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  1. Dirty Dave
    If I can make a little time this evening, my plan is to build the steering knuckle/steering arms so that it looks a bit more like a real axle. Not going to go for poseable steering, this time around.
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    http://gowjobs68.tumblr.com/
  3. Dirty Dave
    New frame built with buggy-sprung drop axle up front. (old frame in background).
  4. Dirty Dave
    Yeah, I definitely was trying to avoid the standard drag/track T extended wheelbase look on mine. Yours looks excellent, though. I found a radical drop axle in my stash, and while I may do a spring-behind suspension, the axle will still end up under the radiator. One of the points of Frye's original concept was to retain most of the T's proportions, with a massive ride height reduction.
  5. Dirty Dave
    I was looking at it, and I think I may be able to squeek the radiator back a scale inch or two with some judicious filing. Failing that, I'll work on building a drop axle, and see how far I get with that.
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    While normally I would agree with you, that just doesn't really work mechanically with this double-wishbone setup; to have a realistically-proportioned radiator at the hoodline height that I'm looking for, it has to sit in front of the crossmember. It's one of the reasons that I was considering building an entirely new frame, and finding a drop axle that will work.
  7. Dirty Dave
    Long time, no see! Good to know that you're still kicking dust up on this Earth. I hope to have some more progress pics soon... balancing model and custom bicycle building time, along with my regular software development gig.
  8. Dirty Dave
    I look forward to scratchbuilding that bit.
  9. Dirty Dave
    Thanks, guys. I hope to make some more headway this weekend. Perhaps I'll make an attempt at a folding top. I was thinking about using this vinyl repair tape that's in my stash...
  10. Dirty Dave
    Though I have a couple of 1/16 and 1/12 scale projects on the back burner, I've been building 1/20, 1/24, 1/25, 1/32 and 1/35 lately. Nowhere to put the large scale stuff when it's completed.
  11. Dirty Dave
    I've got the Ghia version of this kit that I've been working with on and off for sosme time now. You're inspiring me to get back to it.
  12. Dirty Dave
    Browsing around Tumblr, I stumbled upon this concept by John Frye: It looked more like a coupe with the roof removed than the standard roadster body, so I sourced a Chopped AMT body, and got to chopping: Wheel/tire assemblies were pilfered from a 1:32 scale Airfix omnibus kit, as were the fenders. An emory board contoured the tires to look more pneumatic. And after I sprayed them black, I removed the paint from the tires to reveal their original light gray color. Powerplant will be a stock-ish Model A banger, though I intend to display this one as a curbside. I teched it up a bit in the front, opting for IFS, just because I wanted it to represent a modern take on a very vintage look. That's not set in stone, though. With the right drop axle, I could build a new frame pretty quickly.
  13. Dirty Dave
    That may be one of the baddest '80s era Ferrari's that I've ever seen. You're giving me ideas about some of the other kits in that series.
  14. Dirty Dave
    That is just... choice!
  15. Dirty Dave
    That interior is the tits.
  16. Dirty Dave
    That car is made to devour Lambos.
  17. Dirty Dave
    You're making much faster progress than I am. It's a great looking throwback build!
  18. Dirty Dave
    Sectioned grille shell and insert. Final suspension starting to go underneath. Will likely ditch the frame horns, and cover the stubs with headlights. The blue windows are cool, but may cut loose the windshield, and install the clear one during final assembly.
  19. Dirty Dave
    Today's progress isn't anything really worth taking pics of, but: A Revell '59 Corvette surrendered its water pump for the SBC sourced from the Slingster. Previously being a drag mill, cooling obviously wasn't a priority. The recessed firewall from a Revell '32 was melded into the cowl to allow for distributor clearance. As far as this car has been channelled, the tunneled section is right at the top of the firewall, and I still may have to relieve it further, letting the distributor cap/wires poke out the top. This beast got its drop axle, too. A unit from the Lindberg vintage sprint modifieds double kit has just the right drop, front/rear position and width to place the front wheels right under the front fenders without having to shim them for clearance. I still need to come up with the right radius rods/split wishbones, and set up the steering. The next task will be to get the motor mounts finished up so that I can make some headers and exhaust pipes. I've decided to run four 2-into-1 headers that will run straight out under the rear axle with unmuffled, flared scavenger pipes. A long-time dream of mine is to build a rod with scavenger pipes, and even with as low as it sits, the chassis has enough rake to make them work. More pics will be forthcoming as soon as real headway is made that shows. When the headers, motor mounts and any remaining engine details figured are out, I'll start painting the engine, and can probably start painting and detailing the front and rear suspension subassemblies tomorrow, as well. I'm thinking axles will be pearl white - show car style.
  20. Dirty Dave
    Note that the custom fenders are made to fit ABOVE the wheel arches (those two little tabs should sit on top of them). I don't think you'd need to lift the rear suspension at all.
  21. Dirty Dave
    What kind of induction are you planning to slap on there? Going to retain forced induction?
  22. Dirty Dave
    I may be a west coast guy, but I have a long standing appreciation for east coast and midwest rods and -to a lesser extent- customs. I have some old magazines with car show coverage out of New York, Detroit and even Florida back in the day. I'm glad that I can still come up with something that looks a little different, while generally maintaining a traditional vibe. Now I need to go check out the Misfit Ford again.
  23. Dirty Dave
    Something similar to those wheels and tires would look good, though... perhaps with a bit of offset/width stagger. Edit: just occurred to me that in matte black, it'd be cool to set it up with a bunch of electronics countermeasures like one of the modern Gumball Rally cars.
  24. Dirty Dave
    Yeah, I don't plan to go QUITE as stylized as Lil Coffin's later incarnations, but I've always liked the earlier version, with the roof pillars and more of a stock front end and running boards - like the 1/32 scale Aurora kit. The Vicky and B-400 always seemed cooler than a tudor, so when I thought about doing a channelled deuce again (already built a crazy hemi-powered lowboy roadster several years back), I knew it had to be a Victoria.
  25. Dirty Dave
    I've never really received an amount that a model was really "worth" when I've sold them, but I usually recoup my materials costs. The only time that I feel that I really made any money on a project was when I was building customized 1:64 diecast. A few of those went for more than expected, and shipping them is a lot less risky, as well. Luckily, I have some builder/collector friends that like the stuff that I build, so I usually have standing offers already in place when I need to make more room.
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