Greg Myers Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Edited July 22, 2014 by Greg Myers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdan delivery Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Brad, The car is a tomato soup red. The lettering appears, to me anyway, to have been masked off then sprayed. Look at how blocky the characters are - not fluid. The "bands" that go across the letters look like they were kind of faded on with a touch up gun. The lighter color is a pure white and the darker tone is a medium yellow. Here are the kit decals to show you how far off they are. (Plus the number needs to be A/R -not A/A 284 - not 285. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 In color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 That is a great pic Gregg. That will really help with the decals, Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 AA/FA 285 is correct for this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuzzed Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 AA/FA 285 is correct for this one! That looks like a go-kart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdan delivery Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Thanks for that picture Greg. All I could find is a tiny fuzzy print that I could not zoom in on no matter what. The place I bumped into it was while looking for info on the Pacers AA/FA T bucket " The Tasmanian Devil" from Long Island. I think the picture is of one of the guys from the Pacers pointing out something to Wally Knoch (in the shirt with the Maltese cross). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 WOW! I've wanted to tackle a project like this for some time, but I lack courage. I crewed for a AA/FA in the 70s (see avatar) and have wanted to recreate it in scale for a long time . I'm defiantly following! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Ok, the decal artwork is done and will be ready to send off to Joseph at Fireball in the near future. Any progress on your end Dan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdan delivery Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Brad that looks really good. I was resigned to making a mask and painting.....yuck. Three questions: What color is the background? Will that print like that? What program do you use for the graphics? I have been painting, dunking bad painting, painting more, Alcladding (Is that a real verb????), prepping more stuff for paint, dehydrating (body in primer right now), stripping chrome (also now) and picking out the odd pieces for the build. I will (start to) get something put together tomorrow....and I'll put up some pics so you don't think I'm sandbagging. Thanks for looking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 This is gonna be a great build. Looking forward to seeing some updates Brad nice work on the art work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Pat - the program i use is Adobe Illustrator and in this case, using a photo as a template. The background color is just for viewing only. It will be white, yellow with a bit of magenta mixed in with the yellow just as shown without the reddish color in the background. Chris - thanks. I'm going to start my own thread on my Walt's Puffer Too build soon. I'm still acquiring my goodies too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Chris - thanks. I'm going to start my own thread on my Walt's Puffer Too build soon. I'm still acquiring my goodies too. Brad.... I will be looking forward to the start of your build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdan delivery Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 Here are a couple of pics - body first primer and bondo for the lovely sink marks, wheels in color. I know, I'm slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Key Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Could you explain how you built the front axle and spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Could you explain how you built the front axle and spring? Did I miss that part ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Could you explain how you built the front axle and spring? I didn't see a front axle and spring in either of the progress photos posted so I'd be interested in that too. In fact, I didn't see any pictures on the innerweb that showed what this had for a front axle and suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Classic Suicide front end. Edited July 28, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Here comes a D/A question; The wishbones on the sides, do those things actually move, or are they for adjustment purposes only. I've never seen any on a real car, much less on a car thats moving. Anyone? The altereds are in my opinion the coolest of all drag machines. Insane! Michael Edited July 30, 2014 by 10thumbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo nova Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Here comes a D/A question; The wishbones on the sides, do those things actually move, or are they for adjustment purposes only. I've never seen any on a real car, much less on a car thats moving. Anyone? The altereds are in my opinion the coolest of all drag machines. Insane! Michael yes wish bones move, they locate the axle front to rear an travel in an arch, as a rule of thumb the steering rod or drag link should be as long as the wishbone so they travel in the same plane with minimal bump steer. the hiem joints/rod end's at the axle end allow you to adjust caster. The axle is located side to side by a panhard rod, wishbone, or in some cases the leaf spring its self, Traditionally a wishbone front was sprung by a transverse leaf or a torsion bar in the high end cars but it isnt uncommon to see coil overs or even air bags these days. I hope this was still moc up stage http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx203/2xdemo/727A1E35-74D7-4A66-A88C-89813232618C-5021-000005C5F6AA65D7.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/tech-week-hot-rod-suspension-simplified.683868/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I love old altereds and careful, historically and technically accurate builds. Nice going. Turbo Nova is exactly right about how wishbones function, and Greg's pix and links are very helpful to anyone building something like this, as always. This is a GREAT forum !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I agree! Thanks guys for the links. @James, you helped a lot to clear this up for me, many thanks. @Gregory M....bookmarked! @Bill, Ace Guy, you also make this place great! Thanks. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rssschris Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Are them decals going to be available ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete L. Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) Fellas, I've been a fan of the "Walt's Puffer's" for years, I'd also like to see some decals done up and available to us geezers .... Edited March 23, 2015 by Pete L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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