JollySipper Posted June 5, 2023 Posted June 5, 2023 So, this is THE hero car for me! The Coyote X from Hardcastle & McCormick....... The only kit that was made of this car isn't very good. They got the body pretty close, but the rest of the kit was leftovers from another car entirely. My goal with this project is to build this car on a VW bug chassis, like the actual car was...... Today began my adventure when the Beetle kit arrived. First off was to see how close the wheel base would be to lining up between the two kits.... The Coyote wheel base measured out to 9.5cm, where the pan has a wheel base of 10cm..... I just cut the front suspension mount from the front bulkhead, removed .5cm of material, then reattached the front axle...... Here's some pics to show what I have going on.... This pic is just showing the size of the pan. This is after I removed the 1/2 cm from the front...... This pic shows ( though not very clearly, sorry... ) that the wheel bases now match. The one thing that bugged me the most about this kit was the very undersized wheel and tire combo. On the real car, the wheels almost have a presence of their own! I was lucky in having some wheel backs from another kit. I removed the web from the center of the wheel backs and just used them as sleeves. Now the wheels ( these are for the rear ) are both deeper and a larger diameter...... Next thing I guess I need to figure out will be the track width! Then I can start trying to adapt the Coyote parts to the VW pan........ Anyways, here's what is on my bench at the moment! I'm sure I'll be having a bunch of questions as I go, so you all keep an eye on this, maybe you can offer some help! 8
ea0863 Posted June 5, 2023 Posted June 5, 2023 So cool TJ. I will be following your build with great interest. The Manta Montage was always a favorite of mine.
JollySipper Posted June 5, 2023 Author Posted June 5, 2023 Thanks, Guys! The more I study the parts and assemblies, the bigger this undertaking seems to be..... It will most definitely be worth it in the end, though! The track width seems fine for the rear. I wanted the tires to just barely bulge out from under the fender, and with the backs that I cobbled together, that's how it turned out! I'm waiting for some wheel backs to arrive in the mail so I can sleeve the front wheels and get their track figured out........ 2
Dragonhawk1066 Posted June 6, 2023 Posted June 6, 2023 I always liked that car, but the kit was challenging to say the least. I can't wait to see how yours turns out!
beeRS Posted June 7, 2023 Posted June 7, 2023 Cool project. I always liked the car and remember the TV series as a kid. Will you be doing the engine stock from the Beetle kit?
stitchdup Posted June 7, 2023 Posted June 7, 2023 cool project TJ, the bug front end is really simple to narrow and to make working suspension from due to how tamiya put it together. I did a how to somewhere on here for the front and rear suspension 1
JollySipper Posted June 7, 2023 Author Posted June 7, 2023 Thanks a bunch for your interest, guys! Right not I'm trying to figure out where to mount the side tanks on the bug's pan so the wheel bases will line up........ 6 hours ago, beeRS said: Will you be doing the engine stock from the Beetle kit? That's most likely what I'll do! I thought of maybe using a 914-6 engine, but that may be too long to fit under the rear bonnet..........
JollySipper Posted June 19, 2023 Author Posted June 19, 2023 I have a little progress to show, it's just the engine. I would have liked to add dual carbs and such, just don't have those parts.... Now I have kind of a dilemma with the tires I had picked for this build. Seems the rears that I settled on are made by Testors, and apparently are known to shrink and crack....... So I've got an ad in the wanted section looking for a set of tires. If anyone could help..........
JollySipper Posted June 19, 2023 Author Posted June 19, 2023 Just wanted to show y'all how I had to cut the tanks free from the rest of the floor. The tanks themselves are held together with a temporary glue...... I'll save the air box for under the front end.......
magicmustang Posted June 19, 2023 Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) Thanks for the update, am following your work closely. Have all the body parts, Volkswagen chassis, engine, wheels and tires to try and copy your build. Wondered how to mate the VW chassis to the side tanks. Edited June 19, 2023 by magicmustang
JollySipper Posted June 19, 2023 Author Posted June 19, 2023 1 hour ago, magicmustang said: Thanks for the update, am following your work closely. Can I see pics of your wheel and tire setup? Just wondering which rims you used........
stitchdup Posted June 19, 2023 Posted June 19, 2023 1 hour ago, magicmustang said: Thanks for the update, am following your work closely. Have all the body parts, Volkswagen chassis, engine, wheels and tires to try and copy your build. Wondered how to mate the VW chassis to the side tanks. what type of glue are you using? lol 1
magicmustang Posted June 19, 2023 Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, JollySipper said: Can I see pics of your wheel and tire setup? Just wondering which rims you used........ I found these in the spare parts box, I don't know what kit they are from. I'm thinking maybe a Lamborghini Countach kit Edited June 19, 2023 by magicmustang
JollySipper Posted June 20, 2023 Author Posted June 20, 2023 Hey, Carl man! The original release of this kit was by MPC and was molded in red..... The AMT/Ertl release is the one I have and is a much more manageable grey color ( what you see in the pics ).... 1
JollySipper Posted June 21, 2023 Author Posted June 21, 2023 What do you guys think of this? I call it 'Volk SWAGGIN'.......... LoL! Actually, I just wanted to post that if anyone needs anything pertaining to the VW body, I'll gladly trade whatever you may need for some tires for this project. Still haven't found a decent set of tires that won't rot on me..........
slusher Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 I don’t think I have anything for it but what tire are you lookin for?
JollySipper Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 Carl, I'm needing four rear tires from either the AMT Phantom Vicky, or the AMT Prowler......
JollySipper Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 That's fine, Carl man! I'm gonna move forward with the build anyway, and just replace the tires some time in the future.......
mrm Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 3 hours ago, JollySipper said: Carl, I'm needing four rear tires from either the AMT Phantom Vicky, or the AMT Prowler...... I can get you the tires, no problem. I am just wondering, why four? If you have the idea to use them at the front too, they would just not look right IMO.
JollySipper Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 That's more for simplicity sake..... easier to ask for than four tires with the two rears being wider but the same profile as the front........ That's kinda what the reference pics I've seen have going on. The rears are wider, but the profile of all four is the same......... If it's cool, I'll send you a PM! 1
afx Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) TJ I would look at the Fujimi Hayashi Super Street set, it includes a staggered set of nice fat tires. These tires maybe in other Fujimi wheel sets or kits. Edited June 24, 2023 by afx
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