Jeff Sauber

Nice work there, Charlie...good pics too. things are looking great, keep the updates comming.

I prefer early spring or fall.. Winter issues can make traveling around hard, and summer can be too hot, especially considering a good number of shows I have been to have not had AC at the venues..

The aluminum tips look much better and less disruptive to the rest of the build. This project is comming along very nicely. Looking forward to more updates.

I sort of agree with this, although a little revamping of a few things wouldn't hurt. Totally redoing the forum in it's entirety may be a bit much though. There's certainly a few sub forums that could get removed or combined. Some of those slower forums hardly have any traffic at all.

Well said, I agree, but don't try reasoning with that guy....[he's pre-programmed and set in his stubborn ways]. You'd have better luck trying to have a discussion with a brick wall.

Nice and clean, looks great.

Looking good so far...Beautiful and unique subject.

Beautiful work & very clean....Nice stuff.

Stunning work, John......Looks awesome and the details are outstanding.

Thanks Mark....I wasn't sure about the Buick version...I think Luke is right about the lincoln 430 as well....wasn't it called the "MEL".....[merc, edsel, lincoln] engine or something?..

Thanks, post em if you can find them...I knew there was a 430 out there that one of the big 3 made.

beautiful stuff guys, keep em comming!!

It could be done for the rest of the week.... 427, 428, 429, and didn't buick make a 430?.....

For tonight's update, I created the moroso "cool can" and plumbed the rest of the fuel system. [sorry the pics are a little fuzzy, I wasn't using a tripod or good lighting.] Tomorrow, I'll get started on the radiator/elec fan/ and remaining cooling system...

Wow! amazing conversion...Beautiful work.

I had the rubber lines and cheap hose clamps as well for a while, but you're right, the track tech guys hated those set ups..As my car eventually became faster, I had to switch over to real plumbing in order to get the OK to make a few passes up at the [now retired] 75/80 dragaway in Monrovia MD. Ah, those were the good ole days...The smell of Cam 2 race fuel, and burning rubber.

Thanks, Charlie.....The scuff protectors are just some black rubber tubing sliced open on one side and slipped over the braided hose, and the ties are just really thin strips of aluminum tape. I found out the hard way with my 1:1 that fuel lines rubbing against metal parts isn't really a good idea....LOL. So I cut some sections of heater hose and wrapped the undersides of the A/N lines and secured them with silver zip ties. I did the same thing on my 1:1 '68 mercury Cyclone...

wow!!Outstanding stuff guys!!......Keep em comming, we got till midnight. Don't forget about those 426 wedges/maxwedges...they count too...

I'll kick things off with my Revell 71 cuda....

I worked top side a bit more tonight, and added in some plumbing...Theres a lots more to do, but so far so good. next I'll be working on the core support/radiator unit.

The wrap-around tailights work quite well....I also agree with you on the the exhaust tips. They are cool, but look a bit on the heavy side. I'd probably just go with a pair of simple angle cut tips using polished aluminum tubing or stainless. Great project so far. I've enjoyed following along with the updates.

The bowtie is from the Model Car Garage photoetched detail kit...It's about 15 bucks for the set, but it's worth it. It comes with really nice items for the body and interior...

Wow, filling in the gaps under the doors really makes a big difference. Looks awesome. This is how the Wagon Rod body should have looked out of the box!! Great work!!

I had thought about it, but back on my 1:1, I just had the mufflers set up like this...I got pulled over a few times....sometimes the cops told me I had to run the exhaust all the way to the back of the car, but I guess it depended on the officer's mood those particular days..LOL. A couple of turndowns might look good on the model though, I may go ahead and add some on just to give it a more completed look....

Thanks Raul, I'm using some photoetch stuff from the model car garage and Pro Tech. I hope to get to the engine bay today and will try and plumb & wire a few things. The MCG photoetch kit for this car is real nice. I'm looking forward to using it on the interior and body. It will really make the model pop.