some sort of rod (i guess)

[diymirage]

hey guys

here is the introduction to my newest WIP

its some sort of rod though im not sure on the exact term, street or rad rod or something (not really my cup of tea but why not)

the whole idea came to life when i picked up the main body in europe for 9,95 euros (a revell of germany kit)

its a great car but slightly boring OOB and ive been wating for a way to harvest the driveline out of it for a muscle car

well, it finally came to me, ill make it into a rod of some sort

after scowering through the partskit i found a 32 ford frame that i will need to Z to make the body sit right but it had both axles so it will do the trick

i havent figured out rolling stock yet but im thinking this might be a good chance to unload some of those hideous centerlines they put in every muscle car kit

(if only i had some wide white walls for the rear)

since this project wont have a hood on it (though i will build a grille for it) it will be perfect for the 392 firedome i build ages ago that come in the modified stockers ford truck

heres a shot of the firepower

[diymirage]

and a quick shot of the cabin

its a viper GTS cab that has been narrowed by about a a scale foot and a half

looks like im gonna have to scratch the interior aswell

my main hangup is coming up with a front end that looks right on the car

[Eric Stone]

  On 2/6/2011 at 1:48 PM, diymirage said:

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my main hangup is coming up with a front end that looks right on the car

Really not my cup of tea, but to keep with the late-model Mopar theme, maybe you can put a Plymouth Prowler grille to finish out the front.

[diymirage]

  On 2/6/2011 at 3:26 PM, Eric Stone said:

Really not my cup of tea, but to keep with the late-model Mopar theme, maybe you can put a Plymouth Prowler grille to finish out the front.

that thought has crossed my mind too, maybe not the entire grill but definatly the fenders

i started this build mainly so i could free up the driveline from the viper and this looked like a good idea

[diymirage]

got a little work done today

fixed up the rolling stock, worked on the frame and made up a front grille for it

the grille is made out of the front fenders of the 32 ford

i vaguely remember seeing a section on this on sesame street by this feller right here

im not pleased with how far the wheels stick out but those are the tires i wanted and i dont really wanny fix it...maybe ill slap on some fenderextenders