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1/16 Scale Army Vega Funny Car - Finished 10/14/2018


Mooneyzs

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Scott... yep yep ;)

John... thanks brother. I have been working little on the truck here and there when i need a break from the funny car. Hoping to ha ve the truck done in a few weeks.

Joe.... thanks buddy. Glad to see you back on here. How's the healing of the hand. I can't wait to see you back on a build. Especially another pro mod.

Well fellas little update fpr you.... i caught some stomach bug and have been laid up on the couch all day. Hoping I will feel much better tomorrow so I can finish sanding parts and paint stuff on wednesday.

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Dave... Thanks buddy. Yeah its nice to have a few different subjects going at a time and nice to have a break and something else to work on.

Ok Fellas..... Tomorrow is D-Day..... I have gotten the chassis parts all sanded and prepped to be painted. This is a big milestone on this project for me and can't wait to have it done. Here is the sand I made tonight to hold the chassis while I paint it tomorrow:

Here is the Chassis and Chassis Painting stand made just for this build:

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Here are the other chassis parts:

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Danno... I couldn't wait to get paint on it today.... :lol:

Aaron... I promise no more teasing. I have pics to show ;)

Brad... I have been waiting for this day for quite some time now and feels great it finally got here. Great quote :D

Scott... Thank you sir

Rom.... How the heck are you buddy?? It's great to see you back on here. I have been wondering where you have been and how you were doing. I am looking forward to seeing you back on some of your builds.

Dave... Thanks man... You are right that it can be a nerve racking moment with the build. I had a few close calls today.. :lol:

Larry... Thanks man... Yeah I had to figure out how I was going to hold the chassis. when I primered it, I just used used wire that I wrapped around bolts that went into where the axle mounted. well every time I sprayed primer it wanted to swing on me so I came up with a simple idea to hold it in place :D.

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Ok Fellas... So today was the day and I did get to spray some color on the chassis this morning. Just haven't had time to post them til now. I started around 7 am and probably sprayed until 11/11:30. I am happy it is over and now the parts have been sitting in my garage which is around 95/100 at the moment LOL. Ok I will stop teasing and post some pics....

Here is the first couple of coats on the front axle and parts:

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Here I think was the 2nd coat of HOK black base on the chassis, don't mind the chevelle body in the back ground. its an extra body I always test paint on and probably had like and 1/8" thick layer of paint on it...lol :

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Another shot of the chassis with more base on it:

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Here is the front pieces with my PPG Concept 20/20 urethane clear on it. I believe I sprayed 3 coats maybe 4 though:

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Here is the chassis cleared with 4 coats of clear, sorry the pic isn't that good because of the sunlight. I will get better pics of it later when I have it of the paint stand:

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Aaron.... thanks buddy. I would like to partly get the rolling chassis together bit was thi king of jumping back to the body and body tin work. I also wamt to jump back on the motor...lol. the body i still need to cut the escPe hatch out as well as make the air damns ober the front tires. To get the rolling chassis going I need to now Alclad the front axle then i canpretryvmuch permentanly mount the rear end and front axle bit teying to think if there is anyhing else i need do before that.

Danno.... thanks buddy!!

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WOW!!! Now we have some paint on it and it looks great!!! Nice work with the painting, and since you did the sanding and putty work really well, I bet there will be no flaws or mistakes in the paint. You're doing excellent work, as always, I can't wait to see more of this one!

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Niko... thanks buddy. You don't know how good it feels to finally have some paint on the chassis. i will get to take a better look at the chassis and examune it a little better today since I left it alone overnight in my garage. I am hoping the clear looks ok in a few areas. Tube chassis are are a little more tricky to clear than just a normal body lol. But I was happy with what I saw yeaterday.

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