Post by roadhawg on Feb 1, 2012 10:43:08 GMT -5
My first completion of the year, woo hoo!!
Gary Balough's "Batmobile" dirt modified, built by famed sprint car racer Kenny Weld, was the class of the field at the Syracuse Super Dirt Week in 1980. Based on a Lincoln Contenental (yeah, right, lol), I've always thought this was one of the coolest race cars ever, and after finding a resin body kit at last years Southern NNL, I knew it was time to build it.
The body is a 9-piece resin unit from Big Donkey resins. I used an AMT Gremlin modified Tobias chassis, but had to stretch the wheelbase 5/8". The torsion bar suspension is from a Monogram sprint car. I also had to rework the roll cage to match the taller roof. The engine is from the Gremlin kit, but like the real car, I moved the radiator to the side pod to make room for the "secret" ram-air induction system....which was the REAL reason for the car's success. Bumpers are aluminum rod, paint is plain ol' Model Master black, and decals are from Polecat. The wheels and hubs are my own castings. The rear tires are the left side Monogram sprint car tires.
Gary Balough's "Batmobile" dirt modified, built by famed sprint car racer Kenny Weld, was the class of the field at the Syracuse Super Dirt Week in 1980. Based on a Lincoln Contenental (yeah, right, lol), I've always thought this was one of the coolest race cars ever, and after finding a resin body kit at last years Southern NNL, I knew it was time to build it.
The body is a 9-piece resin unit from Big Donkey resins. I used an AMT Gremlin modified Tobias chassis, but had to stretch the wheelbase 5/8". The torsion bar suspension is from a Monogram sprint car. I also had to rework the roll cage to match the taller roof. The engine is from the Gremlin kit, but like the real car, I moved the radiator to the side pod to make room for the "secret" ram-air induction system....which was the REAL reason for the car's success. Bumpers are aluminum rod, paint is plain ol' Model Master black, and decals are from Polecat. The wheels and hubs are my own castings. The rear tires are the left side Monogram sprint car tires.
