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AmericanMuscleFan

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  1. It's not fair, even if I would try to steal some of your ideas, I wouldn't be able to use them on my project. You are the one and only master and we can only dream of having so much talent! Your project is an inexhaustible source of wonder, thank you for continuing to amaze us! 👌
  2. Thanks Ace, then you will have plenty for your hollow tooth! 😊 Thanks Tim, I’ll wink at you with the eye from the other side (I couldn't find the emoji unfortunately)! 😉 Thanks Randy, It's not stealing if you say it first. 😁 Anyway I will do the same with your updates!!! Thanks Claude, you don't have to stop for details like that! 😎 Francis
  3. Great work Rich, you've made a ton of progress and this build is going in the right direction! 👍
  4. Your Missile is awesome Scott, I can't wait to see the final photos. I'm not an expert but I think your wheelie bars are upside down, the rod with the compression spring is supposed to be on top. There are many types and yours could be a different model from the one in the photo I attached? Sorry for uploading a photo to your thread but at least it's a Mopar! 😉
  5. Thanks to each of you guys, I won't be in the making of the biggest parts in the coming days (weeks... 🙄) but it's a must and I hope that the sum of all these little things will make a nice whole, may your patience be rewarded and my eyes relieved. 😊 Francis
  6. Great demonstration of resourcefulness Charlie, it was just you to have thought of that! 👍
  7. Glad to see this cool project back on track Tim, I really love these old Pro Stock and this unusual FORD body is no exception! 👌
  8. Hello everyone, It's time for another update, but know that this isn't my biggest part of the project. I've been making functional driveshafts and universal joints for a while, but I've always wanted to improve my technique and make them more accurate. As you can see in my previous update, I thought about using a small brass bolt (and nuts) to simulate the pinion so the next step was to adapt the yoke to it. I also thought of a new way to make the universal joint, I'm working on it and I hope to show you the result soon. My goal is to complete all the components for the rear suspension, brake system and the wheelie bars before moving to the front. In the meantime, I hope you like my latest little offering! Francis The differential yoke at early stage of machining. Drilling hole for the universal joint seat. I drilled 4 holes for the studs and I machined a clearance for the u-joint bracket nuts. I made a bevel cut to simulate the shape of the real thing. Another plan adding cuts to refine the part. I created an opening and a seat for the nut that hold the pinion in place. The final part after a lot of calculations and a bunch of small cuts. I think this is definitely my best yet without wanting to deny what I've done before, I guess I can call it improving! 😁
  9. That's not necessary, they were workhorses, weren't they? 😉 Your French is impeccable by the way! 😁
  10. Superb work Claude, once again but I'm not really surprised, your imagination and your ability to bring them to fruition have been demonstrated for a long time. Of course, I'm a little biased, but this one could be a serious SEMA show winning contender. 👌 The execution is flawless as usual and I notice the skid plate under the car, a legacy of your love for salt flat cars if I may say so. 😉
  11. Great project Ace, sad to know that something is stopping you from moving forward?
  12. Thanks Scott, I would have thought you would be "blown away" at how slow I am... 🐢 I would love to have more time at the bench and follow the cadence of ideas that loop in my head. I have the impression that when I get there, my brain will be lazier... 🙄 I'll come back to you with my latest madness at the start of the week, I hope to have a productive day, it's snowing around here, heavy spring snow... in winter! By the way, I love your Motown Missile, they're my favorite drag racing team, I'm a little biased... 😎 Francis
  13. Good job Robert, great idea for the hood scoop, it's certainly the best way to have it perfectly aligned with the carburetors! 👍
  14. Thanks Tin, I'm surprised myself, I made the last one using a completely different technique. The important thing is to achieve your goals as they say! 😁 Francis
  15. I am limited by the size of my end mills... 😉 The trans will surely squeal, I don't have the appropriate grade of oil for the 1/25 scale... 😳
  16. Looking at your work on the grille, I think you don't need anyone's help my friend (I love this kind of improvement by the way). These old Johan bodies are so beautifully molded and the sharpness of the body lines and details are unmatched today it seems like a lost art. You have a busy workspace but I love your board with important information about your project, my workspace is pitiful in comparison! Glad to see you back, I hope I can finish a project in less than 3 years one of these days. 🙄
  17. Breathtaking or mind-boggling, I don't know which of these words is more appropriate so I choose both!!! 😲 I was just wondering where you source your white metal, there aren't many modelers who use it but you have mastered an art that is not common to everyone or anyone I should say!
  18. Thanks Randy, what surprises me the most is that you can do better with two hands and manual tools. This is proof that tools do not replace talent and you have no shortage of it, I am in awe of your prowess my friend! Francis
  19. Thanks Daniel, I love the four-jaw chuck because it holds the workpiece with more force, the only negative side is that it cannot grip parts as small as the three-jaw chuck. Francis
  20. Thanks Scott, I'm still waiting for the tapping and die tool kit but the elves who make them are on strike at the moment. 😁 Wait until you see the differential yoke I started working on, I'm starting to find my tools unnecessarily big for these things. 🤔 Francis
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