Post by Grandpabeast on Nov 10, 2022 6:15:46 GMT -7
Here is your members challenge 2022 winner
It has been chopped, narrowed, shortened. The frontend has been molded into a one piece removable front clip. The body tilts back like a funny car for getting in and out. Two 401 AMC motors with two each blowers. Four blowers, two motors, one car !!
workbench 10-31-2022 006 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 044 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 045 by David Keim, on Flickr
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workbench 10-31-2022 047 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 048 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 049 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 050 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 051 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 052 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 053 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 054 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 055 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 056 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 057 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 058 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 10-31-2022 059 by David Keim, on Flickr
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It has been chopped, narrowed, shortened. The frontend has been molded into a one piece removable front clip. The body tilts back like a funny car for getting in and out. Two 401 AMC motors with two each blowers. Four blowers, two motors, one car !!
workbench 10-31-2022 006 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 044 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 045 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 046 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 047 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 048 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 049 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 050 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 051 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 052 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 053 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 054 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 055 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 056 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 057 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 058 by David Keim, on Flickrworkbench 10-31-2022 059 by David Keim, on FlickrThe other contestants
First let me say that this is the hardest car to build as anything other then a race car or rat.
Designed to be a factory what if "Mid Western Special" along the lines of the Mustang California Special.
The details:
Pie cut the rear sail panels from 3mm to 0, split the roof behind the upper windshield and laid the windshield back 4nmm at the top so the stock glass still fits. cut the quarter window posts and frames out and the same on the door tops.
Front fenders pie cut from 0 to 2mm to bring the front of the nose down.
Filled the gaps on both sides of hood and cut a .015 slit to open up a scoop.
Removed the rear Gremlin badge / gas cap. Made a full rear pan and a full width tail light unit. Tail light lens is clear casting resin tinted with Tamiya Clear Red over BMF.
Reshaped the front fender ends, made a new grill opening and rolled pan. The head lights are 1/16" Rectangular plastic with Smoke tinted casting resin lenses, amber parking lights are the same process. Grill is from Mercuy Comet thinned down by 1.5mm.
Interior and chassis were both cut down 4mm to channel the body lower. Smoke tinted wheels and tires are from parts box.
OOB engine with parts box duals. To go with my factory show car theme the paint was done to have a Mid Western / Arizona motif. Base coat is Tamiya Lemon Yellow with a coat of Pearl Clear. the stripes are Tamiya Clear Red, Clear Orange and Clear Yellow fades. The last item was 5 coats of Pearl Clear and than polished. Paul
