ford coupe has a tubular-arm Mustang II setup in front.  I'm pretty certain everything needed goes with the crossmember.  The rear suspension in that kit is a C3 Corvette unit.  Other possibilities would include a NASCAR kit (tubular A-arm front, Ford axle/"truck arm" rear) and the AMT Wagonrod.

We'll see which way I go. Going to try to take track width, etc into account, but if it comes down to it, I am sure that I can bash something together. Nice thing about stealing from a NASCAR kit is it'll have Chevy truck-style rear suspension, anyway.

 

[oldcarfan]

The day that the Foose Cadillac and 56 Ford truck go on clearance at Hobby Lobby, I'm going to stock up on them to serve as parts donors for chassis and engines.