AA Altered VW dragster
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5 26 July 2019, 21:59
Nigel ChapmanWhat a find for £3 and all brand new parts. Even the body was unpainted
26 July 2019, 22:27
Nigel ChapmanTime to resurrect a project left in hiatus. Firewall would not fit so engine removed from chassis. Let the make over begin.
1 April 2020, 16:11
Nigel ChapmanGot my 60's Gasser mojo back. Looks good so far. Headlamps will have to be re-done.
12 April 2020, 10:51
Nigel ChapmanA 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.
6 May 2020, 19:53
MunkyslutThe 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 😉
6 May 2020, 20:07
Nigel ChapmanYeah 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.
7 May 2020, 05:13
Bob HallAwesome ! 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 !
7 May 2020, 06:15
Nigel ChapmanWhy 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.
26 May 2020, 19:30
MunkyslutIt looks to clear ok in that pic?
........& I thought I was the only one with shit luck 😄
26 May 2020, 20:19
Nigel ChapmanThe 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.
26 May 2020, 21:48
MunkyslutWhat 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 😉
26 May 2020, 22:16
Nigel ChapmanThanks. I do get wound up however I have put it to one side and will have a think
27 May 2020, 06:26
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.
20 June 2020, 14:58
Christian WHow 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.
1 April 2021, 07:22
Nigel ChapmanThanks 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.
1 April 2021, 13:52
BozzerIt's ball busting Bozzer again.
I'm curious to know how you got on with this? I have two of these, and my plan was to build both versions. However, seeing this, I'm tempted to leave the standard version, for a more worthy kit, and go nuts, with one of these kits?
Any thoughts are appreciated mate?
9 November, 02:52
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1960's/70's style AA altered dragster with Hemi power.
A different build for me as it is out of the box with very few mods
