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thanks don. i hope i don't fall short of your expectations. at this point in time, i don't build for anyone but myself. maybe in the future that may change but, for now the pro mod 'cuda is destined for my personal collection. the top alcohol dragster that i'm doing is a gift for a life long friend of mine. he owns a chassis shop (precision chassis) that builds the real deal. he built my a/dragster and all the other cars i've run before i got back into modelling. so, the TA/D model is my way of saying "thanks" for all the ###### i put him through over the years. hehe. and he's put up with way too much of that!!! LOL!!!

i'll send you some pictures to glue on your wheels, keith. heheh. workin' on the rear for the pro mod barracuda. made some aluminum four link brackets for the TDR 11"modular rear. the kit comes with all this stuff, i chose to make mine from aluminum. the rear wheels and tires on my builds are quite heavy so, a very stout rear assy is required. also made the floater rear hub and brake assy. next the floater end bells.

great idea! excellent job of opening up the trunk. this is gonna be one sweet ride when it's done.

very nice work. super clean. well thought out. love the brake and suspension details.

looks good! are you gong to put an intake on it? or wait?

if it's not to late for you, you can always check out http://www.marchperf.com/ they have a ton of options for belt drives.

due to a change in plans, i decided to make the same american pro series wheels for the 'cuda as i did for the TAD. so, i made a set of rear and a set of front wheels for the 'cuda. front tires for the 'cuda are the only r/c car parts i use.

sure would like to see 'em as you go.

email.

been a week. no reply from slixx decals.

are you kidding me?!!!! i use a mill and a lathe because i CAN'T do what you do by hand. what you have, is true talent, my friend. so don't use that for an excuse. i don't usually say much and i try to keep my nose in my business. so, please believe me when i say, you're doing an excellent.....no, fantabulous job. keep it up. oh, and get better....will ya?

AWESOME job ralph!!!!!!

looks great, al. glad you didn't trash it.

you may want to pick another style of alternator to do this on. the stator windings really aren't visible on a delco-remy unit. the rotor windings are mostly covered by the fan on the rotor shaft. the mopar alternator housing is a little more conducive to what you are trying to accomplish.

nope but, i will.

i was wondering if any one here, could point me in the direction of someone who does custom decals for 1/8 scale cars. they need to be able to do foil type decals (i need to have certification stickers reproduced) and i'd like to have a multitude of other things done. also looking for carbon fiber decals. don't care if you work from a home shop or a business. i need top shelf workmanship.

a classic look for an automotive classic. nice!

old fashioned experience and math. it's more fun that way.

today i had time to make one of the beadlocks for the rear wheels. it will attach to the wheel with JBweld 2 part epoxy and RBmotion bolt pins. while you didn't see it, a corrosponding hole pattern was drilled into the rim. so the bolt pins will actually lineup the beadlock to the rim. now i need to decide on if and what color to anodize the wheel centers and the bead locks. the rims will get polished.

i personally applaud your choice rick. i for one still love the pro street look when it's done properly. your choice of the 11" rear will go hand in hand with your hemi power. will you be using TDR's super big rear tires? how about wheel choice?

stump, if you go to "starting 2 new 1/8 builds" you'll see the car this is going into.

now we're gonna make some rims for the wheel centers. the wheels will be 16"x16" beadlocks w/ 4.5" back space and a 5 0n 5" bolt circle. got one done tonight, tomorrow we'll git the other. after that it's onto the bead locks. hope you enjoy!

aaahhhhh. a matching pair.

o.k. so i started making the wheels for the TAD. they're going to be american racing pro series trakstar w/ beadlocks. i started with the wheel centers. below are some photo's on how it's done. it takes forever for me to type so i'll let the pics do the talking. if you need an explanation, please ask! i'll be happy to esplane.

i've been playing with the 1/8 'cuda body. i raised the quarter panels a 1/2" and stretched the front 3/4". the sliced a wedge from the lower portion of the car starting at the front. 3/8" from the front to nothing just infront of the rear wheel well. i will probably just use this body for mock up purposes. i had to take a look at it with some wheels and tires to see if it had the right attitude. the engine and turbos are in for approximate placement. hope you enjoy. the last pic is the original car.