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  1. Ian McLaren
    Daniel, the work you have done on the drivline is spectacular and your attention to detail is spot on. This thread is becoming a master class in building a current nostalgia front engine TF car and how to create details for almost any type of model.
  2. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Daniel
  3. Ian McLaren
    Kind of pleased on the progress on the intake, Fogger nozzles courtesy of Nick Bradshaw, prototype prints that did need some massaging ( first time printed in 1/12 and adjustment are being looked at) but the end result is just fine
  4. Ian McLaren
    What an ordeal, I've been locked out of my account for a week finally got a reply today and reset the pasword. Progress has been made in the interm. I'll post some photos tomorrow
  5. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Tim, there is still a long way to go but it has been a fun project to this point.
  6. Ian McLaren
    Tim, it's good to see you back and you have my sincerest condolences. There are never the right words at a time like this but having lost both parents I can say that as time passes it does get easier. Be well my friend.
  7. Ian McLaren
    There has been quite a bit of discussion on the end look of the car, notibly the stripe color. I have an extra hood which is going to be stripped and cut open for a future blown alcohol drive train upgrade anyway so a quick test was run and the black stripes are here to stay.
  8. Ian McLaren
    Kind of a milestone, it's sitting on the suspensions, wheels and tires for the first time, it's a roller. Still a very long way to go
  9. Ian McLaren
    Mattias for being new to modeling, you have certainly jumped into the deep end of the pool, and doing a good job I might add. The subject matter is great. I would expect that given where you live the Volvo is more or less the equivalent of the Nova as far a a starting point for a car like this. I will be watching this project with interest to see where you go with it and welcome to the hobby.
  10. Ian McLaren
    Substancial upgrade to the wheel department on the Camaro. Again thanks to Jeff Faris. Now the front suspension can be designed and fabricated. Just another example of the Faris magic. Jeffs machining has be a major contributing factor in the sucess and realisum of most of my recent models and I am truly thankful for his help
  11. Ian McLaren
    I wondered where you wandered of to, this is a great project (and quite a departure from the Camaro). I really like what you are doing, everything well thought out and of course the quality is off the charts. I'm so glad I finally found this thread I'll be a regular visitor from here on.
  12. Ian McLaren
    The new reservoir is a real improvement, The color your showing for the body with Black should be a great combination.
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  14. 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
  15. Ian McLaren
    The seat and belts look great Daniel.
  16. Ian McLaren
    Very rough mock up
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Ian McLaren
    Progressing very nicely.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Ian McLaren
    The engine is really coming along nicely, well done.
  23. 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
  24. Ian McLaren
    Great to see it as a roller, onward.
  25. 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.
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