Tomb Raider ( more new pictures)

[rustybill1960]

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Drum roll Please................................
TA DA................................................
Here It is , the one, the only..............
[glow=red,2,300][/glow]"TOMB RAIDER"[glow=red,2,300][/glow] Thanks to Bill "scaledetail" Clark for that catch little name there. heh heh heh
Okay then, now........
as you can plainly see, pictures 001 and 002 are parts from "The Boot Hill Express," those being used, are the hearse body, the steering parts and some of the trimmings. You can't really tell it, but, down in the lower right are some chrome pieces from the "Raiders Coach" to be used as well.



003 and 004, I plan to remove the base and replace it and the roof with balsa wood. Even going so far as to place little rollers in the base for the really neat coffin that will be build to go in the rear of the hearse, heh heh heh heh...........................



005 is a snap of the Tractor from the "Raiders Coach" that will pull it, again, you can't see it , but, I have choose to use a 1972 GTO front grille instead of the kit on. I will be making a Hilborn Injector set-up for both engines with some Groovy Tubes Baby!
heh heh heh heh heh


006 is a shot of the rubber and wheels I will be using, the fronts are from AMTs 1969 Firebird, the rear from a Mummy-T kit, they say "Tombstone" on them, .......say Rob, what were those anyway?........................


And lastly, I got a Lil Coffin Skeleton, to be reposed, diggin' up the Bones.............................................................................................

HEHE HEEH EHHE HEHEEHHEAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...................
oops, sorry, got carried away, if they let play with the plastic I post more up-dates soon..............HA HA HA HA HA




Hey People,
got some more for ya to oogle......................................



Here is a little mock up of the future............




The top and the bottom, or is it the bottom and top?............



I made a plate for the batteries and wired them up..............



Here is the fuel tanks and pumps on the radiator shell. I got the fuel tanks from AMTs '68 mustang GT-500 and use plastic rod, drilled out for the fuel pumps..........




This is the '72 grille, I opened up the lower openings, going to use mesh screen over the openings and maybe even put in working lights............... Ilike that idea, HA HA HA
(insert sinisterly laugh and evil echo here)

Well, I hope to have more sooner, lATER dUDES
;D

[Deleted]

Rustybill my man... where's the pics?

[rustybill1960]

dUDE
how isa that for ya!!
UH LERD TAH YOUZ ET PROPER LAK!!!!

[davea]

Well, don't just sit there! Git crackin' and put that puppy together, slap some paint on it and post some pics!

[rustybill1960]

Why thank, I think I shall do just that........
excuse me a moment
;D

[barten]

RustyB. . .. I like the start of it all! ! ! I can't wait to see the finish!
GB
BArten

[rustybill1960]

I got the hearse apart carefully and have the tractor frame painted as well as the engines, which I have started putting together.
I will start the roof and floor tomorrow. Got a groovy idea to put lights in the thing, heh, heh.
Say, is it my imagination or does the pictures of fredm make him look pale?/
lATER dUDES

[robriley]

hey russ, those rear tires are form the creepy T showrod kit.

[rustybill1960]

Thanks Rob,
UHM, say, why do i have this strange urge to hum the sanford and son theme.......................................
;D
Now, back to the "Tomb Raider!"
lATER dUDE

[rustybill1960]

Here ya go dudes... got some more for ya to look at ...........

Here I have taken the hearse body apart for the laying of the new flooring and roof.



A shot of the tractor..... I have a gap between the oil pan and the block to fix.



Another shot from above of the tractor ... I need some help with the exhaust.... any suggestions?




This is the front end I am using, seen last, I have since put it together and puttied for some fender work now.



I would have gotten farther along but I stopped to work on a '49 Merc chop as well as a '36 Ford that I am bobbing the fenders on........
lATER dUDES

[davea]

Looks like it's coming together! Keep us up to date with pics!

[Tim Nolan]

What I did on my Great Punk'n was to use the headers from the Creepy T on the outside, but used the kits headers on the inside area. Unfortunately, not much else will fit in that tight space between those two blocks! It made it a bit wilder in any case.

[donsrods1]

when i saw the great pumkin i flipped,what a great custom,i stare at it endlessly thumbs up dude

[ShowRodFreak Don V.]

donsrods1 said:

when i saw the great pumkin i flipped,what a great custom,i stare at it endlessly thumbs up dude

Hey Don....WELCOME ......... bout time. lol Still looking on seperating the Christy.

oneyed ( showrodfeak )

[fredmellini]

If it involves a "HEARSE" I'm all for it!!!! Now that you have my interest, Hurry up and finish that thing!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D......................Fred

[stevielewis]

Hey Tim! What did you use for the blower belts on the Great Pumpkin? I need something similar for my L'il Mixer. I put a double blower setup on it similar to the setup you have on your L'il Dumper dumptruck.

[donsrods1]

yeah been looking all over srill need inst for the flameout,sorry to c u lost the v.w.s