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Per this 70 yr old drawing

Into the small parts box - next ? i think the engine bay bulkhead … or maybe the fuel pumps … they are found next to the passenger seat - hung from the frame below the door sill - -

The brake fluid bottle is attached to the left panel - made from some copper scrap tube and a length of crushed alu tube for the bracket - the cap is turned from alu stock - the bottle will be painted fl black -

Reinforcements and adding some shape to the ends of the fender panels - the brown material is renshape -

MJ - Don’t let Codi see your text - he d king - he and Randy D - i’ll just wander thru their courts on a good day …

Wow - another out of print Dave Friedman book with an eye watering price !

Is this 24th scale ? Its an interesting counter to Paul Fisher’s E kit - which was a wonderful casting but alas - a curbside …

Dave - the resin looks thin - but maybe not too thin - do you have any diamond coated grinding tools bits ? Did you keep any ot the scrap resin that served as the base for the printed parts - you could practice on the scrap - I think the screened portions of the fender can be removed and replaced -

Clips run along the top edge of the panels - these hold wire bundles- i think for the headlights - they are bolted to the panels - so i flatten .06 alu tube- this is easy to do - just mash them in the flats of your favorite needle nose pliers - then i cobble together a jig to hold the flat section of alu - and bend and shape the clip - then each clip is drilled w a .014 hole for Master Club’s smallest 3D Printed bolt - which is .5 mill. - if you are playing along at home - try to make 2 good clips for every bad one - and try not to lose more than 1 out of every three or four bolts - - if you make 3 good clips in a row - stop and fix yourself a drink …

The bottles are strapped to the panels - left and right - the securing straps were made by flattening .08 alu tube - i use aluminum rather than nickel or brass strip because it is easier to drill the bolt holes …

Chucked some white delrin into the sherline lathe to make the over-flow bottles - delrin is dense enough to machine - but it doesn’t like paint - so its use is limited - but the white stuff is a little translucent - so its good for the bottles …

The panels are made from.020 Evergreen sheet … started by tracing the shape of the wheel arches and then just winged it …

MJ - Maserati were the kings of the six bangers - i just rented one of Mazda’s new SUVs - the CX 70 - its got a straight six - not bad -

The left side panel has a different shape - its abbreviated to make room for the exhausts

Lots of features parts to make

Got to make the engine bulkhead and the left and right inner fenders - or splash panels - left and right - along with all of the clips, bottles, and stuff that are attached - like the fluid bottle in this shot …

After you place the heater box in between the battery and tool box you’re done - aren’t you - ?? You got me …

This is really really really good !! !!!

Yup

Nice tool !!

Yup - how many of these cuties did Cord produce / sell ??

Changes to the engine mounts are needed so that the engine sits level in the eng bay - ive raised the mount points - using two washers on one mount - now the block is level and the cyl head sits just below the line of the hood - now i gotta make the eng bay bulkheads …

Ooph stay healthy ! Long walks are good - love that dash …