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[Half Fast]

Now that's a very unique motor. 

 

Cheers,

[Gator Bob]

To the "Keeper Of Odd Knowledge" You can see the unique insect guts over in "My Built."

 

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So... I checked stock of bits for this stock.

 

- Found the correct 'hub cap' wheels and some Parma orange donuts to re-shod the rears.

- Still looking for a Williams crown thinking I saw one somewhere. If not there are other options.

- Of all the bodies... I'm Outistock on a fresh Outisite Fairlane. looking at some painted bods on hand... got some sweet ones, I hate cutting window masks. 

 

Maybe a little bit o'soul will come my way.

[Gator Bob]

Watching The Wheels

 

[dc-65x]

Beautifully done.

[Gator Bob]

Thanks, Rick,

 

The 'hub cap' wheels are pretty cool lookin'.

Those rears did come in native orange and with the rubber on them should make them 'pure... squeezed.'

[Gator Bob]

MoJo JoJo must look over HERE to find where the reincarnation might happen.

[Gator Bob]

MoJo JoJo asks.
 
"Where is there a vintage written rule set for Group-12 when 26D motors were running in that class?"

NCC, ARCO, CM... etc?

[Gator Bob]

MoJo got flavor donuts.
 
These should trim out real nice. A final polish, glue and true (mess of rind).



View from earlier days, a black and white world.

[Gator Bob]

Reset –

 

Tried those .680" fronts with a straight-up stocker bumper/door line body, they look totally ridiculous. Way too small.

 

The hubs are nice but not so much for this car/body concept combo.

[Gator Bob]

Dokk, Steve, Rick, Don... anyone?

 

Looked in Steve's vintage rule library. 

 

"Where is there a vintage written rule set for Group-12 when 26D motors were running in that class?"

NCC, ARCO, CM...etc?

[dc-65x]

Hi Bob,

 

I've seen those wheels with 3/4" and 7/8" tires, too. What's your chassis set up for?

[Gator Bob]

Hi Rick...

 

Factory jigged at 7/8" gives 1/16".

Was going to drop the axle.

Trying to find a vintage Group 12 rule, until then I'm going with the flow maybe low..

 

The .680"s to 3/4" would almost work with the slammed-roof MAC Merc.  

 

I have a pair of early hard plastic 3/4" tire closed end smoothie center. They really 'rumbled'.

A pair of open ended .875" hard but in poor shape.

Nether do 'anything major' for the look of the car. Looks wise they don't hold a candle to the hub caps.

Could re-rubber the hub caps but it's the tiny hub that looks way goofy to me under the tall body.

[dc-65x]

Hi Bob,

 

I don't know much about NCC rules and I'm not sure what the boys did with an NCC 26D. I do think that your chassis (with 7/8" tires) would make a great period '67-68 local raceway screamer with a 26D rewind of some kind.

 

 

Just for grins, here's a Dubro NASCAR Fairlane with slightly smaller 13/16" fronts:

 

 

But you have to like it. I've built cars the way I was "supposed" to and never really liked them... I sold them.

[Gator Bob]

Thanks, Rick.

 

I hear ya a 100%. Pure and correct, eye scale and pure badA$$ all have a place to fit in around these parts.

 

Love the picture. Mint Champion parts and a Krisple Kleer. The detail on that Du-Bro is.

Those wheels are great and look totally 'RTR correct' but... for a six-cyl three on the tree grandma car. Big numbers on the door can't hide that look.

 

Toyin' with a slammed MAC Merc and a straight ups makes it a tough call.

 

The only 'perfect'  answer is... make it a "3 in 1 Custom" boxed set.

 

3 in 1: I like the sound of that... umm.

[Gator Bob]

Well... I went deep, got lucky and found a pair of NOS #395 just like you show above. Need clean-up.

I would classify these as hype rare. Only set I've seen until yours Rick and probably Scott has them, that's like 3. 

 

This car is worthy   and those will be for option #1 in '3 in 1'

 

 

Just hit me

The 3 in 1 concept breaks a procrastination barrier, avoids getting stuck deciding on the best way to build it. 

Just build'em all  

 

 

 

1- Pure Stock  -  All Champion build, 67 Pontiac GTO w/601, Hub Caps F&R

2- Custom - Parma Merc w/601

3- Race - 68 Charger or 67 Fairlane - w/Group-12

3a - Outlaw Race - MAC Merc w/617

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gator Bob]

Option #3 gets completed first.

The "Pit Posse" Motorsports Dodge Charger

Sponsor livery Five Star bodies and Wiseco Pistons.

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[Gator Bob]

Option #1 body: 1967 GTO.

 

Paint booth: This option #1 pure 'box' stock car is nickel and diming me. 

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[mike1972chev]

I see what you did there......   

[Gator Bob]

It'll be stock as a box of..... nickels?

 

Zero overspray

 

And... you know, a $100 wing car fits perfect in that box.