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Bent a pair of them, for just in case. Between the area of the king pin bosses, I can flip them end for end & they still stack straight, indicating continuity of shape between the ends.

The other end was done with a pocket to verify the positioning of the first set of bends, while the other end is being bent. Several hours invested in conceptualizing, layout & shaping of the jig to assure an accurate, visually balanced piece...the bending time, to this point, less than two minutes.

My bending fixture that I built. First bend up from the lower "smile" of the axle is made & then the pin is set & held, while the second bend is made around it. Black mark is the approximate cut line for locating the king pin boss.

Love the all aluminum motors. Bill, have you weighed the twin turbo unit?

I painted for a ferrari dealership in the early 90s, we had a new F40 come through. Fantastic automobiles. Impressive work on your part, Romell!!

Very nice detail on the engine...beautiful set of hedders.

Thanks guys. Like I said yesterday, the car's taken on it's own vibe here, so I gotta follow through. Used the plastic as a bending template for the solder. I like the solder for initial shaping, it's very compliant & forgiving in free-hand shaping, yet strong enough to hold it's shape for fitting & mock-up. I'll shape a bending jig, off of the solder pattern, out of some plywood for the aluminum. Actual axle will be in probably 1/4" material which will scale up to 2". And put it under this, on a similar set of coil overs, as what's going on the back of the car.

Yep, trim, check fit, trim, check fit...just like building 1:1 only smaller.

I have two big deuce kits, the red one & the yellow one. Only reason I bought the yellow is the red one didn't have a flathead in it. The yellow kit was offered to me at about 1/2 the cost of the aftermarket resin engine kits...dollar saved, dollar earned. I can only build one at a time. Besides my guitar collection plus my git build shop takes up all of my available space.

Under body that's channeled the depth of the rails.

Starting to pick up on a vibe for the car, as it shows me what it wants to be.

Thanks, Danno. The beginnings of coil overs. Prototyping for size, right now. Frame will get a twin tube crossmember . Something like this.

Nice even fit between the tub & 1/4 panel.

I'm experiencing it...old & slow, that is. Nice work, Bill.

Looking good!

Looks good, Ken. Very nice work.

Thanks, Greg. As you know, it's just a matter of staying after it until you get the proportion that works.

Darren, thank you for the compliment, I certainly appreciate it. Been working on this, this afternoon. Not having lathe or mill, I don't have the capability to cut tapered axle housings, so have to do it this way, for now. I think that's why it's called scratch building...constantly scratching my head, figguring out how do it with what I have to work with.

To my eye, scales out pretty good against the frame. Time to shop for some realistic hardware.

Those look fantastic, David! I've been told that before. Context is everything... Still working with fasteners that are available at the local hdwre store. Not a lot there for this type stuff. What camera are you using? I can't seem to get that crisp focused detail with mine on close-ups.

Kept the 1/8 tube for the link, but downsized everything else. This looks much more proportionate to my eye. 1/16 cotter pin vs 3/32 in the first prototype, in back. Cross bolt is now 1/16 vs 3/32, before. 1/16 cross bolt scales up to a 1/2" bolt shaft holding a 1" link tube to the mounting brackets on rear axle & also to mounts on rear of tubular K members. "That dog'll hunt", as they say.

That's one fine looking automobile! Love the flatties in any configuration...but OMG, looks like it's got, gasp, radial tires on it...

Thanks for the feedback, guys. Talked with a friend yesterday who has a fair collection of mini hardware & he said he'd turn me on to a few pieces so I can determine just what sizes I want to use for this. Looks like the only practical way to buy this stuff is online in lots of 25 or 50. So far Micro Fasteners seems to have the best pricing. Where are you guys buying your stuff? Happy saturday!

If I may ask, what hobby shop in this area carries a good stock of scratch building supplies? I'm looking for scale hardware specifically & a couple of google searches hasn't revealed anything yet.

That's how I've always felt as well, Bill. Nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks that way.