charlie libby

what happened to my spell check. good

i have been working on the front suspension and the exhaust.the headers have been a nightmare . nothing but a bunch of wasted tubing so far , but i will get it right eventually. hi mark thanks for your comments. its very different working with almost all plastic but i like it. if i do another car like the Bugatti it will be a cheetah. ihave been looking for some good drawings or blueprints to help with a body buck like the bugatti buck. any help would be appreciated.if you see or know of any ,please let me know. most of what i have found have not been very ggob

thank you all for looking and for your comments. taking the bugattii to the ipms show in pompano beach on the 23. it seemed to me it took forever to finifsh but i am excited that its done. i will put it on underglass next week. thanks to all of you followed from the begining, now to get on the 55

Hi tim ,fuel system is just unbelieveable, like the wholeproject. I wish i had your incredible talent and patience. Im with you ,i turn 71 next month . If i dont get these projects done soon they wont happen.

looks awesome so far. your tubing fabrication is looking great. if u send me a drawing with dimension i would machine you a shift gate from aluminum or plastic if you'd like.

working on this a little when i am upset or waiting for paint or glue on the bugatti. i think a lot of people will not recognize this engine. probably never seen a novi with 2 four barrels. this is what you get when there is no rulebook, fun after over 30 years with a rule book that is constantly changing. seems to be going along fairly quickly . i will finish the engine and then finish the rear suspension. waiting for RB to open up again. thank you

assembly is slow.i re did a few parts,that took time. installing the front fenders and nose was frustrating and very time consuming .you cant really get at the screws with a screwdriver very well because of the angle that the fender runs down to the tiny screw head. you cant get the nuts on inside . it took 4 days and alot of swearing. but i got it.some details left,tail lights and fog lamps ,they are all made ,just need to install. front and rear glass as well. it is looking pretty good . a few places need more polishing. happy with it so far. hope to get it to a show somewhere this year. the drill is a collet and it is very well centered . i have used it many times and works well. i like roll up widows. all the wood is oak.

hi micheal , thank you very much. hi andrew. it is going together pretty well so far only some minor issues.it is a slow process trying not to damage anything . i am waiting for some fasteners i have on order to be able to continue but i think it looks good so far. i bought this tamiya drill kit and it is great. i find it quite handy ,i would recommend it. not alot left to do. i am not sure i will attempt another project this large and time consuming . more to come soon thank for your time looking and commenting

Great car,awesome work.one of my favorites. Your pictures really show it off.

francis i tried to do the carbs in styrene,not so good. the block and heads in black poly urethane , brian thanks for the video. 1/16 is tiny for me anton. cant wait to try 1/24. looks scary to me. cant get used to the sizes of things in 1/16. made 2 carbs they are not complete yet. taking a vote, one lump or two? squeezing a little chassis and rollcage work in also. thanks for your input.

heiio getting closer to putting the body on for good. decided to remove all the carpet . i did not paint it black on the inside so the red showed thru the carpet. soaked it in soapy water and all the elmers glue came off. it looks much better with black under it. made the door handles and window cranks this week and installed them . fitted the doors on . still not sure how to paint these little windows. would like to get the body in place to finish the brake lines and i little more wiring.

working on finish assembly is slow and kind of scary. i dont want to damage ant thing and its quite difficult. to many parts and to many screws. had to modify the seat bottoms so i had to reupholster them got the doors back on and lined up. door handle and trunk handles are on. realized today i did not make inside window cranks and door handles not a big deal . i am trying to decide how to paint and install the front and rear glass. they are fitted just painting them is up in the air. andrew you don't need brakes in a car like this , who wants to stop or slow down. thanks for your comment mr. gibbs. hi bob come back anytime. francis always good to hear from you,your engine is awesome. going to miss you for the summer.tim i hope your bicep is properly healing. thanks for your comment rattlecan. pierre your nova is the best,i love it, have a great vacation. waiting for rb to catch up to place another order. thanks everbody,charlie

PS. It sure takes alot less material in 1/16 or 1/24

Francis i somehow missed your incredible engine block. I expanded your photos to steal some of your ideas. You always teach me something new . Glad you have a quality camera.

WOW.its perfect. Nice ,nice job .i love it!