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| Dick Harrell's AWB '66 Nova | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 28 2016, 07:22 AM (561 Views) | |
| old coyote | Mar 28 2016, 07:22 AM Post #1 |
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Grumpy Old Furbutt
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..... from Carlsbad, New Mexico came this little altered wheelbase '66 Nova owned and driven by Dickie Harrell Competition resins body on a stretched Rat Packer chassis ........... Testors enamel and Slixx decals ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| I may have to grow old ....... but I refuse to grow up !!! | |
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| dirttrackdave | Mar 28 2016, 10:30 AM Post #2 |
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Real nice build,would you consider doing a bit on how you did the frame? to help us newbies out.you just help me move my rat packer up the to do list!
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| old coyote | Mar 30 2016, 07:16 AM Post #3 |
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Grumpy Old Furbutt
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I'm not an advanced builder .......... I have to get things done in the easiest way possible ........... and since I don't do shows or competitions, my models are just shelf models The lengthening of the rat packer chassis was done by cutting the chassis just behind the point at which it starts to the rear at the widest point ....... the two ends of the separated chassis are then inserted into a measured length "collar" of slightly larger plastic tubing and glued in place ....... it's that collar that adds the extra length to the chassis .......... then I built new motor mounts from plastic rod to support the front of the engine ......... I also built a plastic tube support to raise the back of the body (and drop the nose), and it also provided a glue point in the rear of the resin body .......... really very crude, but as I said, I'm not an advanced builder and I just build shelf models Here are a few pictures to show you what I did ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| I may have to grow old ....... but I refuse to grow up !!! | |
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| carl | Mar 30 2016, 09:08 AM Post #4 |
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Great looking car nice job
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| henryc43 | Mar 30 2016, 09:22 AM Post #5 |
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Nicely done!
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| dirttrackdave | Jun 1 2016, 06:43 AM Post #6 |
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Oops! so sorry to take long time to thank you for your how to do on chassis info.I thought i had done it.(old Age!!)Been looking at at your builds,and you are Mr Drag in my book.All great builds.
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Great looking car nice job
7:58 PM Jul 10