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1959 Imperial drag car. COMPLETED 5-26-13


am73grand

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I promised you folks an update this weekend. I have been working on this all week. I am ALMOST ready for paint. Just need to decide if I want to put side windows in it..

Here's the chassis up on it's wheels

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Engine well under way.....still a lot to do......

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And here she is mocked up.

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Still a long way to go but man am I having fun!!!

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Thanks guys.

It is in paint. I did not go with the black.....I two-toned it blue and white.

Look for an update next week once I can clear coat it and start on final assembly. All that's left are parachutes, the top of the wing, bare metal foil and glass.......

My third drag car is on the bench now (a 1959 Dodge).....I'll be posting pics soon. I'm still learning from Tyrone's photobucket account for the Dodge build.

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Great work Ron.

Please assit me, how did you do the barrel vavle and the Distribution Block / ports ?

Thanks!!!

The fuel distribution blocks were very simple. They are just Evergreen strip. I drilled 4 holes for my fuel lines, painted them aluminum, and then glued a model railroad 00-90 nut on top. The nut receives the braided line from the barrel valve.

The barrel valve itself is 1/16 diameter Evergreen rod glued together to form a T. Once painted I added an 00-90 nut to each end. Then I glued the braided lines into the nuts. The linkage all came from the detail master blower accessories photo-etch set.

The barrel valve on this car has 8 pieces not including the lines......

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