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Feb 25 update: Ed Sanger Monza

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Tom Birky:
I've been wanting to build this one for quite awhile and finally figured out how I want to go about it. Sanger ran this Monza bodied car around 1980 I think. The AMT Vega funny car will provide the basis for this build. An AMT nascar chassis with some Ron Coon parts thrown in will be used underneath. I started some initial cutting on the body to start figuring out where it needs to sit. Thx for looking!

Feb. 25 UPDATE: Rear axle installed. Cage and bracing coming along. Also finally got passenger side body work roughed in. Thx for looking!

TarheelRick:
Going to be fun watching this one come together.  You definitely have your job cut out for you.  Bring on those updates.

Tom Birky:
Small update to the AMT nascar chassis. Cut away rear clip and added Ron Coon Resins rear clip and glued Ron Coon quick change to truck arms. Glued small stubs to notch on truck arms for lower shock mounts. Custom Dirtcars coilover springs fit just right. They're upside down in the pic, I'll correct that for final assembly. For the front I ground out the spring buckets to make room for coil over shocks. I removed material from the lower a arm to make it look more like dirt track parts. Still have to make a shock mount on the a arm. Last pic is very rough body surgery for initial mock up.

TarheelRick:
Any updates? Like what I am seeing.

Tom Birky:


Some more body work. Added b pillars, cut the a pillars and pulled the front of the roof down a little. Mocked up rear quarter with file card. I think I may need to make the rear just a bit longer. Comments and suggestions welcome as I try to hone in on the shape of this thing. I know the doors arent curved like the real car, and I likely won't go to that length but who knows?  Thx for looking.  Tom

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