am73grand Posted March 7, 2013 Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) I've read a bunch of threads by Tyrone and got inspired to pull this out of the box and get it on the bench. He had alot of good tips in his builds. I don't want a pro mod or outlaw as I wanted a carpeted interior and two seats. I started by putting the race car wing on the stock '58 body. I also opened the trunk. I used cage parts from various kits to get a decent pro-street style cage/frame I've got a good start. It's all been mocked up, the interior fits the body perfectly. This will have a blown and injected Hemi. It's actually only my third drag car. Thanks for looking! Edited April 14, 2013 by am73grand
tyrone Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Great Job so far Ron... Looks good for your third drag build.. I know I wasn't doing builds like this on my third one... keep it going...
W-409 Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 This will be interesting! I can't wait to see how this turns out, the start looks excellent. I hope we would see more of these '50s and early '60s cars built this style.
am73grand Posted March 8, 2013 Author Posted March 8, 2013 Thanks guys! Here are a few more pictures of my progress. The cage was pieced together from various sources: The blue pieces are from a wrecked Subaru rally car. The pink are from the Matt and Debbie Hays pro street T-Bird. The white pieces are Evergreen rod .100 diameter. The Evergreen rods are a little big but I think once everything is in primer it will look OK. Plus I am not opening the doors so they are going to be hard to see anyway. Here are the seats and the engine/transmission. The engine/bellhousing is from the US Army top fuel dragster. Tranny is from the '55 pro sportsman kit. Seats are from the Subaru Rally car. I have a really different idea for the paint on this one.....Depending on what I do for paint I may use these wheels and tires on the front. Thanks for looking
Dragfreak Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Very cool!!! any updates on it? and if you don't mind where did you source the wheels?
crowe-t Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Ron, Excellent start on this one! I like the look of the cage. Mike.
vintagedragfan Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 yea Ron ,Tyrones stuff is incredible, it will inspire anyone who looks at it, I like what you have done, I think this will be sweet!!
am73grand Posted March 25, 2013 Author Posted March 25, 2013 Got the door panels done.....here's a look: More coming soon!
Truck parts Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 Very nice start.I will be following this build as you go.
am73grand Posted April 1, 2013 Author Posted April 1, 2013 Very cool!!! any updates on it? and if you don't mind where did you source the wheels? Thanks! The front wheels are slot car items from Pro-track. They fit the kit tires almost perfectly!
am73grand Posted April 14, 2013 Author Posted April 14, 2013 Ok so I finished this one up today. Please be aware this is only my third drag car build and I still have a lot to earn.
crowe-t Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Beautifully done! I really like the skulls as shifter knobs. Did you make the skull heads?
am73grand Posted April 14, 2013 Author Posted April 14, 2013 Beautifully done! I really like the skulls as shifter knobs. Did you make the skull heads? Thank you! The shifter knobs are off the front end of a hot wheels car called "Rigormortis"
nhra1625 Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 I love it! My only complaint is that it needs atleast a single parachute to complete the drag look.
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