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Kurtis in CT
New member here. Sean in Connecticut (amateur fabricator) Building a Kurtis replica of sorts. The theme is "my great uncle commissioned Frank Kurtis to build a car for the 1955 Carrera Panamericana based on the 1950s indy roadsters" It is going to look vintage but have a modern drivetrain, 2 seats and hopefully enough trunk space for 2 sets of golf clubs
I built a chassis using a pontiac solstice as a donor for the engine/trans/rear/spindles/steering rack. I added a supercharger so it should be about 250+ hp at the rear wheels. I just brought the chassis to Wray's shop where we are going to build the body. |
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Hi Sean welcome to the forum
Peter
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hey Sean, just joined the group and from CT as well. Going to be taking Wrays class some time this year...
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Welcome to the forum, Sean.
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Frank - Wrays class is excellent. Learn a lot plus meet similar minded people. Finished most of my wireform, started shaping the nose panels, plus built a hammer form for the grill opening.
Kurtis nose Feb 2017.jpg Plan on working on it most wednesdays at Wrays
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I have not posted any pics in almost 6 years
Plan to have it finished by Sumer 2023. It is a lot of work building a car from scratch! here are some new pics 69274249416__27F6F3AF-014B-4E8C-9C56-B14931AB532E.jpg 69280348437__ADE335CF-5425-4383-AC4C-03C097F5F97E.jpg IMG_3841.jpg
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Sean Last edited by Steve Hamilton; 12-18-2022 at 06:41 PM. |
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Sean, that looks TERRIFIC! Beautiful design, excellent execution.
Tom |
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Very nice KR.
Years well spent.
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