'36 Chevy Coupe Modified

[TarheelRick]

Glad you brought this one back out.  That is some might fine fabrication, just like the real deal.

[Gary Davis]

Sure am enjoying your fab work. It's looking real good. Great job on the shocks!

[Bob P.]

Mark,

Your modified is coming along nicely. I can't wait to see it finished.

To your comment, on my Boop's Aluminum sprint car, there is an old kit available with a Stanton type roll cage. Everything else is the same as the Gambler kits. I don't want to hack your post here, but here's a picture of the box art on one of the stanton chassis kits.

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Bob

[dirtmodwrench]

Thanks for the tip on the Stanton chassis. Never knew that the TMC kit had a different frame. I'll have to see if I can locate one for a reasonable price.

[sentsat71]

Didn't Gary Stanton sell his sprint car building business and this chassis became known as Challenger?

[dirtmodwrench]

Yes, Ken Jenkins bought the Stanton chassis business and started Challenger. If I remember correctly that morphed into Maxim Chassis not too long after that.

[sentsat71]

Thanks.....

Wish Revell/Monogram would have kept putting the Challenger/Stanton roll cage in the kits so one would have an option......

[Gary Davis]

Thanks.....

Wish Revell/Monogram would have kept putting the Challenger/Stanton roll cage in the kits so one would have an option......

I'm with you on that ED!

[dirtmodwrench]

Got some body mods done today.  Opened up the side windows. Widened the trunk and added some fender flares. Trying a mix of epoxy and micro balloons as body filler for the first time. We'll see how it works out. A couple of items to fab for the chassis remain, then adding bumpers and nerf bars and the chassis will be done.
Body mod by Mark Shea, on Flickr
Body mod #2 by Mark Shea, on Flickr
Micro Balloon Body Filler by Mark Shea, on Flickr
Fender Flare by Mark Shea, on Flickr

[Gary Davis]

That's looking good Mark!!

[dirtmodwrench]

Nothing major, but got a little time this morning and fabbed up a rear bumper.
Rear Bumper Step 1 by Mark Shea, on Flickr
Rear Bumper by Mark Shea, on Flickr
Rear Bumper Main Hoop by Mark Shea, on Flickr
Rear Bumper Top Hoop by Mark Shea, on Flickr
Rear Bumper with Body by Mark Shea, on Flickr

[Brian Conn]

  I really like the fab work your doing on this build....what are the round, Gold pieces that you used to mount the rear bumper?

[dirtmodwrench]

Thanks Brian. The gold pieces are something I picked up at Michael's in the bead-making/wire isle. These came in a three pack of sizes. These are the perfect size to hang bumpers and nerf bars.  The other sizes are smaller, and I've used them as the shock ends for this car. Have also used them on engine details and interior interior stuff.

[TarheelRick]

 "The gold pieces are something I picked up at Michael's in the bead-making/wire isle. These came in a three pack of sizes."  Could you possibly post a picture of the package, so I will know what to look for?
Really like these older coupe modifieds, they are what I grew up with.  Watching this build closely.

[dirtmodwrench]

I had to hunt on my bench for the packaging backing so you'd know what the brand name is. Luckily I'm a pack rat and still had it!  The first picture is the three pack I mentioned yesterday. I used the large beads for the bumper mounts.  Second photo is another set of tubes that work well too.  You can eyeball the differnt sizes of tubes once you see them all hanging on the racks in the store.
3 Pack Crimp Beads by Mark Shea, on Flickr
Crimp Tubes #3 by Mark Shea, on Flickr