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Post by RodBurNeR on Oct 4, 2008 22:52:41 GMT -5
I have one more in-progress car. Its an AMT 57 Chrysler 300C. Its dark metallic blue with red spiderweb pinstriping, naked women pinstriped in various locations, lowered, custom hubcaps etc. It may not be apropriate for the board or I would show what I mean, but my chrome was bad, so I painted the bumpers. Is body color bumpers to hide shitty chrome TRaKable? If not, would painting them the brightest silver or metallic gray be ok? i don't care what colors the bumpers are? lol naked ladies?.....send me pics in PM. |
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Post by jeff on Oct 5, 2008 8:22:26 GMT -5
Thanks Bob, I have been playing with the idea of a v12 for the merc and wanted to cover my bases. I have a flattie 12, but it is not much to look at, and a ferrarri mill that is beautiful... Posted by RodBurNeR on Yesterday at 10:52pm i don't care what colors the bumpers are? lol naked ladies?.....send me pics in PM. Do you want that PM to decide TRaKability, or are you doing something naughty...    |
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Post by RodBurNeR on Oct 5, 2008 8:53:18 GMT -5
Thanks Bob, I have been playing with the idea of a v12 for the merc and wanted to cover my bases. I have a flattie 12, but it is not much to look at, and a ferrarri mill that is beautiful... Posted by RodBurNeR on Yesterday at 10:52pm i don't care what colors the bumpers are? lol naked ladies?.....send me pics in PM. Do you want that PM to decide TRaKability, or are you doing something naughty... go ahead and PM if you want |
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Post by ChrisV on Oct 5, 2008 10:44:37 GMT -5
How about an Italian v12 if it's from an appropriate year car, and installed in an otherwise TRaKable build??? I think it's a matter of the overall style of the build - for instance: Installed in a 32 Ford Highboy, I'd say no, but if you're aiming for the early to mid sixties show custom look, I think it would work. Sometimes builders used pretty exotic stuff for this type of cars - I think it was Dean Jeffries who once built a show car by splicing two Maserati F1 bodies together... |
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Post by cycolacfan on Oct 10, 2008 18:54:51 GMT -5
Dean Jefferies certainly built a custom from a pre-war Maserati chassis, I believe it was called Manta Ray  I also wanted to throw in some info on hydraulic suspensions, and I'll apologise if this has already been covered elsewhere. According to the history of lowriders the first car to use a hydraulic suspension to aid ride height was the X-Sonic bubbletop Corvette built by Ron Aquirre, it debuted at a Long Beach Memorial Day car show in 1958. This was a system for raising the front end of the car a few inches to a street legal height when Ron saw the cops, it certainly wasn't for hopping/dancing or any of the stuff that came later. The systems were built from surplus aircraft parts. Hope that's of use to someone. Mike |
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Post by ChrisV on Oct 10, 2008 19:36:42 GMT -5
Dean Jefferies certainly built a custom from a pre-war Maserati chassis, I believe it was called Manta Ray I also wanted to throw in some info on hydraulic suspensions, and I'll apologise if this has already been covered elsewhere. According to the history of lowriders the first car to use a hydraulic suspension to aid ride height was the X-Sonic bubbletop Corvette built by Ron Aquirre, it debuted at a Long Beach Memorial Day car show in 1958. This was a system for raising the front end of the car a few inches to a street legal height when Ron saw the cops, it certainly wasn't for hopping/dancing or any of the stuff that came later. The systems were built from surplus aircraft parts. Hope that's of use to someone. Mike Yup - It was the Manta Ray I was thinking of (not to be confused with Bill Mitchell's Corvette styling exercises). A while ago I saw that R&R Vaccuumcraft has issued X-sonic in resin - It appears to be based on Monogram's classic 1/24 '57 Corvette, which has recently been issued by Revell in the budget-priced "Basic Builder" series. As far as I remember, Larry Watson applied the various paint jobs to the 1/1 car. |
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Post by enfuego on Oct 23, 2008 5:10:43 GMT -5
test  |
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Post by volvo544special65 on Oct 23, 2008 6:34:35 GMT -5
I can't see any problems with that one, Enfuego...
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Post by RodBurNeR on Oct 23, 2008 8:43:27 GMT -5
enfuego, i was just looking at a hot rod book that showed them cars back in the 40s and 50s racing bonneville and other. i think it's welcome  |
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Post by RodBurNeR on Nov 10, 2008 19:13:33 GMT -5
Jody, i have no problems with it. small things like this, just don't seem to really matter to me.
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Post by patrol52 on Nov 10, 2008 22:39:39 GMT -5
How about this one: 1970 Boss Mustang 429  I think i have a dual quad high rise intake for it, so it would not be stock. |
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Post by RodBurNeR on Nov 10, 2008 23:42:30 GMT -5
though that is a cool engine, im sorry we went over that awhile back when someone posted that engine in a hot rod. sorry.
believe me, i wish it was a '69.....Bob Dudek makes some kickass valve covers i have here.
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Post by Robert81 on Nov 11, 2008 1:00:33 GMT -5
believe me, i wish it was a '69..... According to a the Boss 429 registry the Boss 429 was produced from January 1969 to December 1969, and only 1359 were built. Here is the website I found the info on, www.bossperformance.com/worldregistry.asp |
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Post by RodBurNeR on Nov 11, 2008 1:39:00 GMT -5
believe me, i wish it was a '69..... According to a the Boss 429 registry the Boss 429 was produced from January 1969 to December 1969, and only 1359 were built. Here is the website I found the info on, www.bossperformance.com/worldregistry.aspok then use the engine? lol i don't care really, if you guys find it's TRaKable....do it  |
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Post by patrol52 on Nov 11, 2008 8:39:12 GMT -5
I am using the engine regardless, cause I have a '34 pickup that is begging for it, and somebody has GOT to put an end to that punk with the hemi powered 29 rpu's bragging. media4.dropshots.com/photos/325989/20071109/b_023332.jpgNot that it is getting done anytime soon or anything, it just came up in the chat last night, and thought I would ask and see before getting too excited. Thanks for the help. |
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