A 1967 Corvette Roadster Gasser?

Go4fun · February 20, 2013, 08:09:27 PM

Quote from: Captain Canada on February 20, 2013, 06:19:56 PM
Ya I like the bottom one better, but it still doesn't really look late '60s era. The pig itself does tho ! It should look more like script, as in writing, with a shadowing effect no ?

Is this closer Captain Canada? I don't have cursive script on my computer programs.

Captain Canada · February 23, 2013, 08:38:34 AM

Ya that looks pretty good !

Go4fun · February 25, 2013, 11:22:20 AM

So I decided to test fit the engine to see where the mounts and such needed to be. I was thinking of setting it lower but as I remember they mounted the engines high to get that weight shifting back to the rear wheels for traction. Besides, I like the thought of the scoop and/or injectors/carburetors sticking above the hood. It looks cool!

Go4fun · February 27, 2013, 12:23:08 PM

Gee I think there may be a hood interference problem with just the blower on the engine without belts, carburetor(s) or scoop.

How to deal with that on a fiberglass hood?

PR19_Kit · February 27, 2013, 02:22:40 PM

A BIG scoop is the way to go!

Go4fun · February 28, 2013, 03:59:46 PM

Gee PR19_Kit, ya thunk so?

So this was my primary attack on the problem. The plastic shall fly!

Go4fun · March 01, 2013, 01:36:21 PM

There was no way the new scoop lined up with the stock scoop and I wanted to just extend the look of the stock part. So here... we... go...!

I split the scoop and took a section from the middle length ways. then I cut an oversize piece of styrene sheet to fit on top. I'll cut, file and sand that down so I can blend it into the sides. Then I will have to open the top of the stock scoop so I can start shaping it all to one smooth piece.

Captain Canada · March 01, 2013, 04:41:15 PM

Nice. Always been one of my pet peeves on 1:1 cars....a big scoop that covers a whole lotta nothin'

Go4fun · March 01, 2013, 08:11:48 PM

Quote from: Captain Canada on March 01, 2013, 04:41:15 PM
Nice. Always been one of my pet peeves on 1:1 cars....a big scoop that covers a whole lotta nothin'

No doubt. It's like the guys that put duel exhausts on their car then jacked the timing up so it sounded like they had a 'big cam' on weekend nights on the boulevard cruises. All show, no go.

Go4fun · March 02, 2013, 12:52:44 PM

Well CC as the photos will prove the hood scoop will actually be covering something worth seeing.

As you can see when the carb is placed on top of the 'blower' I might have to move the engine down to get clearance Clarence.

I'm slowly piecing this together with sheet plastic and might end up using the kit scoop I added as nothing but a frame for the outer scoop.

Captain Canada · March 02, 2013, 10:12:44 PM

A buddy of mine had a 454 with a tunnel ram and a pair of double pumpers when he ran it hot, with a big hood scoop. Looked awesome. But since she was also a daily driver, more often than not she had a stock profile Edelbrock and a single Holley, a guy my size could almost camp under the scoop !

Go4fun · March 02, 2013, 10:42:52 PM

I want to try, really try. to keep the scoop from looking rediculously huge or tacked on. I always liked scoops that people had to look at a couple of times wondering "Is that factory"?

Go4fun · March 12, 2013, 09:49:42 PM

I haven'tgave up on this even tho I have three active projects working with another on hold.
But who wants to watch a video of PSR going on over and over?

Well, maybe if I shot it slo-mo and then played it at 5 times the normal speed it could be entertaining...
FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS!

pyro-manic · March 13, 2013, 04:26:00 PM

This is certainly shaping up to be a bit of a monster!

Go4fun · March 13, 2013, 05:06:32 PM

Quote from: pyro-manic on March 13, 2013, 04:26:00 PM
This is certainly shaping up to be a bit of a monster!

You said a mouthful there pyro! The more I mock up to get things to fit 'The Look' I want the farther 'South' the engine moves. That makes it move down to clear the firewall which movers the carburetor(s) farther down from the scoop.
And so it goes!