slusher Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Great looking.wheels and tires! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 Thank you Carl! I've been working on the 292 CID engine. I still need to add an ignition coil and throttle linkage, touchups including painting the fuel filter, and the air cleaner. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Wheels and tires look great, engine looks great! Love the fact the plug wires are in correct also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 Thank you Andy! The plugs wires were installed via a technique I had learned partially from Tim Boyd. It is a technique applied to funny car distributors and I used it on stock builds. I had started originally doing this years ago and Tim's method allowed me to refine the technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 I have finished the 292 CID engine for my '56 Fairlane Victoria. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Looks great Mike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 Thank you Carl! And, I just noticed that the air cleaner is on backwards. Good thing I didn't glue it on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 So far so good, can't wait til you get some paint on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Thank you Dan! It's will have paint soon as I started primer today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 I did a mockup this morning to check my progress. The rake looks spot on for what I am looking for. I wanted to see what the engine mounting would be like since I replaced the manual trans with a C4 auto trans. I was worried that the fan would be hitting the radiator, but it seems to clear it easily. But, the engine mounting is only at the oil pan and there are no frame mounts for the engine. I'll have to make a set of frame mounts that go to the engine mounts. Other than the engine mounting issue, I am very happy with the mockup and now I can move forward with bodywork and painting the two-tone paint scheme. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I like the '56 Mercury station wagon tail lights that come with the kit. My brother's friend had them on his real '56 convertible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Great stance and wheel/tire combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 4 hours ago, afx said: Great stance and wheel/tire combo. Thanks JC! 5 hours ago, Bob Ellis said: I like the '56 Mercury station wagon tail lights that come with the kit. My brother's friend had them on his real '56 convertible. These older cars are great candidates for customization. Mine will be a street machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 It's going to look killer. You are giving me the bug to build another one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Thanks Tulio! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Been thinking about the front bench seat and I decided to open the splt backs. I used a chisel-point and a No. 11 pointed blade to cut out and to trim the seat back. I just need to fill in the inside of the seat backs with some styrene. More to come... Edited October 8, 2018 by mrmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Here's mine. Inspired by that very same photo. And Tulio that replied earlier. His builds are first rate. Keep going. Looks great so far. Edited October 8, 2018 by randyc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 25 minutes ago, randyc said: Here's mine. Inspired by that very same photo. And Tulio that replied earlier. His builds are first rate. Keep going. Looks great so far. Loved this one since you first posted it. Also a great recovery after having to be re assembled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Randy, that is a great looking model! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Mike, Thanks I found a real one for sale on the net that had like 56 photos of the car and was able to use it for reference. It was dead stock. I had already used hte stock 56 wheels on another project, but those little moons were perfect for the feeing I wanted. I can't wait to see yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 I finished assembly of the front bench seat. I filled in the sides between the seats with some strips of sheet plastic. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 I did a little painting this morning. Model Master Go-Mango on the interior pieces and Tamiya TS-17 Gloss Aluminium on the splash pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 I made some seat belts today with seat belt hardware from Model Car Garage and some strips of Tamiya 1/4 inch masking tape. I cut the strips of tape with my hobby knife at 3/32 inch and fed it through the hardware. I doubled over the tape and stuck them together on the sticky side. I used an orange Sharpie to color the tape. This is just a quicky mockup for illustration purposes. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Mike, if those seat belts are just mocked up, consider giving them some depth. I glue mine to a piece of Evergreen plastic, then cut the plastic to the size of the buckle, sand to shape and then hit it with the chrome pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 That's a good idea, Tom! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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