The basic chassis, motor, and wheels for this build are from the Creepy T kit. I used the headers from the T'rantula dragster, and added plug lines and a milled distributor to the motor. Tires are from the parts bin, as is the way-leaned grille shell. Headlights are milled parts from Parks. This is the first project I have ever built where I had the chassis/driveline completely done before the body was. (I'm talking paint and all!) It all had to be done to I could test-fit the body shell repeatedly as it progressed. 

The scratch-built body is where the real work came in. It started life as one of the MPC trike kits bodies, from the Wedge Trike. It had to be extremely widened using sheet plastruct to form the roof and rear body panel, as well as all of the floor pan and interior. I used the cowl from a 29' Ford roadster for the front. The passenger side of the window/door opening was reshaped to match the drivers side. (They are not the same in the stock kit.) It took me about a month of nightly sanding and filling to get it right. The slope of the roofline and windows was what I was after, to give it that oriental look. (Nothing against our Asian friends with slanty eyes! Some of my buddies are of Asian decent!) 

The interior is bare-bones-basic, since I knew you weren't going to be able to see much through the dark red windows. Seats from the Badman, parts box dash components were added, and all sprayed in white and gold so you could see them through the tint. 

Once the bodywork was done, it all got sprayed with HOK Spanish gold. I then airbrushed the Chinese signs lightly in kandy apple red, using some stencils I had for fingernails on the roof, and a large insignia on the rear of the body that stands for "friendship", in the spirit of this group. Kandy tangerine, kandy apple red, and kandy aztec gold followed on the fading and topcoats, with a smattering of rainbow flake in the final mix. It really sparkles in the sun! It was also supposed to have the name in Chinese-style lettering on the sides, and a dragon silhouette on the roof as a Name-Game entry. I also have a small dragon that was supposed to sit on top of the blowers. 

The whole build has a definite late 60's to 70's showrod look, but in retrospect, I should have narrowed the rearend (used a different one than the stock kit one), and lowered the whole thing. The wide fenders and even wider rear wheelbase aren't my cup-o-tea. At some point if I feel energetic, this whole thing may get torn down and rebuilt again.