Copperhead's
wheels also had to give their central rib away on a drill chuck as
shown,
to accept the tires.
As for the
fronts, Viper tires were fitted on Copperhead's wheels, and both were
shaved
too, like the rear ones. Here you see the team of wheels ready. The
left column has Viper front tyres and the right column has Prowler rear
tyres.
The wheels'
bores were enlarged to house Prowler's axle pins, and the rolling
chassis
was put on wheels for the first time, followed by the body put over the
assembly to see the looks. The rear wheel hit the fender so the fender
will be cut from the line drawn on the fender.
03
June 2001:
The gap created
due to widening of the rear fenders was covered with styrene sheets.
The
width of Viper front end and Pt fenders is not acceptable as shown in
the
left pic. So I widened the Pt fenders by heating the plastic and
pushing
it outwards from the inside. The result is in the right pic.
The
gap in the chassis was also filled with scratchbuilt styrene parts.
I
modified the Prowler chassis with tubular sections...
... and
then went on covering the rear wheels, also preparing the internal side
panels at the rear and the parting panel with the passenger
compartment.
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