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  1. Ian McLaren
    Torsion bar in. links made and rough cut to length. Next is to mount the shocks and set ride height to allow cutting the links to their final length. Finish up the four bars and the wishbone has already been fitted earlier in the build. Just about ready to assemble and test the rear suspension as a compeleted assembly before detailing and final refinishing MVI_0014.MOV
  2. Ian McLaren
    The seat and belts look great Daniel.
  3. Ian McLaren
    Very rough mock up
  4. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Stephan for the kind words, it's comments like this that push me to stretch my limits to get the best result I can on each part. Hopefully the end product will reflect that.
  5. Ian McLaren
    Thanks Ron for your interest in this madness, it seems one thing just keeps leading to another and it looks like I have a ways to go yet. Your pickup is really starting to take shape, and yes I did borrow your control arm technique on the four link as RB Motion is still behind on their orders. I can wait for most of my order from them but the arms were starting to interfere with the overall progress.l I need to finish off cleaning up the ends and fine tune the lengths to get the pinion angle correct but it looks Ok in the mock up phase.
  6. Ian McLaren
    Progressing very nicely.
  7. Ian McLaren
    Not really an update, just a comparison on how big this thing actually is.In the foreground is a 1/25 scale model of the Banzai BB/FC I built a few years ago, and on the window ledge are the largest 1/16 scale slicks Future Attractions makes.
  8. Ian McLaren
    Glad the repair worked out that well. Of the whole process I find that final assembly is my least favorite part of the process until it's done then ------ Happy Dance.
  9. Ian McLaren
    The engine is really coming along nicely, well done.
  10. Ian McLaren
    More work on the fuel system, LPH1320 4500 series Dominators represented as Quick Fuel Conversions 1/12th scale, also Wilson intake being modified to dual stage Nitrous configuration
  11. Ian McLaren
    Great to see it as a roller, onward.
  12. Ian McLaren
    Thank you so much Francis, it was a fun project but time and technology marches on. On my next project I'm hoping to dust off my drafting training and at the same time step up to 3D printing to add details that are more accurate. As I don't have the finances nor the skills to step into the world of machining my own parts I'll leave that to you, Tim , Charlie,and Paul and the other master machinists on this forum.
  13. Ian McLaren
    Marcos, I have been watching you work for quite a while now, and you my friend would have no problem in a larger scale project with your scratch building skills.
  14. Ian McLaren
    Thanks Bob, I thought about printing one but I'm still learning about the new printer and besides I wanted a real aluminum motor housing.
  15. Ian McLaren
    Great work, it's coming along nicely.
  16. Ian McLaren
    The chassis looks fantastic Daniel I agree with the color you used. The McLaren themed ND I started months ago has the same color frame in it (just a cleaned up kit chassis) and it suits the design. I'm looking forward to seeing yours come together, it's going to be quite the model when finished!
  17. Ian McLaren
    Decals and slight paimt touch up just before instalation 1/12th scale scratch built Aeromotive 350 GPH fuel pump
  18. Ian McLaren
    Working on details and fuel system, Scratch building an Aeromotive 11202 350GPH fuel pump, working on the fuel tank, rad, trans cooler and fan assembly
  19. Ian McLaren
    I love the final outline on the dash panel, and I really want to see the chassis in paint. The details are coming along very nicely, as always great work my friend.
  20. Ian McLaren
    Ok, that is definately in the ballpark. I read an article in a model railroad book on scale effects and have seen similar thoughts on armour modeling sites that related to the effect of the scale viewing distance on size and colors. The theory goes models should be painted slightly lighter in color and smaller details should be slightly under scale to look "right". I don't know if I fully endorse this line of reasoning but I never use black on my models, always a very dark grey and if I can't use or get the correct scale size material I always error to the next smaller size available, never up. Plug wires and injector hoses always look more correct when slightly under scale, especially when they are photographed. I do try to use correct scale materials when available but I think about this most times that I'm working with smaller measurements
  21. Ian McLaren
    The design on your wheelie bars looks correct, what size tube does your material scale to. Bars that long are usually 1 1/4" for the lower and 1 1/2" for the upper tubes.
  22. Ian McLaren
    I really like your approach the this model, obviously very well thought out and exicution to the highest level. Waiting to see where your drive line choices end up.
  23. Ian McLaren
    A little more progress today. The glide is sitting in the chassis supported by the mounts and the blank is in the dash replacing the stock instrument cluster. Now just waiting for the Racepak display unit to be printed, installed and wired.
  24. Ian McLaren
    Thank you very much Terry, I'm glad you are enjoying this, I'm having fun on this one.
  25. Ian McLaren
    Interiour detail and drive line parts now underway,delay box wiring and nitrous system starting to take shape. Bottles and bracket from Nick Bradshaw rear wheels and tires from Jeff Faris everything else scratch built.
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