Eliminator II

[TooOld]

Still working on the Badman III but figured I might as well jump in with both feet so I started another one !
I've had these two kits for a while . On the right is 100% complete and will eventually be built OOB for sentimental reasons , the left one is a parts kit with a good body so it'll be used for this Eliminator II .
One note : This won't be a technically correct build , just something to put on my shelf . I do want it to basically look right so we'll see how it goes .


Over the weekend I started the chassis and engine from the Cougar Funny Car kit . Got some painting done , modified the intake from the kit's Chevy to an FE style , and found some stacks in my parts box .


I had planned on using the hood and grill from the stock Cyclone kit and stretching the wheelbase , but after comparing the bodies I decided to just use the stock one . I've read lots of complaints about the stock body but I don't see it and using it saves a lot of body work .


Move the rear springs to the rear notches in the frame and the wheelbase now matches the stock 116" of the body . Since the frame is already painted this is much easier than stretching it .



The trailing arms and driveshaft will need to be lengthened , then I can finish up the chassis and the engine .
The body will be shaved , vent windows and drip rails removed and seams filled . I'm using the Hillborn Injection instead of the blown version so I don't have to cut the opening in the windshield . 

[Mr.409]

This looks like an interesting project! It's always great to see a Vintage Drag Race model, and I like Comets so this is really cool. Very nice work so far... Can't wait to see more updates.

[TooOld]

Thanks Niko !

I haven't had much bench time and am losing interest in this one pretty quick but I did manage some progress so I'll keep pluggin' along .
Still a few details to add to the chassis but it's far enough along to start fitting the body to it .


Wasn't planning on using the inner panels from the Cougar Funny Car but by adding to the width the panel actually fits pretty good . Can't say the same about the grille/headlights as the fit to the body is terrible . In these photos I've already done considerable work to the openings in the body and it still doesn't fit flush .

[TooOld]

The chassis is finished , it's built out-of-box with just a few adjustments . I can understand why you guys complain so much about the kits available to build an accurate car . The only thing correct about this is that it's a Logghe chassis , the rest is not even close to the Dyno Don Cyclone or Cougar Funny Cars . Like I said this is just to go on my shelf so I'm happy with it .


And the body is about ready for paint . I did finally get the grille/headlights to fit , the headlight covers will be installed after paint .