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These headers are not painted. I did however lightly sand the entire surface to remove the sheen.

Thanks Bill. The cleanliness of my builds belies the chaos of my work bench. That's why I use the screen behind in my photos. While I was messing with the wheels thought I would open the slots on the fronts.

Very happy to have these back in production!

Very nice.

I need more motor! To make it a fair fight I'll run you with this.

Thanks Keith, your great build kicked me in gear to get this one started. I installed a 427 wedge in my '61 A/Gas and a 427 SOHC in my '65 A/FX, wanted to do something different on this build. You're on Daniel! What's hiding under the hood, a mouse or a rat?

I'm in the minority but personally I prefer a toned down sheen on the finish, your's looks great.

Thanks Dann & Daniel. As promised I’ll simulate the thru-bolt detail with 24 ga. wire (scales out to approx. ½” bolt). I install it long to make threading it through the holes easier and then trim it to length during final assembly. I could use .030” (0.8mm) styrene hex rod, that would scale out to approx. ¾” bolt, but frankly I can’t tell its hex shaped even with my opti-visor on! This photo also shows the drain plug I installed in the oil pan. Someone had pointed out that the steel wheels I was using appear the be from the '59 El Camino kit. I pulled the wheels from my parts box so I didn't know the kit source. Can't have Chevy wheels on a Ford! I grabbed a set of the out of the Revell T-bolt kit that should make things right again.

Great project Kari.

Very nice Ray.

Thanks Tom. The thru-bolt detail won't be formed bolts per se, just a piece of wire. I may use some very small styrene hex rod. I'll post photos when I get a chance. I have/am using styrene and resin bolts. I added a styrene bolt to the oil pan as a drain plug - photo pending. I would like to get a hex punch set but they are pricey!

No issues with my Fotki account.

http://www.mamasboyz.org/MidNNL.html

Couldn't make NNL East or just want more?

Love it!

Thanks Gene. Haven't decided color yet.

Thanks for posting Terry.

Looks good in primer Kurt. Ferrari are running matte finish on the F1 cars this year, no reason you can't be cutting edge and do the same. Ferrari also claim there is a performance benefit. https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-matte-paint-performance-benefit/4338383/

You can't blame your insane scratch building skill on me!

Yes that is pretty funny Gary.

Glad you liked my cart build Mark. Your wheels are somewhat similar to the Margay wheels. My personal favorite are the Turbine.

Glad you like the build Tony. If you have any questions about what I have done just ask.

Are these designed to fit the AMT kart?

Very nice Scott.

Looks like a fun build Ismo.