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Thank you, Tim. As you are aware, persistence is often the only thing that sees us through. I appreciate your comments, sir!

Beautiful work! Nice conversion.

Thanks, Jimmy. I appreciate that, Art! I really am. It felt like a big step! This project gets ever closer to completion. I added the hood hold down straps and buckle assemblies. The straps are wine bottle foil. The hold-downs/buckles are brass. The buckle part, itself, is .005" brass wire. Five pieces per unit. I had to make concessions due to the fact that I am not yet ready to figure out a way to make it actually operate! Still, once it's got bit of a wash, and some highlights, it will look pretty decent! I will give the paint more time to off-gas before I finish tweaking the hood into shape. As always, questions, critiques and comments are welcome. Thanks for looking!

That is exactly why I use metal, wherever possible. ? I'm lazy, that way. As you said, it also has the advantage of looking itself!

I sat in one of these, once. All I could think (besides "WOW!") was "What's with all the grommets in the seat?!" ?

Thank you, John. It's getting closer!

Thank you, Steve. Little things like that will keep me looking at someone's model, just to see what else they've done! Thank you, Francis. I guess what I meant by the good luck comment, was that it went together without a hitch, and it worked like a charm, the first time--I didn't have to fiddle with it! I truly appreciate your comments! Thank you, kind sir!

Oh, man, Francis! You are killing it, my friend! Such fine work, sir. Carry on!

The hood is in paint. I am amazed at the luck I had with the hinge. It works absolutely perfectly!

Thank you, Skip. I plan to get a small arbor press, as soon as funds allow. At least that way, I won't have to take the Dremel drill press apart, every time I want to punch some louvers! I knew how 1:1 louvers were punched, I just finally gave up on trying to find a shortcut!

I have the hood sections almost ready for paint! Once that's painted, and the exhaust is mounted (working on the bracket) and the fuel cap done, it'll be down to graphics--which are mostly designed. Oh, this baby's getting done!

If I didn't make my own, yours are what I would buy. Simply the best built aftermarket wires around. I have never liked photoetched wire wheels, because I hate flat spokes! Your TruWires are excellent!

Thank you, Francis! As I was soldering the hinges together, I was thinking about what a fine investment the resistance soldering rig was. So glad I have that! I truly appreciate your ongoing support, in this project. Most of the major stuff is done, with this thing, now. Still a way to go, yet, though. Thanks for looking in, my friend!

I got the hood hinge made, and the two hood sections assembled for my "Indy Car".

I made a piano hinge for the hood. I had to fudge the mounting of it, due to the fact that I still haven't figured a way to get a clean, tight fold, along the bottom edges of the top hood panel. So, I drilled the hood panels and the hinge, and inserted plastic model RR rivets, and swaged them on the inside. I will smooth them down, a bit, and paint them with the hood, that will make them less visible. The hinge operates very smoothly! The hood only needs some minor tweaking. In my excitement to assemble it and test fit it, I forgot clean it all up. Guess that'll take longer, now! The exhaust pipe is only set in place. I am still working on its hanger bracket. As always, questions, comments and critiques are welcome!

Mein Gott im Himmel!? Very nice work. As someone else mentioned, the textures are beautiful.

I think we all must have at least a little bit of that, in us! ? F'rinstance, I just spent a few hours making a piano hinge for the hood of my "Indy Car".

Well, one can dream, I reckon!

Looks like a challenging project. Your work looks great, Kurt!

You sure did! I agree with Jim--definitely worth it!

That, sir, is ambitious! Most of us would have set the entire project aside, until we came up with the parts. Much respect, to you.

Nice work on that winch! Way better!

That is awesome! I'm kinda' figuring this stuff out, on the fly. I intend to try something with more complex panels, one of these days. So far, I have this hood, a scoop I formed for a '34 Ford coupe, and a dragster body. I really do enjoy working with sheet metal. Thank you very much, Scott. Please do use it! I post this stuff, in hopes that someone can use it. Modeling isn't about keeping secrets, as far as I am concerned.

Thank you, very much, Charlie! It's probably easier, in these smaller scales, than it is, for you! Still, the process should be similar.

Yes, you did, my friend! Thank you so kindly,sir. It's pretty satisfying, when things work out! Thanks, Bruce. Very much appreciated!