B-Rad's Street Rod

[TedBull]

After my8 year old son Bradley watched the last NPWDRL race with me he really wanted to build his own street rod. We went to the hobby shop and he picked out his model. Of course he chose the one that had the red car on the front of the box. I tried to explain to him that he could paint any of those cars red. Guess he is a ford guy. I like the car he picked though. Not as aerodynamic as some but a nice ride for sure.

I helped him out on some the challenging parts and when we ran the drill I positioned and held the wood while he operated the press. He painted the model and glued it together. He wanted to do it all himself but let me help a little. He is a very skilled little guy. I think it turned out great.

 

[GravityX]

That is one nice looking car! Hope she runs well!

 

[Rocket car]

Nice!!! I drove one of these. They are scary fast!!!! Are those screws or NOS purgers?

 

[DEW36]

That is a sweet looking car!!! Tell your son that he did an Awesome job!!!

 

[Guest]

Wow! He is a future champ in the making.
Congrats.

 

[Quicktimederby]

Looks great! I hope to have a revived Camaro back on the track this month. I don't know if it will be enough for the Aerovette but it will be on the track. Best of luck to you and your boy!

 

[W&K Creations]

very very nice! Ive always been partial to mustangs personally as I grew up with a 65 hard top thru all of high school and undergrad....

WK

 

[TedBull]

On behalf of my boy, thank you for the compliments. He is super excited for the race. We still need to shape the foam for shipping. I need to buy a router, been using a razor blade and hacking out my foams.

 

[Guest]

Hey Ted,

I have to say that I think that the DD4 hire DVD that showed the router to be used on foam seemed like a bit of overkill. In addition to the added labor of making the jig and all that noise, I feel like the foam would need a very thorough blowing off afterwards to get any dust out of it that was kicked up.

The DVD was awesome though so don't let me discourage anyone from buying it.

TED,
Also please don't let me discourage you from getting a router as it is useful for so many things.

 

[Quicktimederby]

I use a end mill in my drill press. Works awesome. Shavings no real dust, it's easy to clean. By far the best way to ship a car. I have seen Goat Boys CNC carriers , works of art! And still have a broken wheel do to shipping. When the foam is done right I think it absorbs impact better than anything else.

 

[Guest]

That is a really sweet ride. When I first glanced at the front view I thought the screws resembled those hood clamps I've seen on some of the suped up Mustangs. Like these pics. You know what you have inspired me. I'm going to have my son help me build one for Dec or maybe Jan race. Heck I might even let my daughter build one too.

 

[Guest]

Very Cool. Tell you son awesome job

 

[TedBull]

I use a end mill in my drill press. Works awesome. Shavings no real dust, it's easy to clean. By far the best way to ship a car. I have seen Goat Boys CNC carriers , works of art! And still have a broken wheel do to shipping. When the foam is done right I think it absorbs impact better than anything else.

I tried the end mill in my press and did not like the results. My press must be too slow. I might try cutting the foam into sections on the band saw and then glue the sides back on.

 

[Guest]

I use a end mill in my drill press. Works awesome. Shavings no real dust, it's easy to clean. By far the best way to ship a car. I have seen Goat Boys CNC carriers , works of art! And still have a broken wheel do to shipping. When the foam is done right I think it absorbs impact better than anything else.

I tried the end mill in my press and did not like the results. My press must be too slow. I might try cutting the foam into sections on the band saw and then glue the sides back on.

I tried a 1 inch paddle bit in my drill press and that worked OK.

 

[Guest]

Hey fellas,

I Like the way 5 kids has it. The breakaway cubed foam is the way to go for quick, simple, and effective.

I like to laser cut my foam when I ship delicate items so that I have a custom fit.

Most of the model makers I know have always just used a brand new Olfa blade, with a couple of passes on the thicker stuff, to cut out foam.

It is also a clean and effective technique for a custom fit.

Hey TED,

Your son did a great job.
Please tell him to keep it up, and send photos of his next build.

 

[DerikX Racing]

I personally prefer to the router method DD4H uses in the DVD. It is a little messy, but nothing a shop vac and compressed air can’t fix. It is a much tighter fit and is just more appealing to the eye. When I just cut the wheel spot out and glued them to the sides, I was tight top to bottom, but my car slid side to side and damaged the paint.

And Ted,

Nice job on the car. I’m going to show it to my 10 year old to see if he may want to do something like that.