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Post by spex84 on Mar 30, 2018 23:38:03 GMT -5
Thanks for the headlight comments Dennis, I'd been considering the same...anywhere else and they tend to have a cartoonish appearance.
The dual offset idea is exactly what I had in mind (after mulling it over and deciding I don't like the offset differential idea) but I hadn't even considered that a single offset would mean the driveshaft turns in the wrong direction. LOL. Real-world engineering advice for the win! There are some 4x4 aftermarket offset boxes on the market now that are so simple, they could have existed in 1965...they look exactly as you've described and are definitely within my scratchbuilding abilities (as compared to a real truck t-case like a NP205 which would be both bulky and difficult to scratchbuild).
I have not started on the frame yet because it's gonna have to fit around all this other crap!
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Post by dodgefever on Mar 31, 2018 5:39:46 GMT -5
Some interesting ideas floating about here. That CD case light looks good, I'll have to remember that.
Re the offset driveshaft, rotation would only be reversed if the offset drive used a pair of meshed gears. WIth a pair of sprockets and a chain, or meshed gears with an idler gear in between, the normal rotation would be maintained. Is there enough clearance to offset it straight down and run below the driver's seat?
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Post by Dennis on Mar 31, 2018 11:13:42 GMT -5
Re the offset driveshaft, rotation would only be reversed if the offset drive used a pair of meshed gears. WIth a pair of sprockets and a chain, or meshed gears with an idler gear in between, the normal rotation would be maintained. Is there enough clearance to offset it straight down and run below the driver's seat? You're absolutely right! That's what I get for trying to be helpful at the end of the day. My bad...
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Post by spex84 on Apr 14, 2018 23:46:56 GMT -5
Man, I need to move this thing along!...have been plinking at it, filling holes etc but it's not enough to make major progress. In the last little while, I've started building some simple offset boxes for the driveshaft to re-route it around the driver's seat, and decided to pair Revell '29 roadster finned drums with a quickchange center section. The half-shafts will be cut-down driveshafts. I'm in the process of splitting the U-joints apart and wiring them so they can articulate a little. Yesterday I killed two birds with one stone (and generated some more bodwork, ugh)by cutting out the rear wheel arches so that A:they mimic the front coves and take some of the fat out of the car's hips, and B:the tires can now move back 5-6 scale inches without any complications. Their previous location was killing me! Front tire is a failed experiment, white gel pen stripe with blue sharpie over it. Custom-mixed acrylic paint would have been a much better idea. I'll try that next!
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Post by Johnny on Apr 15, 2018 4:20:20 GMT -5
A sick mind you got, in a good way that is Great idea to cut the rear wells, it's gonna be even more slick.
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Post by spex84 on Apr 22, 2018 19:37:46 GMT -5
Minor progress... -filled the old door lines, scribed new gullwing-style opening. -hinged surfboard loading rack! Still needs further engineering to actually attach the surboard so it clears the fender when hinging open. -cut some sailing-ship sails to fill the rear wheel arches. -general seam and hole filling. Lately I've been pinning together/mocking up driveline parts. To gain foot room I had considered making a homebrew transaxle out of a QC and a 4-speed, like the '65 McKee hemi-powered Can-Am car...but if this works (still not sure if it's viable in 1:1!) it would solve most of this car's packaging problems. SBC with a normal clutch and bellhousing, offset to a B&M Hydro and torque-tube style shaft to a rear offset box, connected to the QC. The McKee transaxle:
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Post by afx on Apr 23, 2018 7:08:36 GMT -5
A hinged surfboard loading rack - got have that! Nice work Chris.
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Post by Plowboy on Apr 23, 2018 7:56:55 GMT -5
I guess I'm missing something. But, won't the driver and engine be in their original positions? Those transfer cases will take up a lot of room underneath. If the transmission is the issue, maybe do a direct drive setup on it and void the transmission. You would still need the bell housing.
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Post by spex84 on Apr 23, 2018 11:09:03 GMT -5
Thanks Roger--I considered a direct drive, but it definitely needs some gears to row through!
I had thought the driver would be in his original position too--but discovered that when the roof is narrowed and the steering wheel (and thus the seat) is centered in the cockpit, it actually moves the seat closer to the midline of the car than stock. Not a lot...but enough to put the driver's right leg right into the transmission, and the driveshaft through the bottom of the seat. We're talking maybe 8-10" in scale...just enough to make things awkward, especially with the added thickness of a transmission tunnel in the mix. So basically, all of this fiddling is simply to try and center the seat in the cockpit so it looks normal from the outside, and so I can employ the '59 Caddy dash cluster, which is symmetrical and would look funny if the steering wheel wasn't also centered.
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Post by Plowboy on Apr 25, 2018 7:05:33 GMT -5
Ah. That's what I was missing. I didn't know the driver's position had changed. It's really starting to come together! Makes me want to tool around with my 57 T Bird project.
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Post by spex84 on Apr 27, 2018 11:56:47 GMT -5
Gullwing! Still needs tweaking, but it's *this* close to being my first-ever successful attempt at hinging doors. ..also, I am vaguely considering switching to early 'vette fuel injection instead of the weber carbs. Undecided. I like the flamboyant multi-carb setup, but it will be easier to make the hood hinge open if the induction doesn't protrude so much, and the clean appearance of the injection unit is kinda slick.
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Post by lo51merc on Apr 27, 2018 15:16:16 GMT -5
Shazaaaaaam! Love it! Gary
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Post by krassandbernie on Apr 27, 2018 18:50:08 GMT -5
The stock Corvette fuel injection just doesn't work in my mind. You almost cannot get away with a stock power-plant! What about the side draft Webbers used on the factory 'race' versions of this body style Vette.....laid out in a 'cross ram' fashion? That would give you more hood clearance and the exotic look of the Webbers.
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Post by spex84 on Apr 27, 2018 20:31:33 GMT -5
Good point, Ed. I think the fuelie unit is out. Side-draft DCOEs are probably too wide to fit in that opening. I might just go with shorter stacks, as they'll need to be detailed or replaced anyway.
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Post by RodBurNeR on Apr 27, 2018 23:20:31 GMT -5
ok this thing is farging wild!
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