Art Laski Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) I got my dirtmodeler.com order in today :D I got the Kirkey seat, rod ends, spindles, radiator logo masks, and all kinds of goodies. The seat is a perfect replica of the Kirkey in the actual car. Edited November 7, 2014 by Art Laski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 It's an improvement over the die cast seat, for sure! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 I also did some work on the rear end. For some reason, they top of the rear end was shaved off. I wanted to add the shape back to it. I took a piece of brass tube that was about the same diameter as the center section, and cut a piece off that was about the same width. Then I filled the tube with resin and made a plug. I popped the resin out and cut a piece off of the circle and applied it to the rear end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Metalmad Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Awesome work on this build Art ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mooneyzs Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Art.... you are a true craftsman my friend. Welcome to the world of brass... that chassis is just killer and looking sweet. Thia is going to be a killer build when its done. Its great to see you back at the bench. I will be followong this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Seth and Chris, Thanks for looking, my friends! I do appreciate it. -Art Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Since the forum outage lost a few posts, I am reposting what was lost. Thanks for looking! Added brackets for the steering gear. This was probably the hardest part to do so far, as getting small rings of tube to hold it, with a spacer behind it, was a challenge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Here's another update. I added some bracing for the cage and torsion tubes, and also managed to get the bumpers built. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Metalmad Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Looking Good Art ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mooneyzs Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Art.... I love your work Brother... Top Notch!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Thanks for looking, guys! I spent some time on it last weekend, but most of that was a rework of the rear cage brace to get the proper angles to get the fuel tank to clear properly. It was nice to be able to just unsolder it, and then rebuild it. It might have been a bigger hassle in styrene. Hopefully I'll have an update after this weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Codi Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hi Art, your chassis is very sharp. Great choice on the seat and I'm following your progress for sure. What engine will you be using on this build btw? Cheers, Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Thanks, Tim! I Plan to use to use the engine that came out of the die cast. It's fairly accurate, although I will be replacing the valve cover with a Ford valve cover to match the real car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cesar Bossolani Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Very clean soldering job! Mate, what do you using for bend tubes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randy D Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Hi Art, Bumpers look great !!! Randy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
10thumbs Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Very nice brass work Art, the bends look uniform and are cleanly done. Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Very clean soldering job! Mate, what do you using for bend tubes? Thanks, Cesar! I am using rod, so I don't have to worry about crimping. On the radiuses, I just used my hands and bent it around a metal mechanical pencil that happened to have the radius sizes I was looking for. I probably could have used some drill bits too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Randy and Michael, Thanks for looking and your nice comments! -Art Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vintagedragfan Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Hey Art, your brass work is looking great! everything looks perfect my friend! looking forward to more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Thanks, Bill! Glad to see you on the board. Hopefully I can get a bit done over the holidays. Would love to see some more of your exceptional work too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brizio Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Beautiful job, great skills working with brass! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Any updates? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks, Brizio! Bob, thanks for asking. I have a small update., Inching along... Not much to really show because I have spent most of my bench time working a few bars on the chassis to get it a little more accurate and eliminate some fit issues with the tail tank later. But I did get some work started on the suspension. The torsion arms from Dirt Modeler that are actually anti-roll bar arms on this build have a bigger hole than I can use, so I drilled it out and then used some tube to produce a smaller hole. Drilled it out so the tube fits. Before and after... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Started on the front axle too... Got the shock tower on. I just have a rod in place of the shock for now, but it will be a coil-over later. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randy D Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Hi Art, I never realized that these little midgets had such funky suspenions. Your work looks great!!! Randy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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