charlie libby

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!

hi noel ,the t41 sport coupe was never built by Bugatti. it was thought up and draw by an artist in Argentina as what he felt the atlantic should have looked like. google it and see what shows up.here is a few pictures it is slowly coming together. the body is on temporarily toe check clearence .next week it will be on permanently.got the pedals and carpet in. i have to drill 3 holes i forgot in the firewall for wires. did the frontend alignment. i hope the body will be on early next week ,than i can finish inside and put on the doors. cant wait to see it all assembled. hope you had a nice memorial day. be back next week

anthony are there any clocks on that decal sheet. if so who did it come from? thank you

i use paint drying on the Bugatti as my excuse for working on the chevy ,but the Bugatti is doing well . had people from the great white north for accouple of weeks and a lot of other appointments so not much got done . but the engine is looking good as well as the chassis. working with almost all plastic is a big change so is the size in 1/16. plastic is a lot easier on tooling. plastic did not work well on the tiny carb parts so aluminum it is. tim and francis thanks for keeping up with my projects. brian the engines are my favorite part. hi Pierre I'm glad your still watching . your comments are greatly appreciated. hi ken thank you ,i never worked as a machinist just did a lot while i was fabricating. in nascar and my hotrod shop you did a lot of things yourself.it was great fun. more to come.

long time no see. a lot of company and other appointments in between. not much work happening for 3 or 4 weeks, but some. a little wiring and battery install. maybe 2 full days of work left and the chassis will be ready for the body. cant wait to see how it looks. thanks for the compiments all of you. ill try to do better . had to do alittle touch up work

wow looking amazing anthony ,cant wait to the finished car

We want to to see before the warm weather hits up there

Went back to page1 just incase i missed anything,very cool! Nice job. And very guick compared to my builds

i have machined several fuel cells out of plastic. how come yours looks so much nicer?

WOW.

back for more Pierre ,looking great

hey tim ,1/16 ,everything is so small i have to keep checking to make sure its right . 1/25 is scary to think abought, i will have to get better lighting and a visual assistants. hi tony here is a small update. working hard on the Bugatti paint. i had a 55 in 1972.great fun, bored out 283 with big cam and Headers, i miss it. sold it just before basic training. i have been using alot of rattle cans of late donato. working on the rearend. i went with a fabricated 9 inch and 3 link suspension. started a little on the novi. i know ,kind of weird huh! i like different. see you in a week or so

hi Tim how is your arm doing, getting better i hope. hi mike thanks for the complement and for looking. Francis is it warming up yet? your car is looking great. thanks for coming back noel. thank you ,Donato its slowly coming together. got alot of paint done ,all of it i think. finally got clear on the body and got most of it sand to 3000 grit ,only 4 more finer grits to go. can't wait to see it polished. had to strip and repaint the nose.one part of the clear got foggy and would not sand out before i sanded through to the red. also had a spot on the right rear fender same thing happened. it looks like thousand very tiny air bubbles. its starting to look nice. i have company visiting all this week. no progress for awhile.

i am really excited about this build Pierre. a nova is great but a land speed racer awesome. the paint is perfect. i like it when people do something a little different and this is different. cant wait to see more.

How is your arm doing tim? Well i hope .your transmission,as with all you do is wonderful.it is an insperation to us all.