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Post by lo51merc on Jan 22, 2018 7:38:32 GMT -5
Hello 60's! Good to see ya again.
Gary
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Post by krassandbernie on Jan 22, 2018 11:17:19 GMT -5
With it being narrowed, I could see a '36 or '40 Ford frame working. Longer wheelbase, but it looks like you've moved the front wheels out already? Stranger things have been done... I can pictured the frame being a cross between an early Vette chassis and the homemade one under the Beatnik Bandit. What would be neat is if you used the bubble top glass from the AMT annual '69-'74 Corvette coupe kits leaving the rear portion of the roof in tact as intended. However, since you narrowed the body I'm not sure this would work out. Hosted on FotkiHosted on FotkiHosted on Fotki
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Post by spex84 on Jan 22, 2018 13:21:56 GMT -5
That's really cool stuff Ed! I considered bubble-topping it, but I'd really like to try a gullwing door, which means a hardtop and window frame.
I had similar thoughts about using a '40 or early 'vette frame with Beatnik Bandit parts. I'd have to buy another Bandit kit though, as the single Bandit kit I currently own has donated its suspension to my long-running '40 custom project. The bandit track is honestly too wide for the '40, so I'd consider swapping it to this corvette project if I hadn't already started cutting the cradle up to narrow it.
I've been looking at photos of '60s Indy cars and jag suspension and I think I'll probably do something like that.
If I can find time, I think it would be badass to fabricate a space frame like a Cheetah or GT40.
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Post by afx on Jan 22, 2018 19:09:21 GMT -5
A GT40 chassis is pretty wide, maybe a Cobra chassis would work?
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Post by krassandbernie on Jan 22, 2018 19:16:39 GMT -5
A GT40 chassis is pretty wide, maybe a Cobra chassis would work? That very same thought crossed my mind earlier today; but I didn't have the time to say so! LOL! Great minds think alike!
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Post by mod3llover on Jan 22, 2018 21:20:43 GMT -5
What about a "Dream Rod" frame? I used to have all kinds of kool ideas for those frames! But I can't remember any of them no more!!
David S.
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 29, 2018 13:57:31 GMT -5
Love the styling, reminds me of something but for the life of me I cant remeber the name of the car but it was painted in a white/orange fade
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Post by ChrisV on Jan 29, 2018 16:16:51 GMT -5
Love the styling, reminds me of something but for the life of me I cant remeber the name of the car but it was painted in a white/orange fade Darryll Starbird's "Cosma Ray"?
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Jan 30, 2018 7:18:09 GMT -5
What about a "Dream Rod" frame? I used to have all kinds of kool ideas for those frames! But I can't remember any of them no more!! David S. I was just looking at a rough builtup of a Dream Rod at a swap the other day. too rough to restore, so I didn't buy it. But looking it over I realized the frame and suspension under there could be useful elsewhere, and I think the chassis is unchanged in the more recently reissued Tiger Shark. I have a couple of those in my kit stash so I'll have to retain that bit of info for the future. So, with regards to this build is maybe try the Cobra like others have said, or a Tiger Shark/Dream Rod if you happen to have one in your stash.
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Post by spex84 on Feb 1, 2018 1:57:49 GMT -5
The Dream Rod frame is pretty close to the shape I'll need, but I think I'll be scratchbuilding the frame in the end! So I've been busy all week trying to nurse my computer back to health after trying to run Windows Update and also update my display drivers...what an absolute cockup. BUT! Managed to spend a couple hours plinking on the 'vette. It doesn't look like much, but since last time I've: -narrowed and trimmed the roof with a staggered seam for strength. -sectioned behind the rear windows to slide the cockpit rearward and slightly toward the center of the car so it doesn't conflict with the narrowed body. -picked out an intake scoop from an aircraft kit to serve as the new grille/intake Upcoming: -swap the (v'd and narrowed) front "mouth" onto the back of the car. -decide how much the cowl will be pinched. I actually kinda like it wide, with the front fenders angled inward so the car is "broken" in the middle, rather than being evenly pie-wedged from tip to tail. But we'll see... -decide if the front fenders (and possibly the rears) are going to be cut away and replaced with swoopy wave-like concave shapes (the "Surf" in "Surf Star"). I mocked this up on the computer, but it seems like sacrilege to cut those fender bulges out. -possibly chop the roof a little -brace up the body in preparation for measuring out a frame and the above-mentioned fender mods. -(the frame in the photo is Beatnik Bandit II; I'm not using it, just put it there to have something to reflect upon)
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Post by lo51merc on Feb 1, 2018 9:35:16 GMT -5
Wowza!
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Post by Johnny on Feb 1, 2018 9:40:48 GMT -5
This is gonna be great!
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Post by mod3llover on Feb 1, 2018 9:54:49 GMT -5
So Chris? Is the side where there is a lack of the roof and right door the surfboard section? I'm working on a mental picture in my brains!! But also enjoying what you gots going here sir!!
David S.
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Post by Dennis on Feb 1, 2018 10:34:00 GMT -5
This is just fantastic!!!
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Post by spex84 on Feb 1, 2018 12:52:42 GMT -5
Thanks guys! Oho, David has preemptively discovered the surprise! Yes, a surfboard will go there
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