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Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 11:03 am
by vwfye
I have been fortunate enough to acquire the 1908s Little Giant Killer 3 drag car body and a rolling chassis to mod for putting under it. I pick the car up some 800 miles away in a bit less than 2 weeks. I'm hoping to have it back on the track by May of 2017. This was the car that got me interested in VW powered racing back in high school. I can't wait to actually go down a track in it!
Anyway, here is how she sits and then how she used to look.

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Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 11:06 am
by Ol'fogasaurus
Very cool! 8) You have a very interesting rebuild ahead

Lee

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 11:31 am
by Piledriver
Awesome bit of history scored!

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 12:59 pm
by Steve Arndt
Is it Loyd Mosher's old car?

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 1:02 pm
by vwfye
Yes

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 1:08 pm
by Steve Arndt
Nice! Post some pics of the guts.

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 1:10 pm
by vwfye
There are no guts. I get the body and a pan. The car was a body and a mid-engine chassis.

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:34 pm
by Piledriver
Too bad the original race chassis isn't handy.

Even if out of date for NHRA rules etc, it might be worth redoing it based on that design.

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:38 pm
by vwfye
Yep... i inquired from Lloyd and the gent i purchased from.

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:56 pm
by Piledriver
vwfye wrote:Yep... i inquired from Lloyd and the gent i purchased from.
No pictures even?
...I mean rebuild like that design, no actual chassis needed.
From a historic value it would be OK to reroll frame from scratch to modern standards, esp if intent is to race.

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 3:10 pm
by vwfye
Piledriver wrote: ...I mean rebuild like that design, no actual chassis needed.
Huh? I am going to try and save the paint and run the body on a modified pan and as a rear engine car instead of a mid-engine. The goal is for it to be as visually similar as possible to how it looked in the 80s.

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:42 pm
by SCOTTRODS
Pile... How much did you pay for the DALEK Manual? LOL Love it.

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:49 pm
by Piledriver
vwfye wrote:
Piledriver wrote: ...I mean rebuild like that design, no actual chassis needed.
Huh? I am going to try and save the paint and run the body on a modified pan and as a rear engine car instead of a mid-engine. The goal is for it to be as visually similar as possible to how it looked in the 80s.
I was just saying this might be the last time to get photos/dimensions etc in case you or anyone ever wanted to do a "correct" chassis for it someday.

Still very cool project!

RE: Current avatar(Dalek Haynes Manual)
Got the idea from Ray, who had a most awesome Apollo command module Haynes Manual.

The particular Dalek Manual I use is actually a buyable item in "Second Life", but not a meatspace item, sadly.

There is a version you can physically buy on Amazon but it doesn't cover all models :twisted:

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 4:42 am
by SCOTTRODS
After thinkning about it a little while I did the Amazon search and found they had nothing for now... So I took my search elsewhere and found there are approximately 5 versions of Dalek Manuals, and the one I think I need is the one that is specifically for the Imperial Dalek... Thanks for the help... :) :) :)

Re: Not really a "kit" car, but it is fiberglass!

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 9:45 am
by vwfye
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Working on the chassis/cage right now. Looks narrow and top heavy right now without the width of the floor.