Psychographic Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all the compliments! I was dreading this step since the beginning of the build. The headers for this were a royal pain to build and for some reason I just knew I was going to screw them up when it came time to mount them. So far,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I was wrong, the first side went on easy as pie. Now if I didn't just jinx myself for the other side. I'm running out of things to do on this. Edited October 26, 2011 by Psychographic
Psychographic Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 I am really enjoying this build,I have a 1:1 first gen Corvair and would love to do the rear bumper/lic. set up to mine.......SWEET!!! If you do it, you gotta send me a pic of it. I would love to see it on a 1:1.
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Very cool. Just saw this build. Have been following you other build. Great job of scratchbuilding. I've seen some of the other drawings from the artist you used and liked this one. You ought to show him the finished model he might like to see his work in 3d. bobthehobbyguy
3men2s Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) SPEECH-LESS Edited October 26, 2011 by 3men2s
Psychographic Posted October 27, 2011 Author Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) I should of kept my mouth shut about the headers. The other side wasn't as agreeable as the first, but it wasn't too bad. The roof is sanded and polished, so now I can Alclad the ribs and flock the underside. Tomorrow the body gets sanded and buffed, then I can paint and flock the underside. I need to find some taillights for this thing, PRONTO. I want it done by Sunday. Edited October 27, 2011 by Psychographic
CorvairJim Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 All I can say is... SPEC-FLIPPIN'-TACULAR!
CorvairJim Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 I am really enjoying this build,I have a 1:1 first gen Corvair and would love to do the rear bumper/lic. set up to mine.......SWEET!!! BE CAREFUL if you decide to do this with your 1:1 car. This model doesn't need an air exhaust grille for cooling air to have a place to go once it's done it's job. Your car does. That license plate pocket takes up a lot of space under the bumper area, even supposing you were to flank it with an exit of some sort for the cooling air. You really should consider a good way to vent that air before blocking the area that was designed to do it. I agree that this treatment looks great, but 30 years of Corvair ownership tells me that it wouldn't work out so well on a Corvair that you'd want to actually drive. Maybe if you were to drop the lower shrouds and forego a working heater/defroster (assuming you don't have a gas heater in your car... ) it would work out OK. I don't want to be a buzzkill here, but I do want to point out the practicalities to help keep your car alive.
FASTBACK340 Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 This build is soooo cool. Bi Polar is shaping up to be a sicko ride too! Great work Dave... !
Psychographic Posted October 27, 2011 Author Posted October 27, 2011 The body is sanded and buffed, the headliner is flocked and the ribs done in Alclad. I still have to finish the dashboard and flock the door panel areas.
Badluck 13 Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 BE CAREFUL if you decide to do this with your 1:1 car. This model doesn't need an air exhaust grille for cooling air to have a place to go once it's done it's job. Your car does. That license plate pocket takes up a lot of space under the bumper area, even supposing you were to flank it with an exit of some sort for the cooling air. You really should consider a good way to vent that air before blocking the area that was designed to do it. I agree that this treatment looks great, but 30 years of Corvair ownership tells me that it wouldn't work out so well on a Corvair that you'd want to actually drive. Maybe if you were to drop the lower shrouds and forego a working heater/defroster (assuming you don't have a gas heater in your car... ) it would work out OK. I don't want to be a buzzkill here, but I do want to point out the practicalities to help keep your car alive. Trust me I understand about the blocking of the lower grille area,just as I been a "Bug Junkie" for 30+ years,understanding that "Air Suckers" don't spring leaks,but they sure need their air!!!!......also the fact I would have to redo the deck latch and rear panel........I am more interested in the rear bumper-ette set up.......as far as heat n such in my "FrankenVair" its all blocked off....but in all honesty I probably will never get that far with the car,its just a driver fun toy......if anything we will probably Rat Rod it ..........but no Buzzkill here.....
Art Laski Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 David, Wow! Awesome scratchbuilding. That thing looks like it would Run Like Hell! I'm definitely Comfortably Numb after looking at your stunning work. -Art
Darren B Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 I have to say this is the sickest craziest build i think i have ever seen totally blows me away.
darquewanderer Posted November 11, 2011 Posted November 11, 2011 Very interesting project. Twin engines and I love that scratchbuilt frame. Can't go wrong with that. Reminds me a little, OK, a lot of Gary Campesi's design. http://garycampesi.deviantart.com/art/CorvaiRod-front-189427405 I'll be watching this one.
Lou Kolar Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 I have just looked at IMHO is the Best Scratch Building this Year. Your Talent is a Gift Keep Building
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