OldNYJim Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) I looked for an existing thread for this particular subject but didn't find one; but I'm always really inspired when I see a nice well-done scratch-built frame, be it for a hot rod, race car, oval car, minitruck or whatever. There's a bunch of builders on here putting together really nice frames from little more than styrene rod and bar - I'd love to see more of those, and hear about your favorite materials and techniques! Inspire me! Edited October 14, 2022 by CabDriver
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 I just finished this one for an in-progress Fad T. --------- not totally scratch built, rails form the Revell '32 series... ------- perimeter frame for a belly tanker... --------- another simple T style frame for a single seater runabout... ------ started with a set of '32 style frame rails, front quarter ellipticals with a 4-bar rear... ------------------- I guess you get the idea, basic hot rod frames, nothing too exotic. Lots of biuldup pix here: https://public.fotki.com/jferren/ -RRR 5
Calb56 Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 All of those are great. Love the suicide front end, the "T" chassis and the one with the quarter elliptical front end. Have done some research and seen elliptical rear ends (rarely) on 32's but never a front end like that. Cool.
Brian Austin Posted October 15, 2022 Posted October 15, 2022 Customized Monogram Lincoln Continental. Bent styrene strip glued to the floorpan. 1
Straightliner59 Posted October 15, 2022 Posted October 15, 2022 Be still, my heart! Simple. Beautiful. 2
Straightliner59 Posted October 15, 2022 Posted October 15, 2022 Here are a few of mine. The first five are a nostalgia fuel dragster chassis, built from brass rod and tube. The next three are for a replica of The Surfers dragster. Obviously, it's brass. Next is a chassis for a speedster I was messing around with. I wanted to try my hand at making "c"-channel frame rails. 3 1
OldNYJim Posted October 16, 2022 Author Posted October 16, 2022 YES! This is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping we’d get to see in this thread - so much beautiful craftsmanship! Is it weird that lately I find a well built frame even more interesting than the more glamorous components that attach to it? Thanks to all who posted pics so far!
Straightliner59 Posted October 16, 2022 Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/16/2022 at 3:04 AM, CabDriver said: Is it weird that lately I find a well built frame even more interesting than the more glamorous components that attach to it? Expand If I thought that was weird, I wouldn't have so many chassis, lying around!? 1
Calb56 Posted October 18, 2022 Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/15/2022 at 11:04 AM, Straightliner59 said: Be still, my heart! Simple. Beautiful. Expand This is perfection. Early dragster would add a firewall, seat and wheel and call it down
Straightliner59 Posted October 18, 2022 Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 2:42 AM, Calb56 said: This is perfection. Early dragster would add a firewall, seat and wheel and call it down Expand I was admiring someone else's handiwork. I would agree with your assessment!
Calb56 Posted October 18, 2022 Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 4:20 AM, Straightliner59 said: I was admiring someone else's handiwork. I would agree with your assessment! Expand Yep, it was built by Rocking Rodney Rat...and it is perfection! 1
ModWrench Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 Have a few pics of some scratch-built short track race cars. First is an asphalt modified. Started with the main frame rails from an MPC kit, scratched the rest from evergreen rod. 2
ModWrench Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 This is a replica of the first car I helped build when I was a teenager. Late 1970's center-steer modified that ran on dirt tracks in Upstate New York. I have a copy of the blue prints for this frame that I found buried in my parents basement. Made a jig to try and get the dimensions dialed in and make accurate sides that I could then stand up and tie together with appropriate cross members. Working on finishing up the roll cage bars on this one, then start hanging the suspension mounts. We ran a 'Cuda body, but that will need a lot of massaging before it's ready to mount to this frame. The plan is to build replicas of the six cars I helped build and worked on during the mid-70's to late 1980's. 4
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 Definitely some kool stuph going on here. I tried working in brass once, abject failure, burned through the brass! I guess I'll stick to plastic.... -RRR
OldNYJim Posted October 27, 2022 Author Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 12:28 PM, Rocking Rodney Rat said: Definitely some kool stuph going on here. I tried working in brass once, abject failure, burned through the brass! I guess I'll stick to plastic.... -RRR Expand Need to turn the welder down, is all ? Some amazing beautiful work here - thank you to everyone who posted so far! Feeling suitably inspired to make something of my own this weekend! 1
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