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Nice updates Chris. Appreciate your sharing! cheers, tim
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Hey stranger........ALWAYS a good day when you post your latest and greatest efforts Randy. Glad to see your progress and the engine is going to be a stunner no doubt. Best to you, tim
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Hi Mike, for the Ti, I mostly use On-line metals for what I use. They cut to length, have a great ranges of sizes and metal grades and ship very quickly. Because of the small diameter sizes I'm using most of the time, the price for Ti isn't nearly as bad as you might think. You can also find odd sizes (metric) on line at ebay / amazon........even some at 4" in length. It's working with it that takes a bit of patience. It work hardens fairly quickly and can destroy tools almost instantly. Low speeds & feeds (which ones I've discovered by researching and experimenting with) proper cutting fluid helps tremendously too and finally carbide tools, not HSS. Hope this helps to answer your question and for others that might want to try it out too. cheers, tim
Good morning Bill, Well now, you have a rare car there so you had best figure a build slot for it and get her done. JoHan's were pretty nice cars. cheers
Fernandez, thanks sir. Lots of detail work to add yet but it's something after such a long lay off. Start small as they say. (no pun intended) cheers, tim
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Dave, 2 1/2 weeks into the post op. All good and I appreciate you're asking. What a difference is all I can say.
Charlie, too funny on the one score. I had Lasik 21 years ago and got lucky then and this turned out as well as I could imagine/hope for. Thanks again, Tim
Bob, thank you as well. I just always liked the Maverick body style. I envy the fact you actually owned one and I'm willing to bet you'd like to have it back. cheers, tim
The past week I got back to the bench finally. I machined some mild steel brake discs for the car and machined the front hubs out of titanium. They're heat stained btw. I have included a pic of the infamous Mopar Missile "wire car" front hub as a reference. That particular car has a fascinating history even though it never raced in Pro Stock as it was intended / built for. I'm either going to do the rear hubs in titanium too or might go a different direction of a Gapp & Roush hub I like. Anyways, back at it and it feels oh so good doing so. Cheers again to each and every one of you!! tim
If I told anyone how much time I spent to get just these parts done............well, nevermind......I won't admit it.
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Very cool build Ian. That distributor ( along with the rest of the car ) are pretty nice to say the least. You gotta be happy with where you are now with it. cheers, tim
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Ray, nice, nice car. I think you're wife was right about the color. I would love to see the car shot in natural light as I'm sure it will pop. Any input / insights you have on that duplicolor clear you're using would be helpful. Looks nice in the pics. cheers, tim
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Chris, I'm a purist, I admit that. Not good or bad but as much as I want to look away, you're build has my interest. Never thought I'd say THAT but.............good luck with the build and all kidding aside, I'll be checking it out. cheers, tim
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S-W-E-E-T Francis. I'm diabetic and this is one serious sugar high. You're killin' me..........😁 cheers, tim
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It truly was a great looking Funny car Stephen. Yours turned out really nice. cheers, tim
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Thanks everyone for your shared sentiments & comments. Doctor says 20/20, which I can attest to and come Monday I can get back to the bench. cheers, tim
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"I kind of like this brass fabrication deal".........yup, he's hooked. You've mastered it quite well too Ian. Truly enjoying your thread. cheers, tim
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"till I get my mojo back".............seriously John? Ya' never lost it. So nice to see you back on the forum and I too look forward to your updates on the MT Mustang Funny as well. cheers sir, tim
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I'm loving the details you're putting into it Chris. Looks like a really fun build. cheers, tim
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I always enjoy getting caught up with your thread Charlie. You always have some interesting techniques to share which is greatly appreciated. The engine is looking fantastic sir and it's hard to pic out one detail part above another as a favorite. I do admire your header too btw. Again, thanks for sharing, tim
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I always admired that car Rich and another nice build you've shared. That was quite the interesting period in F1. cheers, tim
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I'm jealous Tomasz. Beautiful car and wonderfully rendered. cheers, tim
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Ray, in the overall, was the kit what you expected? Nice work on yours. cheers, tim
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Such a sweet looking car Nick. Congrats on a well executed build. cheers, tim
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Hi everyone, well I had to take a "pause" on the build as I just couldn't see for the most part. Had my second cataract surgery yesterday and already I'm just about 100%. Other than having to change some of the light bulbs/lighting in the house back to something "normal" I should be at the bench in a week. Amazing what they can do anymore with lasers and such. Cheers to all and thank you for following the build. Tm
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I thought the whole build looked great before Franics.........now after surgery, I can only say it looks even better if that's possible. Cheers, Tim
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Love the newest post Charlie. The engine IS gorgeous. Today I was in York Springs Pa. and visited a race car museum. The main theme is sprint cars with some drag thrown in. I took some pics of some cars that I thought you might appreciate. I apologize in advance if I'm hi-jacking your thread in any way. Not my intent of course. The fabricator in Allentown was selling the aluminum body he made many decades ago as an all inclusive car for $925. Yup. Not a typo. Anyways, here are the pics and I'm sure you'll get a smile or two. Cheers, Tim
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WOW Charlie..........just WOW! cheers, tim
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Dave, you saying I'm all thumbs? 😅
Thanks Joe....again, bench time has been limited but I'm still pluggin' away.
Thanks too Ian.......if either of those body's hadn't been so badly warped I would have been seriously challenged to go with it. The AMT was more stock looking and accurate in some important regards but it would have taken more work to modify it to work. The rear window was separate from the body which I really liked too......more to show.
Appreciated Jason........nice to see you poppin' in and checking out the build.
Here's the set of 4. Adding the valve stems tomorrow, have lug nuts on the way (for the fronts only btw) and I have to machine a pair of the front bearing caps. Couple hours and onto the chassis......cheers to all! Tim
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You're good Steve........REALLY REALLY GOOD. Haven't checked on your thread for a bit and it was nice to get caught up. Like everyone else, that color will look phenomenal on the car. cheers, tim
charlie libby 1935 indy style road car
in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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So great to see so many talented scratch-builders on the forum. I know of a couple more that I've been "pestering" to post their latest and greatest efforts here as well. Beautiful Charlie. cheers, tim