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Ian McLaren

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  1. Thanks Tim, yes it can be a struggle to get everything all going the same direction on this kind of project as I'm sure you are well aware.
  2. Tim, that looks very good and I have to agree with Daniel about sheet metal especially when it's natural finish. There really is nothing that can replace real metal for a convincing finish. Very well done.
  3. Needed a break from the BubbleUp car so the Corvette came down from the shelf for a bit of work on the body, and to do some test shots of the proposed decals just on white paper
  4. Just making sure everything clears before finishing the engine
  5. Welcome back Tim, even if it's the first sign of fall LOL. Looks like you have a handle on the sheet metal up front, can't wait to see how it progresses!
  6. Chassis and drive train moving along added the ignition wires and boots, starting to long line a race motor
  7. With the body now on hold for decals the chassis is now the focus. CO2 bottle and bracket printed and painted, bracket installed on the chassis. Fire bottles built and gauges added, need brackets and decals added
  8. Thank you Roger, mine too. Back then Gordie and Ron had a very strong following, nice people backed up by a strong performance. Even today the nostalgia BubbleUp car is still popular with the crowds and Nathan has been doing the car proud and upholding Gordies legacy in the drivers seat.
  9. Daniel, that starter motor is off the charts, especially considering the scale you are working in. I would not even attempt something that small and intricate, very well done my friend!
  10. Thanks Daniel, I thought so too and then I took a closer look at my reference material. Out came the sand paper tape and airbrush and I widened the front of the green, lowered the edge o0f the Blue stripe and remved and repainted the Red stripe. It is now much closer to the original car, this whole deal was very agravating but completely my fault. It did take an hour and some to make the corrections but I am much happier with it now,
  11. The BubbleUp car is back to progressing, early stages of graphics
  12. Back on the Bonin Car but between primer and sanding coats I did get a Vac-U-Pan system just about ready to install on the Corvette
  13. The additional materials have arrived for the BUbble Up Trans Am so this will moved to the back burner for a while, perhaps some small updates in the next few weeks. Here is where it's being left, hood and scoop pretty much ready, motor and trans have all the basics and the aluminum dash is ready to drill for gauges, switches and MSD electronics. The opening doors will be addressed once the BubbleUp caris done.
  14. I guess I should show a photo of the car that is the inspiration for this project. I should add that the fact McLaren Auction sponsored the car really had nothing to do with choosing this project. Fast Eddie was a character, almost larger than life. Stories of his antics are legion.
  15. You just keep raising the bar on this one, great update!
  16. The carbs were Holley 660 Center Squirters, a drag race only carb that had both sets of throttle plates open simultainously instead of staggered as in a normal configuration. Driveablity was sacrificed for throttle response. The other unique feature of this model carb was a single accelerator pump nozzel with four outlets, mounted in the center of the airhorn where you would normaly find the air cleaner hold down stud on all other four barrel carbs.
  17. Thanks Mike, I sure hope soby way of an update, after talking to the engine builder of the car the correct carb layout is side mounted carb but not Dominators
  18. Printed, painted and detailed a Doug Nash five speed transmission and period correct Lakewood bellhousing. I also print some carburetor options for the intake but I think the Dominators are too new for this era, need to do a bit more reaserch
  19. Thank you John, so far this isn't planned as a fully detailed model, but these things have a habit of developing a life of their own during the process. I have already changed a couple of planned areas to a more detailed level. We will see.
  20. Yup, since that post I've had several people from the local tracks fill in gaps in the layout of the car, especially the interior and chassis, as the doors on the kit already open the interior will take up some extra time. I'm really fighting the urge to open the deck lid. So far Im replacing the kit firewall and have also moved its location rearward. I am pretty happy with the BBC and tunnel ram, certainly a step up from the kit engine. Also change the hood front hinged to liftoff
  21. My Bubble Up Trans Am funnycar project is on hold due to parts and paint. it's being set aside for a couple of weeks, This one just poped up due to a conversation with some friends. Starting out as a less ambitious project
  22. Hi Jeff, I didn't realize your were on this site, an oversight on my part since you have been here since 2015 apparently. The car looks great and the front wheels are spot on. I'll have to track dowm the rest of your posts.
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