Guest Mike Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Speaking of mods... bwah-ha-ha-ha [evil hand-wringing]... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 QUESTION: The rocker skins were never installed on my Alpha 1. Rather than ordering those... can I just prep the areas and apply fiberglass matte direcly to the metal and blend them with the other panels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 Looks nice mike - is that photoshop, or did you make those mods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Duke... It's just Photoshop. I was playing with simplification of the details and moderate updating. I might even take it a step or two further. I won't mod mine like this but I think it's interesting to explore possibilities. Hmm... maybe I need another GTO to fiddle with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Brio Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Hey Mike...the photo shop looks great. Nice lines. I really like the intake on the hood. Reminds me of the 550 Maranello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 There's a guy down the page who has a GTO with a scoop mod...check it out. http://www.italianreplicacarclub.co.uk/2402/frames.php This was on another thread and posted by a brit member. Three pretty sharp goats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Hey Mike...the photo shop looks great. Nice lines. I really like the intake on the hood. Reminds me of the 550 Maranello. LOL!!! I Stole it from a Maranello!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Duke... Thanks for the link. You mean the second one from the bottom, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 Yeah,.. but Smash found the link, not me... The really sweet gto is eight down on the member page, (shot in the gallery also) nice borranis etc. There's a nice daytona coupe with a Jag v12 as well. As far as your rockers, I'd build a simple curved mold that matches your bodylines out of plywood and plex and then lay the glass up in that with some mold relaese and trim to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 The current issue of Kit Car Builder magazine has a story on Scorpion Z Car's GTO replicas.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 "(rockers)... I'd build a simple curved mold that matches your bodylines out of plywood and plex and then lay the glass up in that with some mold relaese and trim to fit." Thanks DUKE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Brio Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Hey Trevor, Is that the April/May issue of Kit Car ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Brio Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 That's a really cool car club guys (Italian Replica Club). Anyone be interested in taking on the monumental task of organizing an American counterpart??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Hey Mike, the Alpha 1 GTO kit never had rocker skins. They just blended the rocker into the glass. Check the old pictures of the original cars and you will see that it didn't look very good. I bought my rocker skins from Jim Simpson and I think he charged me $75 for them (and probably made them for under $20). You should check with Tom @ Scorpion Z Cars and see how much they are since he has Jim's old molds. They are very simple but not what you would expect. It's hard to describe but they are not rounded like you would think. I would say they look like a [ (channel) only leaned over so the top angle is less than 90 degrees and the bottom angle is greater than 90 degrees. Super simple to make if you knew the angles and width of the three sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darth V8r Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 What manufacturer makes these valve covers for the SBC? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerrari GTO Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 What manufacturer makes these valve covers for the SBC? TIA Speed- I'll bet you wish you had a dollar for every time someone asked you about those valve covers! I hate to break it to you Darth...no can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerrari GTO Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 QUESTION: The rocker skins were never installed on my Alpha 1. Rather than ordering those... can I just prep the areas and apply fiberglass matte direcly to the metal and blend them with the other panels? My Velo Rossa kit does not come with rocker panels. I was planning on ordering a couple of sheet metal replacement rockers and welding them over the existing rockers to match up with the kits front fenders and rear quarters. Has anyone done it this way? I want to be able to remove the front fender (cheek panel); in other words I don't want to mould it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy from Oz Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 These are the sill (rocker) covers that came with my kit (Speed thinks it's mainly an Alpha 1 kit). As you can see they are not yet fitted and I must say that I have had trouble picturing in my mind how much they would change the profile of the rockers. My guess is that you fill the ends with body filler, and at a couple of points in between to add support, so that it basically creates the same profile but saves a few kilos of filler. The best approach might be Zerrari's idea of fitting the front and rear panels and then make a sheetmetal cover to suit the dimensions you have, with the lip design that has been mentioned. Change of topic, but very relevant to 250 GTO with twin REAR exhaust. Zerrari - I noticed elsewhere that you have, or intend to make, a front diff mount for twin exhaust. I am about to do the same. I have noticed this done elsewhere on HybridZ but it worried me that the two mounts had (apparently) been cut in a straight cross section in the middle and then welded. I think it might be a bit more structurally sound to stagger the section, the way A-pillars are cut and joined in a 'cut & shut". Any thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sal Versaggi Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I have one that I built in 1987 that I drive every once in a while. I use to take it to SPIR in the early '90's and teach in it. I love the car. It has a blueprinted '71 LT1 in it with a T-5 box. I''ve put about 40k miles on it over the years. I'm currently dropping in a R-230 and upgrading the brakes. The body was built by a guy in San Jose. He built 5 of them. Then body #2 was given to a friend of his that built beatiful aluminum body work. He was a KIWI with a first name of Robin. Body # 2 was then used as a buck to build 2 aluminum bodies 240z's. I then acuired body #2 from the guy that built the aluminum versions. I had asked him if he would build one for me and he said he did not want to build any more, so I talked him into selling me body # 2. I believe the molds were then sold to Alpha. I forget if McBurnie acuired them after Alpha or ?????? It was featured in a Kit car magazine in about 1991 +-. The car is now sitting in my shop in Sonoma... I think I may still have a note book on it when I originally built it. Sal Versaggi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darth V8r Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I hate to break it to you Darth...no can get. There was no reference to them at his car domain page. Are they self fab or no longer made or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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