Street Dirt Tracker - With Attitude

[E St. Kruiser50]

Hey all Happy Thanksgiving

I'm always looking for a new type of project to "Attack" and sort of "Massage" into something with a slightly different spin, sometimes believeable, other times "WHO CARE'S .

I read a lot of mags like Street Rodder, and a pic or an article will sometimes make something "Click", and next thing ya know, I'm off on this "TANGENT".

I guess I do turn out a lot of stuff, but never thought much about it until someone here mentioned it a few weeks ago. I just do what I love and guess it comes pretty quick and natural.

Most of my more complex builds evolve over a year or so, as I usually have a dozen or so projects going at one time, as with this one.

I finished this around August of last year, just for fun, like most of my build's nowdays.

Alot of the car is scratch built. I love the "Dirt Track" look, and wanted something that was a little "Retro" and a little contemporary with some eye-catching graphics that sorta spoke what it was all about.

The frame is totally scratch-built. So is the hood and side panels and the "Vert" roof. The windshield is chopped and I chromed it with my system, like I did with the engine and some other small pieces.

The decal graphics are a combination of several sets from the parts box.

Hope you guy's enjoy. It sure was fun to build

Edited November 28, 2008 by Treehugger Dave

[The Creative Explorer]

I love it Dave! Very sweet build

[randx0]

that is cooool! I think his is the first model of yours I've seen with such small wheels .makes me want to street up those lindberg modifieds! keep them coming I always enjoy your perspective.

[Lownslow]

nice kitbash

[E St. Kruiser50]

Thanks guy's

Hope everyone had a great day yesterday.

Black Friday ????Not this kid.

[Raul_Perez]

Geez, Dave...you stretched that one so much that it looks like you can't get the whole thing in focus when you photographed it! It's kind of like when I try to photograph my hauler and trailer together...the only way I can get it all in focus is the do profile shots!

That is a really cool little pickup truck!! I really like how you blended it all together!!

Thanks for sharing,

[E St. Kruiser50]

Geez, Dave...you stretched that one so much that it looks like you can't get the whole thing in focus when you photographed it! It's kind of like when I try to photograph my hauler and trailer together...the only way I can get it all in focus is the do profile shots!

That is a really cool little pickup truck!! I really like how you blended it all together!!

Thanks for sharing,

Thanks Raul

I got lazy yesterday. Too much turkey and triptophan . The pumpkin pie really put me away

Usually I shoot a little further away and then crop.

Got another fun Art Deco project calling me that's been on the back burner for a while.

Just got the last coat of clear on, and will rub it out in a few.

Just never enough fun.

[Raul_Perez]

Thanks Raul

I got lazy yesterday. Too much turkey and triptophan . The pumpkin pie really put me away

Usually I shoot a little further away and then crop.

Got another fun Art Deco project calling me that's been on the back burner for a while.

Just got the last coat of clear on, and will rub it out in a few.

Just never enough fun.

Oooo...that reminds me...I still have Pumpkin pie waiting for me in the fridge!!

Yeah, I know all about getting lazy with the camera and doing the whole cropping thing. Take a look at my Fotki album to see the pics I didn't post!

So what's this new project? Is it something we haven't seen yet? Inquiring minds want to know!

Later,

[E St. Kruiser50]

So what's this new project? Is it something we haven't seen yet? Inquiring minds want to know!

Later,

It's one of those "Under the Radar" kinda projects . It's been "Smoldering" for about a year or so and havin' all those hand made parts layin around and a bunch of the stuff I chromed this summer, just sorta reached out and screamed "Time to finish me" .

It's one of those " no doors, trunk or hood lines" kinda projects. Lotsa body work. Chopped roof, raised trunk area, hand made fender skirts, wide whites, Sombreros and solid shiney black paint w/white interior.

Some projects I love to dottle on - take my time . Got to do a lot of fun stuff on this one, like making a bunch of masters, silicone rubber molds and casting quite a few resin parts. Then the chroming.

I really enjoy rubbing out the paint. Something very soothing to me inside - like listening to the rain coming down.

Probably take a few more weeks to assemble. No hurry on this one.

Got lotsa pics too. I'll post one of these days.

Dave

[RatRod]

Excellent build Dave!!! It's always great to see your builds, and in person is even better!!! I really love the color!!!

[Bernard Kron]

Great stance on that guy. Really sits nice. That sucker sits so low the deep chassis makes it look like it has a belly pan. I stared and stared at that chassis until it finally dawned on me ... those Revellogram '32 rails are backwards using the taper of the "front" of the rail's to help bring the rear end up. Now that's cool...

Edited November 28, 2008 by gbk1

[E St. Kruiser50]

Great stance on that guy. Really sits nice. That sucker sits so low the deep chassis makes it look like it has a belly pan. I stared and stared at that chassis until it finally dawned on me ... those Revellogram '32 rails are backwards using the taper of the "front" of the rail's to help bring the rear end up. Now that's cool...

Hi Bernard

Thanks for the kudos my friend.

Actually, the frame had to be scratch built to get the stance, and the fit with the chopped and shortened truck bed, and to get the quick-change rearend all lined up, and get the suicide front end on the ground. I love 'um in the weeds . I raised the bed a lot higher than you'll usually ever see on a truck build, to get it so low, and be kinda sneeky . Just used mostly strips pf plastic.

It took about 25 pieces and a week to get it to work, and a few re-do's added in . No Revellograms this time, but thanks for lookin' so close.

All the best - Dave

Edited November 28, 2008 by Treehugger Dave

[Bernard Kron]

Actually, the frame had to be scratch built to get the stance, and the fit with the chopped and shortened truck bed, ... Just used mostly strips pf plastic.

That's why no engraving on the sides... Musta gotten suckered in by the crossmembers underneath. Nice work!

[Raul_Perez]

That's why no engraving on the sides... Musta gotten suckered in by the crossmembers underneath. Nice work!

Yeah...the crossmember under the rear of the tranny is from the Revell '32. I stared at it a bit, too!

[E St. Kruiser50]

Yeah...the crossmember under the rear of the tranny is from the Revell '32. I stared at it a bit, too!

Glad you guy's are keepin' an eye on me

[ScrappyJ]

Another great build, Dave! I'm looking at doing a rod, but will need to stretch the front. Never really done a rod before, so am some uncharted waters on this one. Looking at the Revell '32. You did a great job on this one. I was even thinking about a track noce (not sure if that's what they're called, but I know you guys do).

[E St. Kruiser50]

Another great build, Dave! I'm looking at doing a rod, but will need to stretch the front. Never really done a rod before, so am some uncharted waters on this one. Looking at the Revell '32. You did a great job on this one. I was even thinking about a track noce (not sure if that's what they're called, but I know you guys do).

Yeah. You're really close Dirk.

'Track nose" is the term. Comes from the '50's dirt style track cars with the very recognizable rounded front treatment with an oval shaped grill with verticle bars.

The '32 roadster looks really beautiful when this conversion is done properly.

Got one on the back burner, with pics of a real one. Just beautiful.

A Revell '32 roadster with the old Monogram Midget racer front and the full length belly pan, and painted a '65 chevelle or '64 Impala yellow. Nice

Sounds like a fun project. There's some great stuff out there on the net.

If you need to see what I've got, let me know and I'll do some diggin' and see what I can find.

From what I've seen of your latest build, this could turn out to be quite a beauty.

I look forward to seeing your next project - dave