restoman Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I had a good bit of fun building this, it's become one of my favourites. A fair bit of mods, such as the rear roll cage, adding some mesh behind and beneath the seat & headrest, adding the seat padding & headrest, protective shield around the QC rear, different steering wheel, accelerator pedal, frame gussets, plug wires, a scratch-built front axle, and substituting some Drag City Casting Halibrand wheels for the kit-supplied wheels. I had to shave some plastic off of the sides of the blower box and the intake pipes to squeeze the engine between the rails. Most of the chrome was sprayed with A-K Super Chrome. Not as nice as real chrome, but it looks good in it's display case. I used some cheap spray paint from Princess Auto. It's a very decent match from what I can see. Comments are always welcome. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Pretty kewl looking build Mike. Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKrypton Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 2 hours ago, restoman said: spray paint from Princess Auto Princess Auto ? Canadian, eh? Very nice Mooneyes. I have a soft spot for these 50's and early 60's rails - the Dragmaster and TE-440 ( etc ) chassis dragsters. For some reason I missed your work-in-progress postings so I went back and had a look. cheers, Graham ( in Eastern Ontario ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, ColonelKrypton said: Princess Auto ? Canadian, eh? Very nice Mooneyes. I have a soft spot for these 50's and early 60's rails - the Dragmaster and TE-440 ( etc ) chassis dragsters. For some reason I missed your work-in-progress postings so I went back and had a look. cheers, Graham ( in Eastern Ontario ) I'm on the other end of the province, in Sarnia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKrypton Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I grew up in Sarnia and Wallaceburg. Still have family in the area. cheers, Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Excellent work Mike! Looks good with the Potvin up front. Been after this kit for ages but hard to find a reasonably priced one here in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Turned out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Great work Mike! You nailed making the little changes to make this thing a better replica of the 1:1. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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