Nitro330

A few updates. Cut the hood opening, made the wing window frames and did some more detail in the engine compartment: steering shaft, radiator hoses, cap and overflow tank, mounted the coil, and hooked up the brake lines. Other little miscelaneous items. Hope to maybe paint the body this weekend.

Thanks Brian and Tony! Really appreciate it.

Thanks Will! The injector stacks are from Speed City Resins. You can get them in several sizes.

Got the engine mounted in the chassis and plug wires/fuel lines and oil filter lines hooked up. Then added the fan belt and injector stacks. Will put the fan on after making the radiator hoses. Also got the interior finished. Made an insert for the dash, EFI digital display box, and column shifter. Added the moon tach and underdash gauges to finish it up. You can't see it in the picture, but there are also a couple of toggle switches and a key in the ignition just for fun. Now it's on to the body which still requires quite a bit of sanding, wing window frames made and the cut out in the hood. I think I am also going to make the glass templates before I paint the body.

Love this project Ian. And even "a less ambitious" build from you is going to be pretty awesome, as that transmission/bellhousing shows. Look forward to watching this.

Wow, you nailed it Terry! Love the before/after shots. Awesome job!

Super cool! Some great scratchbuilding. Really like the exhaust too!

Looks awesome Bob! That is a tricky kit in many ways. You did a great job!

Thanks guys, appreciate the compliments! It's been challenging, but fun. Still a ways to go, but am happy with the progress in the last couple weeks.

Only worked half day today and it's hot and humid out, so decided to skip mowing the lawn and get some bench time. Finished up the front end work on the chassis and made a remote oil filter bracket. Added the headers on the engine. Will be mounting it in the chassis and running the oil and fuel lines this week. The actual cars runs a Holley EFI system. I debated just going old school with the Hilborn injection, but decided to do the EFI and made up some fuel rails and plumbing just to look the part. Most of the rest of the engine details will come after mounting it in the chassis. The Hemi manifold and valve covers are from Speed City Resins.

Another really cool build Scott! Looking forward to the Lyles Cuda.

Super cool build Jason! Love the old Dick Landy cars and you nailed this one, looks great. Great job on the body mods.

Very cool to do a build of your dad's car Will. The body looks awesome and great job on the finishes of the other parts too!

Thanks Will, really appreciate it. Have a couple of days off this week, so hoping to be able to spend some time on the build and have some updates this weekend.

Made some progress this weekend and worked mostly on the chassis. I have a roller now! Ran fuel and brake lines. Added some nut and bolt details to front and rear shocks and leaf springs. Also added straps to the gas tank and made decals for the shocks and fuel pump. Front suspension isn't quite finished, but getting there. Just noticed in this picture that the brake line came out of the junction block, will have to take care of that. Actually had to take the axle off today and shorten it by about 1/8". That's always fun when you already have things glued in place! Has the stance that is close to the actual car. Front fenders are done, rears just need a little more cleaning up and I can get the body in primer.

That paint job came out awesome Bob! Gonna be pretty sweet when its done.

Unfortunately not much bench time again this week and will not get much this weekend. Heading to the Glory Days Nostalgia Drags at Byron Dragway tomorrow. Always like to take a lot of pictures at these events for reference. I did make some progress on the fenders. They are getting close. Hopefully one more coat of putty and some finish sanding and they should be good to go. Other than that just got a few small things done this week. Decided to use aluminum pulleys and got those sorted out, painted the fuel pressure regulator, added some detail nut/bolts to the leaf springs and did some figuring out of a few items that were up in the air. Hope to get more time next week, finish the fenders and get back to finishing the dashboard. With a little primer (second pic) you can see where the front needs more work on the leading edge. The back just needs filling and final sanding.

Man, I love your updates Daniel, always a treat to see the detail and your scratchbuilding ability. That front end is awesome!

Thanks Carl, really appreciate it! Thanks Tony, started sanding the fenders this evening. The front is shaping up pretty nice, just takes a while.

Well, got some bench time in last night after spending much of the day on the fun tasks of power-washing the house and cutting grass. I hadn't done much with the body yet, so I was looking at it and realized that only one of the front fenders had the subtle flair and neither of the back fenders did. Wasn't looking for another project, but can't leave as is so started the process of adding the flares. I've only done this once before. I used .060" half round and Mr. Cements. I clamp a piece and add a bit of the Mr. Cements and let it dry for a few minutes then bend another 1/4" inch or so using clamps along the way and allowing time to dry between each time. Now, I'll go back, add putty and sand down to the subtle factory flares. This will take a while and I will post pics. when finished. Also, finished widening and lengthing the dashboard to fit the body. The car also has the radio and the glove box deleted, so removed those. Added styrene strips and lots of putty, but I am pretty pleased with the result. I used a couple of products this week for the first time and am really impressed with both, so thought I would share. First is GSW liquid mask. I've had it for a while but have not used it until now. I didn't want have to brush paint any of the chassis, so used the liquid mask where I couldn't effectively use tape. The gold was sprayed over the black chassis. It peels up easily and did a great job. I also used it on the transmission. I sprayed the trans Alclad stainless steel, then used the liquid mask on the pan and re-sprayed the trans with a 3:1 mix of Alclad stainless steel and steel. Once again the liquid mask worked great. The second product I used for the first time is Revell Chrom Spray. I said I would never spend that kind of money on a can of paint, but got a "deal" for less than $30. I have always used Alclad and seem to get mixed results (probably user error). I talked to someone at a show a while back and he said the ease of use and little that is needed makes it actually more economical than most other chrome paints. So I sprayed the valve covers this morning and just a few quick sprays on each and I was quite impressed with the results. This can should last quite a while, so maybe the crazy price isn't so bad after all.

Looks awesome! The R&B details really look great. I placed another order with him the other day.

Thanks guys, I was thinking of scratchbuilding it, but I found this today. Mr. Model makes a really nice aluminum one. Have ordered several things from him in the past and really liked them. You just can't be in a hurry because it takes a few weeks since these come from Brazil.

Thanks James, appreciate it.

Haven't had a lot of bench time lately, but have been working on the interior while I am priming and painting some chassis parts. One thing I noticed when I was working on the roll bar is that there were big gaps where the the interior tub is cut out for the fender wells. I added some strip styrene and and molded them in for a much better fit. Then I was able to paint the seats, put some flocking down and one of my least favorite things to do........seatbelts! (I just hate working with the small photoetch hardware) But it's looking alright. I am having to add to the width of the dashboard because the Ramchargers one is too narrow. Once the dashboard is finished, I can pretty much check the interior off the list. I'm looking for a 60's style tach like the one pictured here from the real car. Anyone know where I could get an old style tach or what kits might have something similar?

Thanks Will.