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Post by kabdriver on May 11, 2017 11:25:17 GMT -6
One of my favourite places to visit in the summer is Coney Island - it's about 30 minutes by train from where I am in NY and it's got a cool amusement park with rides, killer hot dogs and a nice big beach. Oh, and a cool old roller coaster, called the Cyclone, which is 90 years old this year. It runs on a wood and metal track, and still uses the old wooden cars from back when it was build.  I got to thinking - has anyone ever build a showrod using a roller coaster car before?  So, I spent a few hours messing around in Photoshop on the computer today, thinking of ideas...use the car as a tub for a rear engined rail, make the rails out of roller coaster track, have a big high exhaust right behind the passengers for ultimate 'wake you up-ability'...and here's what I came up with. Excuse my graphic art skills, by the way...  I'd ride it!  I might just have to build it, actually.... |
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Post by bugaboo on May 12, 2017 4:45:55 GMT -6
Thats a fantastic idea.... It would be a killer show rod, and a theme I have never seen or heard of before.... Should go well with the Popcorn Wagon perhaps... Start building  |
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Post by kabdriver on May 12, 2017 5:11:16 GMT -6
Start building That's all the encouragment I need! Thanks Bug! On it! |
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Post by plastimatic on May 12, 2017 12:46:18 GMT -6
...use the car as a tub for a rear engined rail, make the rails out of roller coaster track, have a big high exhaust right behind the passengers for ultimate 'wake you up-ability'. Maybe use a second row of seats to house the mill, to emphasize the inline coaster car look. |
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Post by kabdriver on May 12, 2017 13:03:59 GMT -6
...use the car as a tub for a rear engined rail, make the rails out of roller coaster track, have a big high exhaust right behind the passengers for ultimate 'wake you up-ability'. Maybe use a second row of seats to house the mill, to emphasize the inline coaster car look. Make a tourer out of it! Yeah! |
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Post by bigredwolf on May 13, 2017 3:12:07 GMT -6
Great idea! Build it! I agree with the rear engine idea.
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Post by bugaboo on May 13, 2017 6:18:13 GMT -6
That sounds great. Glad I could help you get started. I am looking foreward to seeing this one done |
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Post by kabdriver on May 13, 2017 18:21:56 GMT -6
That sounds great. Glad I could help you get started. I am looking foreward to seeing this one done Oh, I never said I'll finish it  I started though! |
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Post by grumpy on May 13, 2017 19:00:22 GMT -6
some plastic sheet and the rod parts from the amt double t and your in business got one i had thought on a old basket baby buggy and a t idea came from scooby doo lol crybaby clowns buggy rod
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Post by kabdriver on May 14, 2017 5:54:15 GMT -6
That would be a GREAT build Grumpy! What a cool idea!
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Post by bugaboo on May 18, 2017 8:26:43 GMT -6
Well, thats a start I guess  |
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Post by Hemi on May 20, 2017 23:37:40 GMT -6
GREAT idea!!!! -NOT my build, but from your pictures of the actual 'Coaster.. why not make the second row of seats slightly elevated above the front seats? This would allow you to raise the rear up a bit, and STILL have the rear engine placement, and with it all, move the front forwards just a tad...... You actually could get the mill to fit UNDER the rear seat..... Which would still raise the seat above the front seat, and catch the same effect..... Raking the cars stance just a little!
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Post by koffinbuilder64 on May 22, 2017 13:11:48 GMT -6
Kool idea!! I'll be watching this one.
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Post by kabdriver on May 24, 2017 5:36:26 GMT -6
GREAT idea!!!! -NOT my build, but from your pictures of the actual 'Coaster.. why not make the second row of seats slightly elevated above the front seats? This would allow you to raise the rear up a bit, and STILL have the rear engine placement, and with it all, move the front forwards just a tad...... You actually could get the mill to fit UNDER the rear seat..... Which would still raise the seat above the front seat, and catch the same effect..... Raking the cars stance just a little! Good idea, Hemi! Maybe i need to build a couple of em! |
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Post by Hemi on May 26, 2017 20:36:27 GMT -6
GREAT idea!!!! -NOT my build, but from your pictures of the actual 'Coaster.. why not make the second row of seats slightly elevated above the front seats? This would allow you to raise the rear up a bit, and STILL have the rear engine placement, and with it all, move the front forwards just a tad...... You actually could get the mill to fit UNDER the rear seat..... Which would still raise the seat above the front seat, and catch the same effect..... Raking the cars stance just a little! Good idea, Hemi! Maybe i need to build a couple of em! -Only my view on it. I thought the second seat would look as tho the whole "coaster" body would be going "down-grade" like in your picture.... Which with the rear seat raised would create that effect.... And still allow the things you were looking into, rear engine, and such, plus allow you to give it a slight racked look as a show rod would be.... |
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Post by kabdriver on May 29, 2017 13:38:22 GMT -6
You're right!
My build got slowed down a little when the mother in law came to visit and i lost the use of my building space, but ill be back on it soon!
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Post by bugaboo on Jun 4, 2017 13:14:42 GMT -6
Mothers in law... What can you say Wish I had one... Well, not so much the mother in law, Im thinking more of her daughter |
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I might just have to build it, actually....
