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Post by chepp on Jul 11, 2022 12:29:50 GMT -5
'60s wacky show custom? Yes. The idea is to make a little go-cart type tractor for moving the trailer around a storage yard. It would have a centrifugal clutch but I haven't figured out a way to choose forward and backward. The boat would have lots of '49 Ford styling cues -- this sketch probably won't look much like the finished item. That '39 Ford grille on the bow might look neat -- of course, it would be solid otherwise it would be about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.
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Post by Spike on Jul 11, 2022 13:45:16 GMT -5
If you've got the imagination to come up with the idea and sketch it out - you're more than capable of building it. Go for it...
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Post by lo51merc on Jul 11, 2022 15:29:02 GMT -5
Sorry but it looks like something Barris was commissioned to build for The Addams Family TV show.
I would absolutely love to see it built. Absolutely. 😜
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Post by chepp on Jul 11, 2022 16:05:18 GMT -5
Sorry but it looks like something Barris was commissioned to build for The Addams Family TV show. I would absolutely love to see it built. Absolutely. 😜 No need to apologize, that mid-'60s vibe is what I was thinking of. I hope that I can make it look more Roth-like than Barris-like! |
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Post by sharp on Jul 11, 2022 17:45:01 GMT -5
That is one wild looking idea! I would love to see that built!
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Post by 41chevy on Jul 12, 2022 11:49:49 GMT -5
Sorry but it looks like something Barris was commissioned to build for The Addams Family TV show. I would absolutely love to see it built. Absolutely. 😜 No need to apologize, that mid-'60s vibe is what I was thinking of. I hope that I can make it look more Roth-like than Barris-like!
I was thinking the same thing, Roth build needs bubble top.
This would fit Roths mind some what. Look for a shape outside the box. This is based on a Logitech Trac Ball blister pack. 3 wheels twin blown Buicks.
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Post by chepp on Jul 12, 2022 12:00:50 GMT -5
...I was thinking the same thing, Roth build needs bubble top.
Yeah! A bubble-top on the boat would help the vibe. Thanks for the tip! |
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Post by Dave from Pleasanton on Jul 12, 2022 12:28:53 GMT -5
Looking forward to your build.
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Post by chepp on Sept 2, 2022 13:02:03 GMT -5
Here's a taped-together mock-up. The curve from horizontal to vertical on the '36 hood is the same as on the '49 body. Hmmmm. Maybe I should just make it into a custom car with four (or three?) wheels and save the tow rig/boat/trailer idea for some other time. I could section a couple of scale inches out of the lower body that I removed and glue it on.
Here's what the pie-cut body looks like before being squeezed at the front.
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Post by 41chevy on Sept 2, 2022 14:00:26 GMT -5
Wicked cool!!!
Keep posting your progress! Paul
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