Corvette Racecar - Complete

Well, almost complete... it still needs just a few little detailing parts, and it should be all done.

It started as a 69 Corvette racecar, but I decided to go a little more "pro-trouring" with the look.
It is fitted with over-sized, late-model wheels and tires that look to me like they came from a Skyline GT-R originally.
Also barely fitting inside the new wheels are the drilled brakes and rotors from a Ferrari F50.

It looks like it is sitting a little high there. Stance is still in need of a little tweaking yet.

The interior is pretty much straight from the kit, including the rollbar with fire extinguisher.
I did however manage to lose the windshield during all the months that I had been working on this one.
Taking it all out and working on it, then boxing it up to work on something else for a while. Then pulling it back out and working some more.... So I am sure it is around somewhere.... And since I chose to not use the hard-top for this one, I am hoping it should still slip in fairly easily once found.

The big Chevy 427 engine was built basically stock as it came in the kit, however some different choices of paint color make it look a little more modern. Aluminum and anodized colors for the radiator and hoses make the engine bay a little more "up to date" than 44 year old rubber hoses.

My next project goes just a little out of my comfort zone, and only has 3 WHEELS....

New project

So I've been away from the blog here for quite a while, and things have slowed down some on the building front.
Part of it is due to the business and busy season taking away a good portion of time, and another part has been the cold weather. I am more hesitant to spray paint in the house when the weather is cold. In the summer months, I can spray, and then open a window or two and let the vapors dissipate on their own.
And since today they are calling for actual temperatures of -8 degrees F, and wind chill of -30 degrees F around here, I am not going to open anything to the outside I don't have to.....

But I have been slowly making progress on another project.

Here is the chassis....

And the same from below....

A sharp eye will likely recognize the big-block chevy engine, and independent rear axle, and know this is a Corvette chassis.
The giant rear tires, and aggressive tread may also be apparent that there is a little more going on here than a stock chassis.

What I am not showing will come later.
The interior is almost ready to go in, and the body is just about ready as well.
This one will be coming together soon, and I am excited to see how it comes out.

Hopefully as well as the rendering I found on-line, and the vision in my head I am trying to create.

Stay tuned, with a little more work, I may have finished pictures of this one up soon!