Corvair Group 5: Body (1)

Lots of cutting and splicing! Also some putty and filing. Here are some pictures. 

 Here's the body sliced up into main components.

A key step is gluing in some bracing before cutting up the last few links between left and right sides, then splicing in an extension of the appropriate length. Here it was 10 mm, but in retrospect I could have made it 12 or even 15 as the 956 track is still wider. Some chassis mods may still be necessary to get those fat Dunlops under the fenders.

Next the roof got shortened by close to 20 mm. It will also be moved forward just a millimetre or two.

Then 5 mm wide strips were cut and shaped to fit, with 0.020" sheet used inside to keep it all lined up. 

I eventually decided to use the "Sprint" roof sails out of the kit, to make it look a bit less like a pickup truck.

Putty came next, in a couple of applications with sanding and filing in between. The modified rear axle also got glued in. 

The engine lid finally got glued in because it is needed to strengthen the rear fenders, and because it isn't covering much beyond the gearbox. 

The former panel between the rear window and the engine lid had to get taken out to clear the engine which is sitting pretty much where the back seat used to be. (Photos to come for these steps.) Meanwhile the stance is nice! And the 956 chassis has been cut and sliced to fit. 

Stay tuned! More to come.