Biggie Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Whoa Henry, love the switch and charging port mod! Like always, I have my eyes all over your project Wishing you a nice weekend, Rok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 By wheel slots, I mean the 8 holes that run in a circle around the center. I think they look fine the way they are. What's going to get tricky is those very fat hubcaps, and they would take a lot of work to correct. As for me, I'd make racing wheels with knock-off spinners. The raised, sharp inner edges of the wheels around the center, where the hubcaps are glued, would have to be sanded and smoothed, then a tube with a flange mounted over the spindle, and 2-eared spinners would have to be made. I'm sure you already have wheel reference as to how that should look. Other than the things you're already working on (grille, front wheel track), the hubcaps and body seams are the most obvious exterior problems. i don't make hole in that wheel slot hahahahaha.... as you said i already have the references how the hub cap should look..... but still no idea... how to fix it correctly.... the body seam is terrible... i will try my best to cover it... but now still struggling fixing the engine and detailing the engine a bit... i really want to move the water tank behind... but if i move it.. 1. the fitting problem of the air box will be very tight and i don't know if it will fit well.... still figuring out.. 2. the front part of the engine bay will look empty because missing the water tank... 3. to correct no 2 i need to scratch build the air filter to replace the water tank places. this is only my assumption what do you think Skip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 Whoa Henry, love the switch and charging port mod! Like always, I have my eyes all over your project Wishing you a nice weekend, Rok Many thanks for your attention and comments... thanks a lot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Regarding moving the water tank, the front of the engine bay is already too empty because the engine isn't long enough. If you move the engine forward, it could possibly interfere with the steering, depending on how far you take it. However, I think there's enough opportunity to move things around by a few millimeters. Test fit the water tank where it should go (keeping it on the radiator/oil cooler is NOT AN OPTION), then see how much you need to do with the windshield washer bottle and the firewall. I think you really just need to put the intake silencer together with a scratch-built air filter and move it forward a bit. Another option is to create a water tank that fits in the space. But the space between the front of the engine and the nose is really not particularly important, especially when the hood is open and obscures much of the front of the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Regarding moving the water tank, the front of the engine bay is already too empty because the engine isn't long enough. If you move the engine forward, it could possibly interfere with the steering, depending on how far you take it. However, I think there's enough opportunity to move things around by a few millimeters. Test fit the water tank where it should go (keeping it on the radiator/oil cooler is NOT AN OPTION), then see how much you need to do with the windshield washer bottle and the firewall. I think you really just need to put the intake silencer together with a scratch-built air filter and move it forward a bit. Another option is to create a water tank that fits in the space. But the space between the front of the engine and the nose is really not particularly important, especially when the hood is open and obscures much of the front of the engine. moving it few millimeters... wont help the emptiness.. i will try to scratch build the air filter first for today.. i don't know if i can make it happen because i never scratch build any part before.. but let me try it creating the water tank is one of the solution too but... let me do the filter first... here is my references pic... it have triangular shape i think with some mesh... i don't know if this is original one or not.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) Mesh should work. The filter canister is really a polka-dot series of round holes, but mesh would be a good choice at this scale. My plan was to build a shell out of cardboard and cover it with a scale print-out of something like the second picture or create my own pattern to print. Edited June 30, 2014 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Still struggling on air filter.... keep trying.... Today i am fixing some hoses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Looks great. By the way, where's the heat shield between the intake and exhaust manifolds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 That hose clamp looks great! Photoetched? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Car is looking very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Looks great. By the way, where's the heat shield between the intake and exhaust manifolds? Its there i paint it with he same colour as exhaust... now i regret it... thinking to tear it down and sub with alu foil.... Edited July 2, 2014 by Cien1986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 That hose clamp looks great! Photoetched? Yep... its PE... i get it from HLJ website... it give you 4 or 5 different sizes quite handy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Car is looking very nice. Thanks Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) Its there i paint it with he same colour as exhaust... now i regret it... thinking to tear it down and sub with alu foil.... That shield shouldn't look chromed. It should be close to the finish of the intake manifold or slightly shinier, so just use a metallizer paint or the dull side of the foil. Edited July 3, 2014 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 That shield shouldn't look chromed. It should be close to the finish of the intake manifold or slightly shinier, so just use a metallizer paint or the dull side of the foil. I will try to tear it down because evrything is glued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Ihi is the engine look like.... engine not glue to chassis yet.. just sitting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Here is small add on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Ihi is the engine look like.... engine not glue to chassis yet.. just sitting there The door is just sitting there not glueing it yet so it will makes big gap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Very nice. It looks like you put the water tank in the right place and the windshield wiper bottle is extremely well done. You might want to paint a matte black seal around the inner lip of the hood opening that the hood sits on, plus black lines around the window frames to indicate those seals. What color do you intend to paint the interior? Edited July 4, 2014 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Very nice. It looks like you put the water tank in the right place and the windshield wiper bottle is extremely well done. You might want to paint a matte black seal around the inner lip of the hood opening that the hood sits on, plus black lines around the window frames to indicate those seals. What color do you intend to paint the interior? i painted the lid wiper bottle... haha... but the picture is before painting the water tank can fit there but still thinking how to fix it permanently... the black lines around the window frames... any idea without using paint... afraid of destroying the body paint..... for interior i just paint it with Matt black.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 I repaint the thermal shield... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 As for the black seal lines, there are a couple of ways to go on this kit. -- Because the window frames stick out so far from the body, you could use a very fine black cord around the edges. -- Otherwise a Pantone fine-point paint pen is a good choice. I'd mask around the windows. The problem to be careful of is the gaps between the frames and the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 This is update pic... Permanently fix the engine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 After fixing the engine... big problem comes out.... the engine is too tall... so the hood not closing properly.... But its imposible to remove it again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Can you carefully remove some plastic from the backside of the hood to clearance it out a little? Then just blend it in to the rest of the hood underside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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