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[vintagedragfan]

not trying to threadjack, I just wanted to let Derek know that dremel sells replacement parts cheaper that whole dremels and it's really not that hard to take a dremel apart, so if you can build a model you should be able to fix your dremel.

 

if you have any questions about how to fix it, start a thread in the Q&A thread.

no problem Mike

 

whats next? aluminum body parts?

hmmmmm

 

Outstanding

thanks so much

 

 

I guess we will just have to wait and see

hey Chuck where you been hiding? you need to post a work in progress on one of your sweet builds, I would have enjoyed seeing the Bill Maverick build, that thing is nice!!

[Cesar Bossolani]

Artist!!

[vintagedragfan]

Artist!!

thank you Cesar

[vintagedragfan]

finished up the rear coil over brackets and got them installed

 

all so got the cross braces cut and installed

 

 

still need to make the pan-hard mount and the bungs for the ends of the axle housing, oh and a filler cap. thanks for looking

[antiliers]

Ok so this mite sound stupid but........when do you know when to stop.... I mean are you planing on going so far as to make a mini "you" that has a little heart that pumps tiny plasma to put in this car so you (or he) can sit in this thing and look cool or do you stop at the point when you sit back and say well that good enough for government work lol. I am in awe with your work and when I grow up I want to have atleast half of ur skills. Cool work man

[clavender17]

Ok so this mite sound stupid but........when do you know when to stop.... I mean are you planing on going so far as to make a mini "you" that has a little heart that pumps tiny plasma to put in this car so you (or he) can sit in this thing and look cool or do you stop at the point when you sit back and say well that good enough for government work lol. I am in awe with your work and when I grow up I want to have atleast half of ur skills. Cool work man

i have to agree with you man im in a awe state....

[Randy D]

Hi Bill,  Well your progress looks fabulous!!    The pic with the tires is really cool,  you're definitly going to have spool up those turbos to turn those babies  

 

 

    Randy

[tyrone]

i have to agree with you man im in a awe state....

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[Dragfreak]

x3

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[Mooneyzs]

x4

X5....Bill... you are one talented builder. Love your work. Man that rear end is nice.

[vintagedragfan]

Ok so this mite sound stupid but........when do you know when to stop.... I mean are you planing on going so far as to make a mini "you" that has a little heart that pumps tiny plasma to put in this car so you (or he) can sit in this thing and look cool or do you stop at the point when you sit back and say well that good enough for government work lol. I am in awe with your work and when I grow up I want to have atleast half of ur skills. Cool work man

hey Dereck, I guess I'll stop when I'm happy with it, remember I'm challenging myself so I am going as far as I can to please myself, thanks so much

 

i have to agree with you man im in a awe state....

thanks Chris

 

Hi Bill,  Well your progress looks fabulous!!    The pic with the tires is really cool,  you're definitly going to have spool up those turbos to turn those babies  

 

 

    Randy

Randy,I really appreciate it, I can't wait to spool em up!

 

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Tyrone, thanks man

 

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thank you Jason

 

X5....Bill... you are one talented builder. Love your work. Man that rear end is nice.

appreciate the encouraging words Chris

[vintagedragfan]

small update, I started on the four links, I figured I would get rear end mounted where it belongs so I can start making rear coil overs and get the ride height where I want it, so far I have been mocking every thing up at ride height, hope it all works out! the straight pins you see are going to be used in the final assy. I milled a bolt head on each one, the four bars are aluminum tubing which was drilled and tapped to accept 00-90 brass bolts with a functioning jamb nut that I soldered brass tubing on for the mounts, they are all adjustable like the real thing, still need a rear cross member behind the axle and make and install the pan-hard bar, all so need to attach the rear frame rails permanently.

 

 

then after I had all four made and installed (which was a pain getting it all in and together) I had to see if it was functioning properly

  <<<<down all the way

<<<<<< full travel all the way up, seems to work!

 

thanks for checking in on the progress!!

Edited by vintagedragfan, 10 February 2013 - 03:19 AM.

[Prostreet]

Awesome stuff Bill, wish i could work  with the smaller stuff like that, I have hard enough time in 1/16th.

[pharr7226]

Incredible work Bill... functioning rear suspension...

[Dragfreak]

I am blown away by the amount of detail going into this keep it up!!!

[Chas SCR]

Bill, I love this as it's in brass! I wish I could make my stuff from brass like that as i'm still doing all of it in plastic sheets.

[vintagedragfan]

Awesome stuff Bill, wish i could work  with the smaller stuff like that, I have hard enough time in 1/16th.

hey Joe, yea wasn't sure if I could do this in this scale, I hate that it is sooooo tiny! lol thanks bro!

 

Incredible work Bill... functioning rear suspension...

thank you Rick

 

I am blown away by the amount of detail going into this keep it up!!!

thanks Jason, keep up the great work on that Cuda!!

 

Bill, I love this as it's in brass! I wish I could make my stuff from brass like that as i'm still doing all of it in plastic sheets.

Chas, this is all new to me, I am learning as I go, nothing wrong with styrene, this is just some thing I wanted to try, thanks man

[tyrone]

Just plain Awesome Bill....Really...

[comp1839]

good golly, chromoly!!!!! some one stop him before he explodes!!  i'll have to agree with tyrone.......just plain awesome bill......really

[FASTBACK340]

Wow.........