The Meyer Bros. stopped by the shop for a little last minute inspecting before they go at it. Blue Austin is on the rack checking rear tire clearance, and the orange Tyco VW is getting the frontend checked. I don't know how this story will end...RM

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What chassis and wheels are being used?

Very cool car btw.

Mt1, Austin chassis is a T-Jet with aluminum wheels, VW is Tyco 440 chassis with wheels from a diecast...RM

Great cars. I especially love that Austin. Although that VW is sharp too :)

dang !!! that's a beauty!! i like that VW! what kind of diecast the wheels came from? jada? those are right size for tyco bodies..

Wes

Wes, The wheels came from a Maist PRORODZ PROSTREET diecast I picked up at Toys R Us. Comes with a good looking engine also!!! ... RM

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Wes, The wheels came from a Maist PRORODZ PROSTREET diecast I picked up at Toys R Us. Comes with a good looking engine also!!! ... RM

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ahhh perfect man!! thanks!! been having hard time trying to find wheels for my drag cars and i just finished one drag car but dont have the wheels.. i ll keep eye on them at toys r us !!!

Wes

What a nice VW Bug man! Love the blue car also but, VWs have a special spot in my "sentimental brain storage unit". Both cars are Fantastic and that Orange Pops!

I have a few of these bodies by Bruce Gavin sitting in one of my to do someday case. Soon as this Cold that has been wearing me down goes away...Bam going to do one of these VWs up.

You are a true inspiration Hilltop with all the fun builds you post up here on HT. :woohoo:

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Going to rest now, Bob...zilla

Great looking draggers there hilltop.
I like the Austin best. Ya know, Old school cars..:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Beautiful bug!

Nice slots. But how're the tires on that bug? Do they have any grip at all?

Sweet bug Randy. I like orange!

Does look nice! :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Grunger, Not much grip, it's just a crusier, they do run smooth. For racing I'd go with something else....RM

This is a crazy kA-Win-si-Dence man....Bugzilla in orange. Click below and scroll to the top of the page...lol

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?p=2299318#post2299318

Bob...zilla

That is strange BZ!!! If I had added a rear wing and used a MM motor, painted the blower black, Whoa!!! Thanks for posting the diecast thread!!! That 1:1 bug is bad!!! Reckon they need any door stickers??? It's back to the shop...RM

Vroooooooooooooooooooom! Would love to go to this...yeah baby!

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and if that wasn't fun enough try this one....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n7mTGDWxrU&feature=related

Even the King liked VWs. Thank you...thank you very much.

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Bob...zilla

Vroooooooooooooooooooom! Would love to go to this...yeah baby!

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and if that wasn't fun enough try this one....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n7mTGDWxrU&feature=related

Even the King liked VWs. Thank you...thank you very much.

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Bob...zilla

yyyeeaahhh!! that black vw beat the crap out of mustang!!! yeeaaahhhhh FORD is crap!! mopar rules !! :)

Wes

Here's a clean up job that came in last week. I try and keep a little work lined up for the the boys. The high price of gas has slowed things down a little at the shop. The boys had done a little work on this Tyco 57 a few years back. This was a blue flamed Tyco 57. The blue flames have been removed, some chrome foil added, a little detail paint work added, just a smooth, clean, ride...RM

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Just Like To Know Who Sells The Austin Body. It Looks A Little Shorter Then The One I Have... The One U Have Looks A Lot Better Then The Longer One........

Nice Randy! A typical example of your sharp work.

I like the chrome Foil for the chrome parts. Makes them look alot more real and you can get it in alot of different metals. Graet lookin chebie there Hilltop.:thumbsup:

Just Like To Know Who Sells The Austin Body. It Looks A Little Shorter Then The One I Have... The One U Have Looks A Lot Better Then The Longer One........

The Austin is a resin kit from Racing legends, http://racleg.free.fr/ It is designed to fit an AFX chassis, for the old Gasser look, sits up high. I lowered mine and cut out the rear fender wells, for an updated look. The blue Austin is running a T-jet chassis with glue in posts. To lower it to fit an AFX chassis, I shaved off the chassis tabs a bit and put in a screw post.

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The body measures 2 1/4" in length and 1 3/16" in width, again it has been lowered.

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The orange Austin is running an AFX chassis, shaved chassis body tabs, with a body front post added, and custom rear body mount. Hope this helps...RM

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Man, we only have had a couple of VW's, nothing 1/10 as awesome as that bug-in clip. What an event to go to..... cross country in a microbus Bob?

HT, I wish I could master foil - I end up with shiny trash. Nice, nice work!

John B. Cruzin dropped this 46 Ford by the shop for an estimate.The boys are talking, trying to work up a build cost. Customer wants a few changes, you know how that goes, says he'd like to have this, like to do that, how much is this, how much for that, it's gonna cost how much!!! John B. may end up going to Macco. Stayed tuned...RM

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Can't wait to see what you do to this Randy. Another show car for sure!

Bob...zilla

The boys got started on John B. Crusin's JL Back to the Future 46. This thing had some of the toughest paint I've seen. The alcohol idea softend the paint, but still had to scrape it off. I also shaved the door handels, license plate holder, bumpers, side moldings, and hood moldings. Had to do a lot of block sanding to get her smoothed down. This was suppose to be a re-paint only, but the customer is always right (supposedly)!!! If John B. has got the green, then the boys can find some red, blue or yellow!!! Just an update...back to the shop...RM

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This 46 has always needed a makeover. Black is fine I suppose, but I guess I was surprised it didn't come out in more colors in later releases. It will look good in any color you shoot at it Randy!!!

By the way.... Are those 2 shop guys wearing black leather pants and black eye masks?? ... What's up with that?? nuther

I agree, with all the other bodies they had out, in every color under the sun... why did they drop the ball here? A two tone would have been great... or at least another version with a white top... something, anything but all black.

Also, a non Back to the Future Deloren would have been cool... I bet a chrome version would have been cool too.

Oh well.... looking forward to the magic this car will most surely undergo "back at the shop"

Put some MOONS on the baby!

I come back to the shop today after a few days off, man was I pis...d. Somebody's gonna get a butt chewing for priming the top with red oxide!!! Anyways, more sanding to be done.
P.S. Nuther, the guys are wearing sun glasses. The camera flash tends to bother the eyes. Those are old Goodwrench uniforms I picked up at the local salvage house.
Wes, Baby moons would look good. John B. has done about spent his limit, but I'll mention the wheels too him.

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nice cars speaking of chorme deloren just got one back from the chrome shop a few weeks ago looks good will have it at the md. show thanks bob

Finally finished up the 46. I'll be glad to see this one leave. After much debate, we went ahead cut the hood, added a beefed up engine. Ended up putting on a tan top, the black top just didn't work. The boys worked hard on this one, may have to give em a break...The next 46 will probably be a re-paint only, toooooo much sanding, de-chroming, fill-in, etc. but I guess it was worth it...RM
P.S. The trash can is for you B...Z

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Is the trash can from that Stop-Police stuff that Tubtrack on e-bay always throws in when you make a purchase?

If so . . . why the hell don't I ever think of doing something like that?? :freak:

Mr. Hilltop,

Woaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah that is "1" Sweet Paint job man! After posting this I will be going back for a second and third look. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Yeah the trash can looks great man. The cleanest trash can in the world...lol Does Mr. Clean work at the shop also...:confused: Seriously you have very nice detail stuff in your shop which, really makes this whole thread that much more fun! :cool:

Bob...zilla

that looks great. Perfect choice going with the tan top and big motor.
Question how do you mount the motors?

GREAT Randy!

Tan WAS the way fer sure.

What a difference. Looks great nice choice of colors.

41 W, I cut a hole in the 46 for the motor to sit down in. I made a small plate, out of some scrap plastic, for the motor to sit on and glued the plate underneath the hood. The plate has some side rails to let the plate drop down lower for a little depth. The motor is from a diecast, PROSTREETS, which screws onto the diecast. Just sand the motor flat and glue in place. I painted the plate flat black, to give a little depth also. The 3 holes you see are the hood mounts made by JL. Hope this helps...RM

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P.S. Doba, You're correct on the trash can. Can't get nothing by you guys!!! I just drilled it out and used the dremel to open it up. ... RM

Damn nice job!!
DRAGjet

Thanks Hilltop, That will if I ever try a custom:thumbsup:

damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek:

I have this body and its been sitting in the box forever.. now i get the idea hee hee... :thumbsup:

Wes

It was a lot of fun watching the progress of this build, Randy! Great results! :thumbsup:

In this color... with the new engine... waaay cool. JL woulda sold alot more of these had they done it. Randy... your a Pioneer. :thumbsup::thumbsup: nd

Lookin super cool there hilltop..:thumbsup:
You are gettin my adrenilline pumpin for the car show season thats upon us..:woohoo::woohoo:

Keeping those guys busy in the shop I see. great looking car.

Yea Jerry, Just trying to keep the boys busy is a job itself!!! A new customer brought this old Tyco Vette by for an estimate. The boys are "smoking" it over trying to get a few ideas on what to do with it. Stayed tuned...RM

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Pull it over under the rack...

...push the down button:p yer done!;)

Go have lunch.

Cant WAIT to see what you and the crew do with plaine Jane.

After getting the OK to build, from Vette owner Justa Raysin, the boys got busy. This car is going on the strip!!! The boys cut out a hole for a blower setup, added a rear spoiler for some downforce stability. JR picked up U.S. Tobacco for sponsorship, so the color choice was green. Paint came out a little dull, but some clear should do the trick. About all that's left is adding glass, dropping in the motor and adding some stickers. Stay tuned...RM

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The boys worked a little overtime trying to get this smokin Skoal/Kodiak Vette finished up. A special thanks to Duplicolor for supplying the paint, ProStreet for a bad a..s engine, and the Custom Shop for the tire/wheel combo, and U.S. Tobacco for funding the project. It's track time!!! Sunday Sundaaay Sundaaaaaay, be there!!! ... RM

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