Mooneyzs Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Jeff... That Engine is Looking Killer Bud!!! Nice work man. Its great to see more progress on this build!!
JPolli Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Very nice build! Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Thanks for posting.
tyrone Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Dont know how I missed the last update... looks Wicked Jeff.. great work on the front suspension...
hotrodblder Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 Where did you get the wheels and tires for this build? I think they are really slick, no pun intended.
Len Woodruff Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 Don't you love it when simple builds get out of control?
gonzo64nova Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 Jeff, excellent scratch building so far. Im glad you decided to add the motor to the build ,it certainly deserves it. Ill be following this one for sure. -Bill
Car Man Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) how wide are the sticks you are using in CM Edited June 20, 2013 by Car Man
itsclayyoo Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 would anyone be so gratuitous enough to help me make a drag chassis a roll cage for this same kit the AMT 70.5 camaro? I have tried and failed on MANY attempts. I can send the body of the car if you need it and I am willing to trade. please PM me. thanks!
hOLMS Posted August 24, 2013 Author Posted August 24, 2013 Hi all....spent a little time at the bench this week finally. I've spent most of the spring/summer on my other hobby, restoring vintage bicycles....been fun. Anyways, spent a little time on this 10.5 beast this week. I've been doing some filling and smoothing up some areas, scratchbuilt the scoop, more frt end work to come, colored the rear bead-locks. Looks like I'll need to scratch a frt window too, cannot find the kit windshield anywhere. Oh well, it will be fun. I skip too much time in between visits, I need to finish this one. Thanks for looking.
futurattraction Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 Looks great Jeff! Don't spend so much time away...
tyrone Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 Looks great Jeff! Don't spend so much time away... Ditto.... looks COLD BLOODED.... Jeff glad to see you back on it....
brett Posted August 25, 2013 Posted August 25, 2013 the bodywork master has returned now hang around this time !
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted August 25, 2013 Posted August 25, 2013 Oh wow! That is killer! Love all the work you have put into this
Mooneyzs Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Jeff.... this is looking awesome bud!! I love the stance and what you did with the cowl hood. I think it fits this build perfect!! Its great to see you back on this build.
MitchP Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Hi all....spent a little time at the bench this week finally. I've spent most of the spring/summer on my other hobby, restoring vintage bicycles....been fun. Anyways, spent a little time on this 10.5 beast this week. I've been doing some filling and smoothing up some areas, scratchbuilt the scoop, more frt end work to come, colored the rear bead-locks. Looks like I'll need to scratch a frt window too, cannot find the kit windshield anywhere. Oh well, it will be fun. I skip too much time in between visits, I need to finish this one. Thanks for looking. Jeff: Like a lot of ppl here, your slicks wheels have gathered a LOT of attention. I figured out the slick modification and did it by hand on a pair (check your PM), but the wheels are out of this world! Can you please tell us who you ordered the outside halves from, where you got the rear halves from, etc. unless you have to shoot us! It a fantastic build and the rears make it look so real. I wish there was a way to X-acto and sand a nice wrinkled wall effect, but hey, I don't have that kind of talent or extra slicks! You are getting me motivated in building my own rears, 4 links and even wheelie bars. I have this thread bookmarked for sure. You could put a quick booklet together of pics and tips from this build when complete, make copies at Staples and I'd buy one for $5 Paypal!!!
MitchP Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 would anyone be so gratuitous enough to help me make a drag chassis a roll cage for this same kit the AMT 70.5 camaro? I have tried and failed on MANY attempts. I can send the body of the car if you need it and I am willing to trade. please PM me. thanks! Are you looking for a chassis, a roll cage, or both? I just bought a lot from Ebay that just said "mountain motor" but it turns out it was from a '55 Chevy Revell Street Burner and even came with instructions, decals, etc. just missing the body, wing and engine. I think they sold them separately on Ebay for a profit (I bought the engine LOL). Anyway, I've seen this same chassis/roll cage used on a '66 Nova build. I'd recommend buying up a few lots like this for cheap ($8-10) on Ebay and parting it together yourself if you can. Heck, I'm 56, disabled and haven't built a model in 45 years. The upload is failing or I'd show you my WIP which is almost done. Go for it and keep trying!
MitchP Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 would anyone be so gratuitous enough to help me make a drag chassis a roll cage for this same kit the AMT 70.5 camaro? I have tried and failed on MANY attempts. I can send the body of the car if you need it and I am willing to trade. please PM me. thanks! Are you looking for a chassis, cage or both? I've gotten moutain motor/pro mod parts donor kits off Ebay for less than ten bucks! I just got two, one is the chassis, extra parts, cage and a LOT of value from a Revell '55 chevy Streetburner kit, including instructions and decals! Just no motor or body. I bought the engine from the same vendor afterwards for $5! I already have the entire sealed kit to build next year; these parts were just mods for my 1st formal build in 45 years (I'm 56). Why don't you try this method before giving up? I know I'm preaching to the choir as undoubtedly got way more build time than me LOL. Anyway here are some shots of my 1st car (still WIP); please forgive the slight peel on the trunk and the overly zealous use of donor parts in the driver's area. I turned the pneumatic bottles/battery pack from the rear chassis into a dual NOS system; wish I'd known the flat molded piece on the top was a laptop for tuning, I'd have kept it!
hOLMS Posted August 29, 2013 Author Posted August 29, 2013 Thanks for the comments guys and the welcome back, I'll try my best to hang around. That gives me great motivation to keep moving fwd on this one. Small update, trimmed some of the bottom of frt spoiler and added a flat 1mm thk lip across bottom...needed to do a little something here as the stk length of spoiler almost set on the ground, now it is a scale 3" off ground. That's pretty close to what I was looking for and it will be nicely blended in. I've also started scratching the grill work, albeit different from stock but will be a smoothed and rounded over look to replicate a one pc style nose. I have still not got the motor type figured out even though I have started the blown beast, I'm realy digging some of the turbo builds and could suit this one. Mitch P...thanks for noticing the rear wheels, the front halves are from a top fuel kit and back halves were parts box pcs. Fronts were cut right behind center pcs, squared, cut back halves to length I needed, then mated back halves and blended. Both sides of rear wheels have bead locks.
PappyD340 Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 REAL SWEEEEET Jeff, you have already knocked this one out of the park, got any ideas on color or is it going to be a surprise?
tyrone Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 This beast has a wicked stance to it.... front end work looks AWESOME Jeff... please stay on it.....
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