VW model build topic

[jack1448]

[Blue Baron]

[Blue Baron]

[volkaholic1]

incredible work man, very nicely done
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[volkaholic1]

My latest, work in progress here, I just finished the Mad Max Interceptor build, so I decided I needed 1 for myself and the wife, so this is the Mad Clark and Charity build, based on a VW of course! I started with the Revell California Roller VW bus, it is highly modified, including dual tires and all 4 corners, a trap door escape hatch with a sawed of shotgun, knife and detonator to 3 sticks of dynamite on the underside, windows will have expanded mesh screens, roof top has scratch build Gatling gun, upholstery is "Ox Blood" color. Engine is Porsche 911 with twin plug Porsche 356 crank shaft drive with 2 sets of wires, soon to be turbocharged. I am currently doing some other crazy things with the roof and I will fill the inside with equipment and stuff you need to survive in this new world disorder,,, to be continued

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[jack1448]

[Blue Baron]

That's just as wild as we've come to expect from you!

Might be a bit of a handful without power steering though!
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Heinz Nordhoff

[volkaholic1]

update on Mad Clark & Charity build, you are looking at the ceiling of the VW van, the silver lines are hoses for the hydraulics that spin the gattling gun and rotate the turret. The ceiling is covered with heavy metal album covers, I picked ones that I think look really cool, not necessarily the best music by that specific band, can you see them? The list includes Iron Maiden, Molly Hatchet, Helloween, Disturbed, Dio, Motorhead, G&R, Exodus, Slaver, Twisted Sister, Korn, King Diamond, Marilyn Manson, Manowar, Metallica, Hammer Fall, Sepultura, Anvil, 2 from Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Wasp, Kiss, and just for fun, I added Softcell, Talkingheads and Patsy Cline.

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[jack1448]

It's official - you have a sick mind. But I'm starting to warm up to it!

[volkaholic1]

I just can not stop, it must be an obsession,,, more madness, you have seen the inside of the roof on the Mad Clark and Charity build, here is the outside, gattling gun on 360 turret, chicken coop with 3 hens, 4 five gallon buckets with food = tomatos, potatos, onions and hot peppers, 2 buckets of water, a lazy gray cat, and my favorite part, the barbed wire, it turned out real nice, trying to look old and rusty and hooked onto pipe and angle iron bars.

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[Blue Baron]

Here's a project I haven't documented here yet.

Several years ago I decided to build of model of a VW gasser from my favorite era, the early 1970s. I decided to concentrate on building an NHRA-legal, I/Gas VW. In 1973 the rules were changed to allow up to 4-inch chop tops, and one by one, most of the VW racers had the rooflines lowered.

NHRA had very specific rules, and you couldn't just use what was popularly known as a slant chop. The window angles had to remain stock. (One notorious racer from the Northeast set records with a illegal chop top, causing a lot of anger on the West Coast.)

The 1973 NHRA rulebook under modified eliminator stated for gas coupes and sedans: "moderate customizing is allowed, but body may not be chopped, channeled or sectioned more than four inches in total height reduction. All tops that have been chopped must maintain original windshield and rear window angle. Body cannot otherwise be altered in height, width, length or contour."

So in order to remain legal, the VWs had to maintain stock windshield and rear window angles, and otherwise no change in width or contour.

I started my choptop with one of my favorite old standby kits, the IMC Volkswagen. (Two, actually, as I would need two roofs.) I decided to follow an article in the summer 1973 issue of Volkswagen Greats magazine, which showed step-by-step how to do an NHRA-legal chop top.

One model went into the brake fluid to strip off the paint. This would be the primary car.

Next the donor roof was cut from the spare body.

Next I trimmed the B pillar.

Finally I sawed off the front roof section, which would be disgarded.

Here's the donor roof trimmed and ready to use.

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Heinz Nordhoff

[Blue Baron]

Stripped of paint, the primary body was ready for surgery.

Next I glued braces in the door openings, and cut out the B pillar sections, to be reused with the donor roof.

Next step is to hack the windshield posts, just like in the article.

Finally, the front half of the roof was cut off. Note that it was cut long, to compensate for stretched roofline.

Next, the rest of the roof is cut off, and the two roof sections connected.

The contour takes shape, just like in the book!

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Heinz Nordhoff

[Blue Baron]

After the roof was attached, the next step is making the B posts.

B posts cut and fit.

Looking good so far!

Comparison with stock IMC body. Note shortened doorframes under construction, putty on seams.

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Heinz Nordhoff

[Blue Baron]

Rough body in primer. Note airscoop in decklid, and the solid silver BRMs custom made by master jeweler Shane Socash.

Engine under construction. I did take a bunch of shots of the chassis under construction, but unfortunately those seem to be misplaced. Hopefully they will turn up!

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Heinz Nordhoff

[Blue Baron]

Shots of the finished gasser! While I would love to have created one of those wild candy paint jobs from the era, I'm not a great painter,
so I decided just to go with shiny Testors red. Note the dechrome job, removal of running boards and rocker panel covers.

NHRA required some type of rear bumper, and most VW racers ran a single nerf bar. Tailights were typically just the plastic lenses.

NHRA also required sealed beam headlights, and most racers used the smallest ones available that were still legal.

The minimum legal weight on an I/Gas VW was 1225 pounds. A typical I/Gas VW would run an engine that was just a shade under 2000 cc,
with 12.5:1 compression. Carbs were 48 IDA Webers, and ignition was Vertex magneto. The transmission had a super diff, close ratio third
and fourth gears, heavy duty side plates, and was heavily gusseted (but still tended to break). Brakes were typically 356 B on the rear only,
and stiffer rear torsion bars were used.

Typically, the I/Gas VW ran in the high 11-second range. Its big brother, the H/Gas VW, was even quicker!
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We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.

Heinz Nordhoff

[volkaholic1]

awesome work man, great roof lines, the magneto is a nice touch
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[jack1448]

Wow - incredible attention to detail and execution. Nicely done!

Even though the door bracing wasn't really necessary for a styrene model body, its remarkable to see the detailed steps used to lower the roof as was done 'back in the day'.

To bad about the chassis pictures, I'm sure they would have revealed some more amazing details.

[volkaholic1]

Finally finished this 1,,,
Mad Clark and Charity in “The Bettie” VW bus
4 month build time, starting with Revell California Roller VW Bus, this concept is based on the Mad Max series of movies involving the post-apocalypse world. Max had a Ford Interceptor, we have a VW Bus.
My character is pointing a sawed off shotgun at someone off site, my dirty and worn jeans provide a place to hold my knife and a few spare shells. I have both current and future tattoos including blue heart memorial, Wolfsburg hood crest, goth Tinkerbell, Egyptian ankh and “Mr Zero”, and Porsche Stuttgart lower back crest, along with my long flowing locks of blonde ambition hair. She has pink and purple hair, purple paw tattoo and a purple panther tattoo down her back. She has two reverse draw holsters to hold her M1911s and a big knife. She also has chromed, star shaped sunglasses. Aberdean the dog is sitting still for once. There is a lazy cat on the front seat and another sitting on the deck by the Gatling gun, and finally 3 chickens are in the coop.
Panning around the vehicle, you can see a host of modifications to survive the harsh New World Disorder. Including: dualie wheels at all 4 corners with mismatched rims, all windows have no glass and expanded metal installed over them, each corner has a spiked pole with a severed head mounted to give fair warning to bad guys approaching, roof has tanged barbed wire around it, to keep the chickens, food and Gatling gun safe from sneaky people. Mis-matched colored passenger door and rear hatch, both sides have murals of Bettie Paige with “The Bettie” written near, various tools have been attached to the outside for easy and quick use in an emergency, two 5 gallon Jerry cans are mounted above the rear tires on the right and split firewood is stacked on the rear left. Front has a spare tire mounted, along with a 4ft farmer’s jack above that, and a winch on the pipe bumper. The driver’s door has 13 hatch marks on the side, a shout out to Pam Poovey from the cartoon Archer. Don’t forget about the solar panel and roof mounted windmill. Water is stored and food is grown in 5 gal buckets on the roof. 6” pipe coming out the driver’s side is the chimney for the fireplace. Engine is Porsche 911 flat six with dual distributor crank drive from a Porsche 356. Severed arms hang off the rear bumper from someone we did not like. Inside has a fire place with grill top, sunny side up eggs are cooking in the pan, with dirty pink dishes nearby. We have an extra 30 gallon fuel tank mounted mid-ship, shelves hold various canned food items along with lots of cereal boxes. We got a bed at the back complete with pillows. Floor is littered with dirty clothes, boots, and tools. We got ammo cans, guns and toilet paper stored at the doors. You can see the escape hatch in the floor, leading to a sawed off shotgun, a knife, a water can stored underside along with a detonator for the 4 sticks of dynamite secured under. And finally, no post-apocalypse world would be complete without a built in CB radio in the dashboard. We are ready,,, are you?

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[Hacksaw-BoB]

AWESOME
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[Blue Baron]

Escape hatch seems a little small. Maybe Aberdean and Lazy cat can get away.
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Heinz Nordhoff