57 T Bird Funnycar

[brett]

Started this one last night, much the same as the 60 vette I've done previously

[W-409]

Well I'll be watching this one, the Vette was great build and this looks very mean too. I hope to see more progress soon.

[TooOld]

I missed the Vette , but I'll be watching this one . Your mods to the body are awesome !

[High octane]

Great job on stretching the body as it looks awesome.

[W-409]

I missed the Vette , but I'll be watching this one . Your mods to the body are awesome !

Here you go, http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46150&st=0

[Mooneyzs]

Gonna be another killer build Brett. you are off to a great start

[cobraman]

That is going to be cool. The vette was likewise a very nice build.

[Dragracer]

Seems to be going pretty good Brett, like the build (of course!)

[brett]

Thanks everyone, I've applied another thin skim of putty, I also brought the top of the rear wheel arches down, after I've sanded the putty again I'll add a small lip around the rear wheel housings and the header openings and blend them in

[Trans Am Erik]

Heck yeah man this thing is sweet! There's a full size 56 T-Bird funny car that I've seen run at Milan Dragway in Michigan. I'll try to dig up a pic for you. I checked out your Vette too, that one came out great.

[brett]

Thanks Erik. Put a coat of primer on today then a guide coat for sanding, only a few low spots and nearly no high

started on the front bumper and will add the lips tomorrow

[PARTSMARTY]

COOLER THAN COOL!!

[Dragracer]

Looking good Brett, car like that should have a cammer in it don't ya think?

[tbusch]

Heck yeah man this thing is sweet! There's a full size 56 T-Bird funny car that I've seen run at Milan Dragway in Michigan. I'll try to dig up a pic for you. I checked out your Vette too, that one came out great.

Is this it it

http://www.flickr.co...ics/5520838435/

(not my photo that is why I posted a link, my photo is from Gateway and has to much stuff in the way)

Runs with the Great Lakes Funny Car Circuit

http://www.glnfcc.com/index.html

Brett your work is excellent

Edited May 5, 2012 by tbusch

[brett]

Thanks guys grille was cut into three pieces to fit the narrowed front end and the lip was added around the bottom of the body today

[Speedster]

COOL!

Looking good!

[bobthehobbyguy]

Very nice work.

Looking forward to seeing it painted.

bobthehobbyguy

[retroguy]

I noticed that both cars are 2seaters,is there a reason for that or can these mods be done on almost any car...

[Dragracer]

The nose looks great Brett, you are doing a great job here!

[tooltas]

got a name for it brett? how about '' WAR BIRD '' or WAR HARK or birds from hell some cool name like that

[brett]

thanks guys much appreciated

I noticed that both cars are 2seaters,is there a reason for that or can these mods be done on almost any car...

Micheal, I think you can turn almost anything into a believable funny car, the reason I started with the vette and T-bird first was I had both bodies as spares with no other use for them . Its probably a lot easier to use a two seater as there's less modification to do where the rear seat area is, but each body has its own unique issues to work through. I f you check out my " hacking up some late models" thread further down this page you'll see me doing the same process to the 06 camaro and soon an 09 challenger. I believe Andy "modelmartin" on this forum mastered a studebaker and 59 caddy funnycar so its just being able to visulise what you want and working towards it. Ask if you think something doesn't look right or flow, someone may just be able to help.

[brett]

Todd, no, no name yet. Havent even picked colors yet which is unusual for me. Was leaning towards metallic reds and blues maybe a stars n stripes type thing. Really dont no at this stage. thanks for the suggestions tho

[Trans Am Erik]

[Dragracer]

Hey Brett, one of the ideas I've been running thru my head for a little while for paint/scheme ideas for a chevy or a ford build (it doesn't matter if it's a F/C or a P/M), steals the idea from the Mopar, you know the BIG M mounted at an angle on the side, well for the Ford it would be a big blue oval with Ford written inside at a slight angle going over the rear fender & going into the door, for a chevy the bowtie in the same manner. Sound like a good idea?

[brett]

Thanks Richard, could be an idea, have got it almost ready except for one problem area

theres basically a line that I cant feel but can see where the front of the wedge was inserted and every time it gets primed it shows up, I can sand it back to bare plastic and have reputtied it but as soon as its primed it shows up again. Suggestions on how to remedy this would be greatly appreciated.