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Scott... thanks buddy for the kind words on my quality. You are right that it is consuming work but it will be worth it in the end with what I am shooting for. This will be my best build to date. I can't wait to finish it and start on the next few projects that have been in the back of my mind for a while...lol. Joe... thanks man. Oh yeah I am trying to think if there is anything else I need to do to the chassis before paint. I know I have a couple of spots I need to Lay some bondo and still thinking of a few other things. Well Its that time to get to the workbench and make some more progress. My plan is to build as much as I can this weekend as well as try to squeeze a few house chores in if I can ...lol Hope to have some updates and pics for you guys later.

Ohhh Bart where are you?? Sure miss seeing progress on this killer build. I am sure you have been busy and I know how life can get in the way of things. Hope all is well.

Hey Ben.... Dave has been working on his 1:1 hot rod. I am sure he will be back at this build soon. I sure miss seeing progress but can't wait for updates.

Well guys I sat down and did a little bit of work tonight. Not much but did get a little progress one. I worked on some interior tins that mount below the seat. I am happy with them but I may redo one of them because the piece of printing plate I used had a little bow in it. Anyway here are a few pics.... I had first made a template from a 3x5 card to get the shape I wanted and then I transferred it to the aluminum printing plate and cut the parts out: Here I am just showing that I made it out of 2 pieces: Upclose view of the panel: Here it is test fitted into the chassis. I still need to determine where the drive shaft will be going thru the panel and cut the hole in for it:

Bill.... thank you man. You set the bar high with your FED. I just wish i had my own lathe and mill lol ... one day haha Dave... Thanks buddy!! Steve... You are welcome. I will have to get a pic of the cable for you just to show what my initial thought was but still trying to figure out what I really want to do for it.

Looking good. keep up the great work

Chuck... nice work. that front end looks great. is that alclad on the axle?

Scott.... things are looking good bud. It's great to see you making progress on this build my friend. Keep up the killer work.

Thank you Donn.... I will have to pick one of them up.

Don this is one beautiful build. Paint is killer as always. Which AMT Vette did those wheels come from? They look like very nice Weld Pro Stars and they are a tad different than the pro stars that came from the revell pro stock kits. Keep up the great work. I can't wait to see the next one.

Steve... those wheels look awesome. Jim always does killer work and puts out a great product!! you are sure on the home stretch on this one. keep up the great work.

Danno I hope the Mountains were Blue . hope the local hobby shop call me soon about my issue they put aside for me so I can check it out.

Joe...those color combos will be nice. I have one of the tom mcewen 57 chevy funny car that has the side trim decals. I can scan ot so you can use it as a start ans scale it up since it is a 1/25 scale. if you think that will help let me know and I will shoot it over to you.

Danno....thanks for the info

Joe...just awesome man! Any ideas on colors you are gonna go with on the body?

Joe...thanks bro. i want to hurry up and get this chassis prepped for paint. i cant wait to see black on it lol Brad...thankd buddy. hey do you know when tbe next model swap meet is at the postal hall? Mike...thank you! Scott...thanks man. the new pedal makes that one I did out of styrene look sad lol. I can't tell you how much happier I am with this new one. Steve...I will be using a small cable for the throttle linkage that i have from Machined Aluminum Specialties but was tring to source the cable in a different color and i was planning on using RB Motion hardware for the cable ends I still need to add a mounting tab for the linkag.

Bill... Thanks for the props on all of us guys scratch building. I do have to say that it can be fun but at times it's challenging too Steve... Thanks for taking the time to go thru all of the pages. I know there was a lot to go thru to see it all. Thanks for the kind words. I can't wait to see it done myself. I am actually going to be excited when I get the chassis painted and have a rolling chassis done...lol Ok Fellas.... I sat down and did a little work tonight on this and I have completed the gas pedal. all that is left is a little more primer and sanding for it to be ready for final paint. I had to go and redo the mounting base for this. I had also added a small detail to the pedal as well. I felt it was lacking a little something when I posted the last pics. thanks for looking.... Here is the new completed pedal mounted to the mounting base which was redone. I had used the previous base other than adding new pieces for the bolts to go thru and hold the pedal: Another view of the mounting base: Here I stood the pedal up to show the state it will be in: As usual I had to mock it up and put it in with the bolts to see how it was going to look: Now I am feeling I am much closer to where I can just about prep the chassis for paint. I still need to figure out and drill a hole to mount the fuel shut off lever as well as fabricate plates that go under the seat and then I can't think of anything else at the moment other than I need to sand the chassis down and shoot a final primer coat to make sure I am happy with everything. Then it will be time to put paint on the chassis. That will be another big step in this build. So Stay tuned. I will be working on this a lot more this week. I have had family in town and haven't spent much time on this build with them here.

Joe this build is looking sick! Man am I loving it. That chassis just looks mean. Love the pic with the body on too, makes it look fast. This is an outstanding build. It sure looks nice. Keep on doing what you are doing cause it's beautiful.

This is going to be a great build. It's off to a great start.

Looking good. Very nice builds you got there.

Jeff... You are knocking this build out of the park Bro! The body work is just killer and that chassis looks awesome! Can't wait to see more.

Tyrone... This is shaping up very nice. Loving this build and glad to see you back on it. Looking forward to more updates. Keep up the killer work bud!

Nice work on the front shock Chuck. They look great as well as the front end of the chassis.

Rick... Killer work. That engine is looking great sitting in the chassis.

Steve... It's awesome to see that you are just about ready to button this one up. I can't wait to see what you have in store for the paint.