wrecker388 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) This is my build for this years cannonball run. The theme of course is inline engines. I had a few options to choose from. Model A Flathead four, 50 Chevy 5 window Straight 6, and 2 Chrysler 225 Slant 6. One of the Slants won out of course and i decided it had to be turbo. I originally wanted to do a lackluster 70s Mopar- think Volare or lame Duster- in a style inspired much by the Rotsun from Roadkill. But I didn't have either of the 2 cars, and really didn't need to buy another kit, so I decided to dig in the parts box. My neighbor gave me a 34 Ford body with a bunch of other parts, so i felt compelled to use it. I had other parts leftover from my early days of building (extreme gluebombing. Lol) when I'd had a 34 that i butchered into a rat rod and put on a 50 F1 frame. So i dug those out, along with stealing a turbo off of an old testors Porsche that i glue bombed at around the same time. And thus, Slant Sickness was born. No complete kits have been butchered for this build at all. I have robbed some kits of being built with box stock custom options however, but i didn't plan to use these parts on those cars anyway. I'll shut up and post up some pics. Any comments, suggestions, or ideas are welcomed! Edited February 8, 2018 by wrecker388 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Aha! I love a car with a different engine! A '34 Ford with a slant six falls right into that. Here's mine with a Chrysler flathead six! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I enjoy seeing what some modelers are doing with the Slant Six. I like the Turbo idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Cool idea and wise use of a leaning tower. However, I don't know about a 3000 mile road trip in something that small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker388 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Thanks guys! Kinda my thoughts too Rick. I originally wanted to do a 70s car but i thought this fit the bill alright. Any windy turns at speed could be interesting too with the old school straight axle. I'd originally planned to use Mustang II IFS from a Monogram 37 Ford Sedan, but it was pretty fiddly and nothing wanted to fit together after paint. So i scrapped that idea and started over. Edited February 8, 2018 by wrecker388 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1 model citizen Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I had once seen huge turbo setup stuffed under the hood of a 2nd gen Valiant. Love them slant 6's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Man this looks to be a great project, looks great keep it going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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