'63 Chrysler Turbine Car Update----Final Update!-6/23/07

[Howard Cohen]

Bill - you make it look so smooth when it's done, almost like it was originally engineered that way. I think I'll leave mine in the box and build the curdside

[John Goschke]

Bill, just to add my voice to everyone else... This build is terrific! Plus your documentation provides a real tutorial, plus inspiration, on how to tackle a challenging build on one of the greatest old kits.

[mikelo]

Thanks for the updates. That is incredible what you did with the windshield. Mine always look like your before picture. Glad to hear things are going better.

[MrObsessive]

I had a day off along with the weekend yesterday, so I figure I want to get the Turbine Car into it's home stretch. Here's the latest...................

Here's how I like to mount my wheels and tires------set the body up on the side (with a chamois cloth underneath) and keep checking the wheels for straightness while the epoxy is setting. It's best to do this one wheel at a time though.................:wink:

Same for the rear wheels 'cept that this can't be mounted directly onto the chassis until the floorpan is in the car.

Here she is on all fours now!.........a "mock" sitting to see how she looks. Just some details to add on the front and rear, mount the exhausts ducts and antennae and I can call this one done!

The rear bumper will be particularly tricky as the inside of the bumper is supposed to be body color. Some careful masking is in order here!

Gotta love that side profile!........Still looks good more than 40 years later! Too bad Chrysler just didn't mass produce this car sans the turbine engine.

Hopefully, during the upcoming week I can finally put this "Under Glass"....................but here's a sneak peek at my next car!............

Hee Hee! Stay tuned!

[Howard Cohen]

John Hanley and Chrysler would be proud of your build...you make it look so easy...

[James W]

Great thread Bill

I just realized that from the side the model dose not look like it has opening doors. You got those seems real tight.

It's been fun watching this car come togather, especially having seen it at SLC.

[lowandphatg]

that was 11 pages of grate reading yes it took a wile it was worth every hour vary vary nice you are a master in my eyes thank you so much i learned many things il try to put them to good use

[cruz]

Great job as always Bill, you never cease to amaze us...................... :roll:

[Harold]

Absolutely beeyootiful job there, Bill. I've enjoyed following this thread, and the payoff is just ^%&*#$% killer! ( I've also picked up a few tricks from the thread itself). Congratulations on a job well done.

[sno_man80]

I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say Dodge Charger for your next build?? The turnbine car looks spectacular!!!

[MrObsessive]

I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say Dodge Charger for your next build?? The turbine car looks spectacular!!!

Close but no cigar................stay tuned!.....................And thanks!

[TimKustom]

Bill,

I've was looking thru this build and it really looks great. Something you did just blew me away that I feel I need a bit more explanation about.

How did you get all the epoxy of that windshield?!? You mentioned alcohol and wax, seems like to me some forms of alcohol could fog the glass.

Seems like a good how-to to me, being one that uses alot of epoxy...

[MrObsessive]

Bill, How did you get all the epoxy of that windshield?!? You mentioned alcohol and wax, seems like to me some forms of alcohol could fog the glass.

Hi Tim,

Just plain 'ol Isopropyl Alcohol was used to clean up the epoxy. Now mind you, the windshield is acetate and not styrene...................clear styrene may fog up if certain kinds of alcohol are used but I've never run into that problem either.

The wax is the standard wax I use when polishing the body....................Meguiar's Car Cleaner Wax.

I soaked a Q-Tip in alcohol to rub the inside of the glass-------- the epoxy should loosen up and peel off. The wax is used to make everything all shiny and pretty afterwards. :mrgreen:

[TimKustom]

Thanks Bill,

Now I've heard of some alcohol being used to strip paint, but I wonder if that would work to get epoxy off of painted items. It's a pain in the butt when your doing final assembly and get some stringy epoxy all over a freshly polished model...

When that does occur, I've used the "spit method". If the epoxy hasn't set yet, spit on it and rub like crazy (insert joke here), generally gets most of it. Any dullness leftover will come out with a bit of Novus...

[MrObsessive]

I have to be careful when using alcohol around my clearcoated surfaces.......:shock: since I use Tamiya's water based clear X-22.

Alcohol will take the Tamiya's clear clean off so I work very slowly (and carefully!) when cleaning up epoxy off windshields.

[sno_man80]

OK I looked at the rim closer...definitly a Viper! But I'll be patient and see what you got, no matter what it is, its gonna be show room quality!

[charlie8575]

Bill, this thread came up last night in the chat, and I must say I was amazed at watching this car go together.

I have one of these downstairs- a mid-'80s issue, and I knew this was a tough one to build, but I never realized just how tough! Someday, I'm going to do this one because I need to for myself.

As always, this was a great build of yours and I enjoyed watching it thoroughly.

Charlie Larkin

[Mopar - D]

Your next build wheel is from the 2006 Dodge SRT 8 Magnum. That is a really nice build on the Turbine I like how you made the doors open they look so real and I would like to here the click..

[MrObsessive]

Thanks Charlie and Dan! My how the time flies! It's been nearly four years since I finished this car and I still have it in great shape in a case.

I do have a couple other Turbines that need some TLC as far as restoring...........but I'm in no hurry to build another as this one can be a real hair puller!

[jjsipes]

I've been reading a book that my wife got me for Christmas and got me to thinking about digging my model out again to get going back on it. It also got me to thinking about your build here. I enjoyed reading through you WIP and have been using some of your tips/ideas on my put I need to dig it out to see where I left off with it. Again Bill, awesome build of a so what hard kit to assemble out of the box.

Just wanted to bring this back to the fore front for thise that missed out on it originally.

The book is this one.

http://www.amazon.com/Chryslers-Turbine-Car-Detroits-Creation/dp/1613743459/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388525180&sr=8-1&keywords=chrysler+turbine

[kruleworld]

Just wanted to bring this back to the fore front for thise that missed out on it originally.

Thanks for bringing up this necro thread (2007) as i just got a Turbine kit and this has given me plenty things to think about as i tackle it.

[cartpix]

I, also, am very happy that Jason revived this thread. Otherwise, I would have never seen this jewel. Mr. Obsessive is an understatement. You are a master of the craft. It's fun to watch you build. Now I have a guide, to build mine.