90s Short Track Thunderbird UPDATE 12-21

[slimlouis]

Thought I would try to take an AMT early 90s NASCAR T-Bird and turn it into an after market bodied, short track or ASA style car! A lot of work but its been fun. Let me try and document what I have done, so far. Chopped and narrowed the roof, some, will re-install with a slight offset to the drivers side.


Pie wedge cut the rear deck over the wheel well to raise the tail. Fabbed a longer, flatter, deck lid to go with the cuts to the roof, now that that is a little shorter.


Shortened the front fender and cowl about 5 scale inches to give it a wheelbase of 105"


Started to scratch-bash an off set chassis from a Model King asphalt modified, a 57 Chevy Street machine, and Evergreen rods.




Link to the build

public.fotki.com/slimlouis/90s-short-track-t-bird/

[bill73]

nice looking so far can't wait to see it done.

[The Mad Modeller]

Some fine building Slim. That is going to be a wicked T-Bird.

[slimlouis]

Link to the build
public.fotki.com/slimlouis/90s-s ... n4289.html

[slimlouis]

Body work updates:

[bill73]

nice work so far can't wait to see more

[slimlouis]

Progress


















Link to the build
public.fotki.com/slimlouis/90s-short-track-t-bird/

[The Mad Modeller]

That is looking great Slim.

[slimlouis]

Chassis is almost done, thinking of that purple as one of the colors.

[slimlouis]

[Nacho Z]

That is really coming along nicely.

[slimlouis]

Thanks for posting and commenting, NZ!

[The Mad Modeller]

Slim that is one slick looking T-Bird. I say throw some dirt tires on there and get it dirty.

[slimlouis]

Thanks Bobby! Nah! The body would need to look different! Like this:




Although the offset chassis is almost correct!