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For some reason I thought it was an E-type Jag, but now that it's been positively ID'd as a Vette it's so obvious! :lol:

Don't worry rookie,after you build a few models you will start to have an eye for these things. :P:lol:

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Don't worry rookie,after you build a few models you will start to have an eye for these things. :P:lol:

You mean after I stop chopping them into pieces and build one box stock? (Wow- hurts my head saying 'box' and 'stock' in the same breath.) :lol:

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OK a little rundown of what's happened so far.

I started at the back, the rear panel was cut out completely. Then the rear "bullets" were cut off and saved. The rear quarters were cut starting under the side windows following the base of the V in the roof to the where the bullets were and discarded. The sides were brought in the meet the v shape of the roof and needed to be extended to reach the point in the back. The bullets and the rear wheelwells were filled. The doors got some slices in them to help bend the quarters into place.

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Now it's time to tackle the front. Starting at the center of the back window, to the front of the body. I removed about 1.5" at the front, 0 at the back. I had to make a slice along the front and rear winshields and add a filler to the front and remove some from the back to get the contour of them back to what they should be. the front wheelwels are also filled.

I removed the center of the nose to cure the same thing with the windshield, it will go back in later.

Same pic as before.

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And this one only gets one engine.

Now where did I leave that Lola T-8800 at? Oh yeah, there it is, let's start grafting this baby together.

The top has an angle chop, the back of the roof is stock height. You can see the triangle shaped filler in the front of the roof that was needed to get the opening back into shape and the filler in the back that was needed to fill in for the chop..

The rear bullets have been reattached also.

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At this point the side pods are in their initial fitting. I don't mind saying, fitting and mating the Indycar to the Vette, was a trial in patience and a whole lotta work.

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The upper half of the pods are glued in place. I also moved the rear wing from the back to the top of the car.

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Starting on the interior.

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The undertray of the Lola needed to be widened quite a bit. I also modified the front suspension to make steerable front wheels.

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WOW! I'll say it different! Went a TOTALLY different direction than what I was thinkin! THIS is even COOLER yet! LOVE the hinged body cover, Your imagineation is WAY COOL ta me!!! :lol::D:);)

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What good is a Stingray if it cant breathe, it need gills right? So out went the vents and I built some gills for it. I also opened the vents at the bottom, but decided I would like it better without them so they got filled back in completely.

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I also thought the front looked too nice, so I figured I'd make a mess of it.

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And what it looks like with a little sanding.

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I guess if we have headlights, taillights would be appropriate. The bezels and lenses are stock 65 Vette pieces. If the bottom looks crooked to you, that's because it is. I really need to start measuring things rather than by eye. This will be fixed.

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:o at first i thought this was going to be a show rod, then i saw the other pics and was blown away! it's looking awesome. keep up the great work. B)
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Dude, this is a eureka moment for me. I've been studying and collecting progressive concept car art for a year trying figure out how to translate them into something I can model. I was getting the hunch the answer laid in factoring in an open wheel racer, I just couldn't figure out how. I don't have all the answers yet but yours breaks a creative block.

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