Straightliner59

I love that book! His "River Horse" is excellent, too.

The beauty is a beast! I just love this kind of fabrication.

I am awestruck, my friend! To any of us who've attempted millwork, the amount of effort and planning you put into this, is apparent. Bravo!

Agreed. That's what I thought, the first time I tried it!

I've been working on the dash details. The light switch, cowl vent lever (under dash), and shifter are all pins whose heads were turned-down on the lathe. I added a key switch, a switch for main power (clear red), and one for the electronic fuel pump (clear yellow). Those were made with nichrome wire, with "knobs" made with UV cured resin, painted with clear red and yellow paints. I installed a panel to cover the removed radio. The dash, itself, is Humbrol HI 5 Grey, cut with lacquer thinner, and shot through my Badger 100G-IL. It will match the body color. I printed the speedometer on glossy photo paper, and cut it out using hole punches and scissors. The other gauges are ancient offerings from LTD Enterprises. I need to punch out the lenses, and add bezels. That should complete the dash. Your comments are always welcomed and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

No apology necessary, my friend! I am looking forward to this! A Cosworth on nitro. Sounds tasty!

Yeah! This is super-cool!

Dr. Microtools? I think it was red.

In NHRA Top Fuel the record speed for the quarter mile was/is by Tony Schumacher at 337.58 MPH, set at Brainerd in (I believe) 2005. I was there! I used to have a photo of the scoreboard I took.

Honestly, I thought I'd use it much more frequently than I do. It mostly sits. Something I bought that I had no idea, how glad I'd be to have it, is a tool called a ring clamp. I use it every few building sessions, at least.

David, yours looks better than the box art model, by a long shot! I've been pondering what one might look like with a Packard boat tail grafted on.

D'oh! I just started grabbing photos from my 2C folder, not even paying attention. Glad to be of assistance with the 2A!😄

To make rod ends, I use a 1/16" pin punch, on an anvil. I light rap with a hammer flattens the end, which can then be drilled. That's how I made the eyes for these tennis balls. They're smaller than anything I've seen manufactured.

Trevor's correct. That's exactly what I do with my tires, and that's a perfect place to do it!

I love this kind of project. Most of what I build has something inspired by another race car, or something I've seen on another race car. I also enjoy the challenge, and research to be as certain as I can that graphics, contingency decals, and equipment, etc. are correct for the era I'm modeling. Gotta' have a back story!🙂 Nice work!