bonehead23 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) With a klittle trimming at the rear, and opened wheel wells on the rear of the body, it fits...and the trailer is pulled by a stock 'Vair. Update: Bodies are painted, and John Greczula sent me an extra set of decals for the tow car! Edited March 2, 2015 by bonehead23
AC Norton Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 yes, Stephen, more pics will be helpful and exciting for all of us. thank you, by the way, for jumping into this project and now sharing it with us....the ace....
bonehead23 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Do not let anybody tell you this kit is a fluke...it isn't. With a little bit of a trim, the chassis fits just fine, in fact better than I first thought. Here's the proof. I know, the stock bumper and lights look a little off, but I want to build a stock one, with a trailer, and I want the two cars to be identical except for the air dam and engine, of course...and the slicks...and....etc...I took a few pieces from an old junker for the deck lid scoops and body parts. Edited February 2, 2015 by bonehead23
bonehead23 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) I took about 1/2" from the tail, and each side had to have a slight angle cut to fit within the rear of the fenders. Also the wheelbase is a bit off in the rear, so you must trim out the wheel well according to where the wheels end up once the chassis is installed. Donot cement the rear wheels on until the body is fitted, and wheelwells are centered over the tires. Do this, and everything looks bitchin'. You may also want to cement the interior tub to the chassis before doing anything else, and finish the interior or at least secure the dashboard. This insures the tub and chassis are aligned proerly inside the body!!!! Then you can fit the rear wheels and know they will be right after paint and finishing. Edited January 14, 2015 by bonehead23
magicmustang Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Thank you. Stored and logged for future reference.
Jon Cole Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Man, that looks great! Favor, please... can you add the word "Corvair" in the title so I can find it when I buy my kit, and want to look at your builds? Thanks!
Nitrozilla Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Got a couple of those Bad Boys myself. Too bad it will be a year or so before I can get to them. I like what you're doing with them If you need more decals, let me know. I won't be using mine.
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