All New Bubble Top Show Rod!

Make sure Doc will fit in it.

 

That's not a bubble top ...



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Again the show rod channel is on the Fritz!

 

That's gonna be BadAss wicked, Big Daddy's lookin down smilin !

 

way to go now get back to work

 

Im pretty new to the Hamb and the hot rod scene in general. Can a car like this be driven on the street or will the body fall apart since it is constructed of plaster? or is the plaster just a mold for a fiberglass shell??

Im all ears and want to learn, so don't criticize me please. I have alot to learn and this place is a wealth of knowlege.

 

ChevyC10, the plaster is only for mlding the appropriate body from fiberglass. You do the body in plaster, till it is exactly the shape you want it, and then you lay the fiberglass/solution over the plaster, and let it dry. After it has done so, you can pop the body off of the mold, and you have a fiberglass body. That's just a quick rundown by the way, there are the other guys like Fritz who can go into more detail. And don't worry about asking questions hell that's you learn things mang.



1shot

 

Man, that is a SWEET SWEET bubble top! Are you using up all your fine imported news print in your spitwad? I'll bet the super secret Fink Cave is buzzing with the sounds of heavy machinery and alive with the ghost of Bob Goulet! I can't wait to get dirty in a month or so. See you in a bit, brother
Bil
FAB

 

Can a car like this be driven on the street or will the body fall apart since it is constructed of plaster? or is the plaster just a mold for a fiberglass shell??

Im all ears and want to learn, so don't criticize me please. I have alot to learn and this place is a wealth of knowlege.[/QUOTE]

its plaster and newspaper mix'd to make a mold, then we roll fiberglass matt over it so in the end it will be a thick fiberglass body. I am actually making a DVD on how to build a body in this way so keep checking in!
Fritz

 

Poncho Brutha,
Yup I have 5 and 6 year old Newsday & New York Times!
not much machinery going while i lay up plaster but a lot of beer cans are popping!
Fritz
FAB

 

Should I collect all the Pennysavers from my neighborhood and send them to KC?

 

Very cool project, Fritz! Very ambitious and yes, very cool...

Joel

 

Really cool build, Subscribed!!

 

I'm not sure why you put newspaper in with the plaster,...strength?,...please explain?

 

Superb build - I´ll be watching this closely.

 

As the plaster hardens, indeed!

 

Wow...

First pic looks like it sat next to Howard Hughes' armchair too long...

Love the concept. Who's doing these tops now?

 

Love it.



I can't tell from the picture if you're using wheel adapters to mount those rears to VW hubs. If so, I recommend drilling the hubs to fit your fancy wheels, as the adapters can come loose from the vw drums. I've used them and watched my wheel pass me just like in the herbie movie.

Regardless, great project. I really like your chassis. You should be able to find plenty of inspiration from the VW drag circuit, and with your fancy bubble top, it will be a bad mofo.

 

think of it as a huge paper mache'
Fritz

 

Love it, cooler than a polar bears danglies.

 

Thats Neato! Does it have a possible name yet?

 

Nice rendering Jimmy! And Fritz, you are a megaforce of talent. T-shirt's available? I'll take one for the cause. 'cause it's freakin' cool!

 

Hey FRITZ I thought you would use Mark'S vw motor!!!

 

Two things. First there are a lot of relatively low cost VW performance combinations available for a suprisingly low cost (can you say scary performance). Second, you could incorporate wheelie bars into the design that would be both functional and add to the overall concept. Unless you've observed a sub 10 second VW powered drag car you MIGHT think wheelie bars would be overkill. After seeing one, wheelie bars seem a natural.

IS IT DONE YET!!!!

Frank

 

wow ..im shure its going to be perfect

 

I love it!

 

Awesome!!

-Jeremy

 

Here we go again. Gettin plastered.

 

Hey Fritz this "car" is gonna be cool! Then when you go to the Portland show next year you will have both bubble's there...lol

 

I'll only show one car at a time, two of them would just blow peoples minds!!
Fritz