TooOld Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) Finished this one back in April but had trouble getting decent photos with my new camera , since then I've learned a bit so yesterday I decided to try again . The front end always sat too high so I fixed that too , turns out the injector stacks were too tall and hitting the inner panel . These new photos are much better , hope you like them . Edited September 6, 2019 by TooOld 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryR Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Nice job on one of the first flip tops, this car was nearly unbeatable in it's day! You got it RIGHT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 very nice build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Wow, very, VERY nice! I'm hoping to build one of these myself sometime and yours is an inspiration to me. Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drag racer 15 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 So cool what kit is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordf-100 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Wow that is awesome looking! Could you please give some more details on the build? Is that a resin or a modified AMT body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Nice job , Bob , looks they they should . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeThree Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 This looks great. Classic drag at it's best. Really well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 NICE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Super nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 16 hours ago, GaryR said: Nice job on one of the first flip tops, this car was nearly unbeatable in it's day! You got it RIGHT! Thanks Gary ! I used what was on hand so the chassis isn't the correct one but I'm happy with it . 16 hours ago, thatz4u said: very nice build... Thank you Al ! 16 hours ago, Snake45 said: Wow, very, VERY nice! I'm hoping to build one of these myself sometime and yours is an inspiration to me. Well done and model on! Thanks much Snake ! What a difference good photo make right ? Hope to see yours going together soon . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 16 hours ago, drag racer 15 said: So cool what kit is it? 3 hours ago, fordf-100 said: Wow that is awesome looking! Could you please give some more details on the build? Is that a resin or a modified AMT body? Thanks Noah and Phillip ! I used a stock body from an AMT kit and the chassis/engine/inner panel from the Don Nicholson Cougar Funny Car kit . Everything fit nicely , only had to lengthen the chassis wheelbase an 1/8 inch or so . This chassis isn't actually correct , I think a better choice would be one of the Polar Light Funny Car kits . Here's a link to the WIP . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmustang Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Great work. Good photos. The stance looks right. Edited September 7, 2019 by magicmustang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Looks awesome! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 WoW!... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Very nice ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 On 9/7/2019 at 5:24 AM, oldnslow said: Nice job , Bob , looks they they should . On 9/7/2019 at 5:35 AM, ThreeThree said: This looks great. Classic drag at it's best. Really well done. On 9/7/2019 at 6:02 AM, ChrisR said: NICE!! On 9/7/2019 at 6:32 AM, PappyD340 said: Super nice!! Thanks very much guys , I do appreciate the replies ! I don't know a lot about these cars but did try to get it to look right if not technically correct . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Looks killer. Ive been wanting to build this car myself. Never thought about using thw cougar chassis and stock amt body. You given me an idea i cant get out of my head . Ive no real interest to build a stock comet. And have a bunch of amt cougar funnycar kits i can use for chassis . Did you use the cougar int tins ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 9/7/2019 at 10:01 AM, magicmustang said: Great work. Good photos. The stance looks right. Thanks ! My photography's getting better , still working on it . On 9/7/2019 at 10:57 AM, MeatMan said: Looks awesome! Well done! Thanks ! On 9/7/2019 at 11:51 PM, Deuces said: WoW!... ?? Thanks you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 9/8/2019 at 1:00 AM, Hmann68 said: Very nice ? On 9/8/2019 at 5:48 AM, dragcarz said: Very well done Thanks guys ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 16 hours ago, gtx6970 said: Looks killer. Ive been wanting to build this car myself. Never thought about using thw cougar chassis and stock amt body. You given me an idea i cant get out of my head . Ive no real interest to build a stock comet. And have a bunch of amt cougar funnycar kits i can use for chassis . Did you use the cougar int tins ? Thanks Bill ! I now know that the Cougar chassis isn't actually correct but it' so close and readily available . Only thing I don't like is the rear wheels , they look like they're held on with a big screw and flat washer ! The interior tin fit right into the stock body , I only cut down the front since I didn't use the blower . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 That looks great!! I sold my original issue a couple years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Nice clean build Bob. Your background (and floor) in your pics really do justice to the car. Nice photography too! cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 On 9/9/2019 at 11:35 PM, Ben said: That looks great!! I sold my original issue a couple years ago. Thanks Ben ! I've got a couple original issues sitting here now , one of them is next on my bench . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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