W-409

Before moving on to another Ladder Bar, I had to start building the engine and to see if I have to modify something to get it fit right. A friend suggested me to use 409 Chevy on this one and, well, I couldn't say no. This is just perfect place for one Chevy W-Block. It spent one day in paint removing liquids and then it was almost like new. I scratchbuilt the Engine Mounts from Styrene and then I test fitted the engine on its place. It fits perfectly, only thing I have to do is saw a little part of the body away (In front of the Windshield opening) to get the Hilborn Fuel Injection Stacks fit. I made the Fuel Lines from each injector stack to center of the Manifold where is that collector part. I will run a single fuel line from there later. If I can saw the body today, I might have a couple of more pictures today, but in case I don't, here you go....

We are moving on to the Chassis! Kit's Rear Axle had Molded In brake line on it. I removed it and after I had painted the Axle, I made new one from Metal Wire. I don't have a picture of that, though, but it's there. The whole chassis had only minor problems with the Front Axle installation, and I had to drill some holes bigger and do some other small things. Overall everything fit nicely together, and especially the Frame to floor pan was very easy to do. Also the wheels and tires fitted perfectly, no glue was needed and they went straight immediately. I had to test fit the Body too.... Two More.

Looking Great! All the extra work you did with the seat shows, it looks just like something you could find from these Funny Cars. And I know exactly how it feels to do the sanding process, just like my '55 Chrysler Stock Car's body in NASCARS section....Huh. Anyway very nice work, I can't wait to see more of this.

Great looking old Gasser that was forgotten in the barn for a couple of decades! Good job on the weathering and nice work otherwise too. The engine is a beauty.

Actually I have no clue either about the Henry J. Maybe someone else knows this better... I thought that there's something like that with the Dragsters, since I didn't see any. I think we all need to thank you for doing this project!

Here are some kits I found that are not on the list. Or then I didn't see them, that's possible too. But anyway, I'll delete those pics when you get those you don't have moved into your Photobucket. There are some AirFix kits that you have as MPC versions, too. http://public.fotki.com/NostalgicDrag/model-box-tops/ And will Dragster kits qualify? Or then European cars that are in Gasser etc form?

Thanks Joe, Darryl, Carl and Chris! I appreciate your kind comments. Especially Joe's cool and unique builds inspire me to try something else than Stockers. I took a Dana 60 Rear Axle from my parts box and started to make Ladder Bars from sheet Aluminium. Now I have another one completed, and next one will be done tomorrow. Then I can start test fitting this thing really and see if I have to change anything to get the rear end sitting where I want to. Front Axle needs to be built too, of course. A little adjustments with the Ladder Bar is needed before it passes the inspection, but..... Thanks For Lookin' In.

WHAT?!... You....Handpainted.....The Pinstriping......On the Belt..... Let me pick my jaw from the floor.... T....... That looks Fantastic! That..... Oh well maybe it's just easier to post this one:

Thanks Ray and yes, when that was being built, I thought already then that the frame should be a little longer. Now I can do whatever I want on mine ! I enlarged the Rear Wheel Openings using my Dremel. It really looks much better like this, thanks for the guy who suggested me this thing on Vintage Drag Models Forum. New stance is a bit higher too than it was before, that looks much better too. Now I will move on to the suspension parts, in front and rear. Those Rear Wheel Openings still need some work to get them round, now they are just roughly opened to see that the stance works like this.

Heh, thanks Frank! Solder is really good material, because it's so easy to bend to shape. I built the pipe from Carburetor to Pro Charger. I built it from two pieces of Styrene Tubing, because I didn't have anymore solder. Still some adjustments will be done before paint to make it fit a little better.

Thanks Darryl! Here is a picture of the Shifter installed and then I wired the Line Lock button. Still need to scratchbuild the Line Lock to the Firewall, but that's coming later. Also I installed the Center Console on its place again.

Since you have some kits that are same kit in different box, will AirFix Pontiac Funny Car qualify? You have MPC version of that kit, and AirFix is the same but with different box. If you'd like to add this one, let me know and I'll take a better picture of the box art. I have never seen another one in the Internet.

Engine is getting there. Still some little details are missing, but it's starting to look like an engine. I have found absolutely no fit issues, great job Moebius on this one! I have added the Spark Plug Wires and Generator wires for it. Oh and the Generator Bracket is scratchbuilt also.

Great subject! I really like the engine too, Nothing beats W-Blocks! I like what you did with paint job and Foiling. Both look very good to me and nice interior work also. Looks like you got the opening doors fitted nicely, that is a common problem in my builds, if a kit has opening doors. Great work overall. Now when there are no bigger mistakes, you could add more details to the engine bay on your next one... ;) Really nice.

Well I finally have an update for my Torino Talladega. Engine is painted Metallic Blue and Cylinder Heads, Valve Covers, Intake and Oil Pan are from the kit. Oil pan got some Moroso logos on it, and then I scratchbuilt the Pro Charger. Belt pulleys are from the kit and still needs to add the Belt. Bracket for the ProCharger is made from Styrene. Some touchups with paint are still needed.

And here's a picture of the 1:1 Car.

Thanks Dale, you're too kind. Actually I'm not completely happy about how they end, but hopefully the collectors will help. Otherwise I think they turned out good. Great job on the Hudson, Chuck! I don't know if I like the pink on it or not, but it fits perfectly to Pro Street car especially with the '80s graphics it would stand out. Nice work! Before I get more solder for the other Header, I decided to start thinking of building another one. I bought Jimmy Flintstones' '66 Nova Sedan Delivery body, and it will be turned into Jeg Coughlin's car. I need to open the side windows on it, but otherwise I hope the conversion will be quite easy. I need to buy one '66 Nova ProStreet by AMT to use as a basis, but before that I test fitted the chassis from my dad's kit...

Very nice work as always, Chris! Looks like it doesn't matter what do you build, you do it perfectly! That interior is sweet, those colors fit perfectly together. I can't wait to see more.

A little update for the Torino. I clear coated the Hood and it turned out pretty good. It is wet in the picture, and now it's not that shiny, but pretty shiny and smooth anyway. I will polish the body parts next week, I guess. Also I removed all unnecessary stuff from the Fan Belt system, so now there is only one belt from Engine to Alternator. I test fitted that on place, and everything fits. I need to make a bracket for the Alternator before I can install anything. Also the Shifter got the red LineLock switch on it. Still I need to wire it.

I like the shine that Enamel paint makes when used correctly. Just like in here. Great work. The color fits well to this kind of body, and I like the car too. Gotta get me one of these kits.

Wow I've been totally amazed since the start of this build. You are doing so fine job on the little details, as usual. The trunk looks incredible and so does the engine. You do the Weathering perfect way also, I gotta learn something like that. I've maybe asked this before, but what do you use for the weathering? I was wondering about the engine angle too, but actually it doesn't look bad like that either.

Always when I see a topic in Under Glass and it's written by Túlio Lazzaroni, I can imagine something spectacular coming up when I open the thread, but still I'm every time really impressed and I need to go and get my jaw from the floor every time. Really nice work with the paint, foil and detail. Nice and clean Model. And all that matters, is that the builder likes his/her own builds, so I say you should keep leaving the screws and plated Headlights on their places on future builds, too.

Well today we got some Interior Work. I glued the Bench Seat halves together, and then I started wondering that how much of the seam I need to fill with bondo. Many times there goes some kind of a seam on the Upholstery too, so I don't fill away something that doesn't need to be filled. And After some Google Searching, I came across this picture, and I could fill the correct part from that seam away. Then I masked the Carpet away from the interior, so I could paint the sheetmetal parts with primer, and then Gloss White. Once those were dry, I masked them and sprayed some Flat Black for the carpet and Flocked that area. A little paint came off from the other wheel well as you can see, but I fixed that later. At the same time, I painted the underside of the same part Flat Black right after I had sanded the Molded In letters away.

Here's one kit to be added. It's my favorite Studebaker kit, the chassis can be installed under many different bodies, like I did on my Simca build.

Thanks Bruce, and yes I agree with you on the kit quality. I can't wait to see the Moebius Models Ford Pickups once they come out. The quality on them will be top notch too, I believe. Now the engine is painted. I used Maston Silver from Spray Can and then Gold for the valve covers. I painted the black parts of the Covers by brush. Ingnition coil got some black paint on it, also. So far I have found no problems with the assembly. And when I decided to glue those Carburetor-parts together, I found out that (At least in my kit) the Instructions have a mistake. The Instructions show, that Lower Carburetor is number 51, and Upper 50 but actually they are just other way, so that 50 would be Lower Carburetor and 51 Upper Carburetor. And then I primered the Wheels.