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[eviltwincustoms]

After work, I was able to fabricate the tie rod from stainless stell tubing from RB Motion and another piece of 0.015 diameter piano wire that's bent at the ends to go into the steering arms. The hole in the steering arms were filled with another piece of wire insulation but much thinner. This should allow the wire ends to pivot without coming out.

Great Job with the moving parts very nice ingenuity you got going on... Ok, so I have to ask, and maybe this is obvious for others. Me being captain obvious, I just have to ask. LOL you bought SS rod from RB motion, why didnt you purchase the Rod Ends and some scale hardware and washers? This way the turning functionality would be butter smooth and not catch when it rotates due to the bent wire.

Edited by eviltwincustoms, 16 January 2012 - 11:54 AM.

[gasser59]

OK, Cap'n Obvious. I already had the tubing and ran out of rod ends. They're on my to-do list.

[crazyjim]

Nice building going on.

[eviltwincustoms]

OK, Cap'n Obvious. I already had the tubing and ran out of rod ends. They're on my to-do list.

Thanks Brad, I needed a laugh at the whole "Captain Obvious" thing this morning. I hear you about running out of these darn little things.... having to purchase more and then the waiting part just kills you.

[gasser59]

Ain't that the truth. Doesn't help either that I haver several builds going on right now. Something I try to avoid.

Edited by gasser59, 18 January 2012 - 06:02 PM.

[Mooneyzs]

Brad... its called modlers ADD lol i have a few builds i started 15 years ago that i still havent completed lol

[Gluhead]

Front end came out great. Nice trick with the insulation. I'm totally stealing that.

[gasser59]

Front end came out great. Nice trick with the insulation. I'm totally stealing that.

Go ahead Mike. Nothing is proprietary on my builds. I'm glad to share and help others as I have learned so much here as well.

[thumper86]

Man that thing sits perfect !

[gasser59]

Thanks Robert. I was really striving for this particular stance with the straight axle. The kit came with an I beam dropped axle and sat too low for me.

[rustybill1960]

You are another "Master of Modeling"
Love the work
Love the Willys
Thank You for sharing
I can't wait to see more!!
I will be watching
Later
Russ

[gasser59]

Everything has stalled for the moment on this build as well as my Fiat altered because a couple of f***ing bozos broke into my garage and stole my airbrushing compressor along with a bunch of tools including my DeWalt compound miter saw. I can't seem to get anything done either on the bench or in the garage. This is so frustrating. What makes a thief believe he has the right to take another person's stuff? A thief is at the top of my list for a**holes.

[Mooneyzs]

Brad.... I am so sorry to hear this man. this sucks. I just dont get why people can't have respect for other peoples property anymore. people need to treat others the way they want to.be treated and have respect for.other peoples property. You are more than welcome to use my airbrush.

[vintagedragfan]

A bit more progress over the last couple of days. Front axle is done, the chassis is painted and the Cragars and some of the engine components have gotten a shot of Alclad. I changed all of the tires and am happy with these. The pie crusts were too short for the ride height. Still deciding on an injection system. May go with the Enderle as shown here but it seems a bit out of scale. Its sitting upside down for the picture.



As always, comments welcome and thanks for following along.

oh yea gonna be tough! super nice work Brad!

[Dyno Davo]

Brad, awesome progress mate, those @#$holes that stole your stuff, well mate karma will befalls them that for sure. Chin up, and keep up the great work

[gasser59]

Thanks guys. Chris, I appreciate the offer, we'll see how quickly the insurance company takes action on this.

[gasser59]

A bit of work done on this one. Built aluminum tubing shocks on all corners and changed out the Olds engine for a 392 hemi. I just can't seem to build a drag car without a hemi in it. I'll have some progress pix to share later this weekend.

[Mister Twister]

Good stuff Brad....I like your detail work!

[Mooneyzs]

Brad.... I can't wait to see pics of the progress bud. I know its gonna be killer. You have done a heck of a job so far on this build. I am glad to hear that you are back at this one.

[vintagedragfan]

sorry to hear about your misfortune Brad, wouldnt you love to catch someone breakin in, ( probably would't be a good thing) hope you get things sorted out soon so you can make some more progress on the awesome builds, again good luck with everything!