Straightliner59

Here comes Honey Boo Boo!

That looks beautiful. The stance is right on, looks mean! Fantastic work. Very nice photos, too.

That is freakin' pretty! Just a cool looking hot rod!

Since the next part of this project will require tying down a lot of wires, I figured I would want a variety of items to do the securing. I cut some (roughly) .030" strips of aluminum duct tape that I primered and painted semi-gloss black. This will represent 3/4" black electrical tape. I'm opting for the metal, because it will hold shape, as I doubt other materials would. I will also be using clear monofilament fishing line and .011" Clover House black nylon monofilament, to create translucent and black zip ties. I made a small tool from a dowel and a sewing needle, to pierce the "head" end of the zip ties. Also shown are the other items I'll be using, including an alcohol lamp, tweezers, and a plastic lid I use to dab super glue. I used the pencil sharpener to taper the dowel. It may be a couple of days, but I'll outline the process, as it happens. I have run a couple of cables: those for the hi-lo idle control, and the manual hi-speed (leanout). I'll get them "posed" once they're anchored to that tab. I'll run and tie down the shaft sensor, first, then get the controls anchored, then install the E-box. Questions and comments are always appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Zinsser BIN works great to both protect plastic from solvents, and to prevent color bleed-through, from plastic. I use it straight from the rattlecan. Sidney Schwartz, above gave some excellent advice, toward getting started! Main thing is: HAVE FUN!

But, done properly, definitely worth the effort!

Thanks, kindly, my friend! It's funny, I hadn't "drilled" a hole with a hot straight pin, in probably 50 years! I'm looking forward to having the masks made. I started messing around with them, in AutoCAD. I need to drill the rear axle for the speed sensors, then I can install the E-box, and start running some of the wires.

When I discovered that I was going to need a hole in the rear surface of the bellhousing for the shielded cable for the clutch sensor, and no room for a drill, I had to determine a way to get one there. My first thought was a straight pin, bent to 90 degrees and heated up, just like the olden days!? It soon dawned on me that it wasn't likely I'd be able to maintain heat long enough to actually make hole. Then, the light went on! A short section of the point straight pin, held in the tips of the resistance soldering unit's tweezers. I cut a pin and experimented with wattage settings on a piece of Plastruct rectangular tubing. Once I was satisfied the temperature was correct (enough), I positioned the point of the pin (now grasped in the tweezers), and hit the switch with my foot. Whew! No slippage. One hole, just where I needed it! It can be seen, here. I used .015" lead wire for fly-tying for the shield. The red wire in these shots is for effect, only. The actual clutch sensor wire, while red, is attached to the E-box. I need to open up a couple of the holes in the motor plate, to allow more wiring through--it's not as much as you might think, but, what's there won't fit the wires that need to penetrate it. Thanks for looking!

Very nice work! Who couldn't love a Javelin?

Excellent fabrication work. Will certainly be checking in!

Thanks, Marcos. It's a lot of fun, for me. A lot of it comes from just wanting to see if I can. From there, it's just acquiring enough information (photos, etc.), then, breaking an assembly down into its basic shapes. Then, it's relatively simple to build something that has the proper contours. Often, I have to rebuild a component, just because I didn't make it small enough, the first time!? You can do it, for sure, my friend!

Looks like it's ready to make some noise!

Thank you, Ian. As you are about to see, I wholly agree with you, regarding the cowl! Here's the updated scheme. It's subject to small changes, but, I am pretty happy with this. The electronics box is done! As always, comments, questions and critiques are welcomed. Thanks for looking!

That chassis! Awesome!

Lenco looks sweet! Nice work, Marcos!

Desperately seeking opinions! Here's my first idea for the paint layout. Now that i have it all taped off, I can see areas I want to fine-tune. All areas covered with tape will be painted the gold pictured on the spoon. The rest will be, well...black! The gold will also be given the treatment with black Sign Painter's One Shot seen on the Ford hood. It will then be coated with Tamiya clear orange lacquer, as on the left end of the panel shown. At one point, I had decided to forego the red surrounds on the panels. I have since given them consideration, once again--more neatly than here, of course. I have one other "trim" I want to try on the tape, as well. It may better accentuate the body lines. My idea is to get a design I like, in tape. I will then lay that out on paper and scan it. I can then use AutoCAD to clean/straighten them up, and make duplications and mirrored images and save them as DXF files that I can import into Cricut software, then finally learn how to use the blasted thing to cut masks. So, what are your thoughts on this design? I should have my second idea done, pretty quickly, as it mainly involves slicing and removing tape from what's already on the car. Thanks for chiming in; Thanks for looking!

Thanks, kindly, John. The electronics box is done! At least until I figure out what to do for a grey wire. I made a new gasket and lid for it. Long story. I also started laying out the paint scheme--or at least playing with designs. The areas covered with tape will be the "Ambergold" I mixed. I think this has potential. I'll have more in a day or two. I need to start drilling holes for the various sensors, etc., so that I'll have places to hook up all these wires!

Rock and roll, Paul! This is awesome! You definitely have enough research photos. Tom was always generous and helpful. I miss that guy.

Well, I found one, cheap on Ebay! It should be arriving, soon!

I love it! Fantastic work!

Again, few ads is a small price to pay for the benefits gained from the information and interaction, here. There are tradeoffs, everywhere. "You don't get something for nothing."

Looking good! Very cool project!

My ads are usually Ebay, Temu (I ordered something from them, once! ONCE!), and, when I am researching, it might be Racepak or Jegs. A few ads is a small price to pay, for this forum!

Thank you, Ian. Yes, this thing has given me some fits. I'm really happy with the way it's turning out! I'll be happy to move on to the next step, but, I really do enjoy making parts, and adding little details!

Coming along very nicely! Good work, my friend!