Northeast Dirt Modified from the East Windsor Speedway Days

[Scott Eriksen]

For my next build.....picked up this 3D print body/chassis at the NNL East . We sponsored this car back in the 90's ,,,Phil Rys's small block dirt modified ,Pauch/Olsen chassis .I had decals made (not STS) from a guy that just does these dirt cars . I didn't like the engine that came with the kit so I got a SBC from Iceman and will make it work .The picture of the side panel is all thats left of the car and is currently hung up in my son's garage,,with East Windsor dirt still on it!

Edited July 11 by Scott Eriksen

[bobss396]

I have some of Paul's kits. The existing engine is a challenge to detail, so is the chassis with it being complete.

I went to EW once, when Doug Hoffmann ruled the place. 

[Scott Eriksen]

5 hours ago, bobss396 said:

I have some of Paul's kits. The existing engine is a challenge to detail, so is the chassis with it being complete.

I went to EW once, when Doug Hoffmann ruled the place. 

Yeah,,would have been better if it was printed as separate pieces,,same with the body . I don't know what the engine was supposed to be,,looked like hemi heads! Sure wasn't a small block chebbie! Yeah the good old days at Windsor,,,Flemington too,, I go to New Egypt every once and awhile now  

[bobss396]

18 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said:

Yeah,,would have been better if it was printed as separate pieces,,same with the body . I don't know what the engine was supposed to be,,looked like hemi heads! Sure wasn't a small block chebbie! Yeah the good old days at Windsor,,,Flemington too,, I go to New Egypt every once and awhile now  

We hit Flemington for special races and when our tracks rained out. We'd call Flemington or OCFS and see if they were running.

We went to NE when it was asphalt around 1982 or 1983, the guys we pitted next to at Islip went to run a Pocono street stock qualifier, which they won.

Then it went dirt under the New Venture name and the track failed. I'd like to go one night, it's not that far from me 

[Scott Eriksen]

3 hours ago, bobss396 said:

We hit Flemington for special races and when our tracks rained out. We'd call Flemington or OCFS and see if they were running.

We went to NE when it was asphalt around 1982 or 1983, the guys we pitted next to at Islip went to run a Pocono street stock qualifier, which they won.

Then it went dirt under the New Venture name and the track failed. I'd like to go one night, it's not that far from me 

My son and I ran karts at Flemington with Ace Lane and his sons ,Jimmy Blewett and Martin Truex Jr ,,,,late 80's early 90's ,, good times    

Edited July 12 by Scott Eriksen

[Scott Eriksen]

.........got the body shot,,,what a PITA masking !  ..........out of the dehydrator and decals on one side,,,do the other side when dry and set

[Scott Eriksen]

...............chassis work in progress,,I added a small block Chevy in place of the non-descript engine that came with the kit ,,same difficulty here with the chassis printed in one piece as far as detail painting ,,,and all the engine details will be hidden once the body is on, their work is really great but A-1 Raceworks who puts out the kits should consider printing them in pieces,,at least the chassis and the body just make the hood removable,,,not complaining ,,just suggesting,,,lol   

[BK9300]

Cool back story, Scott. Lots of detail in the chassis and motor - maybe you can display it with body off?  From the looks of your first pic of the resin body, and the one photo of the real car, likely would have been a hell of a job to separate the hood from the body, cleanly.  Coming together nicely.

Edited 23 hours ago by BK9300

[Scott Eriksen]

3 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Cool back story, Scott. Lots of detail in the chassis and motor - maybe you can display it with body off?  From the looks of your first pic of the resin body, and the one photo of the real car, likely would have been a hell of a job to separate the hood from the body, cleanly.  Coming together nicely.

Thanks Brian,, there are 2 body panels ,one on each side that go under the nerf bars and mate with the body, I have to see if I can fit them in and still allow the body to be removed ,, if not no biggie,,at least I know the engine is complete under there ,,lol

[bobss396]

14 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said:

...............chassis work in progress,,I added a small block Chevy in place of the non-descript engine that came with the kit ,,same difficulty here with the chassis printed in one piece as far as detail painting ,,,and all the engine details will be hidden once the body is on, their work is really great but A-1 Raceworks who puts out the kits should consider printing them in pieces,,at least the chassis and the body just make the hood removable,,,not complaining ,,just suggesting,,,lol   

I'm doing Paul's Corvette modified. With the engine and chassis being single piece construction, detailing becomes a challenge.

I have another kit, a street stock Olds, I cut the engine into pieces, not sure if it was worth the work.

The Corvette is coming along. Those AK acrylic pens are pretty handy for getting into tight spots.

[Scott Eriksen]

7 hours ago, bobss396 said:

I'm doing Paul's Corvette modified. With the engine and chassis being single piece construction, detailing becomes a challenge.

I have another kit, a street stock Olds, I cut the engine into pieces, not sure if it was worth the work.

The Corvette is coming along. Those AK acrylic pens are pretty handy for getting into tight spots.

Nice work Bob,,,I might get one of his 600 Micro Sprints ,my son and I go every year to Trenton to watch the Indoor Dirt Nationals at the Cure Arena