Dekon monza #1014 Al Holbert's IMSA race car......update 7-24.

[Kennyboy]

Jc was the first to start a thread on his build (and his will more than likely be better than mine) but here goes...

I started my build last month. The kit I started with was the original at monza ss kit. I am going to build my car as one of the later models (phase 3 to 4 mostly) this will make it easier to distinguish it from others that were/are done.

The wing uprights are scratch built, and the wing itself was borrowed from the parts bin. Wheels and tires are Porsche 935, engine is a 350 from the El Camino ss kit, cut off the transmission and replaced with the monza kit transmission, valve covers were parts box....stacks and eyelets were add-ons.

 

 

Edited July 24, 2016 by Kennyboy

[iBorg]

Mercy it raining Monzas! What a good thing to see growing!

Both of these builds are wonderful. Can't wait to see them finished.

 

[Kennyboy]

Thanks Mike!

So a couple of update pictures.....the cage so far and the headers (painted white then burnt to taste with lighter.)

[Can-Con]

Man, you guys are really making me want to revisit this old thing I did back around '83 or so. LOL. The rear wing was based on a street driven IMSA Monza featured in one of the magazines at the time.

 

[Hope the pics are OK, I'll remove them in you like]

[Kennyboy]

No problem at all Steve......you really should get that thing back on the bench! I love me some monzas....the more the merrier!!

[Rider]

Looking real good, nice scratch building.

[cobraman]

The more the better. I like what you have done so far .

[Intmd8r]

Looks great to me!

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice start. Always liked the imsa cars. Looking forward to seeing more.

[DrKerry]

No problem at all Steve......you really should get that thing back on the bench! I love me some monzas....the more the merrier!!

you mean the Monza the merrier........... So I need to start my idea???

[superbike-shaun]

yea shoot Delete no way I say! that one looks pretty cool as well as Kenny Boys version.good stuff u guys!

[afx]

Looks great Ken.  Nice job reshaping the wheel openings.

[mustang1989]

That little small block looks good so far. How far you gonna take it?

[Kennyboy]

That little small block looks good so far. How far you gonna take it?

fully plumbed and wired like this one below

 

[JTalmage]

Sweet! and here all I wanna do with one is recreate the leafblower Monza from Roadkill.

[Davewilly]

Looks Pretty good!  I also have one on the work bench right now ...only a street machine version that a friend on mine had back in 82  had a 350 create motor in it. It was a quick little thing.

[Rider]

Go for it, this is going to look great! 

[mustang1989]

Dude that linkage is gonna look killer on that engine in scale!!!!

[crazyrichard]

nice ~~~!!

[Kennyboy]

Thanks guys for the comments and interest....progress has been slow going and a LOT of mockup is involved. Here is the recent updates. Got the interior close to done and the front end starting to take shape....still needs a lot of work but is starting to look like something. 

 

[Kennyboy]

Got some more work done on the roll cage......it does sit flush, I just have it sitting loose.

 

[Kennyboy]

[afx]

Looks good Ken.  What 935 are you using as a donor, The AMT kit?

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice. Amazing. Seldom see IMSA cars. And we are getting 3 different versions of Monza.

[DrKerry]

Looking good.....