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Bob... sorry no updates yet. I am up at the GSL show and I will be getting back on this as soon ad I get back home. Ken.. thank you very much. It has been fun and tested my patience at times lol but i have been enjoying building it. hakan... thank you very much.

Tim... Beautiful work on the yoke straps. Your work is flawless and I am just in awe of it. I love you showing how you set up the gas cap and machine it. I see you like you use metric instead of standard units. hope you don't Mind me asking. I know I use both for work but I know I can relate to inches versus mm's much easier.

Any Updates on this??

Brad... That there is some might fine work of yours. That sink and faucet looks great!! I can't wait to see whats next. Hope you get some good bench time in this weekend.

Randy.... Wow I truly impressed by these brakes. man are they are work of art. Holy smokes. The work is incredible and so glad I was able to see it in person at the DSC and meet you. I am looking forward to seeing it in person again next week. Keep up the great work on this.

Tim.... First off let me pick my jaw off the ground. I am speechless... Wow is all I got. You have done an outstanding job on that part. It is so exciting to see this and how good it looks along with the rear end. I think all the time you spent on this is well worth the hard hours put in. Be very proud of your work Ita some of the best out there. I hace to give you credit for doing this all in 1/25th scale. I think I struggle with my 1/16th scale stuff at times and you are working in things way smaller than me. I think I need to to Pack the funny car up and find a new hobby... lol. keep up the great work on this amazing build. I look up to your work and am always looking forward to updates on this bad boy

Jimmy.... thabk you for the heads up I will have to go pick it up.

Joe... that is an awesome pics Nikko... Now that's Freaking Awesome my friend. I love it!!!

Paul.... my apologies I must of posted around the same time you did and didnt see your comment. I really wish that was the case that the funny car would be done by then.... lol but I am trying to get a little more work done on one part of it for GSL. We will see if I can get it done.

Tim... you are unreal my friend. Man I love the fuel tank work and then to see the goodness of the drive shaft. Holy Smokes those yokes are incredible. I have to say when you get this finished will you take me for a ride in it....lol The more goodies I see you machine really wants me to hurry up and get a mill...lol you are a true artist.

Micheal... thank you very much. I really appreciate the kind words. As far as the valve cover gaskets go, I wanted that ever so slight detail to be there. I know it doesnt just jump right out at someone but will be noticed when taking a longer look. Tyrone... thank you my friend. It has been rewarding now seeing it in some primer. It sorta has added a little fuel to my tank once again. and I can't wait to get even more work done on it. seeing it the way it is has made me realize all of the hard work has been worth it so far. Clint... thank you. I really do appreciate the nice words. I still have some small tricks up my sleeves for some details. There are a few things That I still need to design up and that I cant wait to get to. I just hope they turn out the way I have visioned in my head. Ira... thank you so much for the kind words. Jimmy... hey man thank you my friend. I have always loved using PPG and HOK paints but this was the first time I decieed to use the 2K primer. And I have to admit I like it much better than the rattle can stuff, although I will still use ratle can primer in small parts but for my 1/16th scale bodies thia 2K primer will be all I use now. You are welcome for how Ibtake the time to edit the pics and respond to everyone. Its how I started the build to show everyone pretty much every step of the build. It will also be how I continue the rest of the build because I have enjoyed sharing it with everyone. Lee... thank you. I am pretty happy with the stance and have gotten it as close as I could to the reference pics i went by. I will tell you this much when I am done with this build I already have a build that is going to be a out of the box build with no detail... lol but then I have about 3 other cool builds I want to stsrt at the same time...lol. you are right that I may need to take insurance out on this build... lol I just cant wait to have it done.

Tyrone... Man you are killing this Bro!!! I love the color that you went with as well as how you painted the rims. I can't wait to see more. Keep doing what you are doing man. I just love your work!

Leonard... Very Impressive. Its great to see you back at this. That engine looks great and I love seeing the stance. Man this is a great build. I can not wait to see more of it. Keep up the great work you are doing!!

Clayton... That scratch build trailer sounds awesome. Hopefully you will be able to make it out to the Desert Scale Classic next year. But I do plan to hit up a few of the So Cal shows once I get this build done. Dave... Thank you my friend. Mike... Thank you. I think I got the stance as best as I could. and I cant wait to add a little more body filler and block the body out so it is ready for paint. Tim... Thank you for the compliments on the build, its much appreciated. I may have to redo the springs so they look better but it was something I wanted to add that little extra touch to. You are right one step at a time on our builds. Ray... Thank you my friend. Martin... Thank you. Its been a Huge step for me to get this in primer and I couldn't be happier with it at the moment. oh you know I will be very careful with it now. I can't risk dropping it at this point. on the real car the grill is not opened up its painted black on the grill openings. John... Thanks my brother. Means a lot coming from you. Bob... Thank you. Little by little I am getting there one step at a time. Scott... Thank you my friend. I can't tell you how pumped I am to have it in primer. Now I am anxious to get more of it done now. Joe... Thank you my friend. As you know I am trying my best to knock this thing out of the park. Scott... I am going to try to hit up a show or two in the midwest/east coast once its done. I would love to meet many of the builders there. So its a goal to make it out to some of those shows. Darryl.... Thank you. Its a great feeling to finally see a little day light which is making all of the hard work pay off. Danny... Thank you. Steve... Thank you for the compliments on calling this a work of art. I have one more minor thing I need to do to the body tins then I can start installing all of the rivets into it. I can't wait to see what it looks like with them in place. Wayne.... Thank you for the kind words. It means a lot. You know I have been debating on making a little starter motor for it and I think I am just going to have to now and I was thinking I may need to make some sort of Milk crate to put the battery in. I think it would make a neat little display adding the starter motor. Danno... Thank you my friend. It means a lot. I am pretty sure I can say that it will be ready for next years Desert Scale Classic. I know Its been our running joke about that but I rally feel that I should have it done by the end of this year. Randy... Thank you my friend. It was an absolute joy to get to meet you at the Desert Scale Classic. I just wish that I got to sit down with you a little more than we did get to talk because I would of loved to of picked your brain on your soldering techniques. People need to see your work in person to truly see how much of a craftsman you are. Your work is just gorgeous. Stan... Thank you for the kind words. Its been a fun build so far and It sure has tested my patience at times too...lol Well Fellas... I just wanted to apologize that I haven't gotten much done since the DSC on this build. The past few days I have been fighting a cold that has me laid up on the couch. Anyway I hope to get back on this real soon. Thanks for continuing to follow along on this build.

Simon... looking forward to meeting you. As much as I would of loved to of had the funny car dine for this show. I didnt want to rush it at all and keep true to my vision I had of making it the best I can. I just didnt wamt to screw anything up rushing it was all...lol

Ray... I think this is a totally cool idea. I love what you have done so far Its looking good. Keep up the great work.

This will be my first GSL experience and I am looking forward it. I will have my funny car there on the projects table as I ran out of time to get it done And considering I wasnt going to rush anything on that build I am looking forward to seeing what I would consider the best of the best builds here. It's been on my bucket list to experience GSL. Also looking forward to meeting others from here.

Tim.... It was a blast meeting some new friends at the DSC this year. Getting to meet Randy D. and Joe Goss as well as seeing their work in person was incridible. so is the September Shootout show in Gilbertsville The NNL one or is that a different one?

Tim... Every time I see your updates you have me drooling over your detail. Man what awesome craftsmanship. I always enjoy seeing your updates, they make me want to be a better builder for sure. I have run out for words to describe how Gorgeous this build is. I hope to get to see it in person one of these days.

Nah you won't Jinx it. If you ask Danno he will tell you I have been saying I will have it finished next year for the past 3 years....LOL. Its kind of a running Joke and he was surprised that I actually had a finished build at the show this year. I am seeing where I am getting close but I am still a few months away. If I just stay on it I should have it done before I realize it. There is a show here come November I believe and it would be nice for it to be there but if not I would like it done for the NNL West next year and then it can go on the Model Show tour for the year... LOL Ok Fellas.... I realized that I forgot to upload a pic of the paint for the Body Tin Work. Here is a shot of the material and airbrush used shooting it:

Clayton... Thank you Very much. The Plan is to have this build done sometime this year. I would prefer the sooner the better but I would think between August and October time frame but I think I can get it done sooner. we will see I won't make any promises. other than I really want to finish it this year, Did I mention that already

Another Engine shot where you can see the springs for the blower blow off plate: Body on Mock Ups:

Here is the Fire Bottle and steering shaft mocked up: Front of the engine: The Belts: The Fuel pump, sorry the pic is blurry but you can see the main fuel line feeding the fuel pump which will get heat shrink tube added to it to represent the rubber hose:

Here is the rear body panel supports: Here is the Body Tin installed: Here is the edge of the body tin that I need to fix since it landed on it. It will get touched up: Here is the Chassis Mocked up with the Engine, Tranny and all: Up Close shot of the Engine mocked up:

Back to our Normally scheduled program.... Here is the other side of the front bumper & fender fix: The Rear Panel again: Here is the under body with the Body tins painted with Hot Rod Flatzs Urethane and the body support structures installed: Up Close shot of the font body support structure: