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Andretti 67 Daytona winning Fairlane WIP

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  • Member since
    January 2007
Posted by the doog on Friday, March 2, 2012 1:58 AM

That's some incredible work--the solder headers are just excellent.

Beautiful paint and decaling too!

  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Jersey Shore
Posted by Thecat40 on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:04 PM

Wow, really nice build.

  • Member since
    January 2012
  • From: Kentucky
Posted by Von Sisco on Monday, February 27, 2012 3:56 PM

Wow, looks fantastic! I really like your attention to detail.

Ed Sisco

On the bench: 1/48 Hobby Boss F3H-2 Demon & 1/48 Trumpeter F9F-2 Panther

On deck: 1/48 Grand Phoenix FJ-4 Fury double build

  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: Sarasota, FL
Posted by RedCorvette on Sunday, February 26, 2012 7:43 AM

Nice work.  Look forward to seeing more.

Mark

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    October 2006
  • From: Lakewood, CO
Andretti 67 Daytona winning Fairlane WIP
Posted by kenjitak on Friday, February 24, 2012 6:58 PM

In 66-67 Ford came off their boycott of NASCAR with a "half-frame" Fairlane that used the front clip from the Galaxy and boxed in sides to build a frame for the uni-body Fairlane. This was to go on to become the basis for the chassis still under today's NASCAR cars.  Andretti, an outsider to NASCAR, won the 1967 Daytona 500 in this car.

Here's the body from the AMT 427 Fairlane.

2012-02-24 at 15-43-37

Here's the rear showing the added fuel filler, spoiler and trunk lid pins.

2012-02-24 at 15-44-10

The chassis was narrowed and shortened to fit the AMT body. Rear-end cooler and plumbing was added.

2012-02-24 at 15-41-04

Front end, showing headers made from solder.

2012-02-24 at 15-40-56

Top view of the engine with modified "bat wing" air cleaner modified for dual-quad configuration. Thumb print will be dealt with!

2012-02-24 at 15-39-26

Interior with masking tape roll bar padding and other details.2012-02-24 at 15-39-55

More to come...

Ken

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