steamboy Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 So I found these pics while playing on my new iMac. Thought I'd share... My sister asked me to build a friend's car down in Knoxville, IA. First was to get the body up to date, didn't care much about frame detail. Next came a modern wheel, seemed to work out nicely...never thought I'd find a use for those crappy wheels from the Dodge Stealth kit! Starting to look alittle mean... Overall, I was happy with the results. Wish I would have cast the parts for future builds.
ra7c7er Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 The car looks awesome. What kit did you start off with?
Bastardo Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Wow, that's a wonderful build, mate! Good work with the scratchbuilt parts
Rick Bennett Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 fantastic build!!!! Any more pictures to share?
Mooneyzs Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Great Build, Very nice!! did you make your own decals?
steamboy Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks, not too many more pics, unfortunately. I kept it "curbside" without even an intake as you'd never see it anyhow. I did make the decals on my Mac with Illustrator, photoshop and inkjet printer. They are OK, the black/red fade was not so good.
dwc43 Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 What kit and what did you use for roll bar padding? That looks great.
Junkman Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 How is it possible to get the body off? It looks like the down tubes protrude through perfectly closed openings.
diymirage Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 looks good , i likes it but i have a question, whats the story with the number ? the reference pic is #5 but the model is #10
Erik Smith Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) Cool project and very well excuted. Diymirage- the number 5 is on the car behind the reference vehicle. Edited March 5, 2011 by Coyotehybrids
diymirage Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Cool project and very well excuted. Diymirage- the number 5 is on the car behind the reference vehicle. lol, shows how much attention i pay
steamboy Posted March 5, 2011 Author Posted March 5, 2011 Thanks again, the hood is spit from the hole to the back edge. To install it, I had to pull the sides out slightly and slide it past. This was one of my dilemas too, but it works quite nicely. The padding if I remember is a thin slice of foam sheet from Michaels Crafts. Its sticky backed foam sheets I found in different thicknesses and colors. Then wrapped with black wire and twisted on the back. Same with the steering wheel pad and the kneepad, attached to a small aluminum plate.
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