freakshow12 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Hey guys. I will change the title a bit tmo once the car arrives. I have this build in my head even though I have a vette, duster and the torino engine on my bench. I will have this new one in my hands tmo but I was wondering if you guys ever build around parts you just have and didn't know what to do with? I found this wheel and tire setup hiding in my stash. They are big/little torq thrusts in white metal/aluminum. I added the redlines today. What could these be going on? Guesses? Edited March 25, 2015 by freakshow12
Tom Geiger Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I have a mess of parts that I think are cool and hope to use on a build someday. I keep them on an open shelf above my model bench so I don't forget about them and try to work them into builds someday. For instance, I painted these seats to go into my '34 Ford sedan... in the end I didn't use them so they sat on that shelf, but not for long... When they wound up in this 29 Ford! The wheel / tire combo on this one were also on the shelf, came off an old diecast and again I needed to use them on a build, so I did. A few more of those parts... tail lights on this one were old large truck overhead lights. Had to use them on something. And the rear tire / wheels are from the 28 Lincoln kit.... the other two are currently on that shelf waiting for a project!
disabled modeler Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I build stuff from parts all the time....also will build engines,etc. when there is nothing else to work on.
Kennyboy Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I keep parts/bodies to cut up and add to builds all the time. Currently I am working on a C4 Corvette build/kitbash into a Callaway LM. The C4 body I am using parts of has been sitting in my parts bin for over 15 years.....saw it the other day and decided "Come hell or high water I am using this body for something!"
Snake45 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I love the idea of doing a build around leftover and unused and otherwise unloved parts. I have a couple such project ideas in mind myself. One is, I have an oddball original AMT '68 Corvette body (and interior, but NOTHING else) and am trying to plan some sort of project around that.
freakshow12 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Posted January 12, 2015 What I have in mind is a "day two" type car. I will be using these wheels/ tires and some engine stuff from the amt Baldwin motion car. Any ideas yet?
Intmd8r Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I recently built my first Rat Rod out of left over parts and did my first top chop using an eBay glue bomb body for the same build. Turned out half decent. Think I'll need more of a hint to guess what the build will be.
drive4th Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) What I have in mind is a "day two" type car. I will be using these wheels/ tires and some engine stuff from the amt Baldwin motion car. Any ideas yet? my 2 cents: i saw those wheels you showed and an image of a low slung 1972 'top banana yellow' Plymouth roadrunner popped in my head. what does this mean?? image upload no limit Edited January 12, 2015 by drive4th
freakshow12 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Posted January 12, 2015 It's not a mopar, and those are magnum 500s. I did keep that pic for another idea now. Lol
Intmd8r Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I was leaning towards Mopar too. My guess is it's for a '60's Pontiac, GTO or Firebird.
freakshow12 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Posted January 12, 2015 Getting warmer. I have a 71 duster on the go right now too but have not built what I'm building in quite a while. It's a new kit if that helps...
freakshow12 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Posted January 12, 2015 Ding ding ding. Building a day two car from say around 70-73. Possibly built by a fairly wealthy young man who had a need for speed. I'm hoping you guys like it. Mock up pics coming this evening
mustang1989 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Where tha hek did you come up with this? This is fantastic!! (Oh BTW...Jesse just barely beat me to the guess on that Revell 67 Camaro---I had a hunch...lol) Edited January 12, 2015 by mustang1989
mustang1989 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 What is a Day Two car? I was wondering that too..................
freakshow12 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Posted January 12, 2015 A day two car is a fairly new term restorers use when they do a car that has a few period correct speed parts on it but is otherwise fairly stock. They call it day two because you bought it on day one, then on day two you added some things like let's say some big tires, cragars or torq thrusts. Maybe headers and a sun tach. See where I'm going with this? Some shows have classes for these now even
freakshow12 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 Here is a quick look at stance and some of the period parts I will be using. Color is up in the air. I have an idea but I'm open to suggestion. The wheel centres will be lightened up a bit
drive4th Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I like it ready. Low and tight is the way to go man, keep us posted
ToyLvr Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I like this thread, too! I'm awaiting the arrival of some misc parts to start such a build. I have a Model King issue of the Allison Thunderbird which I bought for the chassis parts. What to do with the leftover T-Bird body? Well, the T-Bird body in that kit looks fairly stock to me. Chromed stock bumpers are included, door handles and other details are molded into the body, so I think it'll all work to replicate a stock Bird. I stumbled across an evilBay auction where the guy was selling individual parts from an original AMT '67 T-Bird kit, and I scored the chassis and interior parts at a decent price. The plan is to use that stuff to build a "stock" '67 T-Bird. The engine, wheels, and tires will come from my parts box.
JTalmage Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I'd have to say, bright red with a black vinyl top!
freakshow12 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 We used to call this "kit bashing". I know what it's called. This time I had the parts before I knew what I was going to do with them so it's not exactally the same. I started with a set of wheels, not a kit wondering what wheels it should have.
freakshow12 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 I'd have to say, bright red with a black vinyl top! Can't be red. Was thinking black with red interior.
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