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You are a pencil amongst a pile of tooth picks my friend. Lol. I would love to see some pics from the show if you have them.

Absolutely stunning Chris. In all honesty, you realize this thing should end up in a museum at some point. I'm still hanging in to see it finished.

Chris. It's been awhile since I checked in and I must say that you have surpassed all levels of detail. It is truly an incredible build and a testament to ones imagination and resolve. I was sad to hear of the setbacks and not hitting the finish deadline but as one posted "A Masterpiece is done when A Masterpiece is done" And this one will in the end will be a legend. Despite your setbacks, count your blessings everyday. A number of years ago my setback began. My hands started to shake, slightly at first but now has progressed to a crippling point. Research lead me to the diagnosis of "Essential Tremors" As time passed, this progressed to the point of not being able to drink a glass of water without spilling most of it down the front of my shirt and typing on a keyboard takes forever due to corrections from fingers hitting the wrong keys. It has definitely changed my world. Modeling has always been a passion for me. Starting when I was 6 years old and I have been building for close to 45 years. My last build was the 68 Vette which I struggled through, only working on not so bad days. Now this passion has been jeopardized. I have tried many medicines to combat this with the last result being, CBD oil, this has shown minimal but noticeable results and only time will tell if I will ever build again. I haven't given up hope as I keep buying eye catching kits here and there with the thought that I will return. My son keeps eyeballing my stash and hoping I will just give up and turn them all over to him but I'm not giving in yet. Thanks for sharing your ideas and creativity with all of us for these year. Keep up the good work and don't give up, I won't. Until then I will build "Vicariously" through watching others like you. God Bless Ya. Steve

Nice use of the "Pandamonium" handle. Lol Another amazing project, loven it so far.

You know it would have been cheaper and less time consuming to just build the real car... Right ? LOL It's really looking good. Something to really be proud of. Question: What is the material you are using for the blanket ? I skimmed through the posts but couldn't see mention of it.

I've got a set of front tires and spoked rims from a Don Garlits dragster or a set from a Chi Town Hustler funny car. in 1/16th scale. how skinny you want to go? PM me if you are interested.

I haven't chimed in for awhile but wanted to applaud. This build is a great inspiration. The ideas you have come up with are amazing. This build is going to end up in a museum some day.. Keep it going.

I ditto the statement "Like a walk down memory lane" This is a truly cool idea. I would love a link as well and Thanks so much..

I think it was the Little Red Wagon as well. What a cool thread though. I can say that I have had the honor of being friends with "Outlaw Ed Jones" who immortalized the Jolly Rancher wheel standing stage coach.

My best ever... I believe it was 1975. Don Garlits front engine dragster. "Wynns Jammer" Wish I could find a photo of the box art. All the body panels were clear. If I remember, the oil pan was clear as well and the crank shaft was a separate piece glued to the bottom of the engine so it was visible. Also that was my first kit that had a real rubber blower belt. I was so careful putting it together that I actually got the crankshaft to turn in the engine. Not that it mattered, later when the blower belt went on because none of the rest of the pulleys turned. But I knew that I made it happen. A purely magical day..

Very Nice. I built a pair of the re-release McLarens a while ago. This kit has lot more detail. Looking forward to more progress photos

Yes, it's Zep brand. got it at home depot and it remove chrome off models and paint with out harming the plastic

So I got thinking a while back on what else the Purple Cleaner would do. Here's what I've put it through. 1. I poured it in a clogged drain.. Awesome results. 2. I used it to clean the Algae out of my backyard pond. Worked better than anything else. 3. Cleaned the rims on my wife's Jeep. This was amazing! Other than an occasional car wash, these rims haven't been cleaned in 7 years. I put the cleaner in a spray bottle and used a common scrub brush then rinsed them off with a hose. Here are some before and after photos. After 7 years of road grime. A small trial use turned out ok. Here's the end result. Not perfect but real close.

Please! could you post some photos of the box content before starting?

Nice build. Just enough custom work to break up the super bird look. That's so true about the length of the car. You pulled it off..

You just keep turning them out! You're imagination has no bounds, I keep pushing myself to bolder ground because of people like you. This is turning out amazing!!!

Hence forth the "Budget issue" not to mention re-picking up the hobby of model building. The progress looks great! I love the way the seats turned out. Very good plan there. Opting for shaving the body trim off so you wouldn't have to BMF was also a very bold move and turned out great. Can't wait to see more.. Keep smiling

I guess I'll chime in on the "Structural fender well" question. As a person who has worked on a lot of 1:1 cars, the inner fender well isn't structural as much as it is just supportive. The solid frame under the car can actually hold take the load of the car without the fender wells. The radiator cross brace or bonnet slam panel' which ever you prefer to call it, holds the structure and shape of the front end (fenders) by bolting them to it and the rear portion of the fender is bolted to the front bulk head or fire wall. The fender well is there mostly to strengthen the fender due to its length and to keep a fair share of road grime from getting in the engine compartment. On a true race machine, they can be taken out in the process of loosing weight and it would allow more air flow to cool the engine although you loose aero dynamics (toss that up for debate) Adding a lite amount of bracing would be an alternative to the 100 plus pounds you get rid of by taking them out. Long winded, but I hope this answers the question.. Good luck and great progress so far!

I filter mine every time I use it. I usually pour it back in the jug so I filter it. I would imagine that it's power will dwindle over time, but for $10.00 I think anyone could replace it every 2 years. As far as freezing, you should read the label but I'm almost certain you should try to avoid it. Freezing can make some pretty drastic changes in chemical compounds. Hope some of this helps out.. BTW..Good to see a fellow Idahoan posting. Keep at it my friend...

The problem that I've had is when you put a coffee filter in a funnel and pour liquid in, it presses the filter to the sides of the funnel and it is no longer an effective straining area. By using the strainer, I get more usable surface from the coffee filter. The panty hose tends to follow along the same line at times although I still use that method in my garage with oils and gas.

Had me going.. I thought it was going to end up all Street. I was surprised at the final paint when it turn into a track car. Wonderful job! love all the mods, they just fell in place like they were meant to be there.

It's been awhile since I updated. The wife scratched her cornea which got infected, turned into 2 trips to the ER and an emergency call to an Ophthalmologist. Spent 2 days administering anti biotic drops every half hour (day and night) then 3 days of drops every hour (day and night). Day 6 was drops every 3 hours. Day 7 was 3 times (day only) which allowed me to finally catch all that sleep I missed. She narrowly avoided loosing the eye but will have permanent scarring and possibly need a cornea transplant. Still waiting to see how well it heals itself first. When it rains! It pours.. We are just grateful we caught it in time. I was able to build a little bench time in while she was sleeping + the progress I made before this happened. I got the nitrous tanks and the "T" fitting done. just need paint and a decal on them. Then the task of making 8 identical coil over shocks. Tedious but I enjoyed it. I've started to turn some focus on re working the front suspension. Here's a photo of the Nitrous tanks. And the "T" Most of the pieces needed for the coil overs. Some assembly required...LOL Without the coils. These still need to be trimmed to fit. They are in 2 pieces so after the suspension is complete I can measure then cut the center ram and coil for the final fit. They turned out pretty good I think. Here's a photo of the stock front end. I'm in the process of making lower A arms to replace the old set up. The kit had A arms for the uppers but the new ones have to be wider and making all the brackets for the new front end out of brass. Should be fun. That's about all for now. Hope to be back on this project soon and get some pics posted. Thanks for checking in..

First question you have to ask is: Is this in my skill level? If you can do it. Go for it. I think styrene is going to be your best option because of the thickness variable, it gets wider, the further back you go. I think I would start with 2 strips (one for each side) as wide as the skinniest point (where it bolts to the engine) Heat and bend will be the tricky part but once you get them to length and bend, layer strips to them and sand them down to get that gradual widening affect. It's do-able and it would add so much to the build if you can pull it off.

I admit that I'm obsessive on builds. I just can't put them away, even if I box it up and clear the desk the ideas just keep pouring in, I'll see something that reminds me of a design or functionality that hasn't been worked out yet or I'll go to bed only to lay there for 3-4 hours with ideas running ramped in my head. I've even gone so far as to have dreams of building. I guess this is the definition of "Obsessive"

When it comes to the cars I've owned: There were only 2 that stole my heart. At 18 I met a 64 1/2 Mustang. If you know mustangs, you'll know what I mean. It was faded baby blue with black interior. Motor was a 200 inline 6 with a Dagenham 4 speed trans (it was a rare car, I just didn't realize what I had). It wasn't fast but it had more guts than a four banger and would chirp the tires from a stand still. I drove that car till there was nothing left of it. After 4 years, my girlfriend T-Boned an old man in an intersection with it. I didn't have the means to repair it so I traded it in on a Ford Escort.... In 86 I met a guy who had a 68 El Camino sitting in his driveway. It was Metallic Brown with Gold and Black pin striping (not a scratch or a dent anywhere on it) and Tan interior. It had a stock 350 engine and a turbo 350 automatic trans. He couldn't figure out why the motor wouldn't start. He paid $400.00 for it. I had $2000.00 in my pocket at that very second so I took it out and counted it in front of him. I told him that he could either sell me the car right then or I would end up with it later for a lot less, either way I would have the car (sounds kind of rude but I just knew I was supposed to own it) Well he turned it down. 6 months later he asked me if I still wanted the car, I told him yes and put $500.00 on the table and reminded him of our conversation. He took the money and I gave a $50 after he signed the title because I liked him. I put a new Distributor in it and fired it up. That car was a dream come true. I ended up dumping around $9000.00 into it over a few years which brought it almost up to show quality. then wrecked it. Such is life