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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.

Thanks for stopping by Edgar. Started on the carb linkage and did some more work to the valve covers that weren't getting done using putty. Forgot to take pictures.

Almost finished with the carb. I hope I can squeeze the distributor in at the back of the engine. Might have to do some more sanding here and there. I've gotten about as detailed as I can get with it except, I would like to come up with a simple linkage for the sides of the carb. I don't think I will be hooking up the linkage. And making the double pumpers is out of the question too. Just too tiny to deal with.

Thanks for the info. Makes sense that you air brushed the Tamiya after decanting it. Much better results than using the spray nozzle on the can. I might try that myself someday.

Donato, that is a huge tip about the bic lighter, but I fear that I would just set some styrene on fire. I've used a candle before and had not too good results. Your bends look perfect. Okay if that is a rattlecan paint job, kudos to you. That paint is so smooth you have no reason to polish at all or even add clear unless you have already done that. Can't wait to see this one finished.

Ken, you really know how to lay the paint down with I'm assuming an airbrush. This is one of the best silver paint jobs I have seen. Did the air to the carb just come from the inside air of the vehicle or is there some kind of ducting that goes to that clear stack from outside the car?

Thanks Steve and Bruce. I appreciate you stopping by and making a comment. No pictures today because I did more damage than good and did not want to post pictures that make the carb look worse than it had looked. Eventually it will be done, and I can move on to finishing the chassis and get this baby assembled. September will be the one-year anniversary of me starting this journey and I hope to never spend that much time again on one project. My next build should definitely be oob and oob only except for maybe more accurate wheels and tires. I might actually use my new air brush to paint the body if I get a low enough humidity day outside. I bought it to paint the wheels with AlcladII chrome because thats the only way you can apply AlcladII. With an airbrush. My old airbrush had bit the big one and just spit when I used it instead of giving a nice spray out of the tip.

Some more work on the carb. Scale wise it's going to be a little too big because I apparently made the manifold too big. But I won't tell anybody if you don't. It will be our little secret. I don't think anybody's following the wip anymore, so nobody knows anyway. Got lots of cutting and detail sanding on this which invariably leads to mistakes and redo's here and there. Somehow, I took a notch out of the top of the carb where it meets the air cleaner. the venturis have little tiny ports at the top of them, but I don't think there is any way I can model that. Most kit Holley's aren't that detailed either. Just want it to kind of look like a Holley.

Almost finished with the valve covers and starting on the Holley carb.

Thanks for stopping by Edgar. I appreciate your input. Got the demarcation lines cut in the manifold. I still need to do some work on the valve covers to get them more alike and remove the voids.

Thanks, Ken. No air cleaner. Thats interesting. I guess they figure it's not needed for the life of these engines and the air flow has to be so much better without one.

Excelent work as always, Ken. I was just sitting studying everything and wondered what is with the clear stack right above the carb and is the air cleaner made into the rear body or is it yet to come above the engine?

Finally got most of the manifold done except for cutting a line between chambers going to the heads and adding a little putty here and there where voids showed up in the manifold and valve covers.

added some more to the valve covers to try to get them shaped right. Added some close out panels to finish up the manifold.

I had a 1974 Corvette, so this build is very interesting to me. It's the same generation Vette as mine was. Can't wait to see the final photos. Excellent so far and surely will be when finished.

Wow, never thought I would actually see a Bonneville build in this Bonneville thread. Yours is Awesome and excellently put together. Used to see pictures of these cars in Motor Trend magazine back in the 50's and 60's when I was a kid and used to peruse the pages finding out about all kinds of competition vehicles. Those were always black and white photos. But magazines were about the only thing we had back then except for Wide World of Sports and CBS Sports Spectacular on TV which were also in black and white.

Started on the valve covers which I have to finish before I can close off the top of the manifold chambers. Then on to the carb.