Jeepxj Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 I personally like the Pro Mod idea,but to each its own.Ha.But seriously,no matter what you do with this car,I'd have to say that your talent,when it comes to bodywork,is absolutely insane.I mean the transformation from basically a stock Mustang model,into a very cool body,blows me away.Please keep the updates coming.......Great job!!!!
Codi Posted July 23, 2015 Author Posted July 23, 2015 I figured my choice would be met with a bit of surprise and disappointment. But in defense of my decision to change it up to a funny car, I do like to build different things and not the same thing over and over. So, i just had to change this up. today was some solid progress on the roof and b pillars in particular. I can "see it" coming together and I think it's going to be pretty cool when done. The engine on this should be pretty cool to make as well, but that's another subject......
Nytrozilla Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 Awwwww man, not another For.......Dude, what a great idea. And a Funny Car at that. Well, at least you got one thing right.I love the way the roof is blending in, (cough Hemi cough) and the way you did the valances, (cough 426 cough) is really sweet.Let me know if you need any advice on how to power this (cough Elephant cough) bad boy.
iBorg Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 I liked the Pro Mod......I love the funny car. Not totally accurate. I can actually look at this car and recognize it as a Mustang unlike the actual Mustang funny cars. I do wish current funny cars looked more like this than the slab thingies that are now being run.
Codi Posted July 23, 2015 Author Posted July 23, 2015 Joe....you're still funny even with a change of address.................thanks for following along even though you have a pool and new house to entertain you now.Mike...DING DING DING............everyone, read what he said because I 100% agree. And I'm not making excuses for what I'm building as it is not 100% accurate with regards to what the current funny's look like. I HATE the look of the current cars due to their slab sides etc. Their shape is totally dictated by aero, just like modern F1...which i also despise after being a fan for 35 years. I can't watch an F1 race anymore because the cars are basically UGLY. Just ugly. So I'm building this car with the idea that it WILL be immediately recognizable as a 2015 Mustang and only a Mustang. Not a Toyota or whatever else the NHRA is trying to pawn off on us today. And they wonder why their attendance is down. Just like F1. They've forgotten who the customers is, it's the fans. Not the car manufacturers. Anyways, enough of my soap box moment and I want to thank Mike for his comment, it's all the encouragement I need to keep plowing forward with this one. BTW, I was very pleased when I measured the dimensions of this car and compared it to the 2014 NHRA body dimension rules. It meets ALL the dimensions so far. A lucky accident, but still......yeah! Cheers, Tim
Outlaw_Pitbull_0411 Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 Guess that's what a new mustang would look like in nhra, if ford wouldn't have dropped from nhra.......looks great
Codi Posted July 23, 2015 Author Posted July 23, 2015 yeah Branndon, nobody was more disappointed than me when ford announced their decision last year....nothing like staring at 8 camaros, 4 mopars (whatever they call em') and the rest being toyotas (with the exception of the ONE mustang left in the field, which btw is VERY competitive even without fords support this year) I too can only "guess" as to what they MIGHT look like, but I ask everyone to consider Mikes comment above regarding today's cars being more recognizable in the first place versus what they have evolved into today. Thanks for the positive comment too! cheers, Tim
iBorg Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Glad you took it the intended way. Was worried I'd offend. For a quick quiz, identify the makes of these four cars: If you had to look for the grill decals, that points to one of NHRA's failings. The answers are: Mopar Charger, Camaro, Toyota, Mustang and Mustang. Edited July 23, 2015 by iBorg Add answers
Outlaw_Pitbull_0411 Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 I personally am a GM guy, but too me the actual funny doesn't resemble the manufacturer until they put stickers on the body...and once awesome job your skills are unreal and that Henry j....omg that's insane!!!
Sledsel Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Glad you took it the intended way. Was worried I'd offend. For a quick quiz, identify the makes of these four cars: If you had to look for the grill decals, that points to one of NHRA's failings. Charger Mustang Camaro Toyotee The answers are: Mopar Charger, Camaro, Toyota, Mustang and Mustang. I put my guesses under the pics above Edited July 23, 2015 by Sledsel
Sledsel Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 Continued working on the Mustang which might become a modern funny car instead of a promod. Anyways, it's getting closer each time I putty and prime it. comments welcome. cheers, tim
Codi Posted July 24, 2015 Author Posted July 24, 2015 Thanks Branndon for the comments/compliments and regarding my henry build as well. Glad you're following along. Andy - That's pretty sweet what you posted on that rendering. How about one for a funny? Today I spent some time re-shaping the rear wheel openings. Their shape had to be completely re-worked and lowered. Next I'll sand the under body and get the inside of the car fiber glassed for some additional strength. With all the cutting I've done it's a good precaution. I have a rather lengthy list of body mods / tweaks that need to be done but this is such a filthy dust filled job that it's a treat to do it out on the patio. Comments welcome as always, (still no tool yet to finish the intake for the Henry build, I'm hoping it shows up by day end. Cheers, Tim
Nytrozilla Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Better and better Mr. Tim. I dying to see what the final front and rear treatments will be.The Henry can wait. This is more my style, but then again, I'm just a wee bit biased towards funnies in general. Or in this context, should it be funny's?NVM. I often get confused and take other people down with me when I do.Edit: Just looked at your Fotki page. Have you considered doing this rear engine, like the one you started? I'm surprised modern funny's (funnies?) haven't given it a try with all of the new technology available to diagnose bugs in performance. At least they aren't blowing as many motors as they used to last year. Edited July 24, 2015 by Nytrozilla
iBorg Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Rear engined funny cars are illegal in the NHRA. There wasn't a rule prohibiting them until about twenty years when some guy named Force was talking about building one.
Nytrozilla Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Rear engined funny cars are illegal in the NHRA. There wasn't a rule prohibiting them until about twenty years when some guy named Force was talking about building one. I don't want to take this off track Mike, but I do have a question because I don't know. Are rear engine funny's illegal or are they just not legal? Even if they were illegal, would that prevent Force or Schumacher or anyone else with bottomless pockets from building and testing one? That would certainly shake up things in the good OLD NHRA.
Len Woodruff Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Tim how will are you doing the 'glass on the underside? I would be interested.
Codi Posted July 24, 2015 Author Posted July 24, 2015 Tim how will are you doing the 'glass on the underside? I would be interested. Continued working on the Mustang which might become a modern funny car instead of a promod. Anyways, it's getting closer each time I putty and prime it. comments welcome. cheers, tim Sorry guys, this thread has gotten a little screwy for some reason. hopefully you can follow along. Joe - "Henry" is priority number 1, got way too much into it now AND it's still fun for me to build so........it's gotta get done first and foremost... Bob - On the taxiway is an early MPC Mustang that I modified the body by moving the rear wheel wells back 3/8" and closed up the blower opening on the hood. it's going to be an early "phantom" 70's REAR engined funny. That one is the very next car I'm delving into after I complete the Henry. Here's a pic of the modified body: Len - this is the stuff I used on the hood earlier when it was a promod and then changed up to a funny. There's a builder that did a WIP about 12 months ago that did a Mickey Thompson blue bonneville, 4 engined car. He glassed his and I did some research and decided to try it. I can only say it adds a LOT of structural rigidity to the body. I've included a pic of the resin (use the "finishing resin" as it's not as thick and I got the 3/4 oz. glass from Hobbico and the 1/2 oz. if from Hangar 9 ) It's pretty straightforward to use. I've included a pic of the hood I chopped off and you can see the glass on the underside. It's best to smooth out the surfaces that you're applying the glass to before application. I didn't do that on this hood as you can see. Wear a mask and do it in a well ventilated area. It's strong stuff and not meant for lungs or eyes. The previous hood that was chopped off and glassed earlier.
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