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Jack, even though the decals made for a tough finish to the build you did a great job using them anyway. The build itself is topnotch and one to be proud of. Thanks for posting this rare Jimmy Spencer ride. He was one of my favorite drivers and I really need to build one of his cars. I actually was there at Talladega when he won there in July of 1994. My only trip to that track. He beat his teammate Bill Elliot at the finish line if I'm remembering correctly.

Super nice build Keith. Very clean paint work and the decals turned out fine so you must have powered through the thinness of them. It's always nice to find an old kit at bargain price where you least expect to find it.

Excellent build Jim. I still have some of those snap kits left to do. There at the end, Hobby Lobby was selling them for less than 10 bucks a kit, so I snapped up every one that was left at the store I go to. Again, you improved the model immensely with your mods to correct the stance and the sides. Paint work and decals are top notch as well.

Pierre, that's your greatest asset. Taking a simple kit and making it look advanced and more like the real car.

So glad your back at it Pierre and this promises to be another Awesome build. Is this the same type of car James Bond used in the early movies like Goldfinger?

Really loving watching not one but three builds progressing at the same time. All three are going to be magnifiicent.

Some more adjustments to the pulleys and the left valve cover.

Thank you, Ken. I really appreciate that comment from a master modeler like yourself. Thank you for dropping by.

Almost done with the front of the engine. Then I just need to fix the left valve cover and add two breathers to it. Then prime and paint and get the engine less headers completed.

More work done on the pulleys and fan belts. Made the fan belts by sanding down a small square rod probably reduce them a little more when I get them all installed.

Started cutting the fan belt assembly apart before I took a picture of it, so I placed it back together. I had to relocate the alternator and add a bigger pulley to the front of it. I will have to change it to a dual fan belt setup between the two big pulleys. I will also have to add an oil pump that will be scratch built to the lower left side of the engine and then connect it to the lower pulley with a small pulley added to the front of the large pulley. I made a distributor, and it fits in the hole at the back of the manifold. I will decide how high it will sit and also finish the top part of it later when I know exactly where the air cleaner will end up.

Yes, Pierre. It's astonishing. What Charles does with metal is truly astonishing.

Thanks, Ken for stopping by. I will make sure I have clearance for the distributor. One way or the other.

Wow, Donato. So glad to see this one finished. It looks just like the ref pictures of the real car. In fact, it looks like you took the real car and shrunk it down to 1/24 scale. Very excellent job on this build.

Thanks Donato. The air cleaner is held on by a rod in a hole in the top of the carb so it can be set at many positions. When the hood is shut it won't even be on the carb. It will be in the right front floorboard. It won't be glued on.

Air cleaner pretty much done. I'm glad I glued the carb on with Elmers because it's going to have to move forward a little to make room for the distributor.

Thanks, Trevor and Pierre. I really appreciate the kind words about the build.

Finished the little, tiny rods that depict the element, but will need to do some sanding because some ended up sticking out at the top. I made a bottom for the air cleaner that I will add when I get it the right size. Of course, they are not perfectly circular but will do the best I can to true them up a bit.

It's been a great journey. Can't wait to see the final photos in the under glass thread.

Thanks for stopping by Robert. I really appreciate your positive report on the build.

Have to make an air cleaner. Found one in my stash I can modify to look somewhat like the real car had. Pretty sure it will have to be removable for when the hood is shut. It can ride in the right front floorboard when the hood is not open.

Success. The hood shuts with carb installed. However, the air cleaner is another story. There might be some more room I can get to make the engine sit lower in the frame. First, I want to finish the air cleaner to know exactly what I'm working with.

Thanks for dropping by Andrew. A Yup from you is high praise and I really appreciate it.

Carb is just about done. Will need to install carb with a little Elmers glue so it will be easy to take back off to see if I can get the hood to shut with it installed, also the air cleaner. I shall see.

Wow, Ken. That front clip looks flawless and that is by far the best tire stencil job I have ever seen. Looks like real tires shrunk down to scale.