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Roger, your body mods and the body in paint really shows your vision for this car. Great job! cheers, tim

SAAAWWWEEETTT! I always admire your ability to engrave and achieve such results. This will be an epic engine for an outstanding car! Cheers, Tim

Dennis, (dino246gt) I hope your medical issues are behind you and it's a wonderful looking car you've brought back to your bench. Handsome car! Cheers, Tim

Hi Francis, to be honest, I learned by seeing how Dave Sherman did his cars from scratch. My drawings are of stone age quality compared to his moon shot way of doing things but they do work for me. This chassis has been challenging since I'm trying to replicate a Hardy mid-70's pro stock. Seems by mid-70's the boxed frame rails were a thing of the past and tube chassis were the norm. He was adamant that ladder bars were the way to go even though some teams were realizing a lot of success with 4 links. He also consistently placed his shocks in front of the axle and the angles / positioning were different from other chassis builders. He utilized a lot of double rail chassis construction during this period especially with any car that had a less than 100" wheelbase. I've got the drawings done and have started the process of experimentation on how I'm going to fabricate it, then when proofed out, making it! This was a big step to say the least. Thanks as always! Paul, I appreciate your comment and agree completely that it does make things easier. Much of what I make I have to create the drawings themselves to be able to make something. Though not as complex as today's pro mod chassis, with out anything to go by in terms of period correct drawings I had to create my own. I truly believe that when I get this one made it'll be the most accurate representation of that time of what Mr. Hardy was making. So.....years ago (sure seems like it) I had the Henry J Pro Mod that met an untimely end when it hit the floor. 18 months of non-stop fabbing all gone. Some asked me to post pics but I just boxed it up and shelved it. To start this chassis I brought it out and pirated some bits and pieces that might be of use on this car. You can see the rear tree was broken off but you can't see the other damage such as the bent main roll hoop, that made it pointless to try to repair. The 2nd pic today is some of the early proofing of accuracy and method on how I'm going to make it. The brass rails were actually fabbed to an earlier set of prints and the final set of prints reflect some tweaks. Now to get on with it. Cheers to All!! Tim

Congratulations to the powers that be of the forum and for the new direction. Building upon the forum's success can only ensure it's long term future! Cheers, Tim

Hi Charlie, nice to see your newest posts and progress. I can just see you now.......one step away from our crazy world of 1/25th scale. tee-hee Hope you're well doing personally too! cheers, tim

"Famous" Francis.......more like "infamous" at this point......making headway though and the 2 pics I'm posting today gives an idea of what I've been doing for so long on this build. Randy, thank you sir.....keep those beautiful pics of YOUR masterpiece coming please. cheers, to you both, tim So, started this build years ago with many of life's interruptions along the way. When I'm scratch-building a car, I've gotten to enjoy the research aspects as well as the rest of it. These 2 pics should give an idea of what I've accumulated and created (many of the pieces are scratch-built and or machined as well and accurate drawings are quite necessary). There are so many pics and then blueprints I've created for this car and the chassis is now drawn up as well. Next week I'll clear the decks and begin the fab process finally. Even though I've made quite a few pieces for this car to date, I've still lots of little ones to go. Hope you have the patience to continue to follow along. Cheers, Tim Many of the binders are stacks of drawings inside of them as well........

So Randy, it’s been 10 minutes and I’m STILL waiting for another update. 😁. All kidding aside as this is why I always look forward towards your posts. That’s inspirational for sure! Cheers, Tim

Hello Francis......I knew sooner or later we'd hear from you and like everyone else, I can't wait to see your updates. Having Randy back and sharing his pics and you back at your bench it would appear Christmas is going to come early this year. Cheers sir, Tim

Randy.........GRRRRRRRR........all I can think of is just imagine what he'd be cranking out if he just ignored life and all the distractions and just sat down for 1 year EVERY single day...WOW that's a sweet update. Granted, I've no room to speak and your posts are always some of the best that there are. Thanks for posting and sharing the goodness. Cheers, Tim

Mark, no better words could be said. He would have celebrated a recent birth date if he were still with us. He was a friend I'm proud to say besides being my mentor. His work stands the test of time and he'll certainly be missed. I personally appreciate the fact you brought his thread back up to remember him by. He was a good man. Respectfully, Tim

Whoa Chris. That looks so fantastic. enlarged the pics of course to stare at the goodness and must say that your assembly skills are some of the best around. Not a dust bunny, glue thread, orange peel or (insert) to be found. Perfection. What paints are you using btw? That black on the roof is as deep as a pool of oil. Peugeot would be proud! Cheers, tim

Hi Ian, I must say that the corvette has some serious "swoop" to it. I like the subtle body mods too it as well. Nice! cheers, tim

Dave......thanks sir! Your mini charger is one I remember well as a kid......great subject and be sure to post more. cheers, tim Paul.., I'm well into the weeds now on the drawings for it. 3 different sets to get to 1. These 70's Don Hardy chassis involve a bit more than I thought but I'm getting there. Thanks too for the compliment! I'll have to share a pic of my first drawing just to give an idea. cheers, tim

Super-clean Dennis. Very nice. cheers, tim