2024 Cannonball Run Restomods Build Thread

[Keef]

As much as I hate to do it, I’m withdrawing from the race. Between work, home, and other things I haven’t had time to build like I had hoped. I got paint and mockups done but that’s as far as I got. Maybe I’ll finish it this coming year.

[Spottedlaurel]

Hoping to get mine finished, even if it's going to mean a busy couple of days on it this weekend.....

[blue303]

Unfortunately, I'm not going to finish in time. The weather hasn't been cooperating with getting a decent paint job. I will finish the car and put it in a separate build thread.

[White Rabbit]

Updated entry list:

1. 1990 Ford Mustang (Fat Brian)
2. 1974 Plymouth GTX (Lunajammer)❌
3. VW Corrado Magnum (stitchdup)
4. 1975 AMC Gremlin (Tim08)
5. Nissan 240ZG (Spottedlaurel)🏁📸
6. 1957 Ford Fairlane (MeatMan)❌
7. 1965 Buick Riveira (Keef) ❌
8. 1990 Ford Mustang LX (53gmc) 🏁
9. 1967 Pontiac GTO (Pat Minarick)❌
10. 1966 Ford Mustang (beans)
11. 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Disconovaman)
12. 1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Westrods)
13. 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Wagon (atomicholiday)
14. 1974 Pontiac TransAm (Can-Con)
15. 1967 Chevrolet Camaro (Camaro lover)
16. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz (Kermn8r)
17. 1997 Ford Expedition (oldcarfan) 🏁📸
18. Ferrari 512BB (avidinha) 🏁📸
19. 1970 Chevrolet Malibu (KWT)
20. 1972 Mazda RX3 (White Rabbit)
21. 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee (slusher)❌
22. 1971 Plymouth GTX (Bills72sj)❌
23. VW Vanagon LLE (tooltime-fan)❌
24. 2003 Chevrolet SSR (xbazzarex)
25. 1984 Porsche 911 Turbo (Mattilacken) 🏁📸
26. 1967 Chevrolet Impala (Jantrix)
27. 1966 Chevrolet El Camino (NOBLNG)
28. 1967 Ford Mustang GT (JimmyRiggens)
29. 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air (blue303) ❌

Legend

🏁 Completed build

📸 Photos posted in Finished Builds

❌ Out of race

Edited December 2, 2024 by White Rabbit
Progress update

[W-409]

Several nicely done builds in this year's Cannonball! This is a great Community Build. Good luck to everyone that's still trying to finish their builds before the deadline.

 

Interesting to see what the theme will be for next year. I'll also try to put something together for next year, this year I was not Cannonballin' because I have personally zero interest in building anything related to a restomod.

[Spottedlaurel]

This was where I was when I started earlier today:

 

With exhaust and some other bits elsewhere.

Lots of little bits done since , should be good for final assembly tomorrow.....

[Lunajammer]

Pretty clear I won't be finishing this year. No excuses, I just haven't been in a modeling mood for a while and my bench remains undisturbed. Usually, when I get like this it's best I leave things alone till I get the urge again down the line. I'm still checking in every day to see how this CBP plays out, so keep grinding.

[tooltime-fan]

I am afraid  l won't reach finish line...again 

I think I had a good start, but then other things came up and time ran fast and faster. I will surely complete it but unfortunately not in time. Maybe next time I have more luck.

Anyway...it was a peasure to race with you

[Spottedlaurel]

No photos, but body and floorpan are permanently united on my 240ZG and the engine has been fitted. Now for the fddly bits that can make or break it....

[White Rabbit]

Important Dates: 2024

January 1st, 12:00am: Official build start of the 2024 Cannonball Run

November 14th, 12:00am: Finished build thread opens

November 29th, 11:59pm: Last day to enter the CBR build

December 1st, 11:59pm: Official build end

December 3rd, 12:00am: Polling to elect a winner opens

December 13th, 11.59pm: Polling closes

December 17th: 2024 Winner announced

[MeatMan]

Hey gang!

I'm posting this to show that I did finish my 57 Fairlane build, however it did not pass QC inspection. Therefore, I will not be posting it to the finished builds, so in essence I'm withdrawing. This kit has quite a few fit issues, and coupled with my own faux pas and distractions, made this more challenging than it should have been. In the end though, I had fun with it and learned a lot. Congrats to the finishers.

[Spottedlaurel]

Phew, just got mine done and photos posted.

[White Rabbit]

Great job everyone! The Run is nearly complete. For those that have completed their entries or those that will, please ensure that photos are posted in the completed builds thread so that your entry will be in the voting poll opening on December 3rd.

[tim08]

Ok done, struggled alot with this one. The chassis went together real nice, modified the exhaust, Think it came from a pickup kit, and detailed as much as I could.

Painted it with tamiya metallic orange but totally failed on this body, so got onother kit and went with mica red

I wanted to compare it with testors firey orange just to see the diff.Flakes are alot smaller in person with the tamiya , I like it. Too bad I ruined it. Well, here she is done int the mica red. Chrome is bare metal and revelle chrome. Got a 2010 camaro interior and engine. Alot of cutting on this one.

The fuzz on the glass is the pesky flocking

 

Edited December 3, 2024 by Tim08

[White Rabbit]

After 10 months and approximately 200+ hours of build time; and In true Cannonball fashion, I just completed my entry. I apologize for the quality of the photos, but I just wanted to get it posted here. Tomorrow, I plan on taking the final photos.

 

 

Edited December 2, 2024 by White Rabbit

[White Rabbit]

Updated entry list:

1. 1990 Ford Mustang (Fat Brian)
2. 1974 Plymouth GTX (Lunajammer)❌
3. VW Corrado Magnum (stitchdup)
4. 1975 AMC Gremlin (Tim08)🏁📸
5. Nissan 240ZG (Spottedlaurel)🏁📸
6. 1957 Ford Fairlane (MeatMan)❌
7. 1965 Buick Riveira (Keef) ❌
8. 1990 Ford Mustang LX (53gmc) 🏁
9. 1967 Pontiac GTO (Pat Minarick)❌
10. 1966 Ford Mustang (beans)
11. 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Disconovaman)
12. 1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Westrods)
13. 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Wagon (atomicholiday)
14. 1974 Pontiac TransAm (Can-Con)
15. 1967 Chevrolet Camaro (Camaro lover)
16. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz (Kermn8r)
17. 1997 Ford Expedition (oldcarfan) 🏁📸
18. Ferrari 512BB (avidinha) 🏁📸
19. 1970 Chevrolet Malibu (KWT)
20. 1972 Mazda RX3 (White Rabbit)🏁
21. 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee (slusher)❌
22. 1971 Plymouth GTX (Bills72sj)❌
23. VW Vanagon LLE (tooltime-fan)❌
24. 2003 Chevrolet SSR (xbazzarex)
25. 1984 Porsche 911 Turbo (Mattilacken) 🏁📸
26. 1967 Chevrolet Impala (Jantrix)
27. 1966 Chevrolet El Camino (NOBLNG)
28. 1967 Ford Mustang GT (JimmyRiggens)
29. 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air (blue303) ❌

Legend

🏁 Completed build

📸 Photos posted in Finished Builds

❌ Out of race

Edited December 2, 2024 by White Rabbit

[Mattilacken]

Glad that you guys made it!! Would been such a lonly race for us few others other wise!

[White Rabbit]

Congratulations to all the entires. The voting poll is now open here.

Important Dates: 2024

January 1st, 12:00am: Official build start of the 2024 Cannonball Run

November 14th, 12:00am: Finished build thread opens

November 29th, 11:59pm: Last day to enter the CBR build

December 1st, 11:59pm: Official build end

December 3rd, 12:00am: Polling to elect a winner opens

December 13th, 11.59pm: Polling closes

December 17th: 2024 Winner announced

[slusher]

On 12/1/2024 at 8:44 PM, Tim08 said:

Ok done, struggled alot with this one. The chassis went together real nice, modified the exhaust, Think it came from a pickup kit, and detailed as much as I could.

Painted it with tamiya metallic orange but totally failed on this body, so got onother kit and went with mica red

I wanted to compare it with testors firey orange just to see the diff.Flakes are alot smaller in person with the tamiya , I like it. Too bad I ruined it. Well, here she is done int the mica red. Chrome is bare metal and revelle chrome. Got a 2010 camaro interior and engine. Alot of cutting on this one.

The fuzz on the glass is the pesky flocking

 

Great looking I like it!

[tim08]

Thanks Slusher!

[White Rabbit]

A group photo of my Cannonball entries for '22, '23, and '24.

[SpikeSchumacher]

Those are all very nicely done Enzo!

[SpikeSchumacher]

On 12/1/2024 at 8:40 AM, MeatMan said:

Hey gang!

I'm posting this to show that I did finish my 57 Fairlane build, however it did not pass QC inspection. Therefore, I will not be posting it to the finished builds, so in essence I'm withdrawing. This kit has quite a few fit issues, and coupled with my own faux pas and distractions, made this more challenging than it should have been. In the end though, I had fun with it and learned a lot. Congrats to the finishers.

Hi Dennis, I think this is very good. I like the color combo and the wheels. Any chance you might iron out the "issues" and eventually finish it?

[White Rabbit]

1 hour ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Those are all very nicely done Enzo!

Thank you!

[MeatMan]

On 12/3/2024 at 6:53 PM, SpikeSchumacher said:

Hi Dennis, I think this is very good. I like the color combo and the wheels. Any chance you might iron out the "issues" and eventually finish it?

Thanks Mathias. I think its good as a shelf car so I don't plan on doing any more with it. I just didn't think it was worthy of a contest entry.