Post by Dave from Pleasanton on May 29, 2022 17:34:27 GMT -5
I've been commenting for a while and thought I should post something of mine. I packed up my shop back in the fall of 2021 as part of our move. Once we moved the plan was to remodel our new house and create a hobby space for me. The remodel is not going as well as planned and so I won't have a space until late fall or early winter of 2022. I can fiddle a bit as long as it only involves a sprue cutter, Xacto knife, glue and sanding sticks.
I have trouble completing my builds, but have found if I build around a theme I get more kits finished. This is the second (and so far last) of my AMT Double Dragster - Fiat Altered posts. I loved the kit as a kid and have enjoyed it just as much now. There are some issues with it. The Vertex magneto has the wires out of the side instead of the front (or back as the case may be) and the tires in some of the variants aren't really correct for the period, but all in all it captures that late 50s, early 60s period really well. Here's Double Dragster - Fiat Altered - Yellow.
I went with a more modern style in this build. More of a mid to late sixties look although the chassis is not what would have been used by this point. It would have been made out of tube steel. The paint is Rustoleum John Deere Yellow. The body drops way down over the engine and the tie rod just clears the front end. I cut out the louvered area of the hood so that the blower could fit through the opening. I didn't put any glass in as I've see altereds in this era without any glass at all. The tires have been swapped out but for some reason I used the kit wheels, which I like but by the period I'm building to they weren't in use much. Especially the rear wheels. The plug wires and fuel lines are wire wrap wire.
I built a cage around the driver and the body is a covering to meet the rules of the class much like a funny car. I had to move the fuel tank to the rear as I lowered the body so far down on the chassis that it wouldn't fit up front. Not sure it's legal, but it had to go someplace. The kit doesn't have a Pitman arm so I scratched one up.
I didn't like the way the grille sets on the body so I cut out the front of the body so that I could inset the grille. I really sweated that task as I had already cut away the sides of the grille and the top of the hood so there wasn't a lot of structure there. I was really pleased at how it turned out. The scoop is from the AMT 32 Ford 5 window coupe I think. I really like the look of it over the kit scoop. Reminds me of the Greer, Black and Prudhomme scoop. I think I was missing the front axle in this kit so I crafted one out of Evergreen 3/32 tubing and a spring I had in my parts box. The spring mounts to the back of the axle so I think the front sits a little lower than with the kit axle.
There's a black line that goes from the gas pedal to the back of the blower to simulate a throttle cable. There's another black line that goes from the brake to a tee for the rear drums and a third black line that goes from the fuel tank to the injector pump. Like the red Fiat, I replaced the steering column with some Evergreen to get a better proportion.
Funny that I put a parachute on the injected Fiat altered but didn't with this one. I thought about it but decided I wanted the bit of bling on the rear.
I loved these kits back in the 60s when they came out and I still think they're great. Thanks for looking.
I have trouble completing my builds, but have found if I build around a theme I get more kits finished. This is the second (and so far last) of my AMT Double Dragster - Fiat Altered posts. I loved the kit as a kid and have enjoyed it just as much now. There are some issues with it. The Vertex magneto has the wires out of the side instead of the front (or back as the case may be) and the tires in some of the variants aren't really correct for the period, but all in all it captures that late 50s, early 60s period really well. Here's Double Dragster - Fiat Altered - Yellow.
I went with a more modern style in this build. More of a mid to late sixties look although the chassis is not what would have been used by this point. It would have been made out of tube steel. The paint is Rustoleum John Deere Yellow. The body drops way down over the engine and the tie rod just clears the front end. I cut out the louvered area of the hood so that the blower could fit through the opening. I didn't put any glass in as I've see altereds in this era without any glass at all. The tires have been swapped out but for some reason I used the kit wheels, which I like but by the period I'm building to they weren't in use much. Especially the rear wheels. The plug wires and fuel lines are wire wrap wire.
I built a cage around the driver and the body is a covering to meet the rules of the class much like a funny car. I had to move the fuel tank to the rear as I lowered the body so far down on the chassis that it wouldn't fit up front. Not sure it's legal, but it had to go someplace. The kit doesn't have a Pitman arm so I scratched one up.
I didn't like the way the grille sets on the body so I cut out the front of the body so that I could inset the grille. I really sweated that task as I had already cut away the sides of the grille and the top of the hood so there wasn't a lot of structure there. I was really pleased at how it turned out. The scoop is from the AMT 32 Ford 5 window coupe I think. I really like the look of it over the kit scoop. Reminds me of the Greer, Black and Prudhomme scoop. I think I was missing the front axle in this kit so I crafted one out of Evergreen 3/32 tubing and a spring I had in my parts box. The spring mounts to the back of the axle so I think the front sits a little lower than with the kit axle.
There's a black line that goes from the gas pedal to the back of the blower to simulate a throttle cable. There's another black line that goes from the brake to a tee for the rear drums and a third black line that goes from the fuel tank to the injector pump. Like the red Fiat, I replaced the steering column with some Evergreen to get a better proportion.
Funny that I put a parachute on the injected Fiat altered but didn't with this one. I thought about it but decided I wanted the bit of bling on the rear.
I loved these kits back in the 60s when they came out and I still think they're great. Thanks for looking.