mustang1989

First off that's a clean build you've got going there JD! Secondly , thanks for that great idea concerning the bed mat. I'm considering that idea for use with my 56.

That.........is all too familiar. lol. My wife was looking under our bed for a missing hamster the other day. I was in the kitchen and heard her in a loud voice ask," There's model kits under our bed now???!!!!"

Started work on the "carpet" yesterday and spot corrected this morning. I still have a little trimming left to do but I'm all good with it. While I'm at it the dash is pretty much finished. A little trimming here and there on the chrome BMF and we'll be set there.

I really appreciate you guys great comments and encouragement. I should have some more pics in the coming days. I'm just trying not to take a pic of every single update.

You sir..............are tha freekin man!! Got it on order already!!!! Thanks Mike!

I'm getting set for the completion of my WIP and am going to display it on a clear acrylic riser with a mirror underneath. I saw some cool end pieces at either end of the display between the clear riser and the mirror and wondered if anybody has any ideas on where to look or how to pull this off. Here's the pic. Thanks for any help that you can be

Well I've got the fuel line installed and routed. I used a pin for chrome fuel line and coated it with some Tamiya Smoke X-19 to give it that true metal look and made a 90 degree banjo fitting to go onto the fuel rail at the carbs. Check it out.... I started on the inner fender wells yesterday by removing all that nasty molded on detail and cleaned it up and painted it. Before: And after. (This still needs to cure out so I can polish it up and make it into a mirror finish but you can see the difference so far)

Man that's clean...........Wow!!!

JC you just made me feel 100% better about leaving it all alone. You sir, are tha man!!

I made two attempts to remove the fuel rail before I had to weigh the cost of going any further. It wouldn't come off so I had to decide if it was worth destroying all the linkage and all by a carburetor coming loose during the removal of the rail. That answer would be not just "No" but "Hell No!". I'll make my way from here and pull it all off somehow. I just can't bring myself to risk throwing all that effort away. I did sand all of the molded in detail from the inner fender wells and washed 'em to get ready for paint

Thanks for the reply JC. Man I really appreciate your input. I'll more than likely go with the fuel block idea. You guys are da bomb!

Now THAT'LL work!!! Thanks Ed!!

Thanks for the input there JC. I understand that part and what you've got here is for an electronic fuel injected engine. What I was trying to pull off is a neat & tidy way of getting fuel to the carburetors by way of a fuel rail instead of two fuel lines just hanging up above the R/H valve cover. I'll PM you in a bit pal. Thanks again, Joe

Wow!! I mean WOW!

I do what I always do when I have a temporary "block" and moved on to "greener pastures" with the inner fender well test fitting stage. I'll get back to the issue at hand in a couple of days. I've already had to modify the fender wells as the rear part also doubles as hood and door points. Not the brightest of ideas by good ol' Revell but it's what I've got to work with. Right off the bat I found that there was no way that the firewall was going to fit between the two pieces so I modified that to where the fit was satisfactory to me. After that I marked where the front brake lines were so I could make the cut-outs for those. Next'll be the molded detail removal process. Pics coming by tomorrow more than likely.

That is cool Paul!

Love it! Love it! Love it! Really nice work going on with these Chuck! Man these Moebius F-100's seem to be the hot ticket. I'll be in Austin in a little over a month and a half and I'll probably snag one of these bad boys. I've always liked the way these trucks look.

Man I appreciate that Ray!

You as well as your grandson are awesome Paul!

Way to go Ludwig!! That's some good work right there!

Gaaah!!! One word................AWESOME!!!!

Ok fellas. I'm at a junction here with the fuel delivery set up. I've got this far off of good research photos and am at a stopping point. I've seen one photo of a fuel rail type set up for dual Hollies but the details are lacking outside of the basic fuel rail. The idea is to plumb a neat and tidy fuel inlet to the back of the rail and route it down behind the engine. This is one of those points where you get a good feeling when you're putting it all together only to feel not-so-sure about it after looking at it for a while. I've used a piece of .062 solder, primed in black and then shot with a coat of chrome alclad for the rail. Ideas or thoughts would be appreciated right now. My only reservation about taking this thing apart to possibly correct this would be damaging all of what I've done with the carburetors and linkage. Thanks for any input....

LOL. I've been a mechanic in Corpus Christi for close to 16 years now. The salt in the air here will rust the buttons off of your jeans if your not careful. lol. I hear you on the rush to get folks back their transportation on the recreational and business sides. Recreational is a lot easier to deal with than a guy loosing money every day you have his / her vehicle. That kind of pressure sucks. I have a good time building models though and try to leave myself enough time to make it to the next show.

Thanks Bruce! Hopefully I can get some more pics up soon....

I usually take a step away from the trouble and work on another part of the build that I'm on or just take a short break.