It's a Deal's Wheels that never was. I wanted to build one after seeing how much fun Ira was having building his. So I picked my favorite race car, a 410 Sprint Car.
Here's how far I got before I ran out of 1/8" rod. At least I got one side done.
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The wheels and tires are from a 1/18 scale GMP Sprintcar kit. I''m not sure if I'll use these or scratch build my own. I have a cool idea for a very distorted tire, I just don't know if I can pull it off.
Some pics.
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The rear suspension is a bit of a pain trying to set it up with a lean to it, but I'm getting it.
This s pretty close to the pose I want for it. The clamp on the cage is a counter weight to get the front up. When I'm done, I hope to get weight in the left rear tire to hold the front up.
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I started skinning it today and got most of the body panels built. I still need to build the wings and tail tank. The wings will be easy, the tank I think will be a challenge.
It took 9 pieces to make the hood.
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Post by koffinbuilder64 on Dec 22, 2011 3:42:28 GMT -6
WOW!! Lookin good!
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wow nice fab'n ?? can you be so kind as to maybe give a lil insight to your bending plastic techniques
I do almost all of my bends cold, on sharp bends you have to bend a little, pause, bend a little more and repeat until you get the bend you want. Trying to make a sharp bend all at once usually cracks the styrene. The only time I use heat to make the initial bend is if it's a real tight bend over about 120 degrees or the material is to thick to bend.
The plastic will want to go back to it's original shape, to remedy this I give it a quick shot of heat from a Bic lighter.
I found it distorts the plastic much less to bend cold, then heat to hold the shape, than to heat to bend it as this many times bends to sharp, fattens up the rod or just doesn't bend in the arch I want.
If the part I need bent will be glued to another piece that will hold it's shape, I don't bother with the heat.
If you look close at the frame, you will only see a few scorch marks from the lighter, the rest stayed with cold bends.
I hope that made sense.
Last Edit: Dec 23, 2011 15:29:51 GMT -6 by Mysterion
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I ran a bead of .040 half round in the center of each sidewall and the center of the tread, made a a arched squeegee out of some scrap and filled the tread and sidewall with Bondo, giving dimension to the tire.
This was only the first pass and it's looking good to me.
You can see the simple block pattern I want to use, I would like to carve the tread, but I don't know how I should do it. I will have to carve the tread out of the body filler, not the styrene.
Any ideas?
Last Edit: Dec 25, 2011 9:40:40 GMT -6 by Mysterion
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I got some more fabrication done and actually stated doing some of the body work.
The tires came out great so far.
I made the lips on the wheels and a Beadlock with a cover for the outside wheel.
What respecting Deal's Wheels doesn't have the induction and exhaust sticking out? I made the injectors by heating 3/16" tubing on the end and shoving a pencil point into it to make the flare. I then reamed out 1/4" tube for the bases. I made them just tall enough to peak through the hood.
I also started doing the bodywork on the tank.
It was more work than I planned to make the rear tires, but I'm glad I decided to make them, it's adds soooo much to the cartooney look.
This shot really gives you the feeling of the grip the new tires have.
Now I guess I have to make some front tires.
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I made the front wheels round, thinking it would emphasize the movement of the distorted rear tires. It didn't work. I liked it at first, but then realized to stay in the cartoon style of the build, some distorted fronts were needed.
I can say this much, after making a few sets, making tires is pretty easy now.
The batteries in the camera are dead, so no pics of the tires.
I added the interior tray, a couple of bars and mounts on the frame and learned how hard it is to make a set of 3/16" headers!
I did get an engine pic before the batteries died. This is about as detailed as I want.
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I finally have the rear suspension and driveline finished! To get the rear cocked and having everything line up was an exercise in patience, that's for sure.
I was going to scrap the idea of the W-Link, but it fell into place in the end. I also made a six piston brake caliper along with a drilled and vented disc. I might add some ribbing on the center section of the quick change.
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wow nice fab'n 
?? can you be so kind as to maybe give a lil insight to your bending plastic techniques,super...super !
