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started with 800, then hit it with 1000 grit so it was nice and smooth, but scuffed enuff for the basecoat to adhere.... thanks bryan

i thought you would like that Ira! LOL workin on 1:1 cars is a whole different story tho.....mudwork is alot easier in 1:1! keep up the goodwork buddy, cant wait to see more pics! go Ira, go! cheers bryan

thanks micheal! im sure you will be aorund for this build buddy.....im hopin to paint tomorrow. cheers bryan

WOW!!! that is very, very nice man! beautiful work. cheers bryan

"BOLDMAN SPEEDSHOP" sounds good to me...... or just "BOLDSPEED" or "BOLDMAN AUTOWORKS". i think i like "boldspeed" the most....because not only is it fast it is also bold!! LOL........... I use "1613 AUTOWORKS" as my ficticious company name. the 1613 comes from my dads initials, P is the 16th letter of the alphabet, and M is the 13th....so we get 1613, and it sounds cool too! LOL nice plans too, i found some on the net i saved as well, ill get around to building it one of these days...cant wait to see more of this, ill be following it. cheers bryan

well, i walked over to my neighbors today to take those pics james........i havent talked to them for a while. im sorry to say they sold the car man, so no reference pics buddy. i didnt know it was gone, but it sat in the garage all the time, they never drove it. sorry dude cheers bryan

thanks dave! im hoping to get back to this one soon.........im bouncin back n forth between 2 projects..... cheers bryan

oh yea......millions of chickens have sacrificed their live to me! LOL.......im hoping to paint this thing on monday.....at work! cheers bryan

very nice!! i really like this. i have a nova soakin in the purple pond now.......i might go two tone after seein this one! cheers bryan

lookin good ira! i always enjoy these builds from you.......keep it goin! cheers bryan

that is awesome!!!!! bryan

aaah! thank you for joggin my memory..........yea its for an olds, so it will be gold, thanks again. cheers bryan

nice start dave! that double blown hemi will be sweet in there too.....what a killer engine! bryan

thanks Kevin. watch parts are gettin hard to find.... and watchmakers refuse to sell them to you because they are afraid youre gonna start a rival business! cheers bryan

thanks Rob and Dan! i just tossed all the chrome parts in the purple pond to strip them..........so im done for tonight. heres a question, arent 455`s supposed to be painted gold? ive had a couple of them, i remember my 70 delta 88 royale had a 455 rocket, and it was gold. ive been lookin at some reference pics, and im seeing them blue, red, and gold as well. i wish i would have never sold that delta 88, what a nice ride that was, and it was absolutely perfect inside and out........... it was gold with a black top, and black interior. the A/C was still blowing ice cold when i sold it! bummer.... thanks again guys! bryan

ok, guys i have definetly lost my mind....... usually when i get in a rut when im working on something, and i have two projects going now...... i will dig out an engine and just build it. it helps me get goin again, and when im done i`ve got an extra engine in my stash ready to go..... well, i grabbed an olds 455 tonight and thought.....hmmmm, i guess ill build this one up and add it to my stash. so, just foolin around i decided to drill out the end of the air cleaner, a nice touch and easy to do........ so next i decided to cut apart the pulleys and belts. i usually use the kit pulleys or i will make new ones from guitar string ends.........this is where it all went south. im lookin at the power steering pump and thought....ok, ill drill it out for lines, simple enuff. then i didnt like the way the kit pulley looked, and i am totally out of guitar string ends, so i started diggin through my watch parts, and heres what happened.. i made a pulley from watch parts...... but that wasnt good enuff, oh no, i just had to keep goin! LOL and now we have a bracket as well... and heres what we ended up with.... i think it came out pretty good, let me know what ya think guys.......my OCD was really kickin in tonight! thanks for lookin, and puttin up with my insanity cheers bryan

great looking engine! i love the aluminum pulleys, nice work cheers bryan

youre right, the black primer does look sinister! im liking it alot nice work, keep `er goin bryan

very cool idea! great start...... cheers bryan

very cool Ira! more, more,more! cheers bryan

dont feel bad, you not the only guy who ever glued an oil pan on backwards! ive done it more than once.... duh! LOL :D cheers bryan

aaaw ######!! i totally forgot about those pics james.............sorry, ill try to get them tomorrow for you.... bryan

nice work! cheers bryan

thanks cole! im hoping to get something done tonite.... cheers bryan

well, the primer is finally blocked! i got rid of the fuel filler...... the marker lights, and wheel well trim... now i have to do the hood, trunk lid and front valance panel..... more to come, thanks for lookin! bryan sorry for that horrible blurry pic.............my camera stinks! i need a new one...... cheers bryan