Scale-Master Posted July 14, 2020 Posted July 14, 2020 This was the donor car for a previous project and it gave up its LS engine, drivetrain and suspension. It is also the model I used to fit the decals for the '98 Pace Car decals for Revell kit to and I didn't put it back in the box properly back then so one of the A pillars was bent from being stored like that for 22 years. (Part of why it was a donor…) Repairable? Easily, but this should be more fun. The first step was to make a hard tonneau cover for the right side. Sheet plastic was cut and formed to fit. The sculpted part of the convertible cover on the Corvette body was smoothed out and a fairing was added on the driver's side. Some panel lines were filled and part of the trunk line was relocated. I wanted to keep the passenger side door lines. The A pillars were cut down to match the reshaped windshield and the wipers were removed from the cowl.
Modlbldr Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) Cool idea. Love the windshield. I think you should fill the gas filler door and do a flip top filler on top of the driver's rear fender next to where the fairing fades out. I'll definitely be watching this one. Later- Edited July 15, 2020 by Modlbldr
Scale-Master Posted July 16, 2020 Author Posted July 16, 2020 Thanks guys! I think I found the right wheel, tires and stance for it…
Misha Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 Great concept Mark! Your bodywork is very impressive, especially the fit of the tonneau cover. In shaping the piece did you use heat and approximately how thick was the plastic? Also how did you cut the clear palstic? Cheers Misha
robertw Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 An interesting transformation. In the real world they would have removed the light covers replacing them with clear ones or or raised the fixed and fixed the lens to improve the speedster look. This is going to be an interesting build to follow. Good luck with it.
Scale-Master Posted July 16, 2020 Author Posted July 16, 2020 Thanks guys. The tonneau cover is made from 0.035 sheet plastic for the main part and where the curvature and contours are an added piece of 0.045 with a wedge under it was used. No heat, just sanding to shape. The windshield was cut with an X-Acto knife. I've seen plenty of "speedsterized" cars. Clear headlights are but one option. Lot's of room for customizing...
Scale-Master Posted July 17, 2020 Author Posted July 17, 2020 Reworked the interior/chassis parts to accept the new wheels & tires and to hide what's missing on the underside.
Scale-Master Posted July 17, 2020 Author Posted July 17, 2020 Started on the rear spoiler. I made it too long so it could be shaped to fit the car; still more to do…
Scale-Master Posted July 18, 2020 Author Posted July 18, 2020 Since all the interior parts (except the door panels and tub) were used elsewhere, I started to fabricate the front of the console and a receiver for the steering column and dash. I might take a little more off the back, or not… Gotta finish both sides. It's made up of five pieces.
Scale-Master Posted July 19, 2020 Author Posted July 19, 2020 Thanks Carl! More work on the dash and console. I cut down an RX-7 seat to make a jump seat; the driver gets a racing seat.
Scale-Master Posted July 20, 2020 Author Posted July 20, 2020 I made a little dash and gauge cluster.
Scale-Master Posted July 21, 2020 Author Posted July 21, 2020 The interior is mostly blocked from view, so I only detailed what could be seen.
cobraman Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 That is a very cool custom ! Looking forward to paint.
Scale-Master Posted July 24, 2020 Author Posted July 24, 2020 Thanks Ray! Still figuring out the paint scheme. I keep changing my mind... I machined a fuel cap from aluminum and made the hole for it in the headrest from brass.
Snake45 Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 That's pretty cool--different and therefore interesting. Drive on!
Scale-Master Posted July 25, 2020 Author Posted July 25, 2020 Thanks guys! It's just a fun side project. Mirror mount.
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