Mopar - D Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Looking good Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 A washer as a brake disc-clever idea Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taaron76 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Looking good, Joe! I can't wait to see more progress. I picked up some Spaz Stix mirror chrome yesterday. Can't wait to try it out on my next build. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 A washer as a brake disc-clever idea Joe. Was just about to say the same... Great idea and I can't believe I never thought of it lol. I have tins of washers in the shed! Looking great Joe. Another thing for spindles (if you don't have brass handy of course) is the plastic tube of an ear bud (you guys call them q-tips i think?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Some real nice work Joe, you always aolve your problems pretty easy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Thanks Dan! Hopefully this thing is ready for the show in October. JC: Thanks for the encouragement from you as well. I used the theory about 23 years ago on a build but never carried it further than just throwing a washer on the hub. No caliper and no brake lines. I thought I'd re-visit the idea and do it as right as I could this time. Tim: I'm movin' slow on this thing but hopefully progress will pick up a little when all of the engineering is over with. Will be watching for the results of the Spaz Stix. I've gotta order some for myself as well but have to wait a little bit. I unloaded a lot of cash at the Houston show. Ask Dan....................he'll tell you all about it. Greg: Thanks pal. I've got plans................ Carl: And I thank you sir. I don't know about that "easy" part. lol I still manage to pull off my share of stooopid stuff. Like this #45 right in the middle of the floor pan in the pic below. I ended up fixing it but what an oversight. Edited May 2, 2015 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo Jutt Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Man joe this keeps getting better and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microwheel Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Great Idea on on the disc brake setup Joe. I'm sure you'll have it ready in plenty of time to take it to your show. By the way it was nice talking with you yesterday. I really enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Thanks Justin! Jim: Thank you as well and I enjoyed the conversation as well buddy. Looking forward to talking to you again. Well folks it looks like this is starting to look doable. The basic set up here with the master cylinder/ brake booster set up: I primed the front brake rotors (washers) with black gloss yesterday and shot 'em with a coat of Alclad today. You'll notice that I flattened one side of the washers. This allows my calipers to sit perfectly on the rotors instead of looking like they are resting on the outside edge of them. I also cut some brass rod to .180" length to mount the rotors onto. The short length allowed for the "step down" to mount up the wheels later. Today I'll be drilling out the brake calipers for brake lines and painting the calipers red. I removed the chrome from both of the calipers yesterday in order to prep for all of the painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Well I've got the brake pedal and throttle return springs figured out now. Got these from inside a wristwatch band retaining pin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Now you're thinking outside the model box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Joe I can just imagine how this is going to turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microwheel Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Now I see what you were discribing to me on the phone Joe. Great idea on the brake setup. I really like what you did with the brake booster assembly to. I'm really enjoying following along with you on this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Thank you Greg, Dan and Jim! Today I had to work on something that would yield tangible results...............so I switched over to the rear tires. I painted the white lettering, lightly sanded the letter tops after the paint dried to level the paint out a bit, applied a coat of dull coat onto the tires and dry brushed some ground up black pastel across the sidewalls to give 'em that added "used" look. Edited May 4, 2015 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Well that's certainly more involved than my process of just licking both sides and hoping they stick on! Looks great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taaron76 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Those wheels and tires came out great, Joe! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Man Joe, those tires look great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubiconGuy11 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Looking good, great work so far, that engine look fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Stray: LOLOLOL!!! Thank you sir! Tim, Carl and Troy: Thanks fellas!! Edited May 5, 2015 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Ok I managed to get the brake rotors installed and the brake calipers mounted up on that. I guess I could have made mounts for them but where does one stop? LOL. I did drill holes for brake lines to be installed and will be working on that coming up. I also applied some alclad to the inner rim edges and painted the backs of the wheels. Here's the front suspension / brake setup so far: And another mock up just to make sure I'm still tracking straight here. Never enough test fitting I'll tell you that............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taaron76 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Looking good, Joe! Nice progress and update pics. What color is this going to be? Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 I'll be sticking to the box scheme as I've always like the dark red idea with these flames. I saw another one of these kits in Houston and should have snagged it up for the flame decals just for an extra set. I'd really like to give your acrylic paint idea a go on this one. May get with you in a PM on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taaron76 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Awesome! You'll love acrylics when you are done. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 I've been looking at the body/ paint work for some time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Looking good Joe keep it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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