charlie libby

doing some painting and assembly.need some stuff from rb motion to finish the engine. still have to make the drive shaft. i have the parts made just need to cut the length and assemble. all the parts are going together well. just minor things. got the body painted and clearcoated today. i will sand and polish next weekend. got the nose painted as well. minor sanding and polish to do. rearend and engine is mounted and started wires and hoses.got brake lines to do. the body color is black pearl but does not show well in the pictures.

WOW! beyond amazing. the colors really are perfect. so impressed . would like to see it in sitting on the table in front of me someday.yeah i am sying the same thing right now let me finish this so a can move on. thanks for the great photos of your incredible work.charlie

looking great andrew .more pictures please

got the dash worked out. i was hoping to see the gauges thru the steeringwheel. finished the battery, i like the way it came out. doing final assembly on the rear suspension ,everything is going together well so far. painted the chassis and belly pan today i will take some pictures tomorrow. hope you are all doing well.thanks for looking. hi francis,is it warming up yet? hi andrew hope your project is continuing as planed.

bold choice of color . truly awesome! i love it.sorry i havent been on for awhile francis. i like to keep up with you, can not wait to see the truck assembled. wild colors.charlie

hi tim nice to hear from you. i have to say you are right, when we are in the second half of your 60,s some times it can be tough. getting old is not for the weak. haven't been on for awhile. have got a little more done more days not in the shop then in it. i have been working on brake and clutch pedal assy, and master cylinders. that is done except lines . started on the optima battery. did some leather upholstery ,first try. seems to look ok. not quite finished yet. rear bumper shaped to match the front with tail lites and one back up lite in the middle. all for now, keep moving along.

just here to check on you .we old people have to check up on each other. i hope you are doing better.

paint is always scariest for me. i have no patients , i can never wait for it to cure. i am really excited to see it in color. it is such a pretty truck it will be fun to see it.

awesome so far, we need more pictures.

not a good picture of u joints , sorry

hi paul.the wheel is black 2 part polyurethane same as the tires. i like your wheel daniel. i love your new old project andrew .one of my favorite cars and my favorite t shirt. i have had this shirt for 12 or more years. your car looks great .i will be following that one. hi francis very happy to gear from you.thank you all.

very very very nice .i love it .well done

wow awesome truck.very well done

made the lenses for the woolitre headlites.put a yellow lense in top for turn signals.there is a name plate there in the originals.also this week i made a teering wheel. 3 attempts. i nickel plated and polshed the spokesmade 2 molds for the 2 rim pieces and riveted them together. pedas and rear lites are next.then the radiator. hope your new year is going well.

nice to hear from you greg. francis is amazing.i visit his thread alot. try to stay warm up there and happy new year

i am trying to keep my concentration on this. i have a 1/12 1969 camaro thats next and it keeps creeping into my mind. trying to figure out how to make a set of minilite wheels in aluminum or brass and paint them.. hmmmm?

hi jim thanks for the comment. not many people know about the woodlites.

got a little further along on the headlites.plating and polish and started the trim for the lenses. i think i will make a similar bumper type mount for the tail lites. starting to think alot about paint colors.

you give us such great ideas on how to make these things. i think you should have classes. i will sign up for the first one. the mirror is so nice. i hooked a part up backwards in my plating solution and ruined it. made a new jar full today. happy new year

hi noel, he has not had time to finish the car. he owns 2 autobody shops and has been very busy. got some new shocks made for the front and threaded them to make them adjustable. i don't know if any of you has heard of a 1930's aftermarket headlite called woolite headlites. i have allways thought they were very cool and unique so i decide to carve them for this car. the front covers that hold the lenses i have not figured out how to make them yet . the originals have no lite in the top 1/3 but i am going to put the directional in there. i machined a front shock mount and headlite bar.could also be a bumper. am going to nickel plate an polish the bar and the lites. have a happy and prosperous new year.

i made a lite for my mill 4 or5 years ago and it stoped working. i could not figure out why. put it in my tool box and forgot about it. i took it out the outhr day and decided to work on it. i ended up removing all the leds and installing new ones and its working fine . glad to have it back. if i were to make another one,i would drill the holes for the leds at a about 5 degrees to the middle but it works fine. it attaches with magnets. i did not like the size of the front brakes so i made new that are much larger.hope u all had a great christmas and have a happy newyear.

hi noel, here is a few pictures i think you might like being a bugatti fan. this was a project of mine . never got finished because i sold it.

hi andrew ,yes , ijust used the bowls as a cheap way to make a round piece thicker than i needed from black 2 part polyurethane , it worked as planed but its not very black after machining. i felt that i could machine the tires better than i could machine molds for the 2 different size tires. have a great holiday. hi noel,nice to hear from you. i have purchased 2 sf. of black 1.5 oz leather and i think it will work fine. i appreciate the suggestions. the thin ladies gloves never occured to me. happy holidays

hi tim hope your back is getting better. hope you get it cleared up for the holidays.charlie

every time i check your progress it makes me smile , your work is just so nice.the doorhandle and the grille emblem are outstanding. have a great holiday.charlie