37 coupster Top Doorslammer

by doorslammerfan Wed 01 Feb 2017, 9:24 pm

some of you old timers of the site may remember this, it's sat untouched pretty much all of the last 10 years. Decided a couple weeks back that this year its going to get done. Starting today in fact.

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hardest part is going to be fitting a front suspension under there

by micsmav Thu 02 Feb 2017, 7:43 am

inspiration a plenty here

by doorslammerfan Fri 03 Feb 2017, 9:18 am

Thanks Mick, got some frame work done yesterday

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by doorslammerfan Thu 09 Feb 2017, 7:38 am

chassis "welded" to the cage here

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original wing that I decided didnt look quite right now and then a bunch of new versions to try

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by doorslammerfan Thu 09 Feb 2017, 7:41 am

slightly less chunky than the previous

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this one was closer to what I thought I wanted till I built the next one

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yeah baby

by doorslammerfan Thu 09 Feb 2017, 7:44 am

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so yesterday I got to throw some paint around and got the chassis ,floor and firewall painted along with some paint on the new wing

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by DeeCee Thu 09 Feb 2017, 9:49 pm

This is another SERIOUS custom mate, i hope you make up your mind on that wing soon too. Smile

by Hemi Fri 10 Feb 2017, 8:49 am

Thats some SERIOUS Soldering going on, on that roll cage! NICE WORK too!

The engine whats the blower from? it looks HUGE! As well what ya planning for the engine to be? Looks Hemispherical by the front inside corner of the head being 45 degree angled! Very Happy

by doorslammerfan Fri 10 Feb 2017, 10:01 am

cheers guys Smile

. Dale yeah definitely the last one (top fuel styles). Hemi it's scratchbuilt psi with a blanket, much smaller than the ones off the die cast Brays car. And yea its a HEMI !!!!! What else makes a car go fast ??????? lol

by Hemi Fri 10 Feb 2017, 3:33 pm

Yepper HEMI = GO LIKE HELL!!!!! LOL NICE work man!

by doorslammerfan Mon 13 Feb 2017, 1:00 pm

cheers mate, so yesterday I made up the air shifter setup. some assorted levers, bottles and cables, found and old msd and added all of that to the interior. Then I started on the engine detailing with the fuel blocks and lines from, and a scratch built magneto.

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by Hemi Mon 13 Feb 2017, 5:26 pm

WOW......

by doorslammerfan Sun 26 Feb 2017, 9:08 am

cheers John , got a bit more done, only a couple more hrs to go I think as everything left to do other than clearing over the decals is already made and ready to go on.