95 replies to this topic

[camaroman]

Nice job!!! and Welcome!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Looks great up on its feet. Glad you're enjoying the 'more work than you thought'. That's the spirit !

[CrazyGirl]

ok here is where i am at ,, first off , i feel like tossing it and starting over i could have and can do 100% better , i rushed the shocks and didn't take the proper time to clean them up ,, but i guess i'll continue on ,, i need to make U clamps for the axle to bolt to the springs and i am scratch building the floor pans and a few other parts ,, but i am not all that pleased with myself , but being a stock car i guess it's a good way to get my feet wet and when it comes to my next builds i plan on stepping it up a whole bunch

[Tony T]

Looks good from here. Nice work!

[roadhawg]

Looking good, interesting project. Short track cars are my favorite subject. Just curious, were the shocks on the real car that far inboard?

[Shardik]

Anne,

      Great work so far, particularly for your first build.  You seem like a kindred spirit; jumping right into the deep end of things.  You go girl!

      If you're unfamiliar with all the little bits and pieces that make up an automobile, a great reference source is the advertisements in hot rod magazines.  They show detailed photos of individual components (such as master cylinders).

[Danno]

Whoa!  Excellent start on a good-looking dirt tracker. 

[Madd Trucker]

Welcome to the mad mad world of Model building your build so far looks good for a first timer keep it going. Also dont be afraid of asking questions most here can help out this is the greatest forum going .

Edited by Madd Trucker, 17 March 2013 - 12:08 PM.

[CrazyGirl]

small update working on floor pans , going to mount the fuel tank on the top of this floor pan , i used the BMF aluminum on this , but with the body on you can hardly see it  and i learned a little about the BMF

[DrKerry]

Looks good Anne!!!!

[CrazyGirl]

thanks Doc !!,, i ran into a huge snag today on the front end , i am having to hack up a parts chassis i got and do a mash up of parts ,. this is a major mod for me , and enjoying it lol

[John Teresi]

Anne........glad to see you are having fun.........looks great so far.......can`t wait till the next up-date.

[CrazyGirl]

Thanks John ,,,,,,, but i now have another problem ,,,,,, remember the line from Jaws , " i think we need a bigger boat " ,,,, well i need a bigger table

[mnwildpunk]

Thanks John ,,,,,,, but i now have another problem ,,,,,, remember the line from Jaws , " i think we need a bigger boat " ,,,, well i need a bigger table

I feel your pain. But at least you don't share your space with a wife and a kid like I do. Us modeler could have king arthur's round table and still not have enough room. Lol your project is looking great btw

[DrKerry]

Keep hackin you'll get that addictive buzz of cutting this stuff up in no time!!!!!!!!

[sjordan2]

Wow, looks like your enthusiasm and hunger for knowledge are really paying off.

[CrazyGirl]

Thanks guy's ,,, paying off , or paying out ,,,,, man this is getting more expensive then my guitar habit

Edited by CrazyGirl, 19 March 2013 - 05:40 AM.

[Shardik]

Guitars too !?!  What do you play?

     I'm an amateur luthier myself, and do repairs for a lot of the local musicians here.  That's why I haven't posted any model projects in a while;  Three guitars, a cello and a mandolin take precedence. 

[CrazyGirl]

you mean what type of music or guitars , i have like 45 guitars , i am a Beatles Stones ,, and Scotty Moore nut

[Shardik]

45 GUITARS ? (that would explain the Scotty Moore connection)

I'm more into Celtic and classical with a little Lynyrd Skynyrd on the side.  I do love blues though, I just don't seem to have knack for it.

Edited by Shardik, 19 March 2013 - 10:03 AM.