1/16th Scale 1988 rear engine dragster, 282 inch wheelbase

[Ian McLaren]

My tribute to Eddie Hills "First in the Fours" 1988 dragster.  For as famous as this car is, there is not a lot of detailed information. I talked to many people about specific information on the car, including some of the crew members from that year, gathered as many photos as I could find and came up with what I believe is a reasonable overall representation of the car.  Areas which I could not document, I used era appropriate systems or parts from similar cars from that year. The engine with its dual barrel valve fuel system is quite close to the original.  The model is almost totally scratch built, chassis, body, differential, rear wing assy,drivers seat (aluminum), exhaust headers (brass), fuel tank and many of the accessories.  Parts 3D printed by me include, slicks, rear wheels, bellhousing,reverser, 14-71 blower, ignition coils and mags,and so on.  The decals were drawn on GIMP and printed by myself.,  After market parts were from RB Motion, Future Attractions, Perfect Parts and Ron Olsen.  

 

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Rattlecan Dan]

WOW! Beautiful job! That's gotta be one of the longest rails I've ever seen. And some of the nicest fabrication as well. Absolutely fantastic detailing.

[ybsluos]

Wow Ian this is amazing that you did this in 1/16th!  No mean feat…..utterly unreal!

[Ian McLaren]

21 hours ago, ybsluos said:

Wow Ian this is amazing that you did this in 1/16th!  No mean feat…..utterly unreal!

Thank you Mark, yes doing this in 1/16th pretty much guaranteed that practicaly everything had to be either scratch built or custom printed, the dual barrel vavle fuel system also complicated the proceedure as well.  Glad you liked it!

[bytownshaker]

Absolutely Stunning Build !!!

[Ian McLaren]

On 2/23/2024 at 7:48 AM, bytownshaker said:

Absolutely Stunning Build !!!

Thank you so much Edgar, your comments are much appreciated!