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Thanks guys! The stance was tricky since the suspension has travel and a little bounce to it with those springs in place. Going to try and get the lower half painted tonight, time willing. Tim

Mockup stance...

Finally got the engine finished, for the most part. I had to pin the fuel pump, it wasn't cooperating when trying to run the fuel lines. Unfortunately, I couldn't get rid of the chassis warp completely, so hopefully it won't be detrimental to the build. Here are a couple of pics of my latest progress. Tim

Yes!!!!!!! Put it Under Glass now! Awesome stuff!!! Tim

Looking forward to following this build, Steve! Tim

Thanks guys! The frame was a little warp/twisted, so its in the vice right now. I had to glue the interior bottom with the fenderwells into the frame to try and get it to straighten out. Once I put tension on the vice, it straightened out. Now, just to wait for a day or so and see what happens. Hopefully it will straighten out like I need it to. I didn't notice it until I started putting the suspension together. Tim Probably a little unorthodox... but it works. lol

I made some coil springs tonight... another coat of red and they will be set. Tim

Thanks to the snow day, I was able to get most of the painting done to get started with the build. Should I give the motor a light wash, or leave it? I was thinking very, very light wash would do it. Thoughts? Yes, those plug wires are white. I figured it was different... I got the top half of the body painted with the base coat (pearl red) and gave it two light coats of clear. The dividing line will be in the middle of the body molding, which will be BMF'd once its complete. The lower portion where the primer is will be black. That pearl red is a really pretty color, but its hard to bring it out in these pics. I thought this would be a little different than just plain old semi-gloss black. I always try to paint my radiators aluminum, if I can. The engine bay and firewall are pearl red as well.

I had a slight change of heart when it came to the color scheme. I loved the pearl red, but wasn't sold on the pearl white. The new color scheme is pearl read on the top, and black on the bottom. Engine bay, engine, firewall, radiator support and fan shroud are all pearl red. Something different I suppose... Anyhow, I am working on getting the body painted now, at least the top portion, so I will post some pics a little later. I think this one will be titled the "Trailer Queen". lol Tim

Thanks for all of the nice compliments. You all motivate me to do better on the next one. Tim

Thanks, fellas! It was a fun build. Tim

I think it will, too. Hopefully the pearl white turns out the way I envisioned it to. I love the pearl red! Tim

I wanted to try and knock the exterior paint out in the next couple of days since that takes the longest to dry, so I panel scribed and primed the main body parts. I also did the spoon test since I haven't sprayed with the Testors Aztek series acrylics yet. I chose pearl red for the lower portion of the body, and pearl white for the upper portion. I am not totally sold on the pearl white just yet because it didn't seem to flow like I wanted it too, but we will see. If I don't like it, I might go with bright white or titanium... haven't decided yet. Clear coat will be Tamiya with a light brown/beige interior. My plan is the split the car right at the top of the molding line that runs the length of the car and divide it in half. Top half pearl white, lower half pearl red. We will see... Tim It's hard to tell that the white is pearl. I ordered the Master Tools-Line Engraver off of Amazon and it's a useful little tool. Well worth the $10.00. The panel/body lines are really defined now, which I really like. One day I will venture into cutting the doors and trunk out. One day... lol Here is what I envision the stance to be. I know, I know... not many people are a fan of the "big wheels", but they fit so good in the big wheel wells.

Thanks, guys! I appreciate all the great comments. Looking forward to the next build. Thanks again! Tim

For gloss, I usually add 7ml - 10ml of denatured alcohol to the 23ml bottle of Tamiya acrylic and 3ml-5ml on the smaller 10ml bottles when spraying via airbrush. Jim (see post above) was the one who got me started with the denatured alcohol tip. I think he adds a tad bit more denatured alcohol than I do, but he definitely got me started in the right direction. It all depends on what PSI, airbrush, etc, that you are using as well as technique. Tim

This thing will be "Under Glass" before we know it! Ahhh... the nit-picky tiny wires that take up way too much time. lol Looking good, Joe! Tim

Beautiful build!!! Tim

Thanks fellas! On to the next one... '62 Impala. Tim

... The Hemi is now "Under Glass".

My first Mopar... One of my new favorites! I decided not to put the flat black Hemi logo on the back, if anyone is curios. Thanks for looking. Tim More on next post...

Thank you! Pegasus makes the wheels and tires. Tim

I bought the Harbor Freight one and I use it religiously for everything I paint. I didn't modify it all and I only use the top rack... so far, I haven't had any issues. Maybe one day I'll get one with a temp setting (Max 105 Fahrenheit), but this one will work for now. Tim

Amen to that, Richard! Tim

What are you thinning them with and what ratio are you using? Tim