AA Altered VW dragster

Munkyslut
I'm all over this Nigel
.....& a Hemi 😉

Nigel Chapman
What a find for £3 and all brand new parts. Even the body was unpainted

Munkyslut
Bloody hell u jammy sod!!!

Nigel Chapman
Time to resurrect a project left in hiatus. Firewall would not fit so engine removed from chassis. Let the make over begin.

Munkyslut
Excellent mate, this is gonna be proper good 👍

Nigel Chapman
Got my 60's Gasser mojo back. Looks good so far. Headlamps will have to be re-done.

Munkyslut
Yes!!!!! That's awesome mate 👍

Munkyslut
Gasser mojo, like it 😉

Nigel Chapman
A couple hours work on the firewall allows the engine to fit in it's correct position.
I also applied new red film to the windows which looks much better though ideally new glass would have been preferable.

Munkyslut
The red tint film looks proper cool!
Authentic too, a lot of the tube frame VeeDub racecars has blue or red tint plexiglass 👍
Motor position is spot on 😉

Nigel Chapman
Yeah it's a good colour combo. I've seen green and amber glass used as well. I had contemplated white wall tyres but will leave them Black.

Bob Hall
Awesome ! Craziest VW Bug I ever saw was back in my younger years and a friend of a friend had 455 Oldsmobile dropped into it ! Could outrun every police car in the county, crazy stuff !

Nigel Chapman
Brilliant !

Nigel Chapman
Why me? Tried another test fit and found engine air intake is foul of the body below windscreen. It looks like the engine mounts on chassis do not match up with The body in place so it's back to the drawing board again.

Munkyslut
It looks to clear ok in that pic?
........& I thought I was the only one with shit luck 😄

Nigel Chapman
The firewall was fine. It's when the body is mounted that's causing problems so the front axle needs to be moved back slightly and engine mounts moved forward.

Munkyslut
What a pisser! Is it a straightforward mod or are you stressing over it?
Bloody hell if anybody got the skills for mods it's you mate 😉

Nigel Chapman
Thanks. I do get wound up however I have put it to one side and will have a think

Nigel Chapman
#^%*~/> •\?{+ !! Right, rant over. Starting the re-build and now discovered the frame is twisted (Probably my fault). Only remedy I can think of at the moment is to build a new frame and start again. Hey ho... At least I can then sort out engine and front suspension placement.

Christian W
How could I miss that one!
You did a good job on the paint job. The engine looks good too! We know, this kit is not the best out there. I wrote it to you: for me it's a piece of memory on my childhood. I love this kit nevertheless. Should make a project for mine too. Like yours: it's for restoration or to leave it as is - only to put the parts together again.

Nigel Chapman
Thanks Christian for the thumbs up. Your right, brilliant model just dodgy parts and fitment issues. I also forgot to widen the rear wheel arches before painting, so it will not take much to get it back on track.