Scott Colmer

Hey, That's pretty cool, Mark! Neat idea. Make me want to do one too - if I ever decide to get business cards again. Good work as always Scott

There's one in the Race cars section of "another" site. Maybe that is what you are thinking of. Not that you would ever go there. ( Joking)

This came out great! Great job on the restoration, Al. Thanks so much sharing the ressurection! Scott

Those were the days! Every allowance was taken to Sprouse Ritz where I could stand for hours while I picked a model. Every, Birthday and Christmas was more car models! Every model was built in one day. Here's my 7th birthday. I made a mess of that Barnabus Van. I've got a repop now, in an original box. Scott Hosted on Fotki

Hey Ed, It is one of those CO2 cars. The box is dated 1947! I found it on e-bay for less than 20 buck. I wasn't sure about all the parts until someone at an NNL came and told me about it. That silver scribe thing is used to punture the CO2 cartridge for launch. It's spring loaded. It would be fun to give it a try. Hey Harry What part of sig line? The 3" part I could never get rid of. The Bluebarrel art part is a plug for my brother in law who is a professional apparel artist. (Has has done work for Foose, Jesse James, ect. He did the Uncertain C image for me for free. Scott

Thought some of you might remember this one. Check the date on the box. Scott Hosted on Fotki

Wow, Jeff!!!!! I'm impressed! All the attention to detail paid off on the paint and the engine. The color is, well, beautiful! What a stunner! Scott

Wow! This brings back memories. Looking good so far. I had one of those, and I think it was the Harley since it was molded in blue. It got taken apart years ago and the parts have all left too. I'll be wathching and thanks for posting the boxes too. Scott

Looking good Marcos!!!

This looks SOOOO right! Go Man, Go! Scott

Build to your own desire - is probably the best advice I have seen. Boy, there are some GREAT builders in this thread. It's been fun to hear thier inspirations, since they have inspired me as well. I have a couple of the thier fotki accounts saved on my favorites. I can add one thing that I know from experience - If you want to stretch your abilities, try soemthing new. Don't be afraid to redo something 1, 2, or even 5 times over. Sometimes it never works and you have to find another direction. I can bet there are a LOT of miscues behind those works of art that you see "Under Glass." Or maybe I'm the only one who remakes or repaints parts on every build. Either way - It's a hobby; have fun with it. Scott Colmer

Like a green submarine! Looks soooo coool!

Great job, boys! Practice does make perfect! I hope to see some finished projects soon. I bet they will be spectacular. Scott

Wow! That is beautiful!

SWEET!

These are awesome Curtis! Well done, and Like Jarius said - Great subject matter. I like he Rose Special best. Something about the heater hose trumpets and a canted engine. All so very cool. Scott

I spotted that in a Salinas folder. Recognized it right away! Great idea!- but you were busted cold. Scott

I've really enjoyed this thread. I am prertty sure that dremmel does not make those super fine blades anymore. I asked Mike Flynn at Pegusus who made them. He said "The devil." I still have one left. I named it the death saw. If they are handled correctly - AKA Zuk's post - they are a good tool. You can make a finer cut than a #11 blade. If you drink wine with dinner - DO NOT pick it up. They smell weakness and love fingers. I know. Scott

Good for you, Marcos. I appreciate your dedication to accuracy! Looks like you got the manifold right, and the engine set back is much better. Since you are going with more accuracy, are you going to include the factory oil cooler? Rotarys need them because they tend to run hot. It's a great build! I look forward to seeing more. Scott Here is a link to a pic that shows where the oil lines go. Just scroll down a bit. http://www.racingbeat.com/FRmazda1.htm This is a blown intercooled version for an unfinished project. Hosted on Fotki

This is a great build! I occasionally buy a Hot Wheel if it looks neat -I have this one, so watching this build has been fun. I'll keep following all the posts wherever I see them. Great fabrication all around. Ingenious fabrication on the scoop too. The upward tilt is a little different, but I see it is a good match to the Hot Wheel. I think brushed aluminum would be a good look for the caps. Scott

It's back! YIPEE!

This is coming along nicely. I am looking forward to seeing it come together. It's been fun to watch. Great stuff! My high school car was a Bug Eye Sprite with a ported rotary. It was a blst, but not exactly quiet. Just as an FYI... There are three types of porting that can be done to a Wankle (rotary) engine 1) A regular street port which simply ones up the the existing L shaped ports that start on the outside and the make a turn into the combusiton chamber. These will show 4 induction ports on the plates like yours does. My Sprite had this. 2) The next is a bridge port where a second port is cut into the plate after the second leg of the L that faces the combustion chamber. Depending on the size of the second port, these are barely streetable, but fast as He))! They also have a wicked lope. I've ridden in a couple of theses. 3) The port style is the perfial port. The L ports are sealed up and holes are cut directly into the chamber. The souped up pic you have is of a perifial port. I have never heard of one of these being able to run on the street. You would have to have a pretty exotic fuel arrangement. I've never heard one run. Let's see how wild you get! Scott

Good one Alyn. LOL - Oh wait, why am I laughing. No, I use tweezers...... No wait. ....to build with. Oh dang it. Back through the worm hole.... Thanks for all the encouragement, gents! Scott

Opps forgot to check the clearance of the calipers to the 32 rim bolts. They hit and need to be moved outward. Fortunately I have a BUNCH of those little Grantline hex nuts. Here I have already shaved off the bolts and scraped off the foil. Hosted on Fotki OK, now that I've fixed that, time to start putting it all together. Until I realized I did not order enough R&B rod ends. Oh well, good time to take a break. Here is how it looks so far. Not sure I like the steering knuckle set up. All the steering had to go on top for clearance. Those extension tubes, still in white, are the issue. I'll have to do a couple sketches to see if I can find something better. Hosted on Fotki Back to the bench. Scott

Call it what you will, it still looks very cool. Actuallyy you gave me the idea to build a 50's or late 60s Pro tour car using only what was available at a give time. Still could be LOTs of neat performance stuff taken from the Can Am and Indy circuit. Hmmmmm. Scott