Drag racing bug.....not the VW kind....

Hey guys,
Two new direction builds, hoping to break my drought..............
I can't seem to find the right motivation to finish things, these may go some way to improving that.....

Drag racing has always been a love of mine.....got hooked at Surfers, way too many years ago to remember.......
Anyway, my drag racing builds have been less than spectacular to date.
I have a couple of "shelf sitters", they make great 10 footers......

We all know that large scale drag kits are limited, save for some of the older Revell F/cars and Fuellers often seen on evilbay.....
Well, my tastes differ a little from that anyway......

I happened across a guy in the U.S. making and selling 1/16 drag cars and stuff. Motors, Lenco's, wheels, tyres.....all sorts.
He does lots of 1/25 as well, but the bigger stuff caught my eye.

I ordered and received in just over a week (10 days ) some very......very kool items.
Think I may have been his first customer on this too....very new to his catalogue.
70.5 Camaro ProMod.



This is the very latest design/style they have gone over there....NOT everyone's cuppa, but I LOVE it.
Motovation will be a PSI blown BAE 572 Hemi, backed up by a Lenco and a Mark Williams rear member.




Getting it to the ground are a pair of massive newly tooled slicks....


Ok, #2 build........
Well, this has been a dream come true. My favourite Camaro body....They have grown immensely in popularity overseas.....
Drag racings newest "I want one" car. Seems every second team is running a 68 or 69 Camaro.....

The build.............(sit back, this ain't gonna be as quick as a quarter mile run...... )
Please....bare in mind, these ARE ONLY early test shots.

Body: 1969 Camaro
Mods:
Front fenders stretched to maximum 45 scale inch overhang, from wheel centre to nose.
Rear fenders, stretched to maximum 58 scale inch overhang.
Body narrowed towards the front, resulting in a lose of 12mm from both sides of the grill.
Roof chopped, narrowed and shortened.
Sides extended, they will eventually get a slight curvature towards the sill.
Rake added to body, rear to front.
NEW wheel openings will be formed, once the sides are done.
Hood (bonnet) lengthened and will be glued to fender tops. (removable with guards when finished)





This is where she's at...The hood has been lengthened, just waiting on glue to cure before continuing.....


Motovation will be entirely scratchbuilt.
BAE 572 Hemi, PSI blower and a 3-speed Lenco, plus a fabbed rear end.
I had the basic block started years ago....now it has a new home.


Rightio, hang tight.....both these will happen....that's a promise.
cheers guys
Greg

Mate you are a freak. That's some of the best model engineering I've seen in a long while. Love the drag racing bodies and parts and they're too good to waste, so please finish one of these to stop me from having a nervous breakdown each time you post.


Tezza

Love them dude, absolutley off the wall awesomeness

...yes please keep posting progress reports...and finish them. They look awesome.

flashpoint are great didnt take long to get my 1/16 scale blown pro mod motor wich just happens to fit snugly in the dukes of hazzard dodge
keep posting pics of your pro mod camaro i definatly want to see this come together

Sweet, can't wait to see more of this...

Hey guys, back with a decent update for yous.
Thank you all for the very kind comments, it keeps me spurred on to keep at it too. I need a push now and again.....
Tezza, we don't want you having no nervous breakdowns...so please, take a seat.

Ok, the body has progressed rather well....after a very hesitant start, I'm seeing results.
This was just after the front/nose went back on, and the hood is now glued in place.
A new scoop was fashioned for the longer hood. I have since widened the slant on the sides of the scoop.

BODY.....


Long low view from behind, giving an indication of the stance....


Closer look at the front guard area, still needing lots more bogg !


Starting on the new rear guards....


New rear deck on....The tail-light panel was narrowed by approx 22mm to bring it in to perspective.


Finally got the roof close enough to allow me to re-attach it.
Still a few areas needing a tidy up, but I'll get to them a bit later.
Also, the new sides on the scoop are visible in this shot.


A few more layers of bogg.....more sanding, shaping.....more bogg.


This is where we're at this arvo.
New sail panels added to "C" pillars, extended approx 15mm.
New rear window going in, I added some "L" channel around the perimeter this arvo too.
The rear glass will fit in flush.


MOTOR....
The engine is coming along nicely.
Heads are made, still need to make a rocker cover for one side.
Intake manifold for the blower is started, and an update on the blower.....
Well, I decided on a Kobelco Superman style, as I had the blower from a 1/12 Corvette just laying around...
It needed to be widened, as well as a new tail section made up.




New dizzy/mag taking shape.....


Motor overview.


Well, hope you're still with us Tezza.
More as it happens, stay tuned and thanks for stopping by.
cheers
Greg

.........that's some serious work!

Sorry Greg. After I saw your latest updated pics I had to take my heart medication to get it going again. Freakin' awesome mate - love the new tail, and that donk is looking brutish. Keep the pics coming - I've got lots of tablets!

now that's so cool work on this one

completely and utterly insane stuff you got goin on there mate, your skill is very inspiring!

not enough pictures though

great work on that shotgun-type scoop too. simply incredible!

Crazy amount of bodywork.Looking excellent so far!

Hold on where are my eyes?! They just flew from their sockets!

Incredible bodywork, you have some serious skills! Love how the engine's coming along.
The people demand more, keep us posted

That is just too sick. I love it!! Very nice work.

Speechless......

That's some amazing work there Greg , well done .

That blower looks amazing dude, can't wait to see this beast in the showroom

Awesome.

Seriously, I am in awe of this work.

Now hurry up and get more done...

Awesome work lmk if you need some reference pictures

Have 100's of promod pictures

Guy

Thats some nice styrene scratchbuilding your a very gifted man well done!!

Sean

This is insane. I love it when you get to watch something come together from absolute scratch. Keep up the excellent work and the pictures.

Have just found this thread, mate, that is some SERIOUSLY INSANE building there
Top stuff

...or as Inspector Gadget says, "WOWSERS!!!!!!" This is absolutely fantastic to watch you putting this together. Great work. Thanks for sharing it. Am looking forward to the day you put it on the track...oh...wait...I just remembered that this is just a model. Fantastic! Keep it up the good work.