FASTBACK340 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) While rummaging around looking for one thing, I found another……. This was (supposed to be….) my 2K `tona, to have been ready for the 2000 show season. As you can see, I did a "bit" of work and walked away from it. In retrospect, it's a cool idea but a so-so execution. The rear-end proportions are too long, and the cabin is too narrow. I might just make a bizarro Bonneville car out of it. There's some neat pieces I might scavenge if I scuttle this project all together. I started with a Revell Pro-Modeler Daytona kit and wedge-sectioned it down the middle into a 2 seat, open wheel, rear engined, 12 cylinder overhead cam Hemi roadster. I'll admit this was never intended to be a "Quick Build". I used two engines from the Pro Street Coronet kit sectioned into a 12 cylinder. I never decided on an in-line 3 X 4Bbl. or a more aggressive 4 X 4 Bbl. cross-ram. This would look good in, say….a `62 Lancer. Back when I had more free time, I used to try and build working features. This is an in-scale operating rack & pinion. The tie-rod rack is a piece of solid aluminum rod with teeth cut into it from the Dremel bit placed next to it. When assembled, it worked exactly like the real thing. I was going to epoxy wire to be used as the tie-rods into the ends so it would flex with the operating in-board shocks I had planned, like so many other things…. I don't even want to add up all the photo-etch, billet, and RB Motion bags I had stashed with it. And nuts & bolts and a bundle of brass. How can I have this stuff and not remember half of it?!? Let me see how I feel about it in a day or three about finishing it…… Edited January 19, 2014 by FASTBACK340 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Rad!! I say go for it, but back off some of the detail like working rack & pinion or you'll never finish. Think about using FI for the intake, kind of like the Viper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FASTBACK340 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 I had that going in my head too, but I wanted a 21st. century, old school, muscle car. But updated….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 That is a Kool piece, ya gotta finish it!!! I'd like to see ya finish it I know that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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