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My favorite Hot Wheels car as a kid was the '36 Ford NEET STREETER. The look of that chopped 3W coupe all jacked up gasser-style was pure attitude. I wanted a "quick" project to finish for an upcoming contest, so I grabbed an AMT '36 Ford, a Malco '33 Willys, and started putting things together:

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That 427 Cammer is going to be a tight fit. Notching the X-member got me an extra 3/32" of setback, which may allow the blower drive to clear the radiator.

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Originally, I was trying to find a Miss Deal to use as a chassis/suspension donor. If I come up on one, that still could happen.

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Dave McGowan! WELCOME!

Looking forward to pulling a virtual shopstool up to your bench and enjoying your work as it unfolds.

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izzat Kombi yours?

This singlecab?

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Yeah, it's a slammer I built using a Freeman Cars resin body. I guess I should make a thread for it in the Showcase section.

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No new pics of the '36, but I did spend some time last night working on the front suspension, radiusing the rear wheelwells to clear some bigger rubber, and working on the fender unit up front to accommodate that big 427 SOHC. Nailing the stance of the Hot Wheels car is interesting - still nose down, yet tall in the saddle. There should be plenty of room for suspension travel when it slams back to earth after a wheelstand, and a few extra inches to clear the rears for "squat" during hard launches.

I'll get the rear suspension together soon, mock it back up and get new pics then.

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I'll be watching this one, the Neet Streeter was one of my favorite Hot Wheels when I was a kid. (I had the pale blue enamel version, but I always coveted the earlier redline version that my older brother had, with the blue Spectraflame paint and the opening rumble seat)

What kind of rear suspension does the Malco Willys have? I seem to recall the Neet Streeter had some pretty prominent ladder bars, so that would be a big part of nailing "the look".

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I'll be watching this one, the Neet Streeter was one of my favorite Hot Wheels when I was a kid. (I had the pale blue enamel version, but I always coveted the earlier redline version that my older brother had, with the blue Spectraflame paint and the opening rumble seat)

What kind of rear suspension does the Malco Willys have? I seem to recall the Neet Streeter had some pretty prominent ladder bars, so that would be a big part of nailing "the look".

I'm really thinking about robbing the rear end from a Miss Deal or Revell '41 Willys kit just for ladder bars. The Malco '33 Willys has parallel leafs with a couple of links to prevent axle wrap, but not the big ladder bars that would better complete the "look". The other thing that I'm on the search for is the right set of fender headers/dumps. There's not a lot of room between the frame rails, block and fenders, so I may have to get a bit creative in that respect.

Wish me luck!

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I've had this one on the back burner for a bit. I have a candy base down, but I want to mask and shoot panels/scallops on it before I move forward.

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