Post by gmckid on Nov 12, 2007 15:59:37 GMT -5
During the mid 1960s a few former drag racers looking for a new kind of excitment formed the N.I.R.A, National Illegal Racing Association. This new drag racing was entirely illegal yet operated with more efficiency than the NHRA and was more organized than street racing.
The only rule was that drivers had to have a car that could get down the 1/4 mile. No seatbelts, no roll bars, no safety equipment. Just a brave driver and a car with a big engine.
If you crashed, hell that was your problem, the wreck got pushed off the track regardless of whether you were still in it or not.
This is one of those racers...
This build took me about 4 days. I had a ton of fun building it. I didnt put to much detail into it to save me some stress and to actually finish something finally cause I realized I didnt have any completed hot rods on my shelf. Paint is Testors Saphire blue metalic over Testors gold or.
Motor is the blown olds from the Beatnik Bandit kit. Headers are from the Beatnik Bandit kit and turned upside down.
Ill probably ad more detail over time as I see fit. The inner panel is scratch built from sheet styrene and then punched to look like rivits and painted silver so that it looks like an aluminum inner panel. Dash is 37 chevy
Eventually i will also rechrome the blower belt cover and some of the other engine parts as the chrome on them wasnt very good. Ill use the duplicolour chrome paint.
Thanks for looking.
The only rule was that drivers had to have a car that could get down the 1/4 mile. No seatbelts, no roll bars, no safety equipment. Just a brave driver and a car with a big engine.
If you crashed, hell that was your problem, the wreck got pushed off the track regardless of whether you were still in it or not.
This is one of those racers...
This build took me about 4 days. I had a ton of fun building it. I didnt put to much detail into it to save me some stress and to actually finish something finally cause I realized I didnt have any completed hot rods on my shelf. Paint is Testors Saphire blue metalic over Testors gold or.
Motor is the blown olds from the Beatnik Bandit kit. Headers are from the Beatnik Bandit kit and turned upside down.
Ill probably ad more detail over time as I see fit. The inner panel is scratch built from sheet styrene and then punched to look like rivits and painted silver so that it looks like an aluminum inner panel. Dash is 37 chevy
Eventually i will also rechrome the blower belt cover and some of the other engine parts as the chrome on them wasnt very good. Ill use the duplicolour chrome paint.
Thanks for looking.
good work! 
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