'37 Chevy Gasser

[aaronfurlotte]

After a long time away from TRaK and model building, I finally got the urge to build something again. A recent car accident has left me unable to work for a couple months and i've been sitting around doing nothing. I figured it's time to build. I started planning and collecting the parts last night. It's going to be a 427 Chevy powered late '60's style gasser; when the rules regarding street equipment started to slack off.

The body is a chopped '37 from Ed. All of the suspension is from the SW&C Willy's. I did a dry fit of the suspension and it seems like the parts will adapt to the '37 frame with little modification. It might lose the running boards. Engine will be a corvette 427 with tri-power or maybe injection. I did a '37 gasser a few years ago with a blown big block, so this one won't go that route. the slicks are from a trashed Boothill Express, but that might change.



I'm thinking dark metallic blue. This '38 is the inspiration.

[tex34ford]

older gassers rule, nice start. Building may not replace pain killers, but it can become more addictive.

[pscott]

37-38 Chevys make great gassers! Keep us posted.

[ChrisV]

Looks pretty damn promising, but please, please, pleeeeease ditch the oversized 1:24 slicks/mags...

Have you considered throwing in a Chevy stovebolt with the Fisher 12-port head from AMT's '51 Chevy Bel Air?

[lo51merc]

Welcome back Aaron! Working on models again should be good therapy. Nice project, NICE 38 inspiration. Gary

[Gluhead]

Sorry to hear about the off-time. Love the '37's, though...sounds like a good plan, too. Although I do kinda have to agree about the rear meats, especially if you're going for a late 60's vibe.

[krassandbernie]

Don't be so quick to bust his bubble on the 124th scale slicks guys! LOL! I am in the process of building an early version of Big John Mazmanian's Willys (not the first version); and so far am leaning towards using the same Monogram pie crust slicks because they look more accurate in relation to how much wheel well should be filled up.........when compared to the Revell pie crust slicks; which even look dinky compared to the M&H slicks that come in the new tooled Revell '41 Willys B.J. and S.W.C. Willys kits. I've got tons of photos of Big John's Willys; so I've looked at the slicks from many angles! LOL! I think if Aaron radiuses the wheel wells enough they may look just fine. Also, he may not be going the rivet counting route and just want to have fun throwing some cool looking parts at this build! LOL!

[cycolacfan]

Looks like a great start, let's see some pics of the slicks mounted first.

[aaronfurlotte]

Thanks guys. I'm still collecting parts and trying different combinations of rear wheels/tires. I've found that those old Monogram slicks are almost the same diameter as Revell M&H and AMT 1/25th Goodyear Bluestreaks. As Ed said above, the old Revell slicks are too small. I'm still debating what wheels to use. The original idea called for torque thrusts, but half of my built models have them!

[Gluhead]

My hesitation on the pie-crusts isn't the size, but rather the period. I have no doubt that they were still in use in the late 60's, but I suspect that if you were really pushing to be competitive in your particular class, by that late you'd more likely have moved on to a newer tire that hooked better.

But that's just my personal take on it. I certainly won't scorn Aaron for using pie-crusts if that's what he decides to go with.

[Duane]

i'm lovin this start !!!!!...go for it Son !!!!!

[david]

damn!!! a 37 gasser !!! my favourite car in gasser .
nice start

[aaronfurlotte]

Hmmmmmm...

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[krassandbernie]

My hesitation on the pie-crusts isn't the size, but rather the period. I have no doubt that they were still in use in the late 60's, but I suspect that if you were really pushing to be competitive in your particular class, by that late you'd more likely have moved on to a newer tire that hooked better.

But that's just my personal take on it. I certainly won't scorn Aaron for using pie-crusts if that's what he decides to go with.

Great point! I was too tired to catch that line of thought when I had replied........something that usually doesn't elude me when it comes to accurate gasser replicas! LOL!

[krassandbernie]

I say the first set, but ditch the overly tall front tires in exchange for some AMT drag front runners.....like what comes in the Winged Express kit. Anyone who had the money for the 'new' Goodyear Blue Streaks at that time certainly could afford a VW tire! LOL!