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Post by lo51merc on Nov 4, 2014 11:46:25 GMT -5
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Post by krassandbernie on Nov 4, 2014 13:22:16 GMT -5
It might be easier to go with an old Johan or Polar Lights funnycar frame. I have one I just bought for the front wheels and tires; and doubt I'll be using the rest of the kit.
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Post by lo51merc on Nov 17, 2014 13:03:47 GMT -5
Thanks to Ed Fluck for selling me the Barracuda kit, and with the addition of two new AMT 68 Camaro kits, I'll be able to get started on another one of my very long projects. I've been working on a Chevy Big Block and that's just barely started at that. This model will probably take me the better part of this winter just to get it ready for paint. I need to give the overall construction much thought before I really start to put things together. Hopefully I can make the Barracuda frame and Camaro bodies go together as if that was meant to be. I'll post updates so don't lose faith in me guys. I'll need your ideas and encouragement to help me make progress too so don't be afraid to make suggestions and comments. Thanks, Gary
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Post by krassandbernie on Nov 17, 2014 15:04:05 GMT -5
Glad I could help Gary! I can't wait to see some progress pics hitting the thread!
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Post by lo51merc on Nov 28, 2014 10:35:09 GMT -5
I drew the pictures above shortly after my reassignment to Guam in October, 1967. It was in October of 1967 that I saw the early Funny Car in the picture below. That car was my initial inspiration for this model. The paper cutouts below give a fairly reasonable idea of how the model will be modified to somewhat resemble the actual car. Here's the actual model body with the rear wheelwells moved forward 11/32", for a scale 8 1/2". Since I'm using 2 bodies for the modifications I've had to remove the firewall and inner fenders of each body. I'll be stretching the nose almost 7/8", so there will be some extra work where the rear of the second fender meets the front of the fender on the main body. The rear of the fenders nearest to the cowl curves up where it meets the windshield. The total wheelbase stretch will match the Barracuda's. You might have noticed that I removed the rocker panel trim, and will also delete the wheelwell trim for a base model car. One other thing I noticed the other day when I was looking at my old model (picture at top of page) was that it is a 1967 Camaro. It HAD a vent window! More to come! Gary
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Post by krassandbernie on Nov 29, 2014 11:55:00 GMT -5
Looking good so far Gary! The more I study your old photo the more I see why you want to build this Camaro! LOL!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2014 15:37:40 GMT -5
As the Barracuda used a typical Logghe Stamping frame used by most of the top FC teams by the late 60s, with proper attention to things, it should work perfect under that stretched Camaro body, including using all of the front & rear suspensions from the Cuda.
A tip on building any of the Polar Lights Funny Cars; when you go to attach the rear suspension to the frame, bend the top coil-over mounts inward slightly to their attachment points on the frame. otherwise they'll just hang there in mid-air.
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Post by lo51merc on Nov 30, 2014 10:37:38 GMT -5
Mark, thanks for that tip, I wrote it on a Post-It and I'll stick it to the instructions. I spent a lot of time on the model yesterday, and here are some pictures of the results. I took my time, measuring a lot of times to make sure my cuts would be in the right places. When I moved the drivers side wheel well forward I made an error in my cuts and had to patch in some .060 sheet styrene to fill that gap. Overall this looks like a long stretch of the body, but the wheelbase is darn close to that on the Polar Lights Barracuda's. I still have that nearly 15/16" gap on the hood to fill, using the other hood as the donor filler material. When I cut the front off of the main body, part of rear of the wheelwell remained so I filed it out to a rectangle shape and used a section from the donor body's doors to fill in each one. I stripped the chrome from the stock grille and glued it into place. I'll Dremel it out later and add a filler piece about 1/32" inside the opening. Thanks for looking! Gary
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Post by Mr409 on Dec 1, 2014 1:08:01 GMT -5
This is shaping up really nicely. I like how the 1:1 inspiration car looks like and your model is looking very good too. Nice and clean work doing the modifications, looks like it doesn't need too much Bondo to make it smooth either. Great job overall.
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Post by cycolacfan on Dec 3, 2014 9:41:11 GMT -5
This one has a lot of potential. Looking good so far.
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Post by lo51merc on Dec 13, 2014 11:34:51 GMT -5
I thank everyone who's been checking back, and I've finally got some progress to post. Most of the bodywork has been finalized with the exception of molding the rear bumper to the body, and doing the same for the front bumper, which I haven't glued in place yet, and adding a front spoiler. The hardest part of this build for me, will be to make the interior sheet metal, and the assembly of the frame. That frame will most likely need minor tweaking to fit the modified Camaro wheelbase. The rear spoiler is the kit piece, but I've added about 3" to its height. Thanks again, as always, for watching. Gary
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Post by lo51merc on Dec 13, 2014 17:06:55 GMT -5
I spent some time with this build this afternoon and I've got to make a change on the chassis. I've decided to go with the Logghe chassis in the Jo-Han Ram-Rod Challenger kit. I like the interior panel designs better and it looks to me like a better fit overall than the chassis in the Polar Lights Barracuda. Please stay tune to this channel! Gary
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Post by krassandbernie on Dec 14, 2014 15:34:19 GMT -5
Johan always did bang out some real neat stuff! Keep us posted!
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Post by mredjr on Dec 19, 2014 20:32:08 GMT -5
Gary you do great work I am loving this build it brings back so many good memories. I started going to the drag strip in 1965 and saw most of the greats of that day run. We grew up in the best times in history. Thanks for the memories, Elvin
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Post by cycolacfan on Dec 20, 2014 18:29:04 GMT -5
I'm betting this build might inspire a few more of us to dig out a 'late' model body from the muscle era.
Keep it up.
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