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    Belly Tank Racer

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    • tuna1957T
      tuna1957
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      A little more progress. Have the body pretty well squared away..... I think .... Frame starting to come together. Figured I'd work from front to back. Front suspension worked out.for the most part. Going to leave cutting clearance holes in the body until all the drivetrain is in place. 😎


      Belly Tanker.jpg


      Belly TankerB.jpg

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      • tuna1957T
        tuna1957
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        Slow but steady , piece by piece I might get there.... Changed how the front canopy works. Hinging the whole thing at the front. Inspired to change based on vintage pics I've dug up. A lot of the front end stuff in place. Sort of scratching my head over just how much detail to do. Darn I'm ready to drive this thing... Susan better get the heck out of the way , I'll darn sure run her over 😎


        Belly Tanker.jpg


        Belly Tanker 2.jpg


        splat.jpg

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        • Bryan KB
          Bryan K
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          Oh my. Looking damn good!

          See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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          • tuna1957T
            tuna1957
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            Thanks Bryan. πŸ‘

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            • Mike AmosM
              Mike Amos
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              Brilliant mate cool as. πŸ‘

              Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                nlipovac
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                Awsome looking speedster. πŸ‘

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                • tuna1957T
                  tuna1957
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                  Mike , nlipavoc , thanks for the support. πŸ‘ A few more bits done. Worked out the hand brake. Good start on the instrument panel and gauges. Went back and tweaked on a few other existing parts. 😎


                  Belly Tanker bits.jpg

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                  • Bryan KB
                    Bryan K
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                    That detail is fantastic!

                    See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                    • aviz770A
                      aviz770
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                      This is some phenomenal modeling Tuna! I'm loving all the little details. I have a car lighting rig I'm working on if you feel like sharing the model πŸ˜‰ Id love to test it out on this. Again, great work!!!

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                      • tuna1957T
                        tuna1957
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                        Bryan , Avi , thanks for the complements. πŸ‘

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                          shawb
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                          Tremendous modelling! Really like the tube work.

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                          • tuna1957T
                            tuna1957
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                            Thanks shawb ,

                            Here's a few more pics... things are coming together piece by piece. Before you all pat me on the back about the engine... be warned it's a model from TurboSquid. Hours of online searching turned up nothing in the way of good dimension drawings for a motor and transmission..... so went looking for a engine model. It's a pretty fair model, got a little messed up on import I think ( it was an .obj file. ). Don't get to close or you might see some problems here and there but worked well for final fitting out of the frame. Plenty more bits and bobs to do....


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                            Belly Tanker B.jpg

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                            • Bryan KB
                              Bryan K
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                              Wow! πŸ‘

                              See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                              • aviz770A
                                aviz770
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                                Simply magnificent πŸ‘

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                                • tuna1957T
                                  tuna1957
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                                  Thanks Bryan , Avi , Heres a tease of more to come ( I hope ) . Did a quickie test render just to check some of my material set ups. Darn how many more parts left to do... I think this is getting a little out of hand. 😎


                                  Belly Tanker test copy.jpg

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                                  • ntxdaveN
                                    ntxdave
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                                    But looking really good. πŸ‘

                                    Press F1...thank me later

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                                    • aviz770A
                                      aviz770
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                                      Looking sweeeeeet! Can't wait to see the tires get beefed up πŸ˜‰

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                                      • tuna1957T
                                        tuna1957
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                                        Texas Dave , avis , thanks for the interest. No chance for fat tires on this one. Even today skinny bias ply tires are real common on these type of "flats"cars.
                                        Another update more bits inside worked out and got the hinges for the canopy in place. 😎


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                                        • Bryan KB
                                          Bryan K
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                                          Top notch work! πŸ‘

                                          See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                          • tuna1957T
                                            tuna1957
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                                            Thanks Bryan , Starting to get a little bogged down with the small stuff πŸ˜•

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