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Thanks for the comment Carl!

Hello Guys, Just a small update showing the radiator mounted temporarily in the engine bay on its brackets and the radiator cap in the making. Cheers, Francis Radiator mounted with small bolts (for position only) on its supports seen from engine bay. Radiator seen from outside. Aluminum radiator cap on the lathe chuck, ribs were made prior with the rotary table on the milling (indexed at every 45 degrees).

I do love all the Mopar high-impact colors and the FM3 is no exception! Very daring but looks super nice on this B-body. I love it (as for any Mopar)!!!

Very nice and clean job Ludwig! Superb example of Bare metal application and detailing on the dashboard and gauges faces are top notch! I love it!!!

Thanks Joe! Always happy to get your enthusiastic comments!!!

Nice job Joe! Looks BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH good to me especially with that wet looking gloss coat protecting the whole job! You heading in the right direction my friend!!!

Thanks Bob, always a pleasure!!! Thank you Martin! As I just replied to another fellow member the paint choice won't be easy and I still have some months in front of me to think about it but the comments and suggestions are very appreciated! Stay tuned, more pics to come. Cheers, Francis

Thanks for your kind comments Jerry! I still have so many things to do on this truck so the paint is not yet in my main concern but I will probably go with a shiny paint job since I do have zero experience with patina look (however it is very beautiful when it is well done). One thing sure, paint color choice won't be easy but all suggestions are welcome... Cheers, Francis

Thanks for your comments Mike! This is the most hilarious reply I never had and I'm still laughing as I reply to you... I can't see anything good about that freaking virus but I might have more free time to spend on my build if my boss decided shut down the operations for some days... fortunately I do have a good inventory of toilet paper... LOL. Cheers, Francis

Thanks Raymond! I don't know if I was a watch maker in a past life but I do love wristwatches and all the precision of the swiss movements. Keep "watching" and thanks again, Francis

Hello Brad and thanks for the superlative... I don't think it deserve to be on the wall of a museum but I do appreciate your enthusiasm on my thread! More to come... Cheers, Francis

Thank you for the positive comment on the radiator! I owe you a lot for the inspiration so far and I'm very happy if you can find something useful from my build! Cheers, Francis

Thanks Jim! I'm pretty happy how it turns out and I think it's my best rendition of a radiator so far. More difficult to work with than plastic however! Cheers, Francis Thank you Scott, always a pleasure get your visit and comments! Cheers, Francis

Hello Mr Mopar! Thanks for your kind words for the Dart! My milling and lathe are Sherline (one the best brand and US made!!!) and I could not do without it today! If you go check my '64 Dodge D100 Pickup thread you could read my short introduction and find some great model builders names who inspired my to use this kind of tooling in my hobby. It's pretty expensive but I do think it worth it! By the way, nice pic of the '70 R/T Charger, I had a real one with a 440 magnum 4 speed and it was a head turner! Cheers, Francis

Thanks for your kind comment Anton! Cheers, Francis

Thanks for your great comments on the Dart Brian! It is a little bit dated and if you come back to check my future posts of my past builts you will see more flaws (minor I hope) but I do think that they are still decent builds. Thanks again for your visit! Francis

Thanks Carl! It's my main goal to make my models as realistic as possible and I know that there is always some place for improvement but I'm happy to know that you like it! Cheers, Francis

Hello everyone! As I promised in my last post the next coming updates subjects will be more oriented on mechanical aspect of the build and today's pics are for the radiator. All the radiators of my past built models were custom made (bottom, upper tanks and brackets) with photo etch mesh but I wanted to go further for the D100. This part is very visible and must be as nice as possible especially because it will be visible through the front grille valance and near the engine that is always a "hot spot" under the hood, so I decided to make it with brass and test my ability to weld complex components. As always, feel free to give me your comments on this one! Cheers, Francis Using a U shape brass channel from K&S I engraved the details for the upper radiator tank with a 0.031’’ end mill. Same piece but different view. The hole for the radiator filler neck is 0.062’’ Both ends are closed with brass flat pieces and welded using a resistance solder unit. The radiator frame is made with a 0.156’’ square brass tube sliced in the middle (thus producing 2 shallow U-shaped channels). 3 of the channels are welded together and attached to a square for perfect alignment. With one end still open I inserted 2 pieces of photo-etch radiator mesh and 2 pieces of standard square mesh in between in order to creates light blocking (we can however see through like the real one). I then closed the last end and welded it to complete the radiator heat exchanger portion. Both upper and lower tank welded including inlets, holes for transmission cooling plumbing option and drain plug. Mounting brackets made with 0.015’’ brass sheets folded at 90 degrees and welded to the radiator frame. Final piece, the holes on mounting brackets are adjusted for the ones on the radiator support.

It's cool to see you back Tim and thanks for your comments! That's not as extreme as your setup on the Bantam but I'm pretty happy the way that last part turned out. I will start posting pics of the drivetrain soon so feel free to check back! Cheers, Francis

Hi Tim, Glad to see you back!!! This dry sump is totally amazing! Your ability to make such small parts with all those details will always amazed me! That's FANTASTIC!!! The carbs setup you will attempt to make is very nice, rarely seen and intriguing and I can't wait to see your magic operate again... Very inspiring subject! I do love these old Pro Stock so much. Francis

Thanks to be a loyal visitor Mark! Always a pleasure to help (whenever possible)! Cheers, Francis

Merci M. St-Martin! It all started with just a Dremel, a small drill bit set and the desire to do better next time! It's a fun hobby where each of us make things their own ways and is active on this forum to learn and share! Thanks again for your visit and come back soon, Francis

Thanks for your comments Brian, more to come soon! Cheers, Francis

Hello Mark, I did check my notes and double check by measuring the slots on the wheels and they are 1/16 inch (0.0625") but you can go until 5/64 inch (0.0781") if you want them a little bit larger (I don't have access to a real set of mags to take accurate measurements). Hope it helps, Francis

Thanks for your good comment John, I do appreciate! Cheers, Francis