papajohn97 Posted Saturday at 02:50 AM Posted Saturday at 02:50 AM This one was the most challenging, the gutted supercharged NHRA rule-breaking match racer that Gary Dyer briefly held the 1/4 mile record for door slammers in Oct '65 at Lions. I had to scratch-build a straight axle for the front end, probably not accurate but good enough, grafted a resin AT to block and the blower, manifold and bug catcher/ injector are resin parts from Speed City. I also scratch-built the headers and fuel pump and had to do major surgery (after painting and decaling, I hate it when that happens) to get the aluminum nitro fuel tank to fit in front of engine bay. Paints used were ScaleFinishes HOC PBC36 TruBlue base lacquer over Tamiya Pearl Light Blue lacquer. Decals were from Fremont Racing Specialties. Really pleased with how this one came out, it's my favorite of the five. Thanks for looking! Cheers, John 15
BK9300 Posted Saturday at 03:55 PM Posted Saturday at 03:55 PM (edited) Exceptional workmanship - I know zip about AWB cars, but sure can appreciate your attention to detail and finish. Terrific builds, all of them! Edited Saturday at 03:58 PM by BK9300 1
bytownshaker Posted Saturday at 07:46 PM Posted Saturday at 07:46 PM I really like the change you made. 1
gtx6970 Posted Saturday at 09:40 PM Posted Saturday at 09:40 PM Nice detail about leaving the rear glass out. This car never ran with rear glass under Norms ownership 1
slusher Posted yesterday at 03:13 PM Posted yesterday at 03:13 PM (edited) Beautiful clean build! Impressive! Edited yesterday at 03:16 PM by slusher Typo 1
Brutalform Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago By far, one of the coolest builds I’ve ever seen of these AWB cars. The rear window delete, and the holes drilled in the package tray, all very tastefully done. Very nice! 1
M W Elky Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago John this one’s my favorite and you did a fantastic job the paint colors look right , the right blower parts , the headers came out great . I completely agree the fit is definitely better on the Plymouth is slightly better . 1
Mike 1017 Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago GREAT Build of a Historic NHRA Legend. I grew up in the Grand and Spaulding neighborhood. I LUV everything Mr.Norm
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