The 2022 Cannonball Run Year of Birth Build Thread

[MeatMan]

2 hours ago, landman said:

Working on the interior and the glass.

Nice work!

[landman]

Fitted the rear bumper, it took quite a bit of sanding and filing. I think I'll leave the front one off to achieve this look.

[Oldmopars]

You all are doing great. A lot of progress being made. I’m so busy I haven’t worked on mine in a couple of weeks. Hopefully this weekend. 

[Lunajammer]

On 12/10/2021 at 7:58 PM, MeatMan said:

I'm in with the 1956 Club DeMer concept car.

Hey MeatMan, I see lot of cool and interesting progress on your entry in another thread. No love for the CBR? ?

[Mattilacken]

On 1/16/2022 at 3:11 PM, disconovaman said:

drilling the hole at an angle may be the simplest solution or drilling it straight on and bending a a wire connector pre-angled for the hole. I don't know, you may have to explore other aftermarket wiring kits for those rubber boot connectors... see what fits the best...?

Per the Norm though, great work aside I like that header! and I think I'd go for the Webber "stock" intake

Thanks for the ideas! ?

made a quite convincing part I believe. A brass tube was cut and the cable put straight through. Then angled it and used canopy glue for the e soft part of the booth. Looks good enough ? my part vs stock part, needs a repaint I believe due to damage when gluing the bracket on. 
And I must say, a good Mitre block and set of saws are such a improvement of what I had.

I also customized some parts from the PB to make a fan assembly.

Edited January 20, 2022 by Mattilacken

[MeatMan]

56 minutes ago, Lunajammer said:

Hey MeatMan, I see lot of cool and interesting progress on your entry in another thread. No love for the CBR? ?

Thanks, I'll update shortly.

[landman]

Grumble, grumble... So what's new? The paint did not work ........again. 

Here we go ....again.

[tim08]

Hate to see that landman. I always seem to have trouble with paint the first few shots at it.

[tim08]

I'm gonna throw my hat in with this. Along with the Plymouth in the Peking to Paris build. I figure I have a year to build, why not try.

Was debating to go with the Nova wagon, but to go across the country I think this would be a little more comfortable to drive. Plus it's just about as roomy as the wagon. and more power.

[landman]

25 minutes ago, Tim08 said:

Hate to see that landman. I always seem to have trouble with paint the first few shots at it.

So i'm not the only one with the paint bugaboos.?

[disconovaman]

Time to update the Roster...

2022 Cannonball Roster

#1. Mattilacken - 1987 BMW 635CSi

#2. Pat Minarick -1966 Barracuda

#3. Fat Brian - 1981 Fox Body Mustang

#4.  4mula1fan - 1958 Chevrolet Impala 

#5.  MrObsessive - 1961 Pontiac Ventura STC

#6. Oldmopars  - 1970 Land Rover STC

#7. Bullybeef - 1970 Mercury Cyclone

#8. fivesuns -  1957 Ford Custom

#9.  Jantrix  - 1968 Buick Riviera

#10. Lunajammer  - 1961 Ford  Ranchero

#11. Beans - 1970 Camaro Z28

#12. camaro69  - 1977 Nova 

#13. stinkybritches  - 1966 427 Ford Fairlane 

#14. Spottedlaurel  -  1970 Challenger

#15.  avidinha - 1977 Ford E350 Centurion conversion van

#16. MeatMan - 1956 Club DeMer concept car

#17.  spencer1984  - 1978 Ferrari 308 GTB

#18. cheyenne93 - 1962 Pontiac Catalina

#19. landman - 1951 Studebaker

#20.  Koellefornia Kid  - 1978 Dodge Monaco 

#21. KWT - 1978 Chevrolet  Elcamino

#22. Iarman - 1969 Dodge Super Bee 

#23. tooltime-fan  - 1977 Lamborghini Urraco.

#24. Jhedir6 - 1971 AMX Javelin 

#25. LouO - 1968 Chevelle SS 396 

#26. Just Jim - 1969 Karmann Ghia

#27. matthijsgrit - 1976 Lamborghini 

#28. Alexis  - 1963 CJ-5

#29. 426 pack  -  2001 Toyota hilux 

#30. stitchdup -  1976 Escort

#31. TarheelRick - 1949 Ford

#32.  Misha -  1953 Ford Crown Vic

#33. ybsluos - The Californian 1970 Toronado

#34. 89AKurt - 1961 Mercedes 190 SL

#35. Belugawrx - 1962 Corvette STC

#36. Sam I Am - 1967 Chevelle 

#37. Tim08 - 1963 Impala 

#38. disconovaman - 1973 Chevy Wrecker

 

Edited January 22, 2022 by disconovaman

[avidinha]

On 1/18/2022 at 5:15 PM, Jhedir6 said:

Probably won't be the fastest thing on the road but it'll be able to carry enough fuel that it'll never have to stop.....ever.

Funny you should mention that, I'm planning on stretching the fuel tank to about 2 1/2 times it's original size and I'm going to add the auxiliary tank from the truck.

[Lunajammer]

 So the 61 Ranchero got some paint. It's a Krylon color called Celery. Discontinued, I bought it on sale some years ago and have been waiting for a project to use it on, wasn't even sure if it's still any good. 

Also, I'm still undecided about the five slot mag wheels, so I did a mock up with some deep dish, six lug steelies that I cast a few years ago. Still undecided, but I'm getting the picture of where this is going.

 

Interior was painted with some camouflage paint that is very flat, almost powdery and it's dark, as tan colors go.

[MeatMan]

I got the rear suspension on mine completed but don't like the size of the torsion bar supports so I printed a new assembly. The paint is curing on it so no pics yet.

For the front suspension I'm trying to figure out the best way to go, McPherson or double wishbone. The body is so short vertically that its a bit of a challenge and I'm no expert, tho I've done a few.

Bodywise I'm narrowing down the look I want. I've decided to go with a frameless windshield, tho it will have a surround along the edge of the glass. I've also decided on some narrow side pipes because of the way the rear suspension is supported, and the lack of room. I thought about running the pipes over the transaxle but they would be sitting very low.

Additionally I've decided to lose the chrome hood strips and small cowl scoops to modernize the look a bit. The taillights on the kit glue straight to the body and I'm not crazy about them either. I put out a wanted thread for some Viper taillights that I'd french in but no bites so far. I have some red film that I may use. Its a custom so changes are the norm.

At least the engine is pretty much ready to go except for the the air filter. I'm going to print a simple cone filter when I get enough parts to print. Right now I have the seats, bellhousing, and filters set to print but want to fill the build plate. I did print the wheels. I wanted something current but a bit different and streamlined like the body. The front tires are printed as well.

[disconovaman]

9 hours ago, Lunajammer said:

deep dish, six lug steelies

These wheels fit the truck side of the build nicely, on the other hand... the slots would go with the flares. ? The color combo is very subdued, like you're trying to blend in.

Gonna throw this out there... Wood grain on the insert? Would look rugged and Mountineer-ish. How about a Campertop while you're at? ? just some suggestions...

[Belugawrx]

11 hours ago, disconovaman said:

Time to update the Roster...

2022 Cannonball Roster

 

 

So glad you didnt put me on the list yet..I'm having second thoughts on the corvette...will let you know

[disconovaman]

3 minutes ago, MeatMan said:

I got the rear suspension on mine completed

Wow! This build is progressing nicely... Clever positioning of the trans-axle. I love the those wheels, they're perfect for this build. This one is gonna catch us off guard for sure!?

[disconovaman]

3 minutes ago, Belugawrx said:

So glad you didnt put me on the list yet

Yeah, I'm undecided myself... I haven't had time to really think about my entry lately... I need to buckle down and commit soon.  But we still have time so no pressure... I'm seeing some great progress here and I want in on the action so I'm gonna choose soon. 

Honestly, I may have missed the Vette somehow too. The fourm will let you edit posts but only for a limited time. I think I may have tried to pick up some on the next page.? 

[disconovaman]

So I'm committed to the Drag Strip Wrecker... I think ?  

When I was a 6 or 7... I had a toy called the "Clyde's Car Crusher", it even had it's own commercial. I had the idea to build an old school drag style 1973 Chevy as Clyde's Tow-truck. I plan on scratch building a Pro-street tubbed wreaker bed. I'll build a 1:24th scale big block from something probably Monogram. Anyway, that's the plan... 

 

[Lunajammer]

4 hours ago, disconovaman said:

Wood grain on the insert? Would look rugged and Mountineer-ish. How about a Campertop while you're at? ? just some suggestions...

Totally not the direction I'm going on this, but I really like the idea. I even have a resin canvas topper that would work pretty well (not so much the Town & Country siding) ?.  If I ever did one like that it would have to be 4WD to complete the vision. I've already explored doing this with a '59 El Camino and Revell GMC chassis and it looks kinda neat.

[Oldmopars]

I have not been able to get a lot of work done on my build, but I did get some done today. I did make a cooler out of some dense foam. I also took the extended range tank from the 69 Jimmy kit, modified them and put them together to make one big saddle tank. Still more finish work to do.

I modified the area behind the left rear wheel to allow me to drop the tank lower. I have been working on another large progect so this one has been on the back burner, but at least I am making some progress.

The cooler still needs another coat of paint, but I think it looks decent for a foam block. 

 

[Mattilacken]

16 hours ago, disconovaman said:

So I'm committed to the Drag Strip Wrecker... I think ?  

When I was a 6 or 7... I had a toy called the "Clyde's Car Crusher", it even had it's own commercial. I had the idea to build an old school drag style 1973 Chevy as Clyde's Tow-truck. I plan on scratch building a Pro-street tubbed wreaker bed. I'll build a 1:24th scale big block from something probably Monogram. Anyway, that's the plan... 

Sweet! I also had that kit as an option for this year CBR, would have built it a bit like the Roadkill Muscle Truck, still in my want to build que  Will be following.

[4mula1fan]

Decided to try to polish the old Testors metallic green. It rubbed out pretty nice. Got a little foil work to take care of, but that's not a big deal. Any progress is good I reckon. 

 

 

[landman]

1 hour ago, 4mula1fan said:

Decided to try to polish the old Testors metallic green. It rubbed out pretty nice. Got a little foil work to take care of, but that's not a big deal. Any progress is good I reckon. 

 

 

 

 

Wow!

[landman]

Round 2. Retried the first red on a spoon, did the same thing. So now it is this color.