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  1. Ian McLaren
    Thank you for the kind words Dan. Trust me no one is learning more than I am on this project, this is my first attempt at a brass chassis, and every update is into uncharted waters, at least till I have the chassis completed.
  2. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Francis, I'm kind of enjoying this brass deal, I always thought nothing looks more like metal than metal, even when it's painted. Wish I had taken the plunge earlier.
  3. Ian McLaren
    Structurally the chassis is complete, less the roll bar which has to go on last brackets and mounting points have to be added, but other than that virtually every thing bolts on.
  4. Ian McLaren
    Hand built brass body? An incredible project on a completely different level. I can't wait to see this come to life!
  5. Ian McLaren
    The engine is looking good, interested in seeing more.
  6. Ian McLaren
    Thanks for the kind words Dale. You probably saw if the year it went east and ended up winning the Canadian Nationals. The rear wheels and tires were custom built out of aluminum with 3D printed centers and also included the plates for the two largest bolt patterns specifically for this project along the the nicest set of machined aluminum Donovan valve covers I have ever seen. The man responsible for this magic is Jeff Ferris out of Washington. They were not inexpensive as it was a one off deal, down to the correct back spacing on the wheels for this car. If your really interested message me and I get you his information
  7. Ian McLaren
    Looks just like the set of files I have. Yours appear to work better than mine. LOL
  8. Ian McLaren
    Rough mockup at 4 inch ride height to establish rear axle vertical positioning on uprights, motor plate fitted with the major details in place, fuel tank rough blank sitting on installed lower tank straps and secured with front corner hold down tabs
  9. Ian McLaren
    Marcos, mid project "adjustments" like this are always a pain, and when creating a new design pretty much a matter of course, even on the full size cars. But the results are always worth the extra work. Your doing a great job.
  10. Ian McLaren
    Well it looks like I'm in the minority, I really like the Mustang II as a racecar, I guess because I use to own one. That being said the Maverick looks great and the Fly's really suit the car, giving it a more purposeful look. Great choice!
  11. Ian McLaren
    Francis you just keep raising the bar on this project. You said you hand finished the letters with a small file, How small?
  12. Ian McLaren
    This is the chassis basically set out, only missing a couple of top cross braces but I need to start planning where the brackets and parts are going to go and when additional details have to be mounted
  13. Ian McLaren
    Torsion bar tube and rear upper and lower hoops in, chassis is square and straight thanks to the jig I built this morning. All measurements checked from measurement taken from the real car, conversations with the owner , and close to 500 pictures from in period, current restored condition and during the restoration at Don Longs shop and others. The plan in the background I received from Roger Lee of a Woody RCE chassis from around the same time. I'm using it as a reference only confirm I'm on the right track. And the advantages of a large (30 INCH) monitor, I can take a photo and if I know the actual size of any one item IE upper frame rail, I can enlarge the image until that item is full size.. I can then measure most things that are in the picture as though the car was in my workroom to a reasonable amount of accuracy.
  14. Ian McLaren
    Great progress on the steering shaft,waiting in anticipation of the next set of pictures.
  15. Ian McLaren
    In so many of your pictures it's hard to tell if it's a real car or your model, simply tremendous.
  16. Ian McLaren
    The 4 link suspension looks great!
  17. Ian McLaren
    Sides have the main tubes and cross braces installed
  18. Ian McLaren

    Taco Time

    Ian McLaren replied to majel's topic in Drag Racing

    Jim this is a really good looking model, great job I like it a lot!
  19. Ian McLaren
    Thanks for the vote of confidence Jim, I hope it's justified.
  20. Ian McLaren
    Thanks for the kind words. Roger Lee is one of the more knowledgeable people we know, Bryan Hodges the owner of this car also has a lot of knowledge. My experience is more in the engine and drivetrain of these things and mostly with funny cars. That being said if I can be of assistance............
  21. Ian McLaren
    Thanks Dave This is the next step from the Vega Panel New skills and materials and hopefully informative.
  22. Ian McLaren
    New project, Canadian record holding Front engine Top Fuel Dragster, Being built for the owner as close to museum scale as my talents will allow. This is my first brass chassis car and will require custom body panels and a sizeable amount of scratch built parts. 215" Don Long Chassis, 392 Chrysler Hemi based engine, being modeled as it was raced as opposed to it's current configuration as a cackle car / nostalgia fuel car. I will be posting pictures of the build as well as pictures of the real car and it's restoration for reference. I hope you enjoy watching the progress and if there are any questions or comments please feel free to respond.
  23. Ian McLaren
    Another great model in the making Marcos. You have excellent skills my friend!
  24. Ian McLaren
    Color is on now, touchup and polishing, in preparation for the striping and pearl mid coat. The pearl that is being used is Murano Pearl powder left over from the original paint job on the real car 40 plus years ago. I'm going to have to be extremely careful with it as would easily overpower the base colors on the model (a very little goes a long way).
  25. Ian McLaren
    The main reason is they are aluminum custom built for the car.
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