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MarkJ
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Wow, Pierre. I'm loving that red.
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Thanks, Pierre. That 3d stuff is way over my head, and it's going to stay there.
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These are the headers I will try to scratch and make fit into the tight area. they might have to look a little different to get them to squeeze in there. Hoping to do them in styrene instead of solder.
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Finally added the pitman arm now I need to add idler arm on the other side
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29 minutes ago, TarheelRick said:
Amazing work and some mighty fine scratchbuilding. Going to be one killer build when you are done. But then, every build I have seen of yours is killer.
Thanks, Ricky, I appreciate you stopping by and making the nice comments.
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Thanks, Steve. We shall see. I guess that's what the #11 hobby knife is for. Just keep cutting till it fits. Once its complete you can't really see that much under there anyway and nobody is really studying it that closely either. I don't know how that one picture up there got so big.
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Got the linkage and the steering gear installed just need to link them up and add an idler arm to the other side. I just need to install an oil filter to the left side of the top front bar and then install the rear end and hopefully the chassis will be done except for painting of course. I still need to assemble the engine and hopefully get it to fit with headers installed into that tight engine compartment.
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7 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:
Wow! That's a whole lot of fantastic work. Doing a great job Bud. Keep on keeping on.
Thanks, Donato. Just trying to get this headache over with.
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14 hours ago, kensar said:
Impressive detail continuing. I hope painting all that detail doesn't present a problem.
Yes, it will, but I'm too lazy to paint it first and then install it. Thanks, Ken for stopping by.
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Steering linkage almost ready to install. I'm using the Testors blue tube nontoxic glue now and it takes forever to cure so I make something and then have to wait a day to install it. I noticed that the faster glues were causing me to cough at night and I was having a hard time sleeping. I use it in a well-ventilated place, but the fumes were really starting to get to me.
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Slow progress continues. Working on the steering linkage.
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Excellent build. Which kit is this?
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Beautiful build. Everything looks just right.
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Been a while since I posted. Had to go out of town to attend my great nephew's graduation from high school. Continuing work on the front suspension, just making most of it up as I go along. But the final product should look close to what the real car had. Hopefully.
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Wow, Pierre . Your brush painting gets better and better and I dare say that it doesn't look like you need to polish the finish at all.
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9 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:
Thanks Mark, a primer with better filling properties might have been better. Let's see what we have after some sanding and color coat...
We shall see, but I bet it's going to work out perfectly.
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Pierre, everything looks perfect. I especially like the primer coat.
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Looking good is not what the last 4 photos bring to mind for me. It's more like looking phenomenal and that really doesn't do it justice either. It is so much fun to watch a master at work and see his creation come together one photo at a time. Thank you so much Ken for sharing this project with the rest of us mere mortals. This is special stuff going on here.
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On 5/31/2024 at 6:29 AM, kensar said:
Hello Pierre and Mike.
The bellows on the shafts were made from 3/32" styrene tubing. The 'grooves' were cut into the tubing using a 60 degree thread cutting tool on the lathe.
Thanks for looking and the encouraging posts.
Such an ingenius way to make the bellows for the shafts. they look like the real thing made small.
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Ken, those seats are astounding. How you got all that work done and flawlessly done is amazing. The pedals are amazing as well.
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6 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:
Growing up with all of the 60's great cars, I am enjoying this buzz! In high school (class of 1969) one of the guys had a red on red 4 speed 66 Chevelle 396 SS and it was very nice. One of the best GM designs of the times. I think that there is a book somewhere on the great Smokey and his hi jinks. Ha. This model hits all the best spots and is fun to see. So glad to see it.
Robert, I am also a member of the high school class of 69. We had a guy name Richard Bulot who had a 65 GTO with a 389 3 deuces power plant. He loved to burn them down on the road right in front of the High School just about every day. It didn't matter because he had dropped out of school his junior year and got a well-paying job. Trouble is I think he got drafted and I really never heard anything about him after that. Might have ended up in Viet Nam. It was going strong at that time. That car sure was sweet. Silver blue metallic.
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Looks like you figured out the hood. Fits like a glove now. The body prep is coming along very nicely. No one will ever know this body is metal unless you tell them.
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5 hours ago, kensar said:
Nice work continuing here. Your focus on accuracy is quite admirable.
I see you opted to make springs from styrene instead of wire. I don't think I've seen that before.
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Thanks for dropping by, Ken. As long a you wrap the spring tighter and smaller than you want, it works out fine because the styrene relaxes into a bigger size. I finally ended up using .035 syrene rod to make the springs. I wrapped it around a 3/32-inch styrene rod. Works better than I thought it would.
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Wow, I can only dream of having a workspace like that. Breakfast nook is all I will ever have. Luckily, we don't eat anything there.