white-snake Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 Went to LMCC's show this weekend "Derby City Shoot out" had a great time with my girl and son... This won 2nd place in Primer in progress This won 1st place in Curbside Here is everything that I picked up for this project from the show, and I finally have a motor that I can start... Gibson 427 Sidewinder This was my sons first model show He pick out his next model, Im so proud of him and we are going to have so much fun putting it together. I will have an update later this week. My girl asked me to build a Simi for her step-dad and Im going to see if I can get that knocked out, I will do a Workbench on that one too, Im just going to build it box stock. Thanks for looking.
white-snake Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 It has been a few weeks since I have been able to post. Here is the Mock up on the front suspension: New front seats that I bought at the show, modified just a little. I've started working on the engine: More to come, let me know what you think. Thanks for looking.
Dr. Cranky Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 Excellent hinge work, nice frame mods too! Keep it going.
white-snake Posted August 22, 2011 Author Posted August 22, 2011 Transmission has been finished, now on to the motor Finished with all the bolts and Linkage. Does anyone know what the "brass" plate is that is bolted between the Motor and the bellhousing in the pic below?
Dr. Cranky Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Amazing work. The details are already paying big dividends. Congrats.
white-snake Posted August 22, 2011 Author Posted August 22, 2011 Here is the first header Thanks for the complements and all the help everyone has provided so far, This is the most detail I have put into a model to dates thanks to this forum. As always, feedback is welcome and helpful.
Larryhagmansliver Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Finished with all the bolts and Linkage. Does anyone know what the "brass" plate is that is bolted between the Motor and the bellhousing in the pic below? Looks like a bellhousing adapter. Typically, these are used to match an engines bolt pattern to a tranny that wasn't originally designed to mate to it.
Alfa Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Slick lookig street rod. that modern chaasis Is looking good.
pharr7226 Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 It has been a few weeks since I have been able to post. Here is the Mock up on the front suspension: New front seats that I bought at the show, modified just a little. I've started working on the engine: More to come, let me know what you think. Thanks for looking. Fantastic suspension work!
white-snake Posted August 24, 2011 Author Posted August 24, 2011 Small updated today Added some detail to the engine, added the spark plugs, timing cover bolts(from rbmotion.com), and alternator brackets. Fitted the dip stick tube to the oil pan: Water Pump and intake attached: As always, thanks for looking and feed back is always welcome.
white-snake Posted August 25, 2011 Author Posted August 25, 2011 Very small drivetrain update... Thanks for the complements
bigphoto Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Transmission has been finished, now on to the motor Finished with all the bolts and Linkage. Does anyone know what the "brass" plate is that is bolted between the Motor and the bellhousing in the pic below? It is just a spacer plate. Here is a link: www.428cobrajet.com/id-trans-spacer.html Edited August 25, 2011 by bigphoto
white-snake Posted August 26, 2011 Author Posted August 26, 2011 Test fitting the stacks on the intake:
John Pol Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Really nice work so far where did you get that intake and stacks from? John Pol
white-snake Posted August 26, 2011 Author Posted August 26, 2011 John: thanks, the Motor is the Gibson Engine "Side Winder. It comes with the intake, The stacks are just Detail Masters short stacks. I drilled the intake out to allow the stacks to fit inside.
crazyjim Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Somehow I missed this WIP. Really nice work going on and I'll follow it now.
Dr. Cranky Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Keep returning to this one for more progress. Great work so far.
white-snake Posted August 26, 2011 Author Posted August 26, 2011 OK, Looking for some help to decide which type of shifer to use: B&M or Hurst Style Shifter: or... Ball Shifter: Thanks in advance for the help.
crazyjim Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 I like the ball shifter - but it's your build.
LAone Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 this is looking awesome. loving the headers, well loving everything actually. did you make the linkage for the transmission? or is it PE?
customsrus Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Awesome work going on here, cant wait to see more.
oldscool Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 For a street rod I like the B&M shifter too. Nice work so far. gus
white-snake Posted August 28, 2011 Author Posted August 28, 2011 So I was working the body, and I decided to add an functioning gas door. When I started this project I had try to make this work, but I could not get the hingh so it would fit. Here is tha gas door. I shaped it from two peices of styren sandwiched together: Here it is on the car closed: And how it looks open:
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