Let's see those chassis'!

[JasonFL]

I'm in the mist of trying to get my 49 ' merc frame laid out on the ground and I was hoping I could get some inspiration. You guys build a lot of great stuff, but I rarely see photos of nicely laid out frames with killer air ride setups. I would love to see some model scaled street rod, hot rod, lowrider, or any other kind of nicely detailed frames.

So like the title says, let's see em'!

[ewaskew]

This was my first time scratch building a chassis since I couldn't get the stance I wanted from the AMT chassis.

The rear end came from the parts box

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Rear Shocks

Built from o-rings and tube plastic.

It has front air shacks also they were built using photos from real car magazines,not perfect but good enough for me.

Hers my 70 Chevelle with Air shocks in the back and fuel and brake lines.

The front molded tie rods were cut loose and cleaned up then put back on for better looking detail.

Scratch built front standard shocks.

The Fuel tank cut in emblem is just a little custom touch to be different.

Edited August 12, 2012 by ewaskew

[James2]

[Dr. Cranky]

Here are a couple of mine I really like:

And another:

[MrObsessive]

One of my favorite detailing things to do..............chassis'! Here are a few of my favorites............

The '58 Chevy does have a working "air" suspension. Those that have seen it can attest to this, and there's a video on my YouTube channel of it working. The '55 T-Bird's rear suspension came from a MAS kit. The Corvette's suspension works as well, but the rear leaf springs were made from strip brass.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Hi Jason. This is probably my most ambitious frame to date....not bagged but designed to have adjustable ride height on leaf springs, all scratch-built. It's based on the shape of '36 Ford rails, but with a massive rear kickup, and inspired by some of the more innovative (read: weird) frames of the mid-'50s. Intended for dry lakes and drag racing.

[Dr. Cranky]

Bill, I've always loved the way you fog and fade the paint on your chassis. Very cool look.

[MrObsessive]

Thanks Cranky! The '58's paint is a little on the heavy side in hindsight.........It would be a bit lighter if I were building it today. The T-Bird's chassis as well as the Corvette's were patterned after actual cars I had seen. I guess they were a bit "over-restored"?

[raisin27]

57 Ford

60 Ford

[philo426]

[Sixx]

Here's a shot of my 49 Merc with a Ross Gibson 502

[Sixx]

A crazy "Bug" drag chassis

A 69 Nova

[Sixx]

A 53 Hudson

A 62 Impala

[Dr. Cranky]

Now we are talking, wow, lots of inspiration already.

[JasonFL]

Wow, I have to say these are some nicely done chassis'. Im always amazed to see how much detail you guys can put into these small fragile plastic models. Thank you everyone for taking the time to post them up, a lot of good inspiration here. I still would like to see some more with dropped suspensions so keep em' coming.

[jbwelda]

ed roth surfite:

[highway]

The underside of my 09 Challenger:

And did you say air bags LOL!?!?

[JasonFL]

This was my first time scratch building a chassis since I couldn't get the stance I wanted from the AMT chassis.

The rear end came from the parts box

.

Rear Shocks

Built from o-rings and tube plastic.

It has front air shacks also they were built using photos from real car magazines,not perfect but good enough for me.

Hers my 70 Chevelle with Air shocks in the back and fuel and brake lines.

The front molded tie rods were cut loose and cleaned up then put back on for better looking detail.

Scratch built front standard shocks.

The Fuel tank cut in emblem is just a little custom touch to be different.

Earl, this is more or less what I was looking for. You did a great job for your first go around, I was wondering if you had any more photos you could post? Maybe of the chassis itself or the air ride set up? Nice touch with the Chevy logo on the gas tank.