LURCH426 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Great to see some one do this build.I've been wanting to do his 1967 Plymouth that he won 27 races with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Well, the engine is coming along. Here's how it is so far... Edited March 26, 2012 by Scottnkat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Great to see some one do this build.I've been wanting to do his 1967 Plymouth that he won 27 races with. I am planning on building that, too. I'd be interested in watching your build of it when you do get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 One thing that this Roadrunner model is missing is shock absorbers. It has two for the rear differential, but that's it. So, we need to make some. Let's start with some small plastic tubing. We will need to make four shocks, so we are going to cut eight pieces of this 1mm wide as so: We then cut four lengths 8mm long. Once we have those, we glue four of the small tubes on top of the four longer tubes. It should look like this: We've now made what will be the tops of the shocks. Now we need to get started on the other half... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) We need to take the four remaining small tubes and drill a small hole through the side. It should look like this: I went looking for paperclips, but I just can't find any. So, I decided to raid my wife's sewing pins. Cut off the tapered pointed end so you are left with a straight shaft. If this were a paperclip, then we wouldn't have to worry about this step. We then push the pin (or paperclip) through the hole in the small tube as shown below and glue it into place: We then measure and cut the top of the pin off. In this case, I made the pins 10mm long. Simply slide the pin (or paperclip) into the sleeve that you made in the last step and voila!! We've got shock absorbers that are adjustable and will fit anywhere you need them to. As you can see, the pins are a little skinny, so a paper clip would work better. But feel free to experiment on your own... Of course, they need paint and a little bit of clean up, but you get the idea. Edited March 26, 2012 by Scottnkat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartster Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Cool shocks,Scott. I've never seen that done before. But, 3 months ago I didn't know about Evergreen or Plastruct or pin-vises, etc. Such a great education to be had here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondJoeQuimby Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 This is really cool. Look forward to more updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Well, I have an update now. The engine is sitting in the engine compartment - woo hoo! I still have a few things to do in there, but it is slowly starting to come together. Also, I am done with the suspension and undercarriage. It's nice when everything fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) And I got some more done in the engine compartment. I made the air cleaner earlier this evening. That covers up almost all of the firewall's factory stock detail. I know my intake manifold is not as detailed as a real one would be, but after a few tries I just decided to stick with something plain and simple, but with the basic shape. After all, the air cleaner covers most of it up. I do need to put another coat on the air cleaner to sorta smooth out the looks of it, but you get the idea. Edited March 27, 2012 by Scottnkat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Also, I have decided which version of the car I will make this one. Can you guess? Come on... guess... Still have some touch up to do on the body, but overall I am happy with it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartster Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Everything is turning out great, Scott. Fine job on the intake. I don't know what else you could have done. It looks like you might be going for the blue & white version? Just a wild guess! Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 He he - thanks, Bart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 By the way, it was pointed out to me that the space between the trunk and the rear window is blue as well - I missed this and painted the rear in the way shown above. Well, I made a mistake, so I had to repaint the back of the car just now to correct that - I'll post updated pics after it dries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Well, the interior on the Roadrunner is just about done. Still a few things to do, but not alot now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 And here's an update on the body - I repainted the space between the trunk and the rear window in the blue that it was supposed to be. It's drying now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Finally, the running gear is about all done - yes, the chassis is sitting on it's tires now. Does anyone else get excited when you finally put the wheels on and find that all four tires actually touch the ground? I love that feeling!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Paint is looking Great!! Chassis/interior looks Great. Engine is looking Great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Thank you for the comment. Not much to post today - doing the BMF today - I am slow at this, so I haven't gotten much done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haubenschild Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Everything is looking great! , what brand of paint did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 When were those sheet metal pans used on the chassis??? I can't believe NASCAR allowed them for more than 1 or 2 races?? I've never seen pictures of the 1/1 with them....are there any?? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Dave, here's a pic that shows the back of the chassis pretty darn well Regarding the rest of it, I have this from page 2 of this build: And the answer IS...full pan. The only one I could get a hold of was Patty (Kyle's wife) and she put me on to Larry. The 1968 Roadrunner had a full pan that went from one side of the car to the other, not only covering the drive shaft tunnel but the area under the trunk as well. The leaf spring area and rear axle were cut out for spring travel and only the bottom of the early crude fuel cell showed under the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Thanks, Liam. most of the smaller parts are painted with Testors brand enamels. For the industrial blue (such as on the wheels and suspension components), I was using Krylon's dark blue. For the Petty blue, I used Rustoleum light blue with a bit of white added to it. Funds are tight and I'm on a budget, so I've been having to make due with Walmart paints. I know they are not exact and there are better paints out there, but this fits with my budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 WOW....bet NASCAR did not like that! I have never seen that pic.....Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottnkat Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 sure thing, Dave!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartster Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 All 4 wheels touching!?!!? Let's go racing! Everything looks fantastic, Scott. I love the smell of racing fuel in the morning. Or glue & paint, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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