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Pretty amazing, Dan!

Great work, Bill! Thoroughly enjoyed scanning through the project. I always liked the modified-sport Vette that inspired you. To some people cars are just raw material. It's what you do with them that counts.

Thank you, Super Dan! ? Yeah, I really like these too; the 'OBS' as they call them. Huge aftermarket support, easy to work on, very durable. Yours looks really nice! I put a crate motor in mine, from Summit Racing. Not too difficult. Plus, now I can use the roller 350 I pulled out in other projects. I loved how easy it is to break in the motor with a roller cam, compared to flat tappets. SO much easier.

Work in progress, long term project. Small block Chevy, Camaro 5-speed, narrowed XKE rear suspension, modifed TR6 front suspension, custom tube chassis, fiberglass front clip, rear fenders, trunk lid, aluminum top. Wheelbase stretched 5", from 88" to 93". I've played with this photo a bit to show with bumpers, headlights and exhaust in place. It's getting there......

Model: 1979 Jaguar XJ6L Engine: Chevrolet 383 stroker V8 Engine: Chevrolet 383 stroker V8. Balanced. ~9.5:1 static compression ratio. Comp' Cams #12-235-2 camshaft (0.447"/0.462" lift, 210°/218° duration, 111° separation.) World Products S/R Torquer cylinder heads. 2.02" intake and 1.60" exhaust valves. Z28 springs. Edelbrock Performer EGR intake manifold. Edelbrock Performer 600cfm carburetor. Delco HEI ignition, augmented with MSD6AL capacitive discharge system. Cooling: 4-row GM radiator. Perma-Cool oil cooler with 180° thermostat. Exhaust: Sanderson CC2 headers with air injection added. 2.5" exhaust system with mandrel bends and a crossover pipe. Magnaflow mufflers. Transmission: high performance 700r4 automatic transmission from Phoenix Transmissions. One piece drive shaft from Inland Empire Driveline. Rear End: 3.54:1. Front Suspension: stock, except lowered about 2". Rear Suspension: stock Jaguar independent suspension, rebuilt with all new bearings, bushings, u-joints, etc. Wheels/Tires: '88 Jaguar XJ6 (15"x7") wheels. BFGoodrich T/A tires (front: 215/70-15. rear: 225/70-15). Brakes: stock (Jaguar ventilated discs front, solid discs rear.) Instruments: stock Jaguar gauges, plus Auto Meter oil temperature gauge and Edelbrock air/fuel ratio meter. Weight: approximately 4000 lbs. (i.e. ~200lbs. less than stock.) Other: Louvered hood. Outer headlights converted to ram-air intakes.

Lot's of work to get it sit this low.

Daniel, thank you for the tip on HO hand rail stanchions. I'd never heard of these before, but they're the perfect solution for 1/24 scale tie rod ends, etc. On Saturday I ordered up a set of Cal Scale part #190-604, through Nitro Hobbies of New Jersey. These areon ebay. Delivered to me in California this afternoon. That's the good news. Bad news, I'll have to order up an electron microscope to get a better look at them! ? They're tiny, and they're great! And you machined them.........mind boggling. -TIM-

Phil, you're doing great work here!! It's been a pleasure following as you go. Keep it up. ?

Looks great! Count me in that camp that loves the color. ? Do you recall what brand / name paint you used?

Gary, Dave-B, David Rogers, Chris, Paul, Phillip, Carl, Helmut, Steve, Rich, James, Garry, Hanjo, Rattle-can-Dan-Donato, and JC Reckner- Thank you, Gentlemen!!! Your kind words and thoughtful comments have been GREATLY appreciated. It's been a rough couple weeks for me at work. I did 12 days straight, around 130 hours, on a large Hospital I.T. ugrade. The last two weeks were the culmination of a year long project. Last Monday I was pretty tired. I really had to push myself to go ahead and shoot the photos and get them posted. I am so glad I did! You guys made it all worthwhile. Thank you again, -TIM-

DB4's and 5's are great looking cars! Mike, I like your suggestion, and that's exactly what I'm doing......sort of....... I'm building 1) Doyusha DB5 + Aurora/Monogram DB4 to create a complete, detailed DB5. Secondly, 1) Aurora/Monogram DB4 out of box but with different wheels and tires added, and thirdly, 1) MPC/Airfix DB5 glue-bomb basket case + Aurora/Monogram DB4 to create a DB4 GT. The DB4 GT looks like a DB5, but with a shorter wheelbase; 93" vs. 98". I'll be shortening the body and chassis accordingly. One thing that caught my eye with the new Revell DB5 is that it seems to use the newly tooled wire wheels included in their 1/24 Jaguar XKE. The knockoffs are different of course. The tires look to be new, slightly taller than the tires from the XKE kit, and resemble the Michellin XWX. Those wire wheels are really nice, and I've purchased multiple sets on ebay for other projects. However, in my opinion, the tires in the XKE kit are too short and proportionally too wide. I've been figuring out what cars they're good for.......but the XKE isn't one of them. For my Doyusha based DB5, I'm using the MPC/Airfix chrome wire wheels in combination with 4) Revell '29 Ford 'Rat-Rod' front tires. I've found these tires are a dead ringer for Dunlops and come in handy for many sports car builds. For the DB4, I'm using the chrome wire wheels from the Monogram Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. The tires will be Monogram Michelin TRX's for the front. These came in Monogram '37 Fords and 427 Cobra kits. For the rear, same 300 SLR wheels joined with Tamiya Dunlop tires from their Morgan +4 kit. It's not very common to see center-laced wire wheels like these on a DB4, but there are some out there. I've attached some photos depicting what that looks like. Lastly, for the DB4 GT, I'm using Fernando Pinto wires. So, the rims are just painted silver. This one will be more of a race car. See attached photos for reference to what the shorter DB4GT looks like. They're pretty tidy! ?

Great idea, Gary! ? P 1075 is like the Hero car for every other GT40 to look up to. I remember reading the story about it in the June 1987 issue of Road & Track. Very impressive history for that car.

I like the two-tone paint, with the top a lighter color. Just an idea. The model is nice, as is, but I like changing things, make it your own, right?

They're pretty cool, and very rare. I just picked one up myself, from Anna of Madrid. ? I bought a set of triangular tipped screw drivers awhile back to be able to disassemble European diecasts and work on them. Looking over the Pegaso now and figuring out what I want to do with it.

Excellent! I especially love the weathering. It adds great depth and realism to the model. Well done!

Thank you, Helmut! The TDF is waiting it's turn, patiently, with replacement wheels and tires and lowered stance definitely part of the plan. ?

I was speaking with Herb Deeks this morning and was highly encouraged to attend! ? Seems like a very good idea.

Very nice!! The wheels and tires made a huge improvement. Great color choice. Nice details under hood. Keep up the great work! ?

Looks great, JC! I like the cart too. Not hard to imagine this as a full size vehicle at a restoration shop.

Thank you, JC!

Wheels: Narrowed rims from a 1/24 Burago / Deagostini Ferrari 250, painted silver. Herb Deeks photo etched spokes. Danbury Mint 250 TR chrome knockoffs. Tires: Dunlops from Revell ’29 Ford rat-rod pickup. Whitewall inserts sectioned / narrowed to slim them down to about half thickness. Then, Monogram Jaguar XK120 whitewall inserts with Dunlop script added in front of the Revell inserts. Their ID matches the Burago rims and OD matches the Revell tires. Front Suspension: Drop spindles made from brass rod and tubing to lower the front end 3mm and shift the wheels forward 1mm in the wheel wells. Drilled and tapped for buttonhead allen screws to attach the wheels. Steering rack modified with new tie rod ends to maintain the working steering. Rear Suspension: Coil springs removed, replaced with stainless wire wrapped around a machine screw, lowering the suspension by 2mm. Engine: Carburetors replaced with Webers by Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland. Modified intake manifold. Fuel line added. Distributors are part Danbury Mint and part RMCOM, with plug wires and ignition coils added in the firewall. One of the more difficult tasks was drilling spark plug holes in the cylinder heads, which are pretty thick metal. Repainted the cam covers from a hideous pink shade to wrinkle red. Prototypically correct chassis bracing added around the engine compartment, made from soldered brass tubing. Interior: White scale ignition wiring used to represent white piping on the seats. Seat belts from Gofer Racing. The fuse panel under the right side of the cowl with Magnetti Marelli voltage regulator and so forth actually came from a Burago 250 Testarossa, which isn’t good for much else! ? Body: Added #46 racing number, correct for the car this represents; serial #0756TR. Also added the Pegasus decals on the head rest and printed the number on the back, as seen at Pebble Beach. What else? I did add one exterior mirror on the driver’s side, matching the full-size Ferrari. Great car, regular vintage racer for over twenty years when owned and campaigned by Dr. Lou Sellyei, a world renowned eye surgeon from Reno. He passed away in 2015. Way back in 1987, it was featured on the cover of Road & Track magazine. I always wanted to build a model of the car and finally have, by modifying a Danbury Mint diecast.

Dale, you nailed it~ perfect representation of Dow 7! Thanks, -TIM-

Great work, Andy! The hinges and bodywork look really good. Too much chrome? Well, in 1985 we would have taken a cue from Mercedes and Porsche and just blacked it out, painted it body color, or removed it altogether, right? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/136348-58-chevy-impala-street-machine/

Beautiful work David! https://petrolicious.com/films/1965-bizzarrini-a3c-a-le-mans-underdog-story