AmericanMuscleFan

Welcome to the forum Stacy, your models look great! This is just a hobby so it's not a rush... slow and steady win the race!!!

Another very beautiful build Claude! You are so productive my friend, I am speechless... and jealous...? Very clean build as for all your models, it is your trademark I dare say! I can also see an aspect of your love for salt flat cars with the straight floor pan and the green valves on the mag wheels. Did you take the 429 engine from a Monogram Pro Stock kit? Well done again buddy!!!

Hello everyone, Autumn is slowly settling in and the great cleaning of flower beds and land has already started in our part of the world... I just had a few hours of bench time over the past few days and decided to make a few small parts with the limited time available so I turned the harmonic balancer and the crank pulley. The crank damper and the flywheel will be connected together using a brass rod so both will rotate together (if everything works as planned...). This is just an experiment so it's not a big deal if the parts stay static...? Sorry if I make my parts out of logical order, I'm just trying to use the time I have to keep moving slowly through the project, I have to do all the parts anyway! I hope to bring you more substantial updates to eat in the coming weeks or months... Take care, Francis Aluminum harmonic balancer in the rotary table Crank pulley in the lathe chuck, I am machining the belt groove. Both parts together, I will use brass bolts to mount the pulley on the damper.

Beautiful job Tim! Hard to believe that the number of parts for these carburetors will exceed the total parts for most level 3 model kits... Great craftsmanship!!!

Hello Mike! Thanks for sharing your appreciation about the exchange between me and Claude, he is a good friend and we have great respect for each other. We both have chosen to post our comments in the Shakespeare tongue for the sake and respect of our fellow members of the forum. One of the best aspects of this forum is to be in contact with specialists and very knowledgeable members who can advise us on more technical or mechanical aspects. This build is the most complex thing I have undertaken so far and I do not plan to do all the parts in an unavoidable logic but for the pleasure of doing things that I have never done before. I might be tempted to go more with what pleases me the most or the challenges of fabrication and machining than with functionality. It may also be that the reality catches me and that I must content myself with integrating what space and my limits or my skills will impose on me when the time comes. I hope the indulgence of my partners if the road I take is not unanimous... it is only a scale model after all...! Thanks again for your contribution, I really appreciate it! More updates to come soon. Take care, Francis

Hi Claude, Sorry for my lack of knowledge about all the exact names and terms for all these suspensions/stabilisation system components... you are really ahead of me in this area with your vast experience in building real things... Speaking of weight, the mill of a thousand horsepower under the hood should be able to support the few extra pounds... even if that's not the best option when it comes to performance! I might be tempted to go with the most spectacular but the reality could catch me at the end... I keep your idea in my boxes as we say in our part of the country and I will see it when it comes time to take action! Always a pleasure, Francis

Very nice and cleanly built pickup, the red color is superb and the Coke dispenser is the perfect companion! Well done Randy!!!

Hard for me to tell which one I prefer... they are all gorgeous!!! Every little detail is right and tastefully crafted and what about your painting work... I am speechless... It must be something strange in the Kansas air... ?

Very nicely done Marty! I thought these cars were ugly when I first saw one several years ago, but the more I look at them the more I like them now, very avant-garde for the time. The wheels, the wide tires on the back and the stance are a big plus for me. I LOVE it!!!

Fantastic job James, these welds look real and the paint job is just awesome! I don't know if it's just me but it looks like the picss at the start of your thread are gone? Hope you don't go through the same kind of Photobucket nightmare... Keep doing your great work sir!!!

Nice color Sergey, I love what you're doing with your amazing attention to details!

Hi again Claude! Thanks buddy, I do appreciate your sentiment about my build! Your suggested solution to triangulate the rear end is a clever idea and I will take a look at the possibility to make it that way if nothing work as planned. At the beginning of the build, my very first idea (put on ice meanwhile) was to use a more traditional approach (like the photo attached) and as mentioned I'll see how I could incorporate this functionality later in the build when the final adjustments on the suspension are started. This part of the build will be very very busy... a lot of attachment points bolts and pins in perspective... I may need some intuitive instruments for the final assembly... ? Thanks again my friend, Francis

Very beautiful little truck Mark! You really have the magic touch with the effect of rust and weathering. You have transformed a simple stone into a diamond... Well done sir!!!

Fantastic job John! The paint job is gorgeous and I love this kind family drag car story! Very nice rendering of the real car, you can be proud of it!!!

Nice, cool and different! It is rather rare to see a JEEP in the drag racing section but this one is a very good representative of the brand! Well done sir!!!

Thanks again for your kind comments and expertise my friend! As you can see, I have not finished with this truck yet and I am still machining all the parts and other mechanical components. I will see how I can integrate this stabilization feature when I start the final assembly and that I will have a better idea of the space available between the differential and the chassis. With this type of construction some parts are well hidden behind other components and sometimes I am placed in the situation where I have to wonder if it is worth investing all that extra time to make all the details 100% accurate. I sometimes wonder if I haven't taken this project a little too far... we'll see... for the moment, I consider it a bit like a laboratory if I can put it that way... I consider myself very lucky to have the support and the good advice of passionate and experienced people (like you among others) to push me to keep improving! Seeing you before I turn 65 should be possible by the way... ? Take care, Francis

Hi Claude! I have no plans to do any of these devices... I plan to make supports for the wheelie bars (between the 4-link brackets and the housing) so space will be non-existent once the coil-over shocks will also be in place. The only other mechanical part that I will try to add is a Wishbone kit so with all the plumbing and the last details in place, the back of this truck will look like a mini Eiffel tower! Note that I want to finish this thing before I receive my first pension check and no longer recognize you in person my friend... ? Take care, Francis

I love the stance and the wheels are perfect for this project! I noticed your simulation of the OEM (The Machine) stripes on the trunk spoiler, are you planning to use them and paint the body white like the original car?

Welcome to the forum Steve! Obviously, this wonderful hobby knows no boundaries and I can't wait to see your first post on one of your exotic or drag cars. One of the best aspects of this forum is the fact that it is a place of meeting and sharing where we can bring together all the enthusiasts from all over the world and this is even more true in these difficult times...

Eddie, obviously you judge yourself very harshly because what I see is of very high quality and with the attention to detail... you obviously have talent sir. You will find all the support and advice you may need on this forum so welcome back to this wonderful hobby.

Very beautiful Gary! Glad you finished it, the combo with the Fiat drag car is just perfect! Your paint jobs are second to none sir... always a feast for the eyes!!! ?

Very cool build Tom! You have a good imagination and a very large parts bin as I can see... good proof of your long experience in the hobby! I really like the personalized "RED RUM" license plate, it reminds me of the movie "The Shining".

Superb GTX, this green fits it like a glove! The '69 is also gorgeous! They make a great pair and I would be very proud to have them in my garage! Well done Thomas!!!

Thanks Joe! Hope to bring you something sexier with my next updates my friend! Take care, Francis

That's a superb and amazing project Charlie! Very few people can do what you have done and you can be proud of it... incredible craftsmanship!!! I love the colors, can't wait to see it done... the finish line is approaching!