2023 Cannonball Run-What-You-Brung Build Thread

[White Rabbit]

  On 4/27/2023 at 2:10 PM, Dominik said:

Hi, long time ago, I was often online here, but the time changes and i hope, i will have more time again for posting my "stuff".

let's drop in, if possible, my entry is a fox body mustang. Please dom't blame me, because i have not the exact modelyear of this . 1988/89?

Painted last year and putted back in the box. Don't know exactly, what way it goes, but engine, wheels and seats will be changed.

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Welcome to this year's Cannonball! No worries about the model year.

Our updated entry list:

1. '56 Chevy (426 pack)

2. Chevy Silverado C5R truck (Mattilacken)

3. Chevy Monza 2+2 (MeatMan)

4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix)

5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit)

6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx)

7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)

8. '61 Ford Falcon (Fat Brian)

9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209)

10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)

11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55)

12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef)

13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini)

14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel)

15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08)

16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc)

17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx)

18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans)

19. El Camino Camper (shoemake)

20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)

21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6)

22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r)

23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods)

24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55)

25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65)

26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93)

27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H)

28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)

29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63)

30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik)

[KWT]

Wow.. 30 entries.... this could be a fantastic race. Hope my paint hurries itself here

[landman]

The V12 won't fit, hovewer the other three will. So let's hash this over. We want power and relative economy so the 427 is out. The C5R looks like a likely candidate.

[Mattilacken]

  On 5/1/2023 at 1:42 PM, landman said:

The V12 won't fit, hovewer the other three will. So let's hash this over. We want power and relative economy so the 427 is out. The C5R looks like a likely candidate.

 

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C5R engine definitely! I have it in last years truck, or the intake on an LS at least. Go for it! 

[White Rabbit]

  On 4/28/2023 at 12:54 AM, KWT said:

Wow.. 30 entries.... this could be a fantastic race. Hope my paint hurries itself here

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We definitely have a stout group of competitors already; and there're still nearly seven months left to enter! What's more, is the great diversity of builds being done with a variety of vehicles from many different manufactures. 

Edited May 2, 2023 by White Rabbit

[Mattilacken]

So i won’t make the Silverado rest this year either. But I got inspired by an other contender to dig out my third gen Chevelle and try to build it for the CBR! So here goes. It’s a 1975 Pepsi laguna with a ‘80s monogram nascar chassi that need surprisingly little mods to fit, in my world at least. Some sanding and the rear end needs to move if you would build a stock car replica you would probably be fine since the original cars ran a 115” chassi and not a 112” as stock. 

 

Not sure what power plant I will be running. LS is to common ? so I might go nascar small block, might have better gas mileage than the big block I intended to run to replicate the period correct engine. We will see.. I am not that found of the over sized monogram engines but they do look mighty! 

and yes I took black and white pictures since the color combination right now is awful! Blue body and yellow chassi! 

rear axle compensated for the wheelbase

Wheelbase as it intends to build. 

Edited May 2, 2023 by Mattilacken

[hvymtl74]

Well i will throw my build in to this race as soon as i find it

[White Rabbit]

  On 5/2/2023 at 7:19 PM, hvymtl74 said:

Well i will throw my build in to this race as soon as i find it

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Sounds good!

[landman]

I had used the "lowered" setting for the front king pins to get a slight rake in order to achieve a bit of downforce without adding wings and spoilers. Ended up having to open up the front wheel openings. Next is figuring how to terminate the side molding which has been cut.

[slusher]

  On 5/1/2023 at 1:42 PM, landman said:

The V12 won't fit, hovewer the other three will. So let's hash this over. We want power and relative economy so the 427 is out. The C5R looks like a likely candidate.

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Very nice engine choice, Pat!

  On 5/2/2023 at 5:10 PM, Mattilacken said:

So i won’t make the Silverado rest this year either. But I got inspired by an other contender to dig out my third gen Chevelle and try to build it for the CBR! So here goes. It’s a 1975 Pepsi laguna with a ‘80s monogram nascar chassi that need surprisingly little mods to fit, in my world at least. Some sanding and the rear end needs to move if you would build a stock car replica you would probably be fine since the original cars ran a 115” chassi and not a 112” as stock. 

 

Not sure what power plant I will be running. LS is to common ? so I might go nascar small block, might have better gas mileage than the big block I intended to run to replicate the period correct engine. We will see.. I am not that found of the over sized monogram engines but they do look mighty! 

and yes I took black and white pictures since the color combination right now is awful! Blue body and yellow chassi! 

rear axle compensated for the wheelbase

Wheelbase as it intends to build. 

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Looking great Anton!

[Phildaupho]

1953 Ford Victoria - I have made some progress on my build - completing the interior, engine compartment and chassis. The body work is almost ready for final primer and paint.

[White Rabbit]

 

  On 5/2/2023 at 5:10 PM, Mattilacken said:

So i won’t make the Silverado rest this year either. But I got inspired by an other contender to dig out my third gen Chevelle and try to build it for the CBR! So here goes. It’s a 1975 Pepsi laguna with a ‘80s monogram nascar chassi that need surprisingly little mods to fit, in my world at least. Some sanding and the rear end needs to move if you would build a stock car replica you would probably be fine since the original cars ran a 115” chassi and not a 112” as stock. 

 

Not sure what power plant I will be running. LS is to common ? so I might go nascar small block, might have better gas mileage than the big block I intended to run to replicate the period correct engine. We will see.. I am not that found of the over sized monogram engines but they do look mighty! 

and yes I took black and white pictures since the color combination right now is awful! Blue body and yellow chassi! 

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Our updated entry list:

1. '56 Chevy (426 pack)

2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)

3. Chevy Monza 2+2 (MeatMan)

4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix)

5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit)

6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx)

7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)

8. '61 Ford Falcon (Fat Brian)

9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209)

10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)

11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55)

12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef)

13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini)

14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel)

15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08)

16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc)

17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx)

18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans)

19. El Camino Camper (shoemake)

20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)

21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6)

22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r)

23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods)

24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55)

25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65)

26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93)

27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H)

28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)

29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63)

30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik)

Edited May 9, 2023 by White Rabbit

[KWT]

Well it's not much, but I'm happy to say I finally have this going again.. body smoothed back out and primer down

Not let's see if I can get caught up...

[Mattilacken]

#2 Managed to get the wheelbase locked in and sorted I think. Also started on the front wheels and alignment. I would like to keep it this low but the body style does not favor it. Might need to do some body mods because I really like the wheels to be all out to the edge of the body. Also managed to seat the chassi well I think. Have also started on the cage work.

[Mattilacken]

Had to do something about this total Swedish color combo that i cant stand.. so i shot the chassis in gray late last night

 

 

[landman]

Did a bit of carving around the front crossmember to seat the C5R properly.

[White Rabbit]

  On 5/16/2023 at 5:55 PM, landman said:

Did a bit of carving around the front crossmember to seat the C5R properly.

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  On 5/15/2023 at 8:51 PM, Mattilacken said:

Had to do something about this total Swedish color combo that i cant stand.. so i shot the chassis in gray late last night

 

 

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Great updates! I'm glad to see the progress on your entries!

Edited May 17, 2023 by White Rabbit

[landman]

Getting ready for the long haul. It will need a bit of trimming. I am considering opening the trunk lid (a first for me) so that the cell is accessible. Otherwise it will be a racing filler either on the rear quarter or on top of the lig (which might be too conspicuous for a stealth run).

[Beans]

Sooooo close to done....still have some minor touchups and engine detail to do but was too nice a day not to get some pictures.

[White Rabbit]

Hello all! Just checking in as we're nearly half way through the build! We definitely have some good progress updates that have been posted. So, if you have any progress that you'd like to share, I'm sure we would all be glad to see it!

As we're going forward, we're going to be getting more and more completed entries. So, just to keep track of the completed builds, I'll be updating the entry list with a checkered flag for those builds that are done (as below).

Entry List

1. '56 Chevy (426 pack)

2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)

3. Chevy Monza 2+2 (MeatMan)

4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix)

5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit)

6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx)

7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)

8. '61 Ford Falcon (Fat Brian)

9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209)

10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)?

11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55)

12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef)

13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini)

14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel)

15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08)

16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc)

17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx)

18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans)

19. El Camino Camper (shoemake)

20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)

21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6)

22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r)

23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods)

24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55)

25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65)

26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93)

27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H)

28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)

29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63)

30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik)

[KWT]

Got the first coats of paint on the body...

I've really got to start figuring out the guts of this thing...

[Phildaupho]

I have completed my '53 Ford Victoria entry and could resist adding some event promotion decals which will be removed before posting in the completed models thread later this year but I have also posted Under Glass with a link below

 

[KWT]

Got the RR painted and cleared over the weekend...

Added a Metallic Black stripe to the hood and taillight panel... now on to the guts...

[White Rabbit]

  On 5/30/2023 at 9:31 PM, Phildaupho said:

I have completed my '53 Ford Victoria entry and could resist adding some event promotion decals which will be removed before posting in the completed models thread later this year but I have also posted Under Glass with a link below

 

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Great job! The car looks fantastic!

Entry List

1. '56 Chevy (426 pack)

2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)

3. Chevy Monza 2+2 (MeatMan)

4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix)

5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit)

6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx)

7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)

8. '61 Ford Falcon (Fat Brian)

9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209)

10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)?

11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55)

12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef)

13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini)

14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel)

15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08)

16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc)

17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx)

18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans)

19. El Camino Camper (shoemake)

20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)?

21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6)

22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r)

23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods)

24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55)

25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65)

26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93)

27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H)

28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)

29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63)

30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik)

Edited May 31, 2023 by White Rabbit

[White Rabbit]

  On 5/30/2023 at 11:33 PM, KWT said:

Got the RR painted and cleared over the weekend...

Added a Metallic Black stripe to the hood and taillight panel... now on to the guts...

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That's genuinely a nice color; and one that compliments the body lines.