AmericanMuscleFan

Great build Ismo! I love these little Dodge/Plymouth bodies and you did a great job from bumper to bumper! I also scratchbuilt one as bracket drag racer so I know all the work necessary to make one. Yours looks mean and fast!!!!!!!!!!! ?

Thanks Joe! Glad you keep commenting and adding your fun contribution to my thread, I hope to still bring you other interesting updates soon! Back to the workbench...! Take care, Francis

Thanks Pat, I do appreciate your sentiments my friend! Take care, Francis

Thanks Scott, I really appreciate your comments my friend! The suspension was not easy to photograph with all parts of the frame in the field of view but I am quite happy with it! It works perfectly and that was a very important point for me, it was something that I always wanted to achieve! Take care, Francis

Thanks Bob! Yes, I made the shocks myself, RB Motion offers some very nice ones but I made my own to meet my exact needs, I didn't want to compromise on the height of my suspension. You can see them on page 3 of the thread, I ended up not using the bottom extensions since I repositioned the top anchors from the start of the build. They are not too difficult to do and work like a charm! Take care, Francis

Hey Lorne, thanks for the kind words my friend! Your pickup looks absolutely awesome buddy! Can't wait to see mine finished... but I have already been told not to be too impatient because time flies too quickly, you have to appreciate the present time! The tires are from a die-cast kit I think (maybe a Danbury Mint) I got them about 10 years ago with a cheap resin body I bought on eBay. It was a scrapped project that someone had auctioned off and I got them for a few bucks, they're made of some kind of solid rubber and they're the nicest tires I've ever seen. Hope to keep you entertained until the end my friend! Take care, Francis

Thanks Jerry, glad you like it, I have to say I'm pretty happy with how it looks so far! The story continue... Take care, Francis

Thanks for the kind comments Trevor, I really appreciate them! Sorry for the long delay to reply but I was at work (12 hours shifts) for the last 3 days so no time available to go on the internet... Soft metal like aluminum and brass are great for creating realistic details but require a lot of sanding and polishing to make them plausible so to speak. I really like anodized parts, the look and finish is hard to beat and brings this ocean of aluminum/brass parts a little bit of life. Take care, Francis

WOW Charlie, this is serious work my friend! I love these carburetors and the tunnel ram looks very promising too! What did you used for the bellhousing, it looks like some Renshape or it's because the part has been painted?

The Hornet looks great Roger, another rare styrene body rescued! The white paint will help not reveal some minor flaws that may remain, but it will look great I'm sure. Can't wait to see it with all the decals applied.

I already told you that you are really resourceful Daniel and you proved it again my friend! A really smart idea that you can be proud of, this is quite simply the best louver making technique I have ever seen. The results speak for themselves (but there was a man behind the machine...)!!! ?

You are heading in the right direction Daniel, your louvers are pretty nice and will be perfect after minimal cleaning! Impressive!!!

Fantastic engines Eric! I love your ingenious belt drive system! Keep doing your good work.

Thanks for your kind comments Brad! It's sad that my short video was not in the right format to download, you could have seen it working. Maybe one day I can take part in a scale model show somewhere in the US. I know my friend Claude will definitely do it someday so maybe I can join him on the trip... I will see! Take care, Francis

Thanks Daniel! Yes I do have an American Beauty resistance welding unit. It's fairly new to me (bought it probably 1 or 2 years ago) and I'm still learning how to master it but I'm pretty happy with the results so far. Take care, Francis

Thanks again Scott, I really appreciate your support my friend! Take care, Francis

Thanks Ray! Glad you like it and come back every now and then to see my progress! Take care, Francis

Thanks Anton, I'm quite happy with this despite the number of modifications made so far! I still have the transmission support to do... I keep my fingers crossed for the steering/suspension fit at the front. Take care, Francis

Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay I was supposed to post those pics yesterday but I had a small setback or unforeseen when mounting the rear suspension. I decided to add a rod between the rear shock mounts for added stiffness but the Dana cover was a bit too thick so I had to make another one in order to get the proper clearance. There are a lot of pictures with the wishbone that was made last week, the new Dana cover, pictures of the suspension installed temporarily. I made a little video to show that everything is functional but it seem that the format is not supported by the site. This video is a first for me and it's not very clear, it was done with my Nikon Coolpix and I will have to make some other tests to get better results. I wll try to find the right format and make the conversion if I can. If it works, I will upload it later (sorry for the inconvenience). Hope you like the photos as much as I had fun (in every sense of the word) doing these things... More to come, I am now back on this build with more free time as I enter 'build season'. Comments and suggestions are welcome! Take care, Francis Wishbone component in progress Nut and bolt in progress Wishbone components, main tubes are brass and welded by resistance, eyelet is from RB Motion. Different view Alignment test Wishbone components Different view New Dana cover in the milling chuck Dana cover red anodized The two covers side by side for comparison. The new one is 0.030" thinner and I made smaller grooves. Suspension rear view. I love those fat tires! View with all the components installed temporarily. Different angle View from under Different angle Different angle

Thanks Roger, don't worry i'm taking what you have to offer... ? Your comments are really appreciated! I really love your latest WIP project by the way, I will following too! Take care, Francis

Thanks Mike, it's always a pleasure to hear from you and I must say that your subtle message makes me smile too! Zum Vergnügen mein Freund! Take care, Francis

Nice rescue Ray! Very clean build! You did something very creative with this glue bomb and this is one of your coolest builds, it matches your username perfectly by the way!

Beautiful job Oliver! Resin kits are not the easiest to work with despite the fact they are often the coolest subjects. Your Black Beauty is beautiful indeed, you did a superb job on the front fascia, bravo!

Thank you, gentleman but I am here to praise your work!!! ? I was just wondering if you could try using a not-too-sharp wood chisel and try punching (or just embossing) the louver shapes one at a time with the aluminum foil resting on a piece of soft wood? I don't know if it could work? However, you will need to draw the lines with a pencil to guide you for a consistent and precise repeating pattern. This is just a suggestion, I know how resourceful you are my friend...!

Superb job Bob, very convincing! It makes all the difference in the world when you can clearly see what you are doing, thanks to these new glasses... All those cables and brake lines running across the floor pan are perfect! ?