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Post by robhart on Sept 16, 2018 11:55:32 GMT -8
I'm not questioning if the steelies are accurate for the model. I just think they don't add much to the appearance of the car. The steelies kind of make it look like a Nascar Corvette.
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Post by slim on Sept 16, 2018 15:37:15 GMT -8
Everyone has a preference, that's what makes it fun and interesting and I encourage posting and discussing it. I build a lot of racecar models and I don't want them to look like they were built by the same person. I also have a wide variety in tastes. And, oh yeah, I like "NASCAR" Corvettes! Keep those cards and letters coming, folks!
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Post by garydavis on Sept 17, 2018 11:21:44 GMT -8
And soooo it goes!
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Post by Joel_W on Oct 21, 2018 12:40:45 GMT -8
very nicely done. Your roll cage fits the pit perfectly . Joel
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Post by carmad1957 on Dec 23, 2018 19:05:28 GMT -8
Think ya nailed it! Interesting paint scheme.....that Tamiya base color flows on nicely eh? Kudos to you, and thanks for sharing!
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Post by dustymojave on Dec 24, 2018 0:52:02 GMT -8
My 1972 SCCA GCR (General Competition Regulations) with '73 updates shows that for Production Category, the use of wheel rims 1.5" wider than those specified in the PCS (Production Competition Specifications - A book with data for each approved car type for all classes in the Production Category from the Homologation papers submitted to FIA and SCCA by the manufacturers) was allowed. Looking in my PCS shows that you were correct to put that '71 LT-1 in A/Prod. Other non-LT-1 '71 Corvettes with a 350 engine would be B/Prod. Further, it shows the wheel rim width as 8". So the max wheel rim width for that Corvette would be 9.5". Here in the Cal Club Region of SCCA, based around the LA area, in the late 60s and early 70s, most of the Vettes were racing on aluminum wheels. We DID occasionally see a visiting car from another region wearing steel wheels. I saw pictures from other regions of Corvettes and even GT350s wearing steel wheels. It seems it was pretty common in many other areas. And my brother put a set of those 8" Rally wheels on his '55 Chevy in '68. They're still on it. Most of the C3 Vettes in Cal Club raced with fender flares to deal with those wider rims and the tires they would fit. The Revell kits like the Owens-Corning Tony De Lorenzo '68 L88 Roadster come with rear fender flares. But they're rather poorly shaped.
I like this Vette here. Pretty cool!
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Post by Joel_W on Dec 24, 2018 12:39:14 GMT -8
Tom, Now that's one excellent AP Vette. Nicely built with an outstanding paint job. 1st few pictures I thought that I was looking at the real deal.
Joel
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Post by tatocorvette on Jan 15, 2019 9:26:15 GMT -8
Nice! The paint job is very eye catching!
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