That big Allison will be a squeeze in the 'normal' cockpit. The transmission is from a White Freightliner and is pretty permanent, so drive to the rear wheels may be a challenge. One option I am toying with is sourcing a second T-Bird and making a long wheelbase, 4X6 chassis ... another is simply to assume the gearbox is a Hewland box designed for 1000 hp, and simply poke driveshafts out of it.
The single-seater cockpit is coming together, made up of various bits sourced from a Dodge Stealth unearthed in the boneyard. An F1 cockpit would have worked but I didn't have one handy.
The instrument binnacle from the T-bird will fit nicely and may, in fact, get attached to the hood once it's been carved out for cockpit access. The cowl will also have to be carved out as the seat sits just a little too far back. A firewall will need to be scratched using bits from the Bird, the boneyard and sheet styrene.
So here it stands, with the hood bulge and scoop removed.
Sitting in front of that big carb intake will be interesting!
There is a fellow named Frank Evans at Sayre Hobby Shop (found on Facebook) that has made some amazing things using, among other things, plastic cutlery, so here is my attempt to do the same. I think it makes a cool retro-future canopy, don't you?
Scratch-building, at least in the carve-'em-up phase, sure makes for a messy bench!
Have a great summer, and don't forget to get some fresh air!
