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Post by geezerman on Nov 2, 2008 6:26:22 GMT -5
I'm starting a new project that I'd like to keep in TRaK, but I'm going to use this tube type frame that I have recently aquired. I assume it's an aftermarket part. I have no info or instructions, but I can figure out how to assemble it, but not sure if it's TRaKable. It was entirely chromed, which was the first thing to go. ( I hate bling)  |
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Post by jeff on Nov 2, 2008 19:04:40 GMT -5
Clay, I think these were originally released in or around 1962. I think that they would be TRaKable based on that fact, unless AMT or Revell could predict the future of automotive technology.
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Post by geezerman on Nov 2, 2008 20:06:58 GMT -5
Thanks, jeff.
I'm changing my mind about using it for this build. it's gonna be too short and set too high.
It'll be easier to scratch what want than modify this.
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Post by robin on Jan 27, 2009 16:04:43 GMT -5
I have a version of this, it's a A.m.t. kit. The version I have was put out about ten years ago, with an allision aircraft engine, a t.v. camera,and a bunch of differant wheels. There is a more recent A.m.t parts kit with a model T body for this frame,with abunch of engines and wheels.
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Post by jeff on Jan 28, 2009 5:27:31 GMT -5
they are re-issues of the original, nothing new...
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Post by HotRodTom on Feb 3, 2009 21:27:17 GMT -5
Oh hell, Clay! You went through the trouble of strippin this, you BETTER use it, man!
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Post by mrknowetall on May 3, 2009 20:37:55 GMT -5
I might know something about AMT parts pack parts. The item you have is probaly from an AMT/ERTL "Buyers Choice" kit from about the mid-nineties. The frame is a little odd, in that the front suspension is torsion bar, and the rear is conventional "buggy spring" components.
The most recent Stevens International Parts Pack release has a "T" body that is actually meant to be used with the Fiat frame in AMT's orginal Double Dragster kit (to be reissued by Round 2/AMT later this year).
The frame/suspension you have is just a bit odd, but will work with a little (or much) imagination.
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Post by Koolkat on May 3, 2009 23:06:54 GMT -5
The torsion bar front suspension makes me think it is a Dragmaster T frame.
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Post by zorchcat on Jul 24, 2009 13:39:56 GMT -5
The torsion bar front suspension makes me think it is a Dragmaster T frame.
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Kudos, Good Kall, Kat! My nephew, Philip, had a Dragmaster T, original chassis, all except engine. He thought it was well-built, but 'hokey'. He traded it to a wanna-be rat rodder that cut everything Dragnaster off it, and gooked it up with a Corvair front and '57 Chevy (wide!) rear!
When I showed Philip the Dragmaster model, (and a HRM article, he was crestfallen.
He then built a channelled Model A Coupe! (3 years ago, right in town here)
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Post by zenrat on Aug 6, 2009 17:56:25 GMT -5
This is the very same frame.  pm me if you want a scan of the destructions. |
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Post by cycolacfan on Aug 8, 2009 10:37:27 GMT -5
With a few cuts here and there in the bodywork, to incorporate that weird front suspension, your frame's perfect for backdating one of Revell's Buttera '26 / '27 Model Ts as the wheelbase is nearly identical  |
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