Straightliner59 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, afx said: The longnose body cleaned up nicely. Indeed, it did! That looks great, JC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Wow that longnose looks pristine ! Your work on the Gasser is looking great , I really like the torsion spring front ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, TooOld said: Wow that longnose looks pristine ! Your work on the Gasser is looking great , I really like the torsion spring front ! Thanks Bob. I've gotten the chassis disassembled but haven't started stripping it yet, hope it comes out as well as the body. I promised to post info on how I did the front suspension - will do as soon as I can get photos together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 i built one of these Gas Ronda mustangs way, way back.......Testors competition orange, about a whole can of Glos-Cote. Great work on the gasser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvadrag Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) I see you get distracted like me. I often break for restoration projects, or the "what does this look like after I soak it in the tub of purple stuff" addiction. I cleaned up and polished the paint on an already built one a friend provided. Edited May 21, 2022 by mvadrag added picture 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 17 hours ago, MADmodelDOCTOR said: i built one of these Gas Ronda mustangs way, way back.......Testors competition orange, about a whole can of Glos-Cote. Great work on the gasser! Thanks Kenneth. 8 hours ago, mvadrag said: I see you get distracted like me. I often break for restoration projects, or the "what does this look like after I soak it in the tub of purple stuff" addiction.  I cleaned up and polished the paint on an already built one a friend provided. Nice work Jose. I was able to get the longnose build on ebay for what I thought was a good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) Torsion spring front suspension: Here is my version, as you can see from the photos above there is room for more detail than I chose to replicate if you wish: Remove the control arm bracing and torsion bar mounts from the front of the chassis leaving a short section in-place at the front I added shims (spacers) to the lower side of the upper A arm this raises the ride height of the front suspension I added a similar thickness shim at the mounting point of the lower A arms to the frame the white plastic chassis is stock from the kit Remove the torsion bar and control arms from the stock suspension  glue the torsion springs to the upper surface of the lower control arm the springs should have a slight twist The 1:1 suspension uses 2-leaf springs per side. I chose to represent the springs with a single strip of .020" (0.5mm) in lieu of two strips of .010 (0.25mm) for simplicity add mounting detail to the front and rear attachment points of the springs as you see fit  my finished version  Edited May 27, 2022 by afx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Thank you JC for the torsion bar lesson. Your solution is beautiful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 6 hours ago, doggie427 said: Thank you JC for the torsion bar lesson. Your solution is beautiful ! Happy to help Wayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I'm always amazed to see such clean component fabrication. They always look like they were crispy molded that way. Thank you from sharing Professor Reckner! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Almost one month (27/05) since the last update on this bad boy. Is it in a stalled mode for now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Yeah JC...we need our fix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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