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So, I have been researching the half shafts for this model to accurately machine. Dunno if anyone knows this but many of the 935s used titanium for the half shafts. I decided to play on the lathe for a bit. Dug out the titanium bar stock I have laying around. (Dont ask....lol) I use inserted tooling (indexable tooling as its called) so I have the ability to machine it IF I wanted to. I am not going to use ti however but I did want to see if I could machine it. Aluminum will work just fine for this model.....maybe....lol Paul

Thanks Chris, I think that's what is going to happen. I found a bunch of brass available in close to the dimensions required to go brass so yeah, it may not go back...lol I actually contemplated it when I started redoing the chassis this go around. I suppose 3rd time is the charm? Nice crown lol. I'm not stealing it though. It may be a while however. Maybe instead of printing it we can make it a virtual crown? lol. This way it won't get lost going back and forth between us ha ha. I got your message. I'll get with ya later today. Paul

The front bonnet with most of it stuffed in there. No room for a spare....

Pete, The half shafts has been the hang up on this the whole time actually. Now that I have the mill, it is the first thing I want to tackle. I couldn't bare to put the plastic shafts in it.

Pete, Thanks. It should look familiar lol, it's the same one I've set aside for almost a decade? lol blow off valve assembly. Only kit parts in this piece is the tube and the cover. The rest is all scratchbuilt. (faster than trying to clean up kit parts!)

With the promod on hiatus it is time to get back to this long stanging project. The 935 Porsche with SMS set and many macbined parts by me and Robert at RB Motion.

Thanks Randy, Not an update but this will be on hiatus for a while. The chassis got pretty busted up when I dropped something on it pulling it out of the trailer after GSL. There is a looong standing project that has needed a mill to complete to the level I wanted. Now that I have that I will pull off of this for a time. The other project is pretty far along actually so its feasable to be back on this by the end of the year.....maybe....lo Paul

Maybe out of brass and 3 parts.... The basic shape of the blower case with the base, then ribs, then the injector mount. This way it can be soldiered maybe?

Several times with no problems. Great place to order!

I would clear over any kind of stripe or basically anything that would or could be painted on, and then apply the sponsor decals. Gentle waxing usually doesn't affect the decals left out and if it does, it is a race car so it gets banged up. I have done mine this way for years with no ill effects.

Ah yes! Something I have had in mind for years to do. (Just not that particular hot wheels.) Looks good. Maybe round off the corners of the cab some more as a suggestion.

Your own building on your property would be the best bet if you were not in an apartment. To have to pay the overhead of rental space and such makes it too costly to operate something that is a very little money maker if any at all. Even then there are insurance costs involved with a home business. Home owners insurance does not cover the business side of things. And small time operators may not get the best deals on kits and such as there I am sure different levels of discount. I have looked at doing something similar but in truth would really only be a playground for me and an outlet for my hobbies. Probably not something I want to do on my days off. To convince a chain to come in would be more work than worth. There are I am sure certain criteria that must be met in order for them to even consider looking at an area, The company will not want to start up a new location if the retail structure isn't there to support it. Unfortunately for many of us who would like to have a retail store of our favorite hobby, it is a pipe dream that takes more work and money than most people are willing to put into it. Not saying you or anyone else wouldn't succeed and I certainly hope you or anyone else does but the likely hood according to statistics tells otherwise and quite frankly, numbers don't lie, unless you are lying to yourself about the numbers. Paul

I can only imagine what Chris said.... lol! Beautiful work and great inspiration as to not only how to do something in scale but also the ability to be able to do it in scale. I can only reiterate not only what I have said in the past about this model but also what others have said about it. I was going to take a picture of the Chevelle sitting in the waste dumpster as a funny but am on the road for a while longer and the only waste dumpster I have has food in it at the moment lol. (yes I have the Chevelle with me as I displayed it at GSL) Paul

nice job. what did you use for the lug nuts on the front wheels? Paul

Also vital and something I do as well.

I do the same thing as you guys. I will edit post quite often and sometimes because of using 2 different photo management sites have difficulty remembering which link to use lol. So I edit a lot for spelling and other screw ups not related to any kind of language etc. Really like to see this back. And as for the inappropriate conduct I am with who ever said it. Kick them off the board and done. Easy peasy. Paul

Any of the later pro stock kits will work. They havent changed much and the only thing you may need to change is the cage to fit the body. Also depending on how much of a stickler you are for detail and correctness, there may be some reworking/updating to the cage. (Added bars to frame structure for safety and strength.)

Much of the color depends on the make up of the magnesium itself I think. Alodine is uses on mag also and even "pickleing". The Dow7 coating we used (had magnesium trans cases dipped) came out a greenish hue that turned greyish with age. You should see a mag part polished abd then dow7'd! Stuff looks cool. Almost like a dark greyish candy green!

Here's that FORD Jimmy is doing!

Ron, They do. They are stock type engines if you wanted to go that route. I found the guys name and some pics so if Photobucket is operational I will get them up of his Ford he is designing. It's a pretty nice piece. Guys name is Jimmey L Fogolini. Scroll through facebooks TDR site and you can get hold of him that way I'm sure. Here's the clicky... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1441607229444690/ I know in my case, my 481x long block set is 38.00 in 1/16 scale. There's a lot of material in there and that jacks up the prices quickly. D Depending on how much of a stickler you are for parts in scale, there are parts out there that just simply are not correctly scaled. Rons chassis while I'm sure is a nice piece, there can be no substitute for scratchbuilding it as it will fit your body correctly. It may be a headache to build it yourself but at least you will know it's right and not have to shell out money for something you will possibly have to rework in the long run anyway. Chassis aren't that bad, one tube at a time....lol Paul

Someone was designing a pro mod/ pro stock Ford engine recently in scale. I will see if I can find them. Want to say they are on Facebook on TDR's facebook page. I'll take a gander and find out. Also, Yellowbullet has a ton of pictures of what I believe is this very Mustang through pretty much all the stages of the build. (that place is a huge invaluable source for pictures!) Between them and Dave I'm am sure there can be enough pictures to make it happen! Paul

Tim, Thanks for the tip on the cutting oil! All the brackets are looking phenomenal! Can't wait for the next update. Paul

Coming along nicely Ron! Making want to get back to my 1/6 Chevelle pro mod. Alas...gsl and vacation first! Then maybe things will settle down and get back to normal! Good call on the roll cage btw. I didn't see that till you mentioned it. Paul

You can try one from one of the ford powered afx kits amt did.(awb Comet or Falcon come to mind) It may fit but Im not totally sure on that. I think speed city does one in resin also.

Mark at M&S Hobbies can get you pretty much anything you need also. And he is West coast local...(Az to be exact) so shipping is quick. And Randy is now a dealer for hrm so all is good!