Metalmad

Just realized that I also need to make caliper brackets for the front calipers & fittings for the brake lines and redrill the calipers for the hard lines. This will be a easy fix but will set me back a bit also.

I hope everyone had a great day building today! I have made some progress today.I have mounted the front spindles so next will be running the brake lines then the calipers. Was also able to lay down the first coat of paint but after paint was somewhat dry I noticed that there are a few places on the body that needed attention before I lay down the red. I also finished up the dash & painted the transmission & cleared it. Thank you all for following me on this build !

The GTO looks awesome ! Nice execution on this build !

Some progress today on the front spindle assembly which has come together but before gluing I need to figure out where I will run the front brake lines. I should also be able to reshoot the paint sometime today.

Just finished shooting paint on the front spindles and brush painted the front calipers .

Thank You for the encouragement John ! Not sure on the color yet on the ZR1 but was leaning towards Bright Red Tamiya paint & ordered carbon fiber decal sheet for the roof.

Here is a pic of the under carriage but keep in mind I still have to run the brake lines. Also have laid the paint on the front brake calipers & have the front spindles in primer & have the front end ready to go together except for the brake lines. The body is in primer & have cleaned up the blemishes so hopefully I will get to shoot on the color on this weekend. I also have been cleaning up the body lines on my next build while waiting on the paints to dry on the Bee.

My Local HS has the Foose Camaro & its priced at $69.99

Saw the kit today at my local HS and I thinking that it would make a cool 4X4.

Was able to primer the body etc. and also was able to get the under carriage & frame painted. Starting to get parts ready for front end assembly but will have to scratch build hub assembly's for front discs.

Thank you all for the comments ! I have the body striped now and have given it a light sanding so Im just waiting for the body to dry so I can shoot some primer then see if it needs any filler & also going to shoot the under carriage & frame this evening.

For me it was last night with the family at my house and these ! Merry CHRISTmas !

Merry Christmas to all ! What did Santa bring you ? I was given a $50 gift certificate to my local HS a pair of Vans tennis shoes & a Orange County Choppers Work Shirt & The Black Sabbath Gathered In Their Masses Box Set !

Thanks for the tip Carl & Merry Christmas to all !

Rob Halford Judas Priest lead singer released a Christmas CD 2 years ago called Winter Songs with some original songs and Christmas songs. Great CD !

Thank you for the encouragement Carl ! Was going to shoot the last couple of coats of clear over the bmf which I have not done before so maybe I will after repainting I will finish the clearing then bmf the trim.This is not the first time that I have had to strip the paint & repaint. Its going to just set me back a bit on the build but I'll be fine since I still have quit a bit to go on this build.

Today I have installed the brake caliper brackets that I had scratch built & painted. I also started trimming off the BMF and I guess I had left the excess amount to long on the body because as I started to trim & peel off the excess it would take the paint with it. So this will set me back a bit since now I'm striping off the paint & will have to repaint the body. I do not want to rush this build but I would like to get this completed for the MNL West in Feb.

Thank You Carl !

One more picture.

Few mock up pictures.

Finished making the caliper brackets & painting them tonight so hopefully I can get them installed tomorrow.

If you google ICON Thriftmaster and go to images there you will see more pics.

Thank you Ron. I'm still messing with ideas in my head about the build & have somewhat of a plan on what I will do. Just got word today that the 68 we got this past week from corporate Ford is that the project revolves around the Mcqueen estate and thats all I can say for now & the car we build will be a one off design for Mcqueen's estate. Will probably debut at SEMA next year. If you get a chance Ron google ICON Thriftmaster that is a truck we built for SEMA this year and will be building per order.

Started on the caliper brackets and hope to have them finished tomorrow night.

Just realized that there are no brackets for the brake calipers so I will have to scratch build a set for them before I go any further with routing the brake lines.