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    49 Ford Coupe Altered drag car

    in WIP: Drag Racing Models

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    There is another "factor" in the accuracy of your suspension work.....  Year span.....    A lot of the earliest "trick" set ups (as in early sixties or earlier) with the old gas classes, were not all that trick....    There were TONS of old gassers with ladder bars that were half the wheelbase used with leaf springs.....  and yes,  there were LOTS of them that would strand straight up coming off the line in 3000lb+ cars with little 265-283 inch motors....   And there were AA/FA with solid mount rear ends and in&out  boxes for "trannys".....   When the racers "progressed" (as Bill pointed out) they came out with things like sliders, etc.   And things got safer and faster  😊

    Lotta good looking work going on there,  keep it up!!!!

    DJ

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    1966 Pontiac GTO low

    in Model Cars

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    Tho  I've never had a hand on a 1:1 lowrider, I have always had a VERY strong respect for the craftmanship that went into those type of vehicles.  This is one of the very FINEST built models I have seen.   Most certainly a potential COVER CAR!!!!!   VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!!

    DJ

    Pre-war heavy Chevy...

    in Truck Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed

    Posted · Edited by TECHMAN
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    On 1/20/2024 at 6:07 AM, stitchdup said:

    save yourself a load of time and look for dremel tool #115, much faster than the sanding drum (its a router bit) and then use the drum sander toclean it up

    The 1 1/2 inch drum on the Makita tool I use is built for cleaning the lifter valley on full size (REAL) engines...   Would be like putting the dremel tool (which I have a pretty full array of) on a truckload of steriods.  And, if I was using the little dremel made sanding drums, would take half of forever to cut away any excessive resin.   And I love the little router bits, I have one that "lives" in one of my cordless dremel tools, will do a 100 times the work of those sanding drums....    😊

    DJ

     

    Pre-war heavy Chevy...

    in Truck Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed

    Posted · Edited by TECHMAN
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    Jimmy Flintstone does the 1938 GMC cab, # NB303 which is now on sale for $12      His castings are traditionally a "little thick", and I'm told by a good friend of his, that the reason is so that they do not warp when left setting on a shelf, waiting to be built, for super long periods of time.   I've built several different things using his bodies, and have NEVER had one that was warped,  the usual plan of action tho, is to take a barrel sanding disc and "remove" a bunch of the excess from the inside of the piece.  Small price to pay for some really decent resin bodies that are affordable.

    DJ

    Sox & Martin '65 Plymouth "Paper Tiger"

    in Drag Racing

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    On 7/28/2023 at 3:25 PM, papajohn97 said:

    Oops! Four speed. Thank you for the correction. The coil is from the kit which specified mounting it perpendicular to the engine bay wall. I went parallel which I like the look of better. Also the entire underside of the chassis should be totally white (S&M wanted it to SHINE when they popped wheelies!) but I thought it might look like I forgot to paint it so I painted the frame rails black.

    My scale modeling philosophy is fun over accuracy!

    Absolutely BEAUTIFUL job on the build!!!!!    Amazes me how people can "nit pick" such a fantastic job over the "location of a rivet".........   Look forward to seeing the next build.

    DJ

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    AMT 40 Ford

    in WIP: Drag Racing Models

    Posted · Edited by TECHMAN
    SPELLING

    On 10/17/2023 at 3:05 PM, Sledsel said:

     

    As an FYI, that is not a YBlock, it is an FE, 352,390,406 or 427. All visually the same.

    Andy has it right,  FE engine from the 34 Ford Pickup (whether in a Lindberg box or AMT) is "supposed" to be patterned after the 61 Ford  390/401 horse engine.  (

    Get a magnify glass and read the lettering on the valve covers,   says  THUNDERBIRD 390  )

    The 40 is coming right along, great choice on the color combo!!!!!

    DJ

    Ron Coon Resins

    in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed

    Posted

    😊😊😊

    Just received a nice order from Ron Coon Resins today.  Ordered last Friday, sent him a USPS money order to cover items (which he received on Monday}  and my order was in the mail box this morning!!!!   As always, Ron is pleasant & professional on the phone, quick & accurate on filling your order, and the product quality is 100% great!!!!   Not everything I build are "roundie-rounders"  and as you'll find while looking thru his website, his offerings cover a wide spread of builds.

    THANKS AGAIN RON

    DJ

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