66 Impala

[Dom87SS]

just starting to get back into models, its more of a winter thing for me since the summer is filled with some sort of racing nearly every weekend. Anyway this is a little project ive wanted to do for a while, and now the kits are readily available i can tear them up with no care. Plans are to be based around a stock style suspension car, full interior, BBC/th400, single 91mm turbo, air to water intercooler, on drag radials. I started this about a week ago and am takin it pretty slowly here. This is the second cage ive ever done so it does need some work to make it more authentic, but is gonna work for me and this project the way it is. Let me know what you guys think of it so far.

here is the wheel and tire combo ill probably go with

checking the fit of the cage to the A and C pillars

Here is how i intend the car to sit

Edited December 21, 2010 by Dom87SS

[Dom87SS]

made the wheel tubs as tall as i could without going through the package tray. And a better look at my cage design.

here is the bracket above the backseat i made to hold the intercooler up in the place i want it.

[george 53]

Dom, with all that GREAT interior cageing, I PERSONALLY think that you should have removed the back seat. but THAT'S just MY opinion. You don't see too many race cars with them. But other than that, I think it's commin out GREAT so far! Gonna be a real looker when she's done! Where did you get the Drag Radials? They look REALLY good! Great work so far, keep it up!

[Dom87SS]

well i wanted to retain a street car look and all the stock interior. The cage is actually a pretty simple one, it just has a funny car hoop added to it. I probably would have tossed the back seat and part of the floor if it were a 25.2/25.3/25.5 style cage.

As for the radials, its a design i made in CAD and make on my own.

[george 53]

Duhhhh Yeah, Dad, I read it FULLY again an saw the Full Interior part. My bad. But hey, it's STILL lookin pretty good even now! i gotta feelin this'll be a GOOD'n!

[Dom87SS]

Thanks, I hope it turns out halfway decent. Heck, if I turn it out ill be happy since I have a bad habit of starting other projects mid build and not finishing.

[george 53]

Thanks, I hope it turns out halfway decent. Heck, if I turn it out ill be happy since I have a bad habit of starting other projects mid build and not finishing.

Ha, that's cool! it just means your a REAL modeler!!!!

[Guest]

Wow Dom! I really like where this one's going. Are you planning on modding the hood or you gonna keep it stock looking? I think it looks cool as it sets right now.

[Dom87SS]

I don't think I know many if anyone here nor anyone from Illinois looking to make radials. I'm going to be making a bunch of different sizes and patterns, hopefully soon.

As for the car, the stock flat hood is staying. Its going to be an injection manifold that I'm designing and will be making soon.

[Reeves Racing]

What is the bag thing on the roll cage? I think it looks great but the cage is a little overkill for a car with all the furniture still in it.

[SuperStockAndy]

I think it's called an "ice bag", and it cools the air from the turbo. But I don't know much about turbos

[Dom87SS]

What is the bag thing on the roll cage?I think it looks great but the cage is a little overkill for a car with all the furniture still in it.

here is the bracket above the backseat i made to hold the intercooler up in the place i want it.

to me, the amount of interior isnt what justifies a vehicles performance ability. If you look at it, its a standard style 8 point cage, i just added a funny car hoop to it. It doesnt have any floor bars, a double frame rail, an X door bar, rocker bars, or even a dash bar. Plus i like the street car look way over the gutted race car look.

[Dom87SS]

I think it's called an "ice bag", and it cools the air from the turbo. But I don't know much about turbos

the air goes in the bottom and through a mini radiator and out the top. Water/ice is then stored in a tank, usually in the trunk, with a pump to keep the radiator part cold. This cools the air passing through it lowering the air inlet temps.

[SuperStockAndy]

Ooooooooh.

Thank you for making that clear!

[CodyZ28]

Awesome car. Love the DR's. Reminds me of a 10.5 outlaw car.

[Dom87SS]

i hope to build a nice current OL 10.5 car at some point. They are just works of art in them selves.

[W-409]

Very cool project, I'll be watching it! Where are those Drag Radials from? Nice job on the rollcage also, I like '66 Impala body too so this one will be very nice one when finished. Keep these coming, very good looking so far.

[1320wayne]

Very nice ride height. Looks cool! The tire detail is superb as well. Overall it looks great. Can't wait to see more.

[Dom87SS]

I make the drag radials

I hope to get some more work done over this long weekend

Edited December 22, 2010 by Dom87SS

[Dom87SS]

made my first set of 315/60's today as well, here they are next to the 275/60's

[george 53]

Those are NICE Dom. is there any chance of gettin a set? Do you sell them? They ARE nice lookin!!!

[Dom87SS]

i will be selling them, hopefully come january. im looking at making slicks in different sizes, then an assortment of different drag radials in different sizes. Well see how it goes. Same goes for the turbos and intercoolers along with a few other items im currently working on designing for scale use.

[Dom87SS]

made a mount for the turbo , modified the floor to tuck the engine/trans up higher and further back, trans cross member, motor plate.

my first set of headers ive ever built. not the best by any means, but after spending hours redoing this part then that part i said im done, it is what it is. Now i gotta keep moving on with the collectors, merge pipe, crossover, exhaust, and intercooler piping which all im sure will be a joy to fit in that small space.

[george 53]

That's funny, Dom. That's EXACTLY what the guys say about the 1:1 cars! Headers are lookin good!

[W-409]

i will be selling them, hopefully come january. im looking at making slicks in different sizes, then an assortment of different drag radials in different sizes. Well see how it goes. Same goes for the turbos and intercoolers along with a few other items im currently working on designing for scale use.

Can you tell, how do you make them? It's just too hard to buy something from USA... I would like to try my hand out there...

Impala looks very good so far, keep us posted.