Lizard Racing Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I've wanted to do a car from the "Junior Stock" classes for some time. I wanted a '59 Chevy (we had one) but couldn't find a kit. I got a Revell Black Widow kit and painted it in reverse colors. Model is OOB except for chassis mods. Completed chassis. Note slicks, traction bars and driveshaft support. NHRA made you keep an "equivalent" stock exhaust with a cutout. I fabricated glasspack mufflers. I added the Cragar wheels. Competition number and class were many times painted on the window with white shoe polish at the track, despite what was painted on the side of the car. Decals are a mix of kit decals, Gofer contingency and home made. Only change to the kit engine was replacing the "ram horn" manifolds with parts box headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatout Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Very nice! The extra details you added definitely make the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Very nice George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Very nice indeed! You really captured the spirit of these Junior Stockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Really nice job. Seems like most chevy stockers had fenderwell headers, though, and 7 inch “cheater” slicks ( had 2 grooves in the tire). Your slicks look like 9 inch tires which came later on, of course. Your car sure takes me back to those days. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard Racing Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Mr. R. Thorne: Thanks for your observations. You have a keen eye. My aim was to have a '57 stocker that was run into the late '60s. I didn't want to spend the time to fabricate fenderwell headers. A lot of stockers had them according to my research. They do look cool too. The slicks were the narrowest I had. Luckily, the body came with thinner material in this area, so I was able to "massage" a slight bulge. NHRA did allow full slicks in the late '60s. The sticky at the top of this forum with the rules was really helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 If you will check the 1969 rule book, you will see that they were limited to 7 inch grooved tires. I understand on the headers and please don’t misconstrue my comments as being overly critical. It ‘s just that I was there and ran in stock in that time frame (ran a 1953 Oldsmobile), so this stuff is more familiar to me. Anyway, great model. Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Sharp model, good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Great looking build. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Very nice looking build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coyote Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Gorgeous build sir .......... that is a classic Jr. Stocker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mredjr Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Great job!! That is my kind of drag car I loved the Jr. Stocks. I had the decals made a few years ago to build my all time favorite Jr. Stock a 55 Chevy called Mr. Ed Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57peppershaker Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Looks real nice George. I have a couple to complete too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Looks fantastic. Great work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschlem66n Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vettegasser Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Yep! 3 thumbs up... ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdgamble Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Fantastic job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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