Monogram Chaparral 2D

[Straightliner59]

Okay, it's old, and it's Monogram. That must mean that I have been wanting to build one! I found some old Cox magnesium Chaparral slot car wheels on Ebay,  a while back. I found some tires in my parts boxes that fit them, and have roughly the correct profile. The wheels/tires pictured  here are from my stash, and were only to assist in determining the stance.  If anyone knows of a good source for those old Firestone tires, I am all ears! Otherwise, I will clean up the sidewalls, on these, and apply decals. I like poseable steering, on my models, and the way this kit was designed, there wasn't near enough room, for that to be a reality. They had "footwells" molded into the model that ate up the clearance that would allow the wheels to steer. I  looked at how other  Chaparral kits were designed, and started whacking out the offending plastic. I replace that with sheet plastic. I will make some very basic suspension arms and spindles for the front end. I also began installing interior "panels". I used a small block Chevy from the parts box. I found a set of downdraft Webers,--I believe from an old IMC kit. The manifold is an injector manifold from the parts stash. It will get fuel lines and plug wires. I'm off to start working on getting the upper body to fit over the interior, and fabricate and install further "paneling", to block off any readily-visible openings. As always, questions, comments and critiques are welcome! Thanks for looking!