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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 8, 2015 4:24:46 GMT -5
Been laying low for a while here on DPMCC, but I've been busy. Going thrh my salvage yard (junk pile). I was in rummaging in my "stuff" and came across this front wheel drive chassis, (partially built). and had been wondering what to do with it. Further rummaging got me to this cool 57 Plymouth body. My favorite classic Mopar body !
Seeing the two together and what was there with them, put me to mind of something I had been wanting to do for quite a while. So, now I was sufficiently distracted to change course. I'm glad I didn't assign a specific title to this thread, so, hang on ! I'm not really happy about messing with this pristine body, but there's nothing else to go with it.
This cool engine, that I think I have identified as Ferrari, is so well glued together, that I don't have the stones to attempt to dis-assemble it. One of the intake banks is missing and I'll probably havr to cobble up something different. The rear end has to be relocated. Reckless eyeballing looks like I'll have to add about 1/2 inch to the floor pan.
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 8, 2015 4:32:02 GMT -5
Certainly not in a genre I have any knowledge at all in. There's nothing behind the block and there's no tranny hump on the floorboards. Extremely small lettering on the one air box. I used my optivisors and Shazza's magnifying glass together. The inner script box on the upper front end says Ferrari. And i'm pretty sure the lower one at tha bottom rear says Testerossa.
A couple of peeks in Google and it, indeed, appears that I have this bassackwards, it is a mid-engine Ferrari But, that is well in the parameters of my modeling misadventures, for I have been known to even defy the laws of physics on occasion. Being as I have insufficient necessary parts to build a whole normal looking '57, I am proceeding with my original plan which is taking me into a new genre of model building. I am looking at a post apoplectic 'Mad Max' type of vehicle. How cool would it have been to do a nice rendition of a mid engine'd Ferrari powered 57 Plymouth ??
Well. I got my shop cleaned today. Shop Vac'd the whole thing and even cleaned the whole work desk area. I still couldn't find the air box that flew to small parts limbo-land. Figgered I'd just as well bash up another set.
Y'know, in spite of the work I've done trying to replicate the top of this engine, it just ain't funky enough for a 'Mad Max' type build. I'll be looking at other options. This genre should be ripe for some IMAGINEERING !
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 8, 2015 4:43:50 GMT -5
I'm not sure how this pig gets it's induction. I think I'll imagineer some FI lines from the crap between the cam covers and just make some kind of breather stacks from where the tubes came between the heads
Now, I'm feeling a bit challenged..... painting an engine that's assembled and already installed. I have a feeling that weathering will be my friend !
Today's episode: The jury's still out on the stacks.
So, while the jury's deliberating, Took a trip to the salvage yard to look for a cowl and a firewall. A GTO seemed like a likely candidate.
Oh, yeah !! But, gonna need some serious recessing for the engine !!
And I got my imagineered FI lines in.
Just want to show what dropping out of high school and forsaking a promising carer in engineering will do for a person. I had to remove most of the firewall ! OK, but I did need that cowl ! I have pieces ready to fill in the sides to the inside of the fenders and will build an enclosure to box in the back of the engine.
All 4 wheels will be heavy duty rugged type. You know, the crappy hollow ones !
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 8, 2015 4:57:35 GMT -5
This morning, just dinked around re-inforcing weak spots on the chasiss pan and fitting it better to the body. My over active brain led me to getting ahead of myself, and heading to the salvage yard where there are a couple of submarine hulks. Trimmed off part of one conning tower that had remnants of a gun mount. Not sure if this salvage seat will be used, but mocked up an idea for a rear gunnrr turret.
Firewall recess in. Now to see how I can fit a dashboard in over it.
Figgered those blobby thingies was the Ferrari's exhaust system ( it is now ) so routed the pipes forward and tucked towards the new rear. Oh, yeah, scratched up a rear gun of sorts.
Found a dash that fits perfectly and another seat from a late model Corvette.
Not something you'll see often from Geezer's Garage.......A sewer view.
I'm having way too much fun. Starting on the body mods. Forcing myself to pull off this morning. I have a few chores I have to do !
The quad headlight housings are being designated for a battery of AOAVs (Anti Other Apocalypse Vehicle) guns. Found a jeep that I robbed the front off of and mated it to the Plymouth front .
No headlights for the Jeep , so I'm using the backside of some Ford hubcaps for the headlight buckets.
Did a little this afternoon. Have it up om wheels. Had to radius the wheel wells as I had expected and found the Ferrari chassis was too low for the back of the Ply, so had to raise the now , rear, portion about a 1/4 inch.
Rear gunner head pod fairing installed.
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 8, 2015 5:07:31 GMT -5
Can't have anything much funner than this and still keep yer clothes on !! :53: I have the front end all mated to the body.
Here's a teaser mockup. Parts for an Apocalypse bumper.
Gave a go at making the AOAVs starting with drilling some (a lot) of holes in some plastic tubing after changing the front bumper a bit.
Added some more tubing and viola, 4 AOAVs
Mock up in primer. Spent the rest of the afternoon making nerfs for the wheel wells.
Got a little base color on.
Started some detail painting.
Finished ! I'll post some fotos in the finish section.
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Post by wylee on Jun 8, 2015 5:28:51 GMT -5
I love that motor..
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 1, 2015 18:09:24 GMT -5
Great ideas.
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Post by coyotecrunch on Jul 6, 2015 21:36:39 GMT -5
This is absolutely stunning!!!!
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Post by volvo544special65 on Jul 20, 2015 13:08:57 GMT -5
It is really obvious that you had fun while building this!
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Post by geezerman35 on Jul 21, 2015 11:08:26 GMT -5
Side pods are now mounted. The twins, (and all interior stuff), are constructed so they can be installed from inside the body shell or on the floor pan. Big Shamika sets down inside thru the roof opening. I can now think about paint..... possibly a type of camo.
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