olschoolkid Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Hello everybody. I bought the GMC Big game hunter pickup kit to donate the chassis to a Suburban. Now I'm wanting to build a pro street out of the GMC. Does anybody know any good options on a chassis? Could I use the 66 Suburban chassis or would I need something else? If I need to scratch build a chassis, what type and size of styrene tubing would I need? Sorry for so many questions, but I've never really built a model outside the box before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 There isn't really a good donor for a 2wd front suspension for those 1/24 scale square bodies so the Suburban frame is as good a start as any, though it might look a little under scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrux Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Try one of these: https://www.sprue.xyz/articles/monogram_alston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 I've decided that I'm going to build a chassis from scratch. It'll be my first time so I hope it turns out okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Another thought for your Pro Street chassis. There have been a few Pro Street passenger car models offered in the past. The '67 Chevelle is one that comes to mind, b ut I also remember a few MoPar's as well. See if you can find one of those and just "back half" the chassis to your truck's chassis. You may want to use the front suspension as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 7 hours ago, espo said: "back half" the chassis to your truck's chassis. That would be my advice, especially if you've never built, but out-of-the-box, before. "Scratch-bashing" will prove less frustrating than a full-on scratchbuild. I have bits of projects from nearly forty years ago that are just as they were, back then, because I didn't have the skills, then, to complete them. Now, I look at them, and know that there's no sense in pursuing them, because I know that I can do better work, now. Should you decide that you want to scratchbuild your chassis, it would be a good idea to visit Alston Chassis' website, to start. As I recall, they have some line drawings, and other things that can be helpful. Have a blast, Matthew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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