afx Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Nice interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I've always admired your work Martin. Nice to see this thread you've just started. Cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I missed the start of this one... Good stuff going on here Martin ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impalow Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Outstanding work Martin! Love this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 It looks BRILLIANT!!!...its all well thought out...balanced, and tastefully done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 11:18 PM, Lowlife ! ! said: Thankyou for the comments ! Interior is pretty much finished, still not glued down but finished ! Steering column was scratchbuilt, and i finally used my p/e steering wheel ive had for a while, new colour carpet and rear shelf breaks the interior up a bit. Ive added a p/e grill for the centre console and electric window switches for the doors too. Pin shifter and indicator stalk, and some buttons in the console ( which i might change! ) More soon, engine time next i reckon... Super clean interior Martin, great colour selection and well detailed. Look forward to the engine work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Thankyou for the commens guys, much appreciated ! More mock ups, i check everything still fits together reguarly, best not to find any problems later.... Still not definately set on these wheels, rears are fine but the front are just a tad too big i think ? Looking for quite an open style of wheel as i have p/e disc brakes for it.. Engine was progressing, but i thought I`d de-chrome the valve covers, carbs etc. They have been soaking in bleach for 4 days now and they are just starting to clear, Revell certainly chrome these things thick ! More engine updates soon, at least the headers are fitted and luckily still clear the engine bay alright ! ( panic attack there ! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) Looking good Martin.. I used those wheels on my Cuda and I think they look good Keep this going ? Edited January 29, 2020 by Belugawrx misspelled Martin... duh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Thanks Bruce, nice Cuda ! Well i think this is the first time ive got this far on a project with no definate decision on wheels, but Ive finally found some ! These were stolen from a 37 Ford project that Id started, (no idea what kit their from? ) but Im well happy they are just what i was looking for ... p/e discs should show through okay, so its time for suspension ! Going to need a LOT of cutting about to get it this low, so wish me luck eh ! Edited January 28, 2020 by Lowlife ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Good luck, Bud!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) Yep, that's going to require some major surgery ... your no stranger to that ? I think those came out of the Revell '63 Impala SS kit...Nice Good Luck eh!... lol Edited January 29, 2020 by Belugawrx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 Thanks guys.... Well im still on this, bit of a delay as i cant cut my p/e discs out so i cant use them yet ! Ive just bought Tamiya p/e scissors but the discs are so thick it chews the teeth up on the scissors. What do you guys use to cut out p/e pieces ?? And i eventually went back to the original wheels, as i found plastic disc brakes that fitted them ! So ive been working on the rear first, tops of the tyres were cut down, the top of the diff was smoothed, the tunnel was enlarged, and the inner arches thinned... anything that lowers it. And its just at a height i can live with, anything lower will require new inner arches etc, major surgery as the rear seats wont fit ! Heres the rear mocked up, with the chassis and axle in. Front is just resting in place but this will be the real challenge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impalow Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Oh that looks nice... great stance & nice work! 36 minutes ago, Lowlife ! ! said: What do you guys use to cut out p/e pieces ?? Personally on the thicker stuff I will rough cut it with an x-acto leaving a big nub... and then carefully sand the sprue nub away with a course sanding stick.... it usually ruins a sanding stick, but it gets the job done. I wish there was something between stainless and aluminum for photo etched parts... the stainless is so hard to cut, aluminum is too flimsy and brass is.... well ....brass colored.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 VERY nice work here, and a cool project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks guys... Just starting back on this again after a short Hospital visit for a hernia repair, been in bed for a few days not wanting to do anything but walk properly again ! Felt a bit more with it today, so spent a couple of hours on the Hemi.. I smoothed the valve covers, enlarging the holes id drilled to accept black tube that sits flush. In to this i can add the yellow HT leads. Induction is an old silencer box, smoothed with added metal rings etc. From these i`ll run 2mm solder wire down towards the rad, the distributor has a tube fitted over it to feed the leads out each side ! A bit twin turbo looking hopefully ! I quite like it, simple but it looks good with the metal pipes running out, i`ll add these once the engine is in place ! More soon, thanks fer` lookin in Folks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I love the clean look of the interior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Its looking GREAT!!....nice creativity, Bud!!! I use Fiskar brand scissors when cutting out PE bits...works a treat, and still stays sharp enough years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Cheers Atkin, And thanks Dann, any more progress on yours mate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Thought id have an update, slowly getting back into this as i recover ! Still more engine bay work, i needed a radiator and didnt have room, so i made this ! Fits around the intake and covers up the ugly pulleys etc... Starting to piece the suspension together next, this is a hard one to lower, but its getting there.. Hopefully more soon, then painting time ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisco8 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, Lowlife ! ! said: Thought id have an update, slowly getting back into this as i recover ! Still more engine bay work, i needed a radiator and didnt have room, so i made this ! Fits around the intake and covers up the ugly pulleys etc... Starting to piece the suspension together next, this is a hard one to lower, but its getting there.. Hopefully more soon, then painting time ! Beautiful paint scheme choice, and excellent detail work. she is going to look awesome!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Still looking GREAT, Bud!!!....i should be back to mine soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Nice workmanship. Following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Hows this one coming along, Bud?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Thanks guys, been busy but hope to be back on this ! Suspension is as far along as i can go, need the floor/interior/body together before i can finish up the front suspension ! So its bodywork time.. ☹️ Smoothed door handles and mirrors, both have big holes to fill. Plus a smooth front valence with the wings blended in, and the bonnet pins smoothed off ! im loosing the window surrounds too for a cleaner look ! Primer coat coming up and paint next ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Lowlife ! ! said: Thanks guys, been busy but hope to be back on this ! Suspension is as far along as i can go, need the floor/interior/body together before i can finish up the front suspension ! So its bodywork time.. ☹️ Smoothed door handles and mirrors, both have big holes to fill. Plus a smooth front valence with the wings blended in, and the bonnet pins smoothed off ! im loosing the window surrounds too for a cleaner look ! Primer coat coming up and paint next ! ! Smoooooth looking ride, Bud!!!!! -glad you're back at it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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