DoctorLarry

Last post here. Last details-throttle cable and return spring. I'm calling it quits on this and moving it to the NASCAR board.

99% done. A few minor things left. Decals were a pain and did not turn out great-that's why graphic artists do them!

We are about 95% done. Home printed decals, which don't look great. I need to finish the hood, put in one more radiator hose, carb return spring and some paint touch up.

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Getting down to the final details. Made a window net, added some more plumbing, fitted mesh on the front grille and detailed the front bumper. I made up some decals printed on clear decal paper. When they came off the backing they did not show up so back to square one on those. The chassis is almost done. I need to do exhaust, which is always a pain on these cars. If you don't use the Ford engine in the chassis, no exhaust wants to fit so it usually means meticulously bending styrene rod to make headers. What a pain.

Got it on the wheels. Down to finishing touches and coming up with some decals.

Closing in on the end. Last night after class I did some more plumbing work and tied up some lines. They use a ton of zip ties on these cars! Finished the brake lines and oil cooler and remote filter lines. Set the engine in place. A few more details and the chassis work is done. The wire sticking up is the coil wire that goes to the ignition box. It gets done last.

Thanks, Carl. I got some more done in the last few evenings. Assembled the cage and began to tie up the plumbing. Put the steering wheel and column in and painted the dash. I need to decal the dash gauges and build a headrest for the seat. I need to do the harness as well. I tucked the front bumper and removed the rub strip. I need to put the welds on the bumper and sand the bolts down a bit. The engine is ready to go in and finish the plumbing for oil lines and brakes. I scratch built a master cylinder and need to install the brake lines. Then make a window net. Lots of little stuff to go.

Got some plumbing done on the engine. Dry sump pump oil lines, fuel lines and some touch up paint.

One thing you can use is the mesh screen from coffee filters. If you look at them in your neighborhood grocery store they have them for Keurigs and other machines. I cut the screen out with a hobby knife and cut it to shape with scissors.

Thanks! More work tonight.

Mark, why not just use resin Minilites? There are several sellers that make them.

Chugging away a couple of hours a night. Wired up the plugs and put the dry sump pump on. Attached the Fireball Holley. We are getting there.

Did some more work. Did some more chassis work and modified the oil pan to drop the engine in. Fitted a wired distributor and the pulleys. Wiring is in place but needs to be finished.

Started plumbing

I could not find a lighter shade of paint, so I just am going with this one. I detailed the body with some Molotow and silver paint, started detailing the suspension and detailed the wheels with paint and valve stems. I'm starting the plumbing and other engine details as well.

Shot some paint. In the light inside it looks a little dark but outside lighter.

Probably should not have used the term "knock off" because it has a negative connotation. It is obviously different.

More progress last night. Fixing the last zits on the body so I can shoot some paint. I cut off the molded on automatic transmission from the Buick engine and glued on a B-O-P bellhousing and Muncie that was an EBAY resin purchase in my parts stash. I modified the TBird seat to resemble an earlier model by cutting it down and reshaping the sides. I have to modify the oil pan and attach a dry sump pump to the engine and figure the oil lines out. I have a Fireball resin Holley double pumper to go on the engine, which I painted with the Buick dark red. I also painted the oil tank and some other small parts.

It is a nice looker-but no interior! It would be interesting to see that.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284348668541?hash=item4234805a7d:g:wscAAOSw89Bg19B2 Looks a lot like mine, but who can tell?

Got some more done while it rained. Worked on the body more. Went a little rogue and added a rear spoiler and fuel vent tube. Put the rear bumper on and fitted it in. Put the front chassis rails on, put the gas tank in and test fitted the Monogram Buick engine. Fabbed up a lid for the oil tank behind the cage and cut the seat down. Progress.

That was on the TBird cage. Still in the modifying stage, getting it to fit in the body and around the windows and roof. Thanks for the heads up. I had to chop the front bars off already. How does the rest look?

I started on the cage. To match the car I had to shorten the sides so they would fit inside the windows like the picture. Now on to the front framing and engine.